Daniel Stieglitz


Daniel Stieglitz is a caricature artist, director and writer. He studied animation, illustration and filmmaking at the Kunsthochschule Kassel in Hessia and graduated with the 45min movie "Spielzeugland Endstation" in 2008, which won Hessian Film Award in 2009.
He has worked as a storyboard artist for commercials and movies like the Oscar nominated The [Baader Meinhof Complex] and did animations for several German TV-Shows.
In 2018 he won the Golden Nosey Award at the ISCA Convention in San Diego
As a professional live caricature artist, he was invited to many international conventions as a keynote speaker.
Among others:
  • 2015 at the 2. Festival for Graphic Storytelling in Kassel
  • 2018 at the Caricature Convention Eindhoven
  • 2019 at the Eurocature Convention in Vienna
  • 2019 at the Asociación Española de Caricaturistas Congress in Valencia
  • 2024 at the FACES! Festival at PAFF in Pordenone - Italy

    Publications

Movies

  • 2002: Toons Total – animated Short, director, animation
  • 2005: Happy End – Jede Geschichte braucht ein Ende, director, screenwriter, producer
  • 2006: fly and fall, director, screenwriter, producer
  • 2009: Spielzeugland Endstation, ''director, screenwriter, producer''

    Books

  • Drachen gibt's nicht 2016
  • Kritzelblock Kassel 2015
  • Elli ist schlecht drauf 2017
  • Was mich ärgert, entscheide ich 2019
  • Mein Jahr 2021 mit SWR1 Hits & Storys 2020
  • Luis und Lena - Die Zahnlücke des Grauens 2020
  • Jolly Old Elf: The Art of Santa H. Claus 2020
  • Luis und Lena - Der Zwerg des Zorns 2021
  • Mein Jahr 2022 mit SWR1 Hits & Storys 2021
  • Luis und Lena - Die Scherze des Schreckens 2022
  • Donnie & Jan - Ziemlich beste Brüder. Angriff der Gangster-Kühe 2023
  • Donnie & Jan - Ziemlich beste Brüder. Party-Hotspot Hühnerstall 2024

    Awards

Daniel Stieglitz has won numerous international awards, including
  • 2025 1. Place for Caricaturist of the Year at the Japan Grand Prix in Tokyo
  • 2025 1. Place for Caricature of the Year at the Japan Grand Prix in Tokyo
  • 2024 Bronce Nosey for Best Caricature Artist of the Year at the ISCA Con 33 in Kissimmee
  • 2024 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 33 in Kissimmee Florida
  • 2023 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 32 in Los Angeles
  • 2023 Bronce Nosey - 3. Place for Third Best Caricature Artist of the Year at the ISCA Con 2023 in Los Angeles
  • 2023 Silver World Humor Award - Italy
  • 2022 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 31 in Orlando
  • 2022 1. Place for Outstanding Group Composition at the ISCA Con 31 in Orlando
  • 2022 Klaus Dill-Award
  • 2022 Bronze World Humor Award - Italy
  • 2021 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 2021 in Las Vegas
  • 2021 Silver Nosey 2. Place for Second Best Caricature Artist of the Year at the ISCA Con 2021 in Las Vegas
  • 2021 1. Place for Outstanding Group Composition at the ISCA Con 2021 in Las Vegas
  • 2021 1. Place for Best Live Event Style at the ISCA Con 2021 in Las Vegas
  • 2020 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 2020 MAILBOX MAYHEM
  • 2020 1. Place for Outstanding Group Composition at the ISCA Con 2020 MAILBOX MAYHEM
  • 2019 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 2019 in Memphis
  • 2019 1. Place for Outstanding Group Composition at the ISCA Con 2019 in Memphis
  • 2019 1. Place for Outstanding Body Situation at the ISCA Con 2019 in Memphis
  • 2019 1. Place for Best Traditional Caricature at the Eurocature 2019
  • 2019 1. Place for Best Political Caricature at the Eurocature 2019
  • 2018 Golden Nosey for Best Caricature Artist of the Year at the ISCA Con 2018 in San Diego
  • 2018 1. Place for Best Caricature of the Year at the ISCA Con 2018 in San Diego
  • 2018 1. Place for Outstanding Group Composition at the ISCA Con 2018 in San Diego
  • 2018 1. Place for Outstanding Body Situation at the ISCA Con 2018 in San Diego
  • 2018 3. Place for Black and White Technique at the ISCA Con 2018 in San Diego
  • 2018 1. Place for Rookie of the Year at the ISCA Con 2018 in San Diego
  • 2018 1. Place for Best Traditional Caricature at the Eurocature 2018
  • 2018 1. Place for Best 'Theme' Work' at the Montmartre Minicon Eindhoven
  • 2018 1. Place for Best Likeness Caricature at the Montmartre Minicon Eindhoven
  • 2018 1. Place for Most Inspiring Work at the Montmartre Minicon Eindhoven
  • 2018 1. Place for Overall Best Work at the Montmartre Minicon Eindhoven
  • 2009 Hessischer Filmpreis for Spielzeugland Endstation
  • 2006 Prädikat "wertvoll" for fly and fall
  • 2006 2. Price for fly and fall at the Visinale 06
  • 2006 Audience award fly and fall at the Film Festival Oldenburg
  • 2006 Best Short for fly and fall at the 7. Toti Film Festival Maribor
  • 2005 Best first Movie for Happy End – Jede Geschichte braucht ein Ende at the internationalen Independent Film Festival Brüssel