Armin Ganz
About
Biography
Biography
Ganz began his career directing short films before moving into features as set designer on Alan Parker's "Shoot the Moon" (1981). He re-teamed with Parker as art director of "Birdy" (1984) and "Angel Heart" (1987) and has worked on independent films ("Tough Guys Don't Dance" 1987, "Love Crimes" 1992) as well as big-budget mainstream fare ("A View to a Kill" 1985). He earned an Oscar nomination as set decorator on Francis Ford Coppola's slick homage to the 40s, "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (1988).
Filmography
Art Director (Feature Film)
Art Department (Feature Film)
Production Designer (Feature Film)
Special Thanks (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Production Designer (Special)
Production Designer (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1981
Feature debut as set designer, also first collaboration with Alan Parker, "Shoot the Moon"
1984
First art direction credit, "Birdy"
1989
TV debut with the HBO special, "Steven Wright in the Appointments of Dennis Jennings"
1993
Served as production designer on the Showtime series, "Fallen Angels"
1993
Network TV debut with the ABC miniseries, "JFK: Reckless Youth"
