Martin Tischner (born 1982 in Cham) studied Audiovisual Media at the Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart. He has made numerous documentary films as well as serial TV formats for Bayerischer Rundfunk, Das Erste and KiKA, and was instrumental in the development of the formats "Checker Can" and "Checker Tobi". His films have been nominated several times for the Grimme Prize and received awards such as the Bavarian Television Prize, the Children's Media Prize White Elephant (Filmfest München), the Golden Sparrow or the Emil (TV Motion pictures). CHECKER TOBI AND THE SECRET OF OUR PLANET is his debut as a cinema director.
