Bätmän Lebt (Batman is Alive) is a stop-motion animated film directed by Stefan Schomerus, an puppeteer and animator based in Germany. Stefan created this film while studying at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2003.
The film’s look is reminiscent of old school, low-budget, European animated films (something which I completely loved watching as a kid).
Stefan has another film coming out soon. You can watch a short clip from the film on Vimeo.