Born in Adenau, Germany in 1984. He began working on his first film projects in 2003. After internships in film production and distribution companies, he took up studies in theatre, film and television at the University of Cologne in 2005, graduating in 2011. He then embarked upon a degree in directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg where he made "Tim Schröder und das Ende aller Tage" ("Tim Schröder & the End of Days"), "Die Welt da draußen" and "Marder". "Wir sind die Flut" ("We are the Tide") is his graduation film.

Source: 66. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)