Ben Verbong was born in 1949 in Holland. He studied Pedagogy before changing over to Directing almost 25 years ago, becoming one of the most well-known directors in his homeland. His films include: "Der Skorpion" (1984), "Lily Was Here" (1989), and "House Call" (1996). He has been living and working in Germany for three years, directing the television films "Schock - Eine Frau in Angst" (1998) with Jennifer Nitsch, the "Tatort"-series episode "Kinder der Gewalt" (1999), the thriller "Lieber, boeser Weihnachtsmann" (1999), "The Slurb" ("Das Sams", 2001), "Hanna - Wo bist Du?" (TV, 2001), and "My Magical Friend Sams" ("Sams in Gefahr", 2003).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH