Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1979, he began studying feature film direction at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne in 2005 and co-founded the Augenschein production company with Jonas Katzenstein in 2008. His graduation film "Dresdenprag" was nominated in the categories of camera and editing for the German Camera Award 2010. "Hüter meines Bruders" ("My Brother's Keeper") is his feature film debut.

Source: 64. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)