Born in Marburg, Germany in 1985. After completing school he undertook his national service in a special school for sick children, also in Marburg. He was then an intern in film and television production companies in Berlin and Munich, working in the areas of production/copy editing and floor management. In 2007 he began studying visual communications specialising in film and television at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. Since graduating in 2013 he has been living and working in Berlin.

Source: 66. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)