Born in 1974, Tubingen, Germany. He studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and subsequently feature film directing at the Munich College of Television and Film from 1998-2005. In 1998 he founded the film magazine Revolver together with Christoph Hochhausler and Sebastian Kutzli. His award-winning feature film debut, Sleeper, “a complex thriller about love, career and betrayal”, was premiered in Cannes film festival section Un Certain Regard in 2005.