1979 high school graduation in Kelkheim/Taunus
1979-1981 civil service at Kinderdorf/Schleswig-Holstein
1981 work as carpenter in Schleswig-Holstein
1981-1983 german and film science studies at J.-W.-Goethe-University in Frankfurt/Main
1983-1990 film directing studies at Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film, Munich
since 1990 director of feature films, tv movies and mini-series