Florian Eichinger

Florian Eichinger was born in Ludwigsburg in 1971. He relocated to Hamburg, where he worked as editor and also completed his first film and video works. He interned in publishing, worked as a TV producer and took a seven-month course in directing and screenwriting. In 2004, his short "Der letzte Geselle" won the Murnau Short Film Award. He also directed music videos, e.g. for Udo Lindenberg's "Ich schwöre", and numerous commercials, for instance for Wii Mario Kart.

With his earnings he financed his feature film debut Bergfest, that he also wrote the screenplay for. His second feature film Nordstrand is scheduled to be shot in summer 2012.