Doris Dörrie is one of Germany’s most popular directors. She studied directing at the University of Television and Film in Munich (HFF), where she made her first film Ob’s stürmt oder schneit in the winter of 1976. To date, she has made more than 30 feature films and documentaries for film and television, as well as some 30 books and operas. Her films include Men… (1985), Me And Him (1988), Nobody loves me (1994), Am I Beautiful ? (1998), Naked (2002), Enlightenment guaranteed (1999) and Cherry blossoms (2008). These films were not only successful at the box office, but also received numerous awards. Her latest film, The pool (2022), premiered at the Munich Film Festival and will be released in Germany in September 2022. Since 1997 she has also been teaching creative writing at the HFF in Munich. Dörrie lives and works in Munich.

Wolfgang Berndt

Wolfgang Berndt studied at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) where he co-directed Ob’s stürmt oder schneit with Doris Dörrie. In 1980 he shot the TV feature Autokino.