ABITUR – HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 

1998 – FREIE WALDORSCHULE AM KRÄHERWALD (Steiner School), Stuttgart, GER. 

* Term abroad (1996) HIGHLAND HALL, Los Angeles, USA.

EIGHT WEEK FILMMAKING WORKSHOP –
16mm GUERILLA FILMMAKING CERTIFICATE

2000 – NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, New York City, USA. 

* Writing, directing, 16mm film camera operation and editing on Steenbeck. 

** Personal recommendation letter by Hollywood producer Jerry Sherlock.

SCREENPLAY CERTIFICATE

2002 – INTERSPEHERIAL DREHBUCHSCHULE, one year programme, Stuttgart, GER. 

BA (HONS) IN FILM & TELEVISION STUDIES with BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 

2006 – UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, Combined Subject Program, Derby, UK.

* 2006 – President of the International Students Society as part of the Derby University Students Union (UDSU) and Society of the Year Award by the UDSU. 

** 2007 – Most Valuable Member of the International Sudents Society awarded by the UDSU.

MASTERS WITH DISTINCTION IN FILM AND MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: FILM DIRECTING

2008 – NORTHERN FILM SCHOOL (NFS), LEEDS BACKETT UNIVERSITY, Leeds, UK.

ERASMUS EXCHANGE (EU)

2007 – UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE (CHARLES UNIVERSITY), FAMU, International Students Program, Prague, CZ.

* Term abroad during MA.

DIPLOM – GERMAN UNIVERSITY DEGREE,
FILM PRODUCTION, SPECIALISATION: COMMERCIAL PRODUCER

2013 – FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, Ludwigsburg, GER.

* Postgraduate, Top of the Class Student.

VGF SCHOLARSHIP – HOLLYWOOD WORKSHOP

2012 – UCLA , Los Angeles, USA.

* During studies at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. 

WINTERCLASS, SERIAL WRITING AND PRODUCING – STREAMING PRODUCER

2018 – FILMUNIVERSITÄT BABELSBERG KONRAD WOLF & ERICH POMMER INSTITUT, Potsdam, GER.