Johann Feindt was born in Hamburg in 1951. After studying Medicine in Hamburg, he enrolled at the German Academy of Film & Television (dffb) in Berlin. Since 1979, he has been working as a cameraman, director and author. A selection of his award-winning films as a director includes: "Unversoehnliche Erinnerungen" (1979), "Der Versuch zu leben" (1983), "Der schwarze Kasten" (1991), "Mein Freund, der Minister" (1998), "Kriegssplitter – Kosovo" (1999), "Sebnitz - Die perfekte Story" (2002), "Reporter vermisst" (2003), and "Weisse Raben" (2005).

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