Maria Speth, born in Titting/Bavaria on 19.8.1967. After taking acting lessons she worked, as of 1990, as an editor"s and director"s assistant on cinema and TV films. 1996-2002 she studied at the "Konrad Wolf" Academy of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg. After making short films, she graduated with her prize-winning debut "In den Tag heinein" ("The Days Between", 2001). Maria Speth writes and directs all her films. She developed the look of her feature films together with DoP Reinhold Vorschneider.

Source: 57. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)