Hartmut Schoen Born in Heidenheim in 1951, Hartmut Schoen graduated in Politics, Law and Journalism in 1980 and then worked as a director and author of documentaries. In 1990, he also began making TV films and has concentrated solely on this latter sector since 1995. Schoen"s films have received several awards, including the German Film Prize for "Gustav Mesmer - Der Flieger" in 1982, the Bavarian Television Prize for "24 Stunden Leningrad" in 1990 and Adolf Grimme Awards for "Phantom-Fieber" in 1989 and "Jenseits der Schattengrenze" in 1995. His TV movies include: "Der letzte Gast" (1989), "Die schoenste Liebesgeschichte des Jahrhunderts" (1991), "Die Liebesreise des Herrn Matzke" (1992), "TATORT: Die Zaertlichkeit des Monsters" (1993), "TATORT: Schlaflose Naechte" (1995), "Liebesfeuer" (1996), "Freudenstadt" (1997) and "Waiting Means Death" (1999).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH