Michael Karen began as an actor and radio reporter before making his first short "Die Loosers" in 1986. He followed this with various jobs on documentaries, a six-month stay in Los Angeles, and directing for television in the late 1980s/early 1990s. He attended the Frank Daniel script workshop and Robert McKee's story structure seminar and directed the musical "The Little Shop of Horrors" in Duesseldorf in 1995. Apart from writing many scripts for film and television, Karen's directing credits include: "Im Namen des Gesetzes" (TV, 1994), "So ist das Leben - Die Wagenfelds" (TV, 1995), "Parkhotel Stern" (TV, 1996), "Die Diebin" (TV, 1997), "Verfuehrt - eine gefaehrliche Affaere" (TV, 1998), "Alarm fuer Cobra 11 -Die Autobahnpolizei" (TV, 1999), his feature debut "Flashback" (1999), "Erkan & Stefan - Der Tod kommt krass" (SOS - The Bunnyguards on Board, 2005), "Arme Millionäre" (TV, 2006), "Summerhill" (2007), "Pro7 Funny Movies - Halloween Horror Hostel" (2007), and "Die Bienen - Toedliche Bedrohung" (Killerbees, 2008).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH