Lutz Konermann was born in Bardenberg on May 5th, 1958. He studied direction at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film (HFF) in Munich, and in 1983, he won the German Film Award for the productions "Aufdermauer" and "Spätvorstellung". His second feature film "Schwarz ohne Zucker" garnered a newcomer award at the 1986 Max-Ophüls-Preis. Since then, Konermann has predominately worked as a director – sometimes also as writer and cinematographer – for television, and his works include the award-winning comedy "Eine fast perfekte Liebe" and the critcally acclaimed drama "Meine Tochter darf es nie erfahren" (2000).

Among other memorable productions are "Der Elefant - Mord verjährt nie" (2002) and "Prager Botschaft". Since the 1990s, Konermann has also been a member in several film guilds and has played an active role in shaping the Swiss media industry. As head of the story department at SF DRS, he has been successfully promoting Swiss dialect productions. And since 1991, he also has been teaching at the Ludwigsburg Film Academy.
He returned to feature filmmaking with the satirical tragicomedy "Der Fürsorger", which was released in Germany in 2011.