Jeanette Eggert was born in 1967 in Gardelegen. After studying Latin American Studies in Rostock and Havana/Cuba, she studied Audiovisual Media Sciences at the "Konrad Wolf" Academy of Film & Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Since 1995, she has worked freelance as a production and director"s assistant for various documentaries about Latin America, and was one of the co-founders of the Sehnsuechte student film festival.

In 1998, she worked on the research and organization of the "Mythos Romy Schneider" exhibit for the Film Museum Potsdam. In addition to assistance on various projects including Andreas Dresen"s "Night Shapes" ("Nachtgestalten", set manager), and Uli Gaulke"s "Havanna, Mi Amor" (director"s assistant and production manager), she has directed "Cheerleader Stories" (documentary, 2001) in co-direction with Alice Agneskirchner, and "Gladis" (documentary, 2002) in co-direction with Uli Gaulke.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH