Franziska Schlotterer was born in Munich in 1972. She studied at Northwestern University in Chicago and New York University, followed by the Screenwriting Masterclass Step by Step in Berlin. Also active as a screenwriter, her films as a director include: "Upon Arrival" (short, 1995), "Times of Change" (1998), "Game Over" (2005), "The Architect" (2006), "The smarter Solution" (short/image film, 2007), "Walking through Theresienstadt" (short doc, 2009), "Under Suspicion" (doc, 2009), and "Closed Season" (2012).

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