Max Zähle was born in Celle in 1977. He studied Audio Visual Media Communication at the Hamm in Hamburg, followed by training as a film editor. Since 2004, he has been working as a freelance film editor and director for commercials, video clips, and short films. From 2008-2010, he studied Film Directing in the graduate program at the Hamburg Media School. A selection of his films includes: "Der Untermieter" (short, 2009), "Wattwanderer" (short, 2009), "Raju" (Oscar®-nominated short, 2010) and "Schrotten!" ("Scrappin'", 2016).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH