ELIAS FÖRDERER, born in Jena in 2000. Early on, in elementary school, he began to implement his own film ideas using his pocket money. Then lived in Zurich for a year in 2012; But it was somehow nicer at home. Discovered his love for short films in 2016 through a project with the MDR. Made a lot of music in between. Moved to Cologne after graduating from high school and through apprenticeship as a businessman for audiovisual media at RTL Deutschland, had a lot of time to scurry around on the set. Immidiatly after, a trainee as assistant director at Madefor Film. Studying at the ifs since 2023.