Born in Eisleben, East- Germany, 1953. Childhood and youth in Dessau Studied Physics in Cracow, Poland, and Economy in Berlin, Germany. Worked as an editor and scriptwriter at the DEFA – Documentary Film Studio. Film studies at the University for Film and Television in Potsdam – Babelsberg.

From 1987 to 1991 director and scriptwriter at the DEFA – Documentary Film Studio in Berlin. After the film studio was closed – as a consequence of German unification – working as independent film director, scriptwriter and producer for television, cinema, private German companies and government organizations

Andrea Lodovichetti was born in Italy in 1976, and currently lives between the US and Italy. Graduated in film directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (National School of Film - Italy), he has been assistant director for the academy award winning director Paolo Sorrentino for the movies "L'amico di famiglia" (aka "The family friend") and "Il divo" (aka "The celebrity"). Writer, producer and director, he won a consistent number of international awards in important film festivals all around the world. The internationally acclaimed short film “Sotto il mio giardino” (aka “Under my garden”) won over 30 prizes including the Italian golden globe and the Spike Lee’s babelgum film festival “Looking for a genius award” in Cannes.  He's the founder, together with Luca Caprara, of Lobecafilm, an independent production company based in Italy.

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http://www.andrealodovichetti.com