Made first amateur Super 8 film at the age of eleven

Moved to Berlin, where he worked as a programmer of the Moviemento cinema

Short film debut, "Because"; presented to the Hof Film Festival

Wrote and directed debut feature, "Deadly Maria" (aired on German television and had a limited theatrical release)

Co-founded the production company X Filme Creative Pool with Stefan Arndt, Wolfgang Becker and Dani Levy

Co-wrote (with Becker) the screenplay, "Life Is All You Get"

Released second feature, "Wintersleepers"

Breakthrough film, "Run Lola Run"; became the most successful German film of that year; first film with Franka Potente

Re-teamed with Potente, who played the lead role in "The Princess and the Warrior"

Directed Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi in "Heaven"; based on a screenplay by the late Polish filmmaker, Krzysztof Kie?lowski

Contributed the short, "True" to a collection of 20 short films by many famous directors entitled, "Paris, je t'aime"

Directed the film adaptation of "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"

Directed Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in the thriller, "The International"