Jens Meurer moved to South Africa when he was 12. He studied at Balliol
College in Oxford, England, at Sciences-Po in Paris, France and at
Columbia University, New York, USA. He received the European Academy
Award as 'Documentary Filmmaker Of The Year' 1995. He is currently
serving as a member of the German Government Advisory Group on film
finance. Jens directed and/or produced more than twenty films in Russia
and the former Soviet Union. His first proper job was as a sports
reporter and sub-editor on the 'West Rand Times' in Krugersdorp, South
Africa.