Jan Ole Gerster gained experience at X-Filme Creative Pool productions where he worked on the filming of Tom Tykwer’s The Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Heaven (2002). He was assistant to director Wolfgang Becker on Goodbye, Lenin! (2003), and he also directed a documentary about the making of the film. He has created several commercials and music videos, as well as a documentary about Yann Tiersen, the composer who wrote the score for Amélie (2000). Oh Boy is his feature debut.
MFF Karlovy Vary