Henner Winckler was born in Hünfeld in 1969. He studied visual communication and film at the University of Art and Design Offenbach and the University of Fine Arts Hamburg and completed his studies in 1998. From 2004 to 2010 he taught filmmaking at the Film and Television University “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg and from 2014-2018 at the Met Film School Berlin. His feature films: Klassenfahrt (Class Trip, 2001) and Lucy (2006) were shown at numerous festivals (Forum/Berlinale, London Film Festival, Karlovy Vary…) and won international awards and critical acclaim.