Born in 1969 in Marburg, Germany, Ulrich Köhler studied Fine Arts in Quimper, France, philosophy in Hamburg and later Visual Communication at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, where he also made his first short films. His feature films Bungalow (2002) and Windows on Monday (2006) premiered at the Berlinale and screened at many festivals worldwide, winning national and international awards (Buenos Aires, Thessaloniki…). His Sleeping Sickness (2011) premiered in Competition at the Berlinale and won the Silver Bear for Best Directing. In My Room (2018) celebrated its premiere in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival “Un certain regard” section.