Gregor Schnitzler (Berlin 1964), while still a student of communication design, began working as a stage photographer. With Eleni Ampelakiotou, he made the short film Das Fenster (1991), followed by Sonntage (1993), and the full length film Finnlandia (1999). His works include Was tun, wenn's brennt? (2001) and Soloalbum (2003).