Born in Targu Mures in Transylvania/Romania in 1965, he spent his youth in the city of Timisoara/Banat. Attended the German school and studied philology at the university of Bucharest. Based in Frankfurt Germany since 1990. He has been working as a director and producer of programmes and documentaries with a special focus on recent history and culture for several broadcasters (ARTE, ZDF, BBC, ARD, TVR). Attended Documentary Campus 2002 and the Pygmalion initiative for scriptwriting. Founder and owner of the production company PELEGRIN FILM s.r.l. in Timisoara, Romania, specialised on internationally co-produced documentaries.