Jan-Ole Gerster

Jan-Ole Gerster was born in Hagen. He studied script writing and directing at the Berlin Film and Television Academy (DFFB). In 2010 Gerster started work on his graduation film ‘Oh Boy!’ with Tom Schilling in the lead role. The movie premiered at the 2012 Munich Filmfestival. ‘Oh Boy!’ garnered international acclaim and won the 2013 German Film Prize in six categories, among them for Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Film.

At Villa Aurora, Gerster will tackle his new project Cool Germania a Rise-and-Fall story of two friends in the Berlin of the 90s and zeros.