Jens Meurer moved to South Africa when he was 12. He studied at Balliol College in Oxford, England, at Sciences-Po in Paris, France and at Columbia University, New York, USA.
He received the European Academy Award as 'Documentary Filmmaker Of The Year' 1995. He is currently serving as a member of the German Government Advisory Group on film finance.
Jens directed and/or produced more than twenty films in Russia and the former Soviet Union.
His first proper job was as a sports reporter and sub-editor on the 'West Rand Times' in Krugersdorp, South Africa. IMDb Mini Biography By: Jens Meurer
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