Christian Mertens was born in Bavaria, but grew up in Kiel. He started
making films in various projects at school. After practical work
experiences at film sets he studies film at Potsdam-Babelsberg Film
Schol "Konrad Wolf". He gave workshops at several institutes including
Kiel University.
Mertens is highly capable of varying his filming style. His
award-winning film 'Die andere Seite' is one example of a very
extroverted kind of approach. The TV production 'Wiedling' is almost
stoic in its film style.
Mertens shoots feature length movies, documentaries,
commercials and music videos. He lives in Kiel.