Uwe Nettelbeck grew up in a middle class family at Lake Constance in south-west Germany . He attended lectures in German literature at the Georg-August University of Göttingen but did not sit for a degree . At the age of 20 , Nettelbeck began submitting reviews to '' Filmkritik '' , a monthly film magazine , and their quality led to him becoming chief film critic for '' Die Zeit '' . In 1962 he met author , film producer and actress , Petra Krause at the Oberhausen film festival ; they later married and moved to Lüneburg Heath near Hamburg
Oberhausen film festival
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Uwe Nettelbeck