Florian Gallenberger was born in 1972 in Munich, Germany. His first film experience was as a child actor. He studied philosophy before he went to Munich Film School HFF where he made several award winning live action short films. He won a Student Academy Award and an Academy Award for his graduation film "Quiero Ser". He often works abroad. "Quiero Ser" was shot in Mexico, "Shadows of Time" his award winning first feature film in India and "John Rabe" in China. In 2009 'John Rabe' won 4 German Academy Awards, including best film. Florian Gallenberger lives in Munich and Berlin.