Biography

Pawel Kocambasi, alias P.M.Starost, studied German and Polish philology at the University of Heidelberg and film directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.

His films include the shorts "Schlagzeuger" (1996), "Smierc" (1997), "Stille Nacht" (1998), "Zwei" (1999), Hofer Filmtage and Camerimage; and the features "Der Rattenkoenig" (2003), winner of the Caligari Award for the best script, Cologne Conference, nominated for the German Television Award, "Tiger" (2006), Filmfest München, winner of the Biberach Filmfestival 2006, "Theatre Without Audience" (2015), premiered on the Volksbühne in Berlin and "4 m@xime" (2020), online
- IMDb mini biography by: Pawel Kocambasi