Jakob D. Weydemann was born in Hamburg, Germany, and lived in Milan, Italy, where he carried out his civilian service. He studied political sciences and film directing at the CECC in Barcelona, Spain. He is alumni of: Reykjavík TalentLab, Sarajevo Young Producers Programme, Documentary Campus Masterschool, ESoDoc and the International Film School (ifs) in Cologne 'International Producing Class'. Jakob is winner of the Gerd-Ruge-Grant for documentary filmmakers and memeber of the European Film Academy.