Sören Schulz, born in Northern Germany in 1975, worked as a projectionist and theater manager in the local cinema during his school days and wrote film critiques

for a local weekly newspaper. After his civilian service, he attended the Foundation Course at the Panico Film School in London.

Since 1998 he has been living in Berlin, where he first worked as an electrician and camera assistant, later as a cinematographer, assistant director and director.

Since 2016, he has been part of the German Sesame Street production, working as an assistant director and, since 2018, as a screenwriter,

contributing numerous clips featuring Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster & friends.

In 2024, he received a Grimme Award nomination for his direction of the series Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck, starring celebrity chef Steffen Henssler.