Maxine Paatzsch was born in Düsseldorf in 1998 and graduated from high school in 2016. She then spent a year in Munich to gain practical experience in directing and production through various internships. In 2022, she successfully completed her studies in Film & Television Production at the renowned Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in Potsdam. In September of the same year, she began her diploma course in Production at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. During her year abroad in 2024/2025, Maxine produced a short film at the Paris film school La Fémis in the first half of the year. In the second half of the year, she will deepen her knowledge at the Munich film distributor WILD BUNCH.