Born in 1984 in Liestal, Moritz Willenegger studied media science and history at university of Basel from 2006 to 2010 and graduated in Bachelor of Arts. Since 2011 he studied Arts in Film at ZHdK in Zürich and graduated 2015. During his studies in Basel and Zürich Moritz Willenegger worked in sales, digital media and advertisment and also as producer of corporate films and elecronic music.