Director/Producer/Cinematographer Maximilien Van Aertryck was born in France, and is French, German and Swedish. After meeting Axel Danielson while at film school in Gothenburg, Sweden, the two found a common film language between them and started making films together in 2013.

In the same year, Van Aertryck joined Plattform Produktion, the creative, collaborative production company founded by Producer Erik Hemmendorff and Director Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness). In 2017, Van Aertryck and Danielson produced and directed the immensely successful short documentary, Ten Meter Tower; shortlisted for a 2017 Academy Award, and nominated for an Emmy Award. Their short films have premiered in the official competitions of Berlin, Cannes, Sundance and Toronto.