FALK SCHUSTER
Drawing from a variety of animation techniques, Schuster’s works include both independent projects, mixed media films, and commissioned productions. His works have won numerous awards. In 2018, Schuster founded the production company "hug films GbR" together with documentary filmmaker Alina Cyranek, which is dedicated to the development and production of high-quality, content-rich, and innovative documentary and animation films for both classical and new media. Since 2014, he has held teaching positions at the Halle Art College and the HFF Munich and has been a Professor of Animation Film at the Wismar University since 2022. Schuster lives and works in Halle (Saale) with his wife and 2 children.

MIKE PLITT
Mike Plitt is a cultural historian, author, director and concept developer who works on animated films, image films, documentaries and digital storytelling formats and advises and accompanies museums/memorial sites with their online presence. The cross-media documentary "The Hoheneck-Complex" (2020), which he co-developed, directed and wrote the book for, was nominated for the Grimme Online Award in 2021. His debut feature "Up here, with the White Gods" (2020) premiered at the Annecy Filmfestival and received the Film Award of the City of Wiesbaden in the category Best-of-German Animation. He lives with his family in Berlin and always keeps his eyes open for a good story or a relevant topic to tell.