Born in Austria in 1974. A film animator, she lives in Berlin. In 2001 she founded the animation label 'Fiesfilm'. Nikki Schuster's work merges classical stop-motion techniques with 2D computer animation. She has taken part in numerous international film festivals and has received awards for Best Animation at Tromanale Film Festival in Berlin in 2005 and a Special Mention at the animation film festival ASIFA Austria in 2011.

Source: 62. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)