Anja Kofmel is a director, animator, screenwriter, character designer, editor, and producer. She was born on April 11th, 1982, in Lugano, Switzerland. After taking courses at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK), she studied animation at the Lucerne School of Design and Art (HSLU). In 2007 she was assistant director on Letter to Anna by Eric Bergkraut. In 2008, she received her diploma in visual design. Her highly acclaimed diploma film Chrigi (2009) dealt with the same topic as her recently finished anima-doc Chris the Swiss (2018).