Director:Iara De Jong Goncalves
Iara de Jong Gonçalves, born in 2000 in Switzerland, is a Swiss illustrator and filmmaker. With a BA in illustration under her belt, she has a strong interest in character design and visual storytelling in 2D media. In 2025, she worked on her graduation project from the Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art called «Wacky Horses!» as art director, production manager, and animator.
Touka Fatemi
Touka Fatemi (*1998) is an Iranian filmmaker and illustrator based in Geneva. After graduating from her BA in illustration at HEAD Geneva in 2022, she began a second BA degree in animation at the Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art, graduating in 2025 with «Wacky Horses!». She is currently pursuing an MA in animation at the same school.
Marija Simovic
Marija (*2002) is an illustrator and filmmaker from Montenegro. Since launching her illustration journey in 2019 with «Tara and the Magic Tree», she has brought stories to life with vibrant, imaginative, and whimsical artwork that captivates young readers. With experience in book illustration, graphic design, and animation, she worked on the 2025 BA project «Wacky Horses!» at the Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art, serving as a storyboard artist, layout designer, and animator.
Ysabel Steiner
Ysabel Steiner (*2003) graduated from the Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art in 2025 with «Wacky Horses!», on which she worked as the concept artist and background designer.
Anna Müller
Anna Müller (born 1998 in Baden-Baden, Germany) is an animator, illustrator, and artist. She finished her BA in game design at ZHdK during Covid and her studies in animation at the Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art in 2025. Her main interest lies in character animation (traditional 2d animation and stop-motion), but she is also interested in compositing, storyboard, clean-up, illustration and character development. She is currently looking to work on animated movies as an animator or compositing artist.
