Anja Kofmel studied Animation at Lucerne School of Design and Art (HSLU). During that time, Anja spent a semester at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris. In 2009, she completed her studies and received a diploma in visual design, specializing in animation. Her diploma project was Chrigi, an award-winning and highly acclaimed short film dealing with the brutal murder of her cousin Christian Würtenberg. After receiving her diploma, Anja focused on working as an independent animation and documentary filmmaker as well as an illustrator. Between 2015 and 2017, she spent most of her time in Croatia and Germany leading an international team of animators as the director and artistic leader of the Anima Doc Chris the Swiss, which is a more elaborate examination of the murder of her cousin. During that time, she also founded her own production company Asako GmbH in Zurich. In 2018, she finished her work on Chris the Swiss.
