Nikita Diakur (RU/DE) is a Russian-born film maker based in Mainz, Germany. He studied Animation at the Royal College of Art in London, where he produced “Fly on the Window” that went on to screen at numerous international film festivals. Nikita is now making short films influenced by prominent internet stories and animated via the process of computer simulation. His latest project “Ugly” has been featured on Canal+, Cartoon Brew, Inverse and earned Special and Honorary Mentions at Animafest Zagreb and Ars Electronica.