Daria Kashcheeva (1986, Tajikistan) is studying animated film at FAMU in Prague. Her student films featured at many international festivals. Daria’s original To Accept won the Nespresso Talents 2017 film competition in Cannes. In Daughter, her Bachelor’s puppet animation, Daria experiments with camera motion and explores the topic of father-daughter relationship. The project was pitched within the CEE Animation Forum 2018. The film had a premiere at Annecy Animation Film Festival and got Cristal for the best student film and Young Jury Award in student film section. Daughter has won the Student Academy Award in the category Animation (International Film Schools).