Lucas, born in Vienna, Austria in 1976, is of Austrian and Persian heritage. He earned a Master of Arts in communication, media sciences, and anthropology from the University of Vienna in 2002. Additionally, he attended the HdK in Berlin for visual media art, and the Directing Masterclass of Zurich Filmfestival in 2008 (with Sly Stallone, Peter Fonda, Ken Loach & Costa-Gavras). Lucas co-founded the design label Ed’s Firearms & Supplies (2003-2007), served a.o. as curator for film and music, the head director of Erste Bank’s media department and taught a filmmaking course for acting students.

Artur was born 1980 in northern Poland and moved to Austria in 1989. He graduated in Physics and worked in international research on environmental science and thermo-nuclear fusion. Sharpened his authorial teeth by doing science journalism, writing short stories and translating a book on the holocaust from Polish to English. With the inception of tightrope-films his focus shifted primarily to screenwriting. He attended numerous international seminars and courses in screenwriting, dramaturgy, character development and film editing. He now also teaches high-school courses in film theory, screenwriting and media criticism.