Veronika Lišková was born in Czech Republic in 1982. She graduated from cultural studies at Charles University, and screenwriting and dramaturgy at Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She was the editor in chief of the Novy Prostor magazine – a popular Czech biweekly street paper sold by the homeless and low-income vendors. She has been cooperating with national Czech TV as a director and screenwriter of documentaries. Currently she works at Institute of Documentary Film in Prague as a head of documentary training for the filmmakers from the CEE region and focuses on her own artistic creations. Daniel’s World is her feature length debut.