Nicole Schafer (born 1980) is a South African writer, film director, producer, editor and cinematographer.
Schafer completed her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in film and television production at the University of Cape Town.
[2] Though Schafer was born in South Africa, she lived in Malawi for two years to pursue her career as a producer.
She has produced award-winning stories for Reuters pan-African magazine Africa Journal while staying in Malawi.
[4] Schafer began producing the films under her production banner Thinking Strings Media.