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Polina Biliaieva

Casting Directors AD PAs 1st ADs (local system) Directors Screenwriters Script translators Script supervisors

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Born in 1997 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. A graduate of a directing degree at the Kharkiv Academy of Culture
and a student of directing in Warsaw film school. Her short film THESE DAMN PEONIES was
presented at many festivals in Poland and abroad, including 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. In
her work, she is particularly interested in telling stories about young women transitioning into
adulthood, searching for their place and identity; discovering their sexuality and motherhood.

Personal

Nationality: Ukrainian
Languages: German: basic
English: fluent
Polish: fluent
Ukrainian: native
Professions: Casting Directors, AD PAs, 1st ADs (local system), Directors, Screenwriters, Script translators, Script supervisors
Preferred working area: Poland, Ukraine, Germany
Accommodation options: Warsaw, Kyiv

Experience & skills

Education: 2020 - Kharkiv State Academy of Culture - BA Directing,
2025 - Warsaw film school - BA Film Directing
Experience abroad: Poland, Ukraine

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Awards

2024: KIFF Kick-Off International Film Festival - 3rd place in OPEN Category for "These Damn Peonies"
2023: Octopus Film Festival - Special Mention for "These Damn Peonies"
2023: 48. Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for "These Damn Peonies" (nominated)
2020: KINOKO film festival "Best cinematography" Student Competition for "Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin"
2019: Youth Film Festival Golden Frame "Best Videoart" for Poppies in October

Film

2025: FUCK THEM ALL (Short film)
Directors Polina Biliaieva Producer: Maciej Ślesicki Warsaw film school Casting director: Polina Biliaieva Written by: Polina Biliaieva
2023: THESE DAMN PEONIES (Short film)
Directors Polina Biliaieva Producer: Maciej Ślesicki Warsaw film school Casting director: Polina Biliaieva Written by: Polina Biliaieva
2021: TATA (Feature film)
AD PAs Anna Maliszewska Producer: Marcin Wierzchosławski METRO Films Written by: Anna Maliszewska, Przemysław Chruścielewski
2021: MARZANNA (Short documentary)
Directors Polina Biliaieva Producer: Warsaw film school
2020: Sonata for unaccompanied violin (Short film)
Directors Polina Biliaieva Producer: Polina Biliaieva, Rustam Mamedov Casting director: Polina Biliaieva Written by: Polina Biliaieva
2020: Rich Bitch (Short film)
Script continuities Margaryta Lukich (Kuzymіna) Producer: Dmytro Sukhanov Toy Cinema Written by: Margaryta Lukich (Kuzymіna)

Television

2020: SEX, INSTA, EXAMS (Series)
AD PAs Antonio Lukich Producer: Anna Tkachenko 1+1 Digital Studios Written by: Yevhenіya Babenko, Pavlo Ostrіkov

Other

2025: Madam Kolejna (Music video)
Directors
2019: LOVE IS SACRED (Experimental movie)
Directors Polina Biliaieva Producer: Polina Biliaieva, Rustam Mamedov
2019: Poppies in October (Experimental movie)
Directors Polina Biliaieva Producer: Polina Biliaieva Casting director: Polina Biliaieva Written by: Polina Biliaieva