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About Olga Chajdas

Her films have been screened at international festivals, including International Film Festival in Rotterdam, Raindance Film Festival, Calgary IFF, Moscow IFF, Karlove Vary IFF and Camerimage.
She collaborated with Warsaw theaters, including Na Woli Theater , Studio Theater and Och-Teatr.
Her debut feature film "Nina” received, among others the main prize in the Big Screen Competition at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam, 3 prizes including Złoty Pazur in the "Inne Spojrzenie” section of the Polish Feature Films Festival in Gdynia, the Main Prize in the Polish Film Competition at the Camerimage Festival.
She co-created the first Polish series "1983” for Netflix. She directed the third season of the "The Pack” series for HBO, which brought her the Polish Film Award: Eagles 2020 in the category "Best TV Series”.
Olga is in pre-production for her second feature film "IMAGO”. Script for this film (which Olga is co-writer) get Special Mention on XIII ScripTeast during Cannes Film Festival. At the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, the film "Imago" was awarded Silver Lions, the award for Best Music and Lead Actress (Lena Gora).

Known for

  • Imago | ©Maks Bereski / Plakiat
    ©Maks Bereski / Plakiat
    2021-2022
    Director, screenwriter
  • 2018
    Director
  • Krakowskie potwory | ©Netflix
    ©Netflix
    2021-2022
    Director
  • Nina | ©Film It
    ©Film It
    2017-2018
    Director, screenwriter
  • Wataha | ©HBO [pl]
    ©HBO [pl]
    2019
    Director

Movies as director

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YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2024Kabul (WT)TV Series, Cosmote TV [gr], DR [dk], france.tv (streaming) [fr], NPO 1 [nl], NRK [no], RUV [is], SVT Sveriges Television [se], VRT [be], YLE TV [fi], ZDF [de]MultipleCinétévé
2024Dziadku, wiejemy! (WT)Feature FilmOlga ChajdasFuria Film
2023The End of DreamsDocumentary Series, SWR [de]MultipleLOOKSfilm
2022ImagoFeature FilmOlga ChajdasApple Film Production [pl]
2022Cracow MonstersTV Series, NetflixMultipleTelemark [pl]
2022Mój agentTV Series, Player.pl [pl]MultipleLizart Film [pl]
2019Za marzeniaTV Series, TVP [pl]MultipleForma Production [pl]
2019The Border
Ep. 13-16
TV Series, HBO [pl]MultipleATM Grupa [pl]Ep. 13-16
2019Erotica 2022
Nocna zmiana
TV Movie, NetflixMultipleFriends With Benefits Studio [pl]Nocna zmiana
2018NinaFeature FilmOlga ChajdasFilm it sp. z o.o.
20181983TV Series, NetflixMultipleHouse Media Company [pl]
2017Za marzeniaTV Series, TVP [pl]MultipleForma Production [pl]
2017Kobieta budzi się ranoShort FilmOlga ChajdasWild Mouse Production [pl]
2015UwikłaniSeries, TVP [pl]MultipleTVP Telewizja Polska [pl]
2013Głęboka wodaTV Series, TVP [pl]MultipleMediaBrigade [pl]
2011Głęboka wodaTV Series, TVP [pl]MultipleMediaBrigade [pl]

Movies in other capacities

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YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2023The LectureFeature FilmKasia AdamikWild Mouse Production [pl]producer
2021ImagoFeature FilmOlga ChajdasApple Film Production [pl]screenwriter
2019ExShort FilmBartosz Jakub JasińskiWarszawska Szkoła Filmowasupporting professor / coach
2019Erotica 2022TV Movie, NetflixMultipleFriends With Benefits Studio [pl]delegate producer
2018NinaFeature FilmOlga ChajdasFilm it sp. z o.o.screenwriter
2017Kobieta budzi się ranoShort FilmOlga ChajdasWild Mouse Production [pl]producer
2017Kobieta budzi się ranoShort FilmOlga ChajdasWild Mouse Production [pl]screenwriter
2017UltravioletTV Series, [AXN] [de]MultipleOpus Film [pl]2nd unit director Ep. 6-10
2016AmokFeature FilmKasia AdamikK&K Selekt Film [pl]2nd unit director
2010In DarknessFeature FilmAgnieszka HollandSchmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv [de]1st AD (local system)

Film awards

YearFilmAwardCategory 
2023ImagoFilmFestival Cottbus [de]Best Feature FilmNominated
2023ImagoKVIFF - Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival [cz]The FIPRESCI award for the best film in the Proxima CompetitionWinner
2023ImagoPolish Film Festival [pl]Silver LionsWinner
2020The BorderPolish Film Academy Awards - OrlyBest Television SeriesWinner
2019Kobieta budzi się ranoOakland Short Film Festival [us]Best DirectorWinner
2019Kobieta budzi się ranoOKFA Film Festival [pl]Best Independent MovieWinner
2019Kobieta budzi się ranoDublin Short Film festival Oddalenia [ie]Grand PrixWinner
2018NinaInternational Film Festival Rotterdam [nl]VPRO Big Screen AwardWinner
2018NinaFestiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych [pl]Golden Claw - Visions Apart CompetitionWinner
2018NinaBraunschweig International Film Festival [de]Queer Movie AwardWinner
2018NinaCamerimage FestivalMain Award in Polish Films CompetitionWinner
2018NinaPolityka's Passport - cultural awardCategory FilmNominated

Basic data

LanguagesEnglishPolish
EducationA fictional course at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing (2009), Film Art Organization Department, PWSFTviT in Łódź (2006), Academy of Film and Television in Warsaw (2003)
Immediate working areaWarsaw
1st residence (federal state or country)Poland - Masovia