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Belinda Chayko is an Australian film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Belinda Chayko started her working career as a cadet journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald After several years she started leaning towards screenwriting and attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School, obtaining the B.A. degree in screenwriting in 1989.

Filmography

• 2010: Lou
• 2000: City Loop

TV series

• Fires
• Safe Harbour
• Prosper
• Barracuda
• Stateless
• Old School
• Newton's Law
• Under the Skin

Awards

Belinda Chayko was nominated for a number of film awards and won several.

• 2024: Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers
• Fires:
  • 2022: Winner, Logie Award for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie
  • 2021: Winner, AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series
• 2018: 8th AACTA Awards, Best Screenplay in Television, for Safe Harbour - Episode 1
• 2011: Antipodean Film Festival Grand Prix Best Feature Film: Lou
• 1990: Melbourne International Film Festival Grand Prix for Best Short Film Swimming

References

1. Belinda ChaykoScreenwriter | Director | Executive Producer
2. ^ Q&A with screenwriter and director Belinda Chayko, 09 May 2024
3. AFTRS alumni 1989
4. Belinda Chayko receives $30,000 Mona Brand Award
5. ^ "Steven McGregor". AustLit. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
6. All the Awards from Festival des Antipodes

External links

• Belinda Chayko at IMDb

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