Belinda Chayko

Belinda Chayko is an Australian film director and screenwriter. ^[1]

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, ^[2] obtaining the B.A. degree in screenwriting in 1989. ^[3]

Filmography

• 2010: Lou
• 2000: City Loop

TV series

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

Awards

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

• 2024: Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers ^{[2] [4]}
• Fires:
  • 2022: Winner, Logie Award for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie ^[5]
  • 2021: Winner, AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series ^[5]
• 2018: 8th AACTA Awards, Best Screenplay in Television, for Safe Harbour - Episode 1
• 2011: Antipodean Film Festival Grand Prix Best Feature Film: Lou ^[6]
• 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