Mara Tamkovich

Photo Anna Wardejn

Polish-Belarussian director and screenwriter. She studied Journalism at the University of Warsaw, and Film Direction at the Warsaw Film School and Wajda School. For almost ten years she worked as a journalist forindependent Belarussian TV and radio stations broadcasting from Poland. As a filmmaker, she focuses on socially engaged topics with a deep connection to real life. Her short films were presented at festivals in Poland and abroad, and received awards at e.g. Chicago IFF, Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Minsk IFF and FEST – New Directions | New Films Festival in Espinho. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association and the Belarussian Independent Film Academy.