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Nika Belianina

  • Art Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Nika Belianina has been making fiction and documentary films since 2005. She is an award-winning writer, director and a producer with MA in social psychology. Her work has been screening at Oscar-qualifying, human rights, comedy, children, sci-fi and other film festivals around the world, such as Tribeca, Sheffield, Atlanta, Just for Laughs and much more. As an avid visual storyteller, Nika sometimes serves as a camerawoman on documentaries and has worked on projects around the world. Alumnae of WIDC and a recipient of artist residencies in Mexico, Peru and USA, Belianina is also an accomplished fine art photographer and effortlessly switches creative hats when needed. She has a flare for magical realism and came into directing after years of working as a lighting technician and a props person in film.
BornDecember 27, 1980
BornDecember 27, 1980
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    The Last Mermaids (2012)
    The Last Mermaids
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Butterflies of Trip City (2010)
    Butterflies of Trip City
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010
    The River of the Kukamas (2018)
    The River of the Kukamas
    Short
    • Director
    • 2018
    Eccentric Eclectic (2015)
    Eccentric Eclectic
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Art Department



    • Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson in Private Eyes (2016)
      Private Eyes
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant property master
      • 2017–2020
    • Christopher Abbott in Possessor (2020)
      Possessor
      6.5
      • assistant on set props
      • 2020
    • Julia Tomasone, Colin Petierre, Adrianna Di Liello, Romy Weltman, Devyn Nekoda, Alyssa Trask, Aviva Mongillo, Josh Bogert, Matthew Isen, and Mckenzie Small in Backstage (2016)
      Backstage
      6.8
      TV Series
      • key property master
      • assistant property master
      • props
      • 2016–2017

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • T-Bone (2023)
      T-Bone
      Short
      • still photographer
      • 2023
    • Ky Hanitijo and Han Joon Suh in The Sonic Room (2022)
      The Sonic Room
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2022–2023
    • Frank Skinner in Terrance & Me (2021)
      Terrance & Me
      • second unit camera
      • 2021
    • Kaitlin Standeven and Brodie Stevenson in Haunted (2021)
      Haunted
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Nika Belianina, Morgan Inglis, PJ Marcellino, and Fraser McKeen in The Wellbeing Project (2019)
      The Wellbeing Project
      Short
      • still photographer
      • 2019
    • Abigail Breslin in Haunter (2013)
      Haunter
      5.9
      • best boy electric
      • 2013
    • Befriend and Betray (2011)
      Befriend and Betray
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • electrician
      • 2011
    • Raaka Kikka and Spadaque Volcimus in Misunderstood (2009)
      Misunderstood
      9.4
      Short
      • gaffer (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2009
    • The Phone Call
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 2009
    • Jim Codrington, James McGowan, and Grace Park in The Border (2008)
      The Border
      7.1
      TV Series
      • lighting technician (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2008
    • Production Office (2008)
      Production Office
      6.4
      • gaffer (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2008
    • Involuntary Muscles
      TV Movie
      • lighting technician (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2007
    • Across the River to Motor City (2007)
      Across the River to Motor City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • lighting technician (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2007
    • Found Objects
      6.6
      Short
      • electrician (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2007
    • The Tracey Fragments (2007)
      The Tracey Fragments
      6.0
      • electrician (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2007

    Director



    • Hailey Kittle and Mark Ricci in Fear Thy Neighbor (2014)
      Fear Thy Neighbor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2024
    • Humza Malik and Abbey Rane in Ditching the Pitch (2023)
      Ditching the Pitch
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • A Visitor (GBC '23) (2023)
      A Visitor (GBC '23)
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Bree Wasylenko and Andrew Chown in Paradox (2023)
      Paradox
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Kaitlin Standeven and Brodie Stevenson in Haunted (2021)
      Haunted
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Joris Jarsky, Cindy Sampson, Amish Patel, Jajube Mandiela, and Antony Hall in The Robbery (2020)
      The Robbery
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The River of the Kukamas (2018)
      The River of the Kukamas
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Eccentric Eclectic (2015)
      Eccentric Eclectic
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Jesus is Moving Out
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Last Mermaids (2012)
      The Last Mermaids
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Butterflies of Trip City (2010)
      Butterflies of Trip City
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Jenny (2009)
      Jenny
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Watching the Sun
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • 1 Wish
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Crazy Lovin' (2007)
      Crazy Lovin'
      6.0
      Short
      • Director (as Veronika Belianina)
      • 2007

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Veronika Belianina
    • Born
      • December 27, 1980
      • Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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