Olga Poliektova


Olga Poliektova is a Russian animator, illustrator and film director, mostly working together with her twin sister Tatiana Poliektova.

Career

Olga Poliektova and her twin sister Tatiana were born in St. Petersburg, Russia. After graduation from the with major in animation and computer graphics, Olga and Tatiana started working together as film directors and animators duo. They also organized several workshops on animation in Russia, Germany, Italy, China and UAE.
During their early career they created several short animation films, presented at 150 festivals worldwide and received over 50 awards.
In 2013 Olga and Tatiana were invited to join the cantforget.it Digital Liguria Diary project, where together with eight other film directors they created a film about Liguria region.
In 2014 Olga and Tatiana were on the jury of the .
In 2017 Olga was on the jury of the .
Currently Olga and Tatiana work at Petersburg Animation Studio as directors for the kid’s animated series Babiriki.
They also work on new animation film The swimmer in co-production with France and Germany.

Selected awards

The 2015 animation film My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree, created with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, was selected for 170 festivals and won the Animated Short 2nd Place Award at the Giffoni Film Festival and the Best Animated Short Jury Award at the New York International Children's Film Festival together 40 other awards. In 2017 it was included into the long list for Oscars nomination.
YearFestivalAward
2017 Formosa Festival of international film awards Animated short award of jury special mention
2017 Green Vision film festival Best national short film
2017 NDU International Film Festival Best international animation film
2017 Florence short film festival Jury prize and Public prize
2017 Toko film festival Best animation film
2017 30th Int Festival of Films for children and young adults The Honors diploma for the best animation film
2017 Paris Art and Movie Awards Best Animation Short
2017 Ty ne odin film festival Gran Prix
2017 The Seoul Guro International kids film festival Short Excellence award
2017 The LA Shorts awards Best Animation: Diamond Award, Best Score: Gold Award
2017 PLAY- Lisbon’s International Kids film festival Special Jury Mention
2016 Jula festival kinobruch Audience award Best film
2016 El Meu Primer festival Jury award Best film for children 7+ years old
2016 Women Media Arts and film festival Best Short Film Award
2016 Ecotopfilm festival in Prague Award in the category Children and Youth
2016 International Children Television festival “Dytiatko Best animation film for children
2016 Hollywood International Moving Pictures film festival Best Animation short
2016 Barcelona Planet film festival Best Animation Short Film
2016 Hollywood International Moving Pictures film festival Best Music Score Short
2016 21° Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños Special mention
2016 The Chandler International film festival Best original score
2016 Kinoles festival of live cinema Best animation film
2016 Festival of short films “CORTOSPLASH” Audience award
2016 SicilianAmbiente film festival Best animation
2016 Italian Movie Award Best animation
2016 Rural film festival Audience award for the best film and jury special mention
2016 Porto 7 International film festival Animation award
2016 Kinolikbez film festival Best animation film
2016 International film festival Ekotopfilm - Envirofilm 2016 Main Prize in Category F - Children and Youth - Prize of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
2016 Wasaga film festival Platinum winner for international general category
2016 BUFF international film festival Best short film
2016 New York Int'l Children's film festival Jury award Animation
2016 Festival International du film pour l’enfance et la jeunesse de Sousse Special jury mention
2015 Lahore International children film festival Best short animation film
2015 Ale Kino International young audience film festival Children jury award for the best short film
2015 Smile IFF for children and youth Award for the best animation film
2015 New Chitose International animation festival Minister foreign affairs award
2015 Jio MAMI Mumbai film festival Children’s Short Award Golden Gateway
2015 RIFF Russia-Italia film festival Special jury prize
2015 Lucania film festival Best technique and Best Animation
2015 Insomnia animation festival 2d Award for Best Children Film
2015 Giffoni film festival 2d best animation film