Weronika Tofilska
Polish director and screenwriter (born 1985)
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Weronika Tofilska (Polish pronunciation: [vɛ.rɔˈɲi.ka tɔˈfil.ska]; born 1985)[1] is a Polish director and screenwriter. She is best known for co-writing the romantic thriller film Love Lies Bleeding (2024) and for directing the first four episodes of the Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer (2024), the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Early life
Tofilska was born in Katowice.[2] She attended the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and Emilia Plater High School in Sosnowiec.[3] As a teenager, she volunteered at the New Horizons Film Festival.[4][5] She bought her first camera, a Sony MiniDV camcorder, after watching Miloš Forman's Amadeus (1984) for the first time.[6] She attended the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School before later graduating from the National Film and Television School in 2014.[7][8]
Career
In 2019, Tofilska worked as a second unit director on an episode of Gangs of London.[8] In 2021, she directed two episodes of the crime drama television series The Irregulars.[9][10] In 2022, she directed one episode of the fantasy drama series His Dark Materials.[11]
In 2024, she co-wrote the romantic thriller film Love Lies Bleeding with Rose Glass, with whom she attended the National Film and Television School.[12][13] That year, she also directed the first four episodes of the Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer.[14] For the series' fourth episode, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.[15][16]
Personal life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Last Train | Yes | Yes | Short film | [19] |
| 2017 | Love Life | Yes | Yes | Short film | [20] |
| 2024 | Love Lies Bleeding | No | Yes | Co-written with Rose Glass | [12] |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Irregulars | Yes | No | 2 episodes | [9] |
| Hanna | Yes | No | 2 episodes | [21] | |
| 2022 | His Dark Materials | Yes | No | Episode: "No Way Out" | [11] |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeer | Yes | No | 4 episodes | [14] |
| 2026 | Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen | Yes | Yes | 4 episodes | [22] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Devotion" | Woman's Hour | [23] |
| 2016 | "The Cure" | Stevie Parker | [24] |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra TV Awards | 2024 | Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Baby Reindeer (for "Episode 1") | Nominated | [25] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2025 | Outstanding British Film | Love Lies Bleeding | Nominated | [26] |
| British Academy Television Awards | 2025 | Best Limited Drama | Baby Reindeer | Nominated | [27][28] |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards | 2025 | Best Director: Fiction | Baby Reindeer | Won | [29] |
| British Independent Film Awards | 2024 | Best British Independent Film | Love Lies Bleeding | Nominated | [30] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Dorian Awards | 2025 | LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year | Love Lies Bleeding | Nominated | [31] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Baby Reindeer (for "Episode 4") | Nominated | [32] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Love Lies Bleeding | Nominated | [33] |
