Nika Belianina
L.I.F.T.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Moscow-born, Toronto-based Nika Belianina is an award-winning camerawoman and a film director. Her fiction and documentary work has been screened at more than 70 film festivals around the world, including Tribeca, Sheffield, Atlanta and Sao Paolo. Nika’s photographs have been showcased in Belgium, Canada, Peru and USA at more than 25 exhibitions. She’s also a recipient of OAC grants and artist residencies in USA and Peru.
Belianina's works are full of dynamics an energy, varying in theme and genre. From social justice to lifestyle and fashion, she effortlessly brings stories from around the world in her unique style.

2019 - Best Cinematography, 2016 - Best Documentary Film, 2013 - Silver medal, 2013 - Residency award, 2013 - Best Canadian Film, 2013 - Best Experimental film, 2011 - Interdisciplinary Residency Award, 2010 - Honorable mention, 2007 - Best Fiction film, 2007 - Cinematic Excellence
- Arts
- Editorial
- Fashion
- Interview
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Underwater
- Video capture