Sofya is an award-winning director and writer of documentary and drama films. Her films have screened in major international festivals over the decade.

n acting graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) she moved from a successful acting career to filmmaking, holding a Masters in Directing (AFTRS). PRESERVATION for SBS screened worldwide and was nominated for 3 AFI/ACCTA Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. DRESSING DAD won an Atom award for Best Short Documentary.

She has also been commissioned Playwright on several occasions. In 2016 Sofya was part of the resident Playwrights Studio at the Griffin, developing her latest work LAST ATOMS OF LOVE. She was the Associate Director of the Other Film Festival in 2012/13. In 2017 she was the programmer of the Screenability Strand at the Sydney Film Festival, which she continued in 2018. Her latest short film GIMPSEY as writer/director was nominated for an ACCTA Award in 2017 in the Social Shorts.

Sofya is adept in initiating, managing and evaluating innovative projects and programs within the arts, equity and culture sectors. In her role at Create NSW as a Sector Investment Manager she is responsible for the end-to-end management of screen content that ranges from international co-productions to stand-alone short films and holds a passion for narrative development in VR.

She is also one of the longest serving guest actors on Play School, reaching her 29th year on the show, which makes it very likely she's been in your living room while you were in your pyjamas.