Chiara Schreder is a UK based Austrian writer and director, trained in single- and multi-camera directing.

Chiara directed and co-created The Good, the Dad & the Ugly (1×25′), a TV pilot about fathers and sons reconnecting, which screened at BFI Southbank in February 2024.

Her independent short Marionette (17′), about a queer sex worker, will start its run on the international festival circuit soon.

Her awareness campaign film Hysterical Sisters (17′), about the chronic illnesses Adenomyosis & Endometriosis, was awarded at international festivals and featured by the BIFA qualifying film platform, DIRECTOR’S NOTES.

She is currently developing the film Goodbye, Cunt, produced by Kona Film, a surreal dramedy about a talking uterus.

Chiara is a National Film and Television School graduate, with an MA in Directing Television.

Chiara’s work focuses on raising awareness for women’s issues and reproductive health through comedy, poetry and music.

She had the privilege to shadow TV directors Douglas Mackinnon on Good Omens 2, Chantelle Kayll on Coronation Street and Ian Bevitt on Emmerdale.

Chiara also studied Film and TV Production at the University of Applied Sciences Vienna and Digital Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.

Before coming to the UK, she worked as a professional commercial and music video director from 2019 to 2022.

Chiara has experience in all stages of production, writing treatments, developing pitch decks and scripting for independent artists and clients.