Has been awarded the European Union grant to set up her own non-profit to produce media and research projects. Her documentary short DEBUT THE CONDUCTOR was awarded 1st prize at the Goethe-Institute's international competition and had special screenings at film festivals, including stops in Berlin, Thessaloniki, Bratislava and Los Angeles. She was recently selected as a resident fellow for the 2015-16 edition of UnionDocs’ Collaborative Program in New York. Beata completed her studies with an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Lodz, in addition to the Film and TV Production program at the Lodz Film School, and the Scholarship in Visual Anthropology at the University of Cyprus.