Okil Khamidov (Tajik: Оқил Ҳамидов; born 6 October 1961), also known as Okił Khamidow, and Okił Chamidow, is a film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He owns the Polot Media filmmaking company. He is best known for his work on television series The Lousy World (1999–2008), Crime Wave (2003–2004), First Love (2004–2007), Ślad (2018–2020), Kowalscy kontra Kowalscy (2021–2022), Kuchnia (2021–2022), and Servant of the People (2023–2024).
Biography Okil Khamidov was born on 6 October 1962, in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union (now part of Tajikistan).
He came from a filmmaking family. His father, Obid Khamidov, was the boss of film studio Tajikfilm. Okil has two brothers; Olim who is a film studies expert, and Tolib, who is a film director. As a child, Okil worked as an extra in film productions, and a voice actor in Tajik-language dubbing productions.Kamil Bałuk: Dawno temu w telewizji. Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2023, p. 265–290. ISBN 978-83-08-07882-2. (in Polish)
In 1984, he graduated in cinematography from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. From 1984 to 1994 he was the cinematographer on 14 feature films, and several documentary films made in Tajikistan.
In 1994, he moved to Wrocław, Poland, where he began working in the technical support of the production of the TVP Polonia programme Pałer. Later, he became camera operator and producer in Wrocław-based television station TeDe. From 1997 to 2003, he co-created Polsat television series Telewizyjne Biuro Śledcze, including being the camera operator, screenwriter, and director. At the time, he also worked as a vendor of cooking books.
Later, he directed Polsat television series The Lousy World (1999–2008), Crime Wave (2003–2004), and First Love (2004–2008). He also co-created reality shows Dwa światy (2001) and Bar (2002), and game shows Życiowa szansa (2000), Cash Battle (2005), and Clueless (2005). In 2003, he was granted Polish citizenship.
In 2008, he created filmmaking company TAKO Media, which was renamed to Polot Media in 2021. In 2008, he and his company created Yaka to melodiya? (Ukrainian: Яка то мелодія?), a Ukrainian-language version of Polish-language game show Jaka to melodia?. His company also created multiple Polsat paradocumentary television series, such as Dlaczego ja? (2010–present), Trudne sprawy (2011–present), and Na ratunek 112 (2016–present), which he also directed.
In 2021, he wrote and directed Polsat comedy television series Kowalscy kontra Kowalscy, and Kuchnia, which were based on Russian-made television series The Ivanovs vs. The Ivanovs, and Kitchen, respectively. In 2022, he has written and directed comedy television series Servant of the People, which was based on the 2015 Ukrainian-made television series of the same name.
Filmography
Film production Year Title Position Notes 2004 Yagnob Cinematographer Documentary film 2019 Jestem M. Misfit Producer Feature film
Television production Year Title Position Notes 1997–2003 Telewizyjne Biuro Śledcze Director, screenwriter, cinematographer 1999–2008 The Lousy World Director and cinematographer 282 episodes Screenwriter 5 episodes 2000–2002 Życiowa szansa Director Game show 2001 Dwa światy Director Reality show 2001–2002 Zerwane więzi Director Talk show 2002 Bar Director Reality show 2002–2004 Rosyjska ruletka Director Game show 2002–2005 Cash Battle Director Game show 2003–2004 Crime Wave Director, screenwriter, and cinematographer 14 episodes 2004–2007 First Love Director, cinematographer 671 episodes 2005 Biuro kryminalne Director, screenwriter, cinematographer 16 episodes 2005–2007 Clueless Director Game show 2009 Gra wstępna Director Game show 2010–2024 Dlaczego ja? Director, screenwriter, producer 2011 Stop Drogówka Producer 2011–2013, 2016 Pamiętniki z wakacji Director, screenwriter, producer 2011–2024 Trudne sprawy Director, screenwriter, producer 2012 Nieprawdopodobne, a jednakDirector, screenwriter2013 Sex Doctors Director Czyja wina Director 2013–2017, 2020–2024 ZdradyDirector, screenwriter2014 Na patrolu Director Zagadki kryminalne Director 2015 Poznaj swoje prawa Director2014–2015 Dzień, który zmienił moje życie Director, producer Sekrety sąsiadów Director 2015–2017 Detektywi w akcji Director 2018–2020 Ślad Director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer 2018–2024 The Beautiful. Wygraj sukces Director Game show 2020 Sąsiedzkie porachunki Producer 2020–2021 Tatuśkowie Producer2021 Backdoor. Wyjście awaryjne Producer Akademik Producer2021–2022 Komisarz Mama Producer Kowalscy kontra Kowalscy Director, producer, screenwriter 44 episodes Kuchnia Director, producer, screenwriter 40 episodes2022 Domek na szczęście Producer Lulu Producer 2022–2023 Swaci Producer2023 Grzechy sąsiadów Producer Krejzi Patrol Producer Krew Producer 2023–2024 Servant of the People Director, producer, screenwriter 46 episodes
Acting Year Title Role Notes 2021 Kowalscy kontra Kowalscy Tajik language teacher Episode no. 3 2023 Servant of the People Film director Episode no. 8
References
External links Okil Khamidov at IMDb Okil Khamidov at FilmPolski.pl (in Polish) Okil Khamidov at Filmweb (in Polish)