Matus Krajnak is a comedy and drama writer,
director, and actor from Slovakia,
based in London.
His directing focuses on stories
that explore human bonds, love, identity, and humor.
His personal work is inspired by his own experiences, centering around
queer relationships, the lives of Eastern Europeans in the West,
self-realization, and self-acceptance.
A queer influencer is taking on the London dating scene,
one awful fling at a time.
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Delulu is a hilarious instaseries starring top Slovak influencer Eva Evelyn Kramerová, following the chaotic, delusional life of a woman who keeps diving headfirst into dating disasters, and all kind of life messes—and somehow comes out wiser each time.
Sex Commercial is a bold, boundary-pushing ad where the product is unapologetically - sex itself. With over 1 million views on YouTube, it sparked a global conversation, earning organic coverage from major publications including Adweek, The Mirror, and Cosmopolitan. The ad's sophisticated concept and sharp execution also led to a prestigious nomination for the Young Director Award at Cannes, cementing its status as a standout in contemporary commercial storytelling.
The term Other White is a classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom to describe white persons who are not of the English, Welsh, Scottish, Romani or Irish ethnic groupings.
The feature-length film follows the comic and tragic life of a Slovak queer wanna-be filmmaker, as he tries to navigate his dream-crushing first year in London. This unrequited love letter to the capital city captures his uphill battle with the post-graduate crisis, othering, dead-end jobs, the London queer dating scene, and driving on the left side.
Selected for MIDPOINT Series Launch
The term Other White is a classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom to describe white persons who are not of the English, Welsh, Scottish, Romani or Irish ethnic groupings.
Other White is a half-hour auteur dramedy show about how difficult it is to be a young immigrant from Eastern Europe chasing professional and romantic dreams in London. It's a series about four outsiders with broken English who desperately want to be included in Western society but cannot find the way in.
Created by Matus Krajnak and Eva Kramerova
Written by Tereza Olhova, Matus Krajnak, Eva Kramerova
Developed by Raketa (SK), Bionaut (CZ), supported by MEDIA Creative Europe
Set in Prague, the dramedy series centers around the need for true friendship after 30, the complicated path to self-love, and the fact that it's never too late to live life on your own terms.
Kriminálka Kraj is a Slovak prime-time crime drama produced by TV JOJ, for which I directed seven episodes of the debut season, helping establish the show’s visual language, tone, audience appeal, and franchise potential that led to a second season.
Matus Krajnak is the winner of the Seriencamp Festival,
and the Edinburgh TV Festival's New Voice Awards,
C21 Media International Drama Awards, and Young Director Award in Cannes nominee.
