Ewa Japola was born on 23 August 2001. She is the eldest of six siblings. She made her first film at the age of 14. Her high school short films were awarded at numerous festivals. When she was 19 years old, she started studying directing at The Polish National Film School in Lodz. Her film „COUNT MY LOV3” was presented in Poland (Gdynia, Cracow, Opole, Cieszyn, Łagów), France (Clermont-Ferrand, Vannes, Quint-Fonsegrives), Italy (Venice), Slovenia (Ljutomer), Russia (Rybinsk), Georgia (Tbilisi), United Kingdom (Iver) and The United States (Hollywood).