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Mariana Hristova


259 articles available in total starting from 10/09/2009. Last article published on 23/06/2025.

Review: Мerman

Review: Мerman

Ana Lungu’s found-footage documentary is a melancholic, intimate and unexpectedly erotic essay that reframes an otherwise politically charged era through images that stray off the beaten track  

23/06 | Transilvania 2025

Mahdi Fleifel’s To a Land Unknown snags the Transilvania Trophy

Mahdi Fleifel’s To a Land Unknown snags the Transilvania Trophy

The New Year That Never Came and Bright Future have shone bright in the Romanian Days strand, while Saturn won the What’s Up, Doc? Competition  

23/06 | Transilvania 2025 | Awards

Teodora Ana Mihai • Director of Traffic

Interview: Teodora Ana Mihai • Director of Traffic

“If people are offended instead of reflecting, then maybe they are missing the point”

The Romanian-Belgian filmmaker discusses the still-unbridgeable gap between Eastern and Western Europe, and shares details of her collaboration with Cristian Mungiu on the script  

20/06 | Transilvania 2025

Orkhan Aghazadeh • Director of The Return of the Projectionist

Interview: Orkhan Aghazadeh • Director of The Return of the Projectionist

“This is a story about persistence despite the obstacles”

The Paris-based Azerbaijani filmmaker reveals behind-the-scenes details about his full-length documentary debut, featuring two cinephile dreamers in the remote countryside  

19/06 | Transilvania 2025

Review: Rains over Babel

Review: Rains over Babel

Colombian-Spanish director Gala del Sol’s debut feature is a queer drama bathed in colour, neon, sweat and lust, blurring the boundary between dream and reality  

18/06 | Transilvania 2025

Dimitri Verhulst • Director of The Weeping Walk

Interview: Dimitri Verhulst • Director of The Weeping Walk

“Modern cinema moves too fast, whereas I wanted to take the time to show an image and to let the actors truly perform”

The Belgian poet, writer and first-time filmmaker explains his sudden shift to directing and his inclination to interpret life through dark humour  

17/06 | Transilvania 2025

Kirill Serebrennikov • Director of The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

Interview: Kirill Serebrennikov • Director of The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

"I wanted to get a grasp of the collective system called Mengele – the people who helped him, protected him, funded him, hid him"

CANNES 2025: The Russian director in exile elaborates on his motivation to dissect a Nazi mind on screen and reveals behind-the-scenes production details  

23/05 | Cannes 2025 | Cannes Première

Review: The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

Review: The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

CANNES 2025: Kirill Serebrennikov’s latest feature is a rich, dense, complex, absorbing and eventually unbiased portrait of a fascist in exile  

21/05 | Cannes 2025 | Cannes Première

Transilvania Pitch Stop announces this year's selection

Transilvania Pitch Stop announces this year's selection

The 12th edition of the co-production platform will once again showcase 10 regional projects seeking international collaboration and financing  

09/05 | Transilvania 2025 | TIFF Industry

Carla Fotea • Producer, microFILM

Interview: Carla Fotea • Producer, microFILM

“I sense an increasing fear of censorship in this context of rising extremism”

The Romanian producer elaborated on the challenges of financing and producing in Eastern European territories, and also revealed details of her current projects  

09/05 | Producers on the Move 2025

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