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Mariana Hristova


268 articles available in total starting from 10/09/2009. Last article published on 13/08/2025.

Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines

Interview: Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines

“Branko’s character embodies a disobedient part of the human experience that resists being boxed in”

The Yugoslavia-born and Berlin-based director breaks down his third feature, which navigates between genres, identities, and both urban and natural spaces  

13/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

Interview: Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

“When people want to possess – whether a person, a status, or a sense of belonging – it often kills the possibility for real solidarity”

The Croatian filmmaker breaks down her second feature, which is set in a historical context but which refers to contemporary, local realities  

11/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Tamara Stepanyan • Director of In the Land of Arto

Interview: Tamara Stepanyan • Director of In the Land of Arto

“I wanted to recall trauma gently, without actually showing the war”

The Armenian-French director discusses her first fiction feature, sharing insights on the casting process and on how she weaves real-life elements into fiction  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

Review: In the Land of Arto

Review: In the Land of Arto

Armenian-French director Tamara Stepanyan’s enigmatic first fiction feature slowly unveils the mysteries behind the death of a man whose hidden past sheds light on a painful present  

07/08 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU to premiere in Venice

Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU to premiere in Venice

The Bulgarian helmer’s seventh feature once again delivers a social drama that portrays the exploited while reflecting on aggressive capitalism  

28/07 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria/Germany/Czech Republic

Zaradasht Ahmed • Director of The Lions by the River Tigris

Interview: Zaradasht Ahmed • Director of The Lions by the River Tigris

“Human rights have lost their meaning – look at Gaza and Mosul. Who are we talking to any more?”

The Kurdish-Iraqi-Norwegian filmmaker shares behind-the-scenes details about his documentary, featuring citizens who act as guardians of cultural heritage in Mosul  

18/07 | Golden Apricot 2025

Review: After Dreaming

Review: After Dreaming

Christine Haroutounian’s debut feature attempts to expose on screen personal inner worlds, troubled by the uncertainty and anxiety that life in wartime causes  

16/07 | Golden Apricot 2025

Gözde Kural • Director of Cinema Jazireh

Interview: Gözde Kural • Director of Cinema Jazireh

“I didn’t want one story, but rather a small world of memory and resilience”

The Turkish director unveils the challenges of filming her second feature in Afghanistan and speaks out about the oppression faced by both genders under the Taliban  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Twenty features locking horns at the 22nd Golden Apricot International Film Festival

Twenty features locking horns at the 22nd Golden Apricot International Film Festival

All ten contenders in the International Competition and another seven from the Regional Competition are European productions or co-productions  

14/07 | Golden Apricot 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

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