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Mariana Hristova


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

Radu Stancu • Producer, deFilm

Interview: Radu Stancu • Producer, deFilm

“I am curious and interested in discovering stories that I wouldn't have access to in normal life”

The Romanian producer tells us about his unusual career path starting with short film production, and shares thoughts on the current development of the local film industry  

10/05/2023 | Producers on the Move 2023

Review: The Beheading of St John the Baptist

Review: The Beheading of St John the Baptist

Promising Serbian director Siniša Cvetić places traditional customs and dangerous modern-day habits on the same table in his theatre-like tragicomical feature debut  

04/05/2023 | goEast 2023

Remember to Blink impresses both the international and critics’ juries at goEast

Remember to Blink impresses both the international and critics’ juries at goEast

Austėja Urbaitė’s Lithuanian psychological drama has won the Golden Lily, endowed with €10,000, as well as the FIPRESCI Prize  

03/05/2023 | goEast 2023 | Awards

Review: All You See

Review: All You See

Iranian-Dutch director Niki Padidar offers up an emotional and visually elegant documentary essay on exile and othering from the viewpoint of the othered  

02/05/2023 | Hot Docs 2023

Aktan Arym Kubat • Director of This Is What I Remember

Interview: Aktan Arym Kubat • Director of This Is What I Remember

“Garbage is a consequence of human activity and originates in the mind”

The Kyrgyz helmer provides insights into the local context around his film and explains key metaphors that accompany its message  

28/04/2023 | goEast 2023

The 23rd goEast Film Festival kicks off today with Aurora’s Sunrise

The 23rd goEast Film Festival kicks off today with Aurora’s Sunrise

16 fiction and documentary features from Central and Eastern Europe, including dramas and comedies, cinematic portraits and films about women made by women, will be competing for the Golden Lily  

26/04/2023 | goEast 2023

Nikola Boshnakov, Georgi-Jackie Stoev  • Directors of My Uncle Luben

Interview: Nikola Boshnakov, Georgi-Jackie Stoev • Directors of My Uncle Luben

“Freedom is always a matter of personal attitude, and no political regime can change that”

The Bulgarian directorial duo disclose details of the process behind their new documentary, as well as some peculiarities about the art and personality of its main character  

30/03/2023 | Sofia 2023

Review: The Voice

Review: The Voice

Dominika Montean-Pańków’s documentary feature debut brings us into the secluded world of a Jesuit novitiate in Northern Poland and eventually prompts some intimate introspection  

16/03/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023

Valerie Kontakos • Director of Queen of the Deuce

Interview: Valerie Kontakos • Director of Queen of the Deuce

“We recreated Chelly Wilson’s view of the second half of the 20th century”

The Greek-American filmmaker reveals behind-the-scenes details on her charismatic main character’s personality and the controversy she caused within her environment  

14/03/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023

Saskia Boddeke  • Director of Inside My Heart

Interview: Saskia Boddeke • Director of Inside My Heart

“The first time I saw the Kamak group on stage, it felt like I’d been hit in the face”

The renowned Dutch multimedia artist and stage director’s astonishing second documentary explores the process of artistic embodiment and its impact on an actor’s personality  

14/03/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023

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