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Mariana Hristova


253 articles available in total starting from 10/09/2009. Last article published on 23/05/2025.

Review: Back to Sölöz

Review: Back to Sölöz

Serge Avédikian’s insightful documentary conducts an investigation that extends way beyond the film’s running time and leaves us with substantial food for thought  

15/10/2021 | Golden Apricot 2021

The Golden Apricot Festival wraps its 18th edition with wins for Pebbles, Downstream to Kinshasa and Taming the Garden

The Golden Apricot Festival wraps its 18th edition with wins for Pebbles, Downstream to Kinshasa and Taming the Garden

The major Armenian film gathering, which took place from 3-10 October instead of its usual July dates, saw Paul Schrader receive the prestigious Parajanov Thaler  

12/10/2021 | Golden Apricot 2021 | Awards

The Golden Rose Film Festival’s main prize goes to Martin Makariev’s In the Heart of the Machine

The Golden Rose Film Festival’s main prize goes to Martin Makariev’s In the Heart of the Machine

Eight of the 12 films in the feature-length competition received awards when the gathering wrapped  

01/10/2021 | Golden Rose 2021 | Awards

Review: January

Review: January

Known for his hybrid magical-realism documentaries, Bulgarian helmer Andrey Paounov has received the Special Jury Prize at the Golden Rose Film Festival for his first fiction film  

30/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

Review: Humble

Review: Humble

Documentarian Svetoslav Draganov injects personal experiences into his debut fiction feature, creating an existential drama on artistic struggles and ethical hesitations  

28/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

Interview: Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

“What interests me is the escapist mentality that avoids dealing with the issues at stake, as well as looking for their solutions”

We talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about Bulgarian society through metaphor  

27/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

The 39th Golden Rose Film Festival to present 12 Bulgarian features in competition

The 39th Golden Rose Film Festival to present 12 Bulgarian features in competition

A further 15 titles will duke it out in the shorts competition, while the Open Horizons parallel section includes six other films  

22/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

Review: Certainty of Probabilities

Review: Certainty of Probabilities

Raluca Durbacă's found footage documentary assembles a glorious portrait of the Romania in 1968 while elaborating on the means and meanings of audiovisual propaganda  

15/09/2021 | Astra 2021

Review: Landscape Zero

Review: Landscape Zero

Bruno Pavić takes us on a moody journey with anonymous but affectionately portrayed characters wandering around an infamous polluted area in Croatia  

15/09/2021 | Astra 2021

The Sofia International Film Festival’s autumn edition emphasises physical presence

The Sofia International Film Festival’s autumn edition emphasises physical presence

The second part of the festival’s 25th gathering is having the crème de la crème of the Eastern European film scene present their works to Bulgarian audiences  

14/09/2021 | Sofia 2021

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