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Mariana Hristova


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

Review: Summer Brother

Review: Summer Brother

Dutch director Joren Molter’s feature debut traces the subtle emotions of a boy who does not give up on tenderness despite the unloving environment he is fated to endure  

18/06/2024 | Transilvania 2024

Review: My Sweet Land

Review: My Sweet Land

Sareen Hairabedian’s documentary embraces the hopes, fears, dreams and everyday struggles of an Artsakh boy, one of thousands whose childhood is tied to the local military context  

14/06/2024 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2024

Transilvania Pitch Stop to spotlight ten new projects from the region

Transilvania Pitch Stop to spotlight ten new projects from the region

Four films in development from the selection originate from Romania, another two come from Turkey, while the rest hail from Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia and Hungary  

27/05/2024 | Transilvania 2024 | TIFF Industry

Review: Just Hear Me Out

Review: Just Hear Me Out

Małgorzata Imielska’s intimate documentary, both tender and heartbreaking, features a young woman struggling with mental-health relapses and a craving for personal independence  

23/05/2024 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024

The Transilvania International Film Festival brings together 34 features in its three main competitions

The Transilvania International Film Festival brings together 34 features in its three main competitions

13 of the 22 titles to be presented in the two international feature competitions are European productions, while 12 other features participate in Romanian Days  

21/05/2024 | Transilvania 2024

Review: The Shameless

Review: The Shameless

CANNES 2024: Konstantin Bojanov’s third feature follows a doomed lesbian romance in contemporary India while diving into the local brothel culture, steeped in misogyny  

17/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Mother Vera

Review: Mother Vera

Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson’s contemplative documentary follows a nun who is craving inner liberation, and her process of repentance  

16/05/2024 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024

Kalin Kalinov • Producer, Invictus

Interview: Kalin Kalinov • Producer, Invictus

“Producing films with profound themes that also have the potential to appeal to a wider audience is quite risky”

The prominent Bulgarian producer elaborates on the concept behind his project selection policy and on the challenges ahead  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Review: Processes

Review: Processes

Andrei Kashperski's dark satire sketches the political landscape of today's Belarus: a country torn between utopian dictatorship, everyday absurdism, and silent reluctance  

06/05/2024 | goEast 2024

Shoghakat Vardanyan • Director of 1489

Interview: Shoghakat Vardanyan • Director of 1489

“It is not easy to talk when the world isn’t on your side”

The Armenian first-time filmmaker provides an insight into the emotional approach to finding the right artistic language for expressing her family’s grief  

02/05/2024 | goEast 2024

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