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Mariana Hristova


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

Review: Mother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never Complete

Review: Mother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never Complete

BERLINALE 2024: Lana Gogoberidze’s documentary, co-directed by her daughter Salomé Alexi, is a moving personal story that features a unique family clan of female filmmakers  

17/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Forum

Review: Bite

Review: Bite

Steeped in a lush sepia tone, Guido Coppis's feature debut delves into a perplexing narrative on the fringes of psychological drama and thriller  

05/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Vladimir Tagić in post-production with his debut feature, Yugo Florida

Vladimir Tagić in post-production with his debut feature, Yugo Florida

After taking place on location in Belgrade and Mladenovac, shooting wrapped in late autumn 2023; the director was inspired by the last seven months before his father’s death  

24/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Serbia/Montenegro/Bulgaria/Croatia

Maria Averina  • Director of Flying with Fins

Interview: Maria Averina • Director of Flying with Fins

“Having lived on both sides of the Iron Curtain, my character was capable of seeing the big picture”

The Bulgarian filmmaker shares some insights into her fruitful interaction with Alzek Misheff, the artist at the heart of her second documentary feature  

19/12/2023 | /Bulgaria

Ninety new Bulgarian titles to be presented at the Golden Rhyton Film Festival

Ninety new Bulgarian titles to be presented at the Golden Rhyton Film Festival

After a break of nearly two years, 60 films are participating in the competition programmes, 21 of which are animations and 39 are documentaries  

13/12/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Bulgaria

Liliana Torres scoops two prizes in the professional strand of REC Tarragona with Mamífera

Liliana Torres scoops two prizes in the professional strand of REC Tarragona with Mamífera

The international jury has plumped for Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradze’s Slow as the winner of Best Film in the Feature Debut Competition  

27/11/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Eeva Mägi  • Director of Mo Mamma

Interview: Eeva Mägi • Director of Mo Mamma

“Watching cinema is like having butterflies in my stomach – it’s a feeling I would like to elicit with my films”

An intriguing new voice in Estonian cinema, the director reveals some of the secrets behind her deeply touching and personal movies  

23/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Review: Cat Call

Review: Cat Call

The first feature by Hungarian filmmaker Rozália Szeleczki is a Sleeping Beauty type of fairy tale about a princess bewitched by both childhood trauma and an enigmatic black cat  

22/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Review: Kalman’s Day

Review: Kalman’s Day

Established Hungarian filmmaker Szabolcs Hajdu unravels the frustrations and existential dilemmas of two couples during a midlife crisis  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics’ Picks

Review: Mo Mamma

Review: Mo Mamma

Estonian filmmaker Eeva Mägi’s first full-length fiction tenderly explores family bonds and mutual acceptance while featuring three generations of women  

14/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

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