AFRIKA (in development)
Bulgaria / France / Sweden / Romania, 2020
Feature, 35mm, Color, +/-120 min
Writer: Maya Vitkova-Kosev
Director: Maya Vitkova-Kosev
Director of Photography: Krum Rodriguez
Producer: Maya Vitkova-Kosev (Viktoria Films, Bulgaria)
Selected for the Holland Film Meetings, CineLink Sarajevo, Transilvania Pitch Stop, XII ScripTeast and the 2018 Sundance Screenwriters Lab;
Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center (script and project development);
VIKTORIA
Bulgaria / Romania, 2014
Feature, 35mm, Color, 155 min
Writer: Maya Vitkova
Director: Maya Vitkova
Director of Photography: Krum Rodriguez
Production Design: Rin Yamamura
Composer: Kaloyan Dimitrov
Editor: Alexander Etimov
Sound design: Kamen Atanasov
Producer: Maya Vitkova (Viktoria Films, Bulgaria)
Co-producer: Anca Puiu (Mandragora, Romania)
World Sales: Viktoria World Sales and Distribution
Selected for the Script & Pitch Workshops, the Balkan Fund, the Berlinale Talent Project Market, the NIPKOW Programm and the EKRAN Programme of Andrzej Wajda's Master School of Film Directing;
Supported by the Media Programme, Vienna Film Fund, Bulgarian National Film Center;
World Premiere: Sundance Film Festival 2014, World Dramatic Competition (January, 2014)
Awards (selected):
- Sundance Film Festival 2014 (World Dramatic Competition) - nominated for the Grand Jury Prize
- International Film Festival Rotterdam (Hivos Tiger Award Competition) - nominated for the Hivos Tiger Award
- Göteborg International Film Festival (Ingmar Bergman International Debut Film Award Competition) - nominated for the Ingmar Bergman Debut Film Award
- 21st Titanic International Film Festival (Breaking Waves Award Competition), won the Breaking Waves Award (main award of the festival)
- 7th OFF PLUS CAMERA International Festival of Independent Film (Main dramatic "Making Way" Competition), nominated for the Making Way Award, won the Youth Jury Award
- 13th Transilvania International Film Festival (Main Competition), nominated for the Transilvania Trophy, won the Special Jury Award
- 7th CinEast, the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Lixembourg - won the Special Jury Prize \
- REC Tarragona International Film Festival - won the main Critic's Award and a Special
Mention of the International Competition Jury
MY TIRED FATHER
Bulgaria, 2011
Short fiction, 35mm, Dolby SR, 14 min
Writers: Radu Jude, Maya Vitkova
Director: Maya Vitkova
Director of photography: Krum Rodriguez
Producers: Emil Vitkov, Maya Vitkova
Production: Viktoria Films
World sales / Distribution: KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V.
Wolrd Premiere: 17th CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto (June, 2011)
Awards:
- 20th Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival
in Toronto, Canada - won the Tim Hortons Award
- 14th Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults, Australia - Tadgell's Blubell Honor Award Finalist
- LLAPI FILM FEST, Republic of Kosovo - Staff Award
- Gjakova International
Short Film Festival in Prishtina, Kosovo - Audience award
STANKA GOES HOME
Bulgaria, 2010
Short fiction, 35mm, Dolby SR, 15 min
Writer: Radu Jude
Director: Maya Vitkova
Director of photography: Krum Rodriguez
Producer: Maya Vitkova
Production: Viktoria Films
World sales / Distribution: KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V.
World Premiere: 49th Cannes Critic's Week - Out of Competition (May, 2010)
Awards
16th SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL
- Special mention - best international short
38th HUESCA FILM FESTIVAL
- Francisco García de Paso Award for "the short film that best emphasises human
values"
- Special Mention of the Youth Jury
3rd BUEU INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILM FESTIVAL
- Best Film editing award
14th ISMAILIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR DOC. & SHORT FILMS
- Best Short Fiction Film Award
5th ATHENS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL “PSAROKOKALO"
- Audience award (main award of the festival)
BULGARIAN FILM ACADEMY
- Nominated for the Best film sound award
4th OBLÒ FILM FESTIVAL [OFF]
- Second prize / Special jury mention
8th NAOUSSA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- 2nd Best Short Film
- Best Photography