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maria stanisheva
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Mobile: +1 347 265 6618 (US)
+359 887 418 282 (BG)
E-mail: mail@mariastanisheva.com
Portfolio: www.mariastanisheva.com
education
2011-2012
New York Film Academy: One-Year Conservatory Documentary Filmmaking
2002-2003
Central European University, Budapest: MA in Politics and Political Economy
1998-2002
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski: Political Science BA
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2014 - ongoing
Nomadic Learning: Freelance Animation and Documentary Video Producer
2014 - ongoing
New York Film Academy, Documentary Department: “Business of Docs” Instructor
2012 - ongoing
Independent Documentary Filmmaker
Producer / Director / Editor of documentary film and TV projects
2008 - 2012
Compote Collective: Founder and Animation Film Producer, selected work:
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FATHER (animated documentary), over 100 festival selections, 26 awards including:
• Best Animated Documentary Film - Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2013
• Golden Dove for Animated Film - DOK Leipzig International Film Fest 2012
• Grand Prix - International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Krakow 2013
• Best Short Film Award - Expotoons, Buenos Aires 2012
• Best Animation Award - European Film Festival 2013
• Best Short Film - Anim'est Film Fest, Bucharest 2012
• Audience Award - International Festival of Animated Film Banjaluka 2012
• Best Animated Short Film - AniFilm Trebon, Czech Republic 2013
MEDIA & DIVERSITY CAMPAIGN (5 short animated clips on inclusion topics), awards:
• Best Social, Political & Media Campaign, Assoc. of Advertising Agency Festival
• Second place, overall campaign for 2008, AAAF, Albena, Bulgaria 2008
• Used by the British Council in over 20 countries
2009 - 2011
British Council Bulgaria: Regional Manager Europe OPENCities project
Coordination of 10 city operations: Vienna, Madrid, Bilbao, Belfast, Dublin, Sofia,
Dusseldorf, Poznan, Cardiff and Nitra; Financial management of 3 000 000 GBP
2006- 2009
British Council Bulgaria: Partnership Projects Manager of media, political and
intercultural dialogue projects (example: Media & Diversity)
2004 - 2006
British Council Bulgaria: Youth Coordinator: local and regional youth projects
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additional qualifications
2014
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2012
2011
2010
2009
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State of New York Education Department Instructor License
Robert Bosch Foundation Consulting Producer at Berlinale’13 training sessions
Successfully managed/consulted several crowd-funding campaigns ’12-‘15
Berlinale Talent Campus guest participant (Robert Bosch Foundation invite)
Robert Bosch SE Europe-Germany Coproduction Award for Best animated film: FATHER
Sarajevo Film Festival Talent Campus participant
British Council large scale project and budget management trainings
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filmography
WITHOUT WORDS (documentary), Producer and Co-Director together with Diana Ivanova [90’] 2017
BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY (documentary), Director/Producer/Editor [25’30’’] 2012
FATHER (animated-documentary), Producer, Directors Ivan Bogdanov, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov,
Rositsa Raleva, Veljko Popović, Dim Yagodin [16’30”] 2012
GARDEN OF EDEN (documentary), Director/Producer/Editor [10’] 2011
BEING A REVOLUTIONARY (documentary), Director/Producer/Editor [5’30”] 2011
GLASS (documentary), Director/Producer/Editor [2’30”] (shot on 16mm 1940 Arriflex) 2011
commissioned work
BRILLIANT IDEAS (TV series produced by MAKE Productions London/Singapore), Director, [2x30’] 2015
PLAMEN (produced and directed by DRESS CODE NY), Editor [21’] 2015
NOMADIC LEARNING (various educational animation and documentary shorts), Producer [15x3’] 2014
INSIDE AND OUT: HAYATO ICHIHARA (NHK Japan, celebrity docu series), Field Producer NYC [2x45’] 2014
BAD TRIP (CMJ Productions Canada, TV docu series, season 2), Story Researcher NYC [10x60’] 2014
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? (dir. Ralf Schmerberg for RBMA), Line Producer NYC [95’] 2013
NYFA DOC DEPT. ALUMNI STORIES (documentary web series), Director/Producer/Editor [5x4’] 2013
BURNING MAN OF BULGARIA (produced by VICE NEWS NYC), Researcher/Interpreter [15’] 2013
DEATH METAL ANGOLA (feature documentary, dir. Jeremy Xido), Outreach Campaign Producer [83’] 2012
HELLO ETSY (produced by Archerfish Productions), Media Manager, 2013
FINDING FELA! (dir. Alex Gibney), Editing Intern [119’] 2014
CLAUDIO REINA FOUNDATION (documentary), Camera operator [2x4’] 2012
26 AND NEVER BEEN KISSED (documentary web series), Animation Producer [3x3’] 2012
LIFE IN A DAY (short documentary), Sound Recordist [17’] 2012
FATHER’HOOD (short documentary), Cinematographer [20’] 2012
JESSY (short documentary), Cinematographer [12’] 2011
MEDIA & DIVERSITY CAMPAIGN (public campaign), Producer for British Council [5x30”] 2008
screenings
TV
ARTE / ZDF / Fox Life / NHK / TV Europe / TV 7 / Travel TV / Eset TV / GTV / BNT / BTV / HTV3 / Klaisk TV
Festivals
Winter Film Awards NYC 2013 / The Freestyle Life Film Exhibition 2013 / London Film Festival 2012 / DOK
Leipzig International Festival 2012 / Annecy International Film Fest, France, 2012 / Hiroshima International
Animation Festival, Japan 2012 / Sofia Film Festival, Bulgaria 2012 / Go East Festival, Germany, 2012 / ITFS
Stuttgart, Germany 2012 / Croatian Animation Festival, 2012 / Anifest Zagreb, Croatia 2012 / Fest Anca,
Slovakia 2012 / In the Palace Film Fest, Bulgaria, 2012 / Sequence Short Film Festival, France 2012 /
International Short Film Festival Lille, France, 2012 / Milano Film Festival, 2012 / Anibar International Animation
Festival, Kosovo 2012/ Tabor Film Festival, Croatia 2012 / Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2012 /
Filmini, Bulgaria 2008 / Annecy 2008 / Sofia Film Festival 2008 / Future Shorts Bulgaria 2008 / SICAF Animated
Festival, Korea 2008 / Holland Animation Film Festival, 2008 / Anima Mundi Animation Festival, Brazil, 2008
skills and interests
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Computer
Languages
Driving License
Diving License
Final Cut Pro, AVID, Premiere Pro, Motion basics, Photoshop, SAP
Bulgarian (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish, German, Russian (Basic)
Full Clean driving license, 18 years experience
Advanced Open Water Diver (PADI), underwater photographer
Interests
Documentary film, Animated film, Street Art
Traveller - visited over 40 countries
Travel photography (published)
Scuba Diving, Skiing, Cycling, Yoga
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