Kristina Grozeva

Bulgarian filmmaker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kristina Yordanova Grozeva (Bulgarian: Кристина Йорданова Грозева) is a Bulgarian filmmaker. She is best known for her feature films The Lesson (2014), Glory (2016), The Father (2019), and Triumph (2024).

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Kristina Grozeva
Born
Kristina Yordanova Grozeva

Sofia, Bulgaria
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2004–present
PartnerPetar Valchanov
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Early life and education

Kristina Yordanova Grozeva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.[citation needed]

She has master's degrees in journalism and film and television directing from Sofia University and the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, respectively. She completed a degree in directing in the class of Georgi Djulgerov.[citation needed]

Career

Since graduation, Grozeva has been working with her husband, fellow Bulgarian director Petar Valchanov. In 2013, their short film Jump was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards.[1]

In 2014, they released their first feature film The Lesson, which won awards at the film festivals in San Sebastián, Tokyo, Warsaw, Gothenburg, Thessaloniki, Sofia.[citation needed]

The pair next directed the 2016 drama film Glory, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and was positively received by critics.[2]

Their 2019 film The Father, which features a brief appearance by their then-student Maria Bakalova, won the Crystal Globe Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[3] Both Glory and The Father were selected as the Bulgarian entries for the Best International Feature Film at the 90th and 93rd Academy Awards, respectively.[4][5]

The third film of their "newspaper clippings" trilogy (after The Lesson and Glory) is the 2024 comedy Triumph, based on the 1990s excavation of the "Tsarichina Hole" by the Bulgarian military following the instructions of a psychic.[6]

Recognition

Grozeva is a member of the European Film Academy.[7]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2008 Family Therapy Yes Yes Yes Short film
2010 Emergency Landing Yes No No TV film
2012 Jump Yes Yes Yes Short film
2014 The Lesson Yes Yes Yes
2016 Glory Yes Yes Yes
2019 The Father Yes Yes Yes
2024 Triumph Yes Yes Yes
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