Ralitza Petrova

História

Born in Bulgaria, Ralitza lives and works between England, Bulgaria, and France. In early life, she studied Fine Art, and later Fiction Directing at the UK’s National Film and Television School. Her films have won acclaim at film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, and Toronto, as well as on numerous art platforms, including the Centre Pompidou, Paris. She was previously awarded the Prix UIP, Best European Short Film at the Berlin IFF, and nominated for an EFA. Her film 'By the Grace of God', which premiered at Cannes Film Festival, is currently on DVD release at the British Film Institute and Tate Modern. Ralitza is an alumna of Creative England’s Elevator Programme 2013, Le Groupe Ouest 2013, and TorinoFilmLab’s FrameWork 2013. Her debut feature ‘Godless’ has been awarded production support by Eurimage, Danish Film Institute, Bulgarian National Film Centre, TFL Framework 2013, Sarajevo Film Festival's CineLink 2015, and the Women in Film Finishing Fund, Los Angeles. In 2015, Ralitza Petrova founded Aporia Filmworks, a production company that aims to produce independent, uncompromising and relevant films.

Filmes

By the Grace of God
Writer
'By The Grace Of God' follows the tragic odyssey of Juergen, whose attempt to make contact with his imagined mother, the Queen of England, leads him to a sense of personal crisis, of aporia.
By the Grace of God
Director
'By The Grace Of God' follows the tragic odyssey of Juergen, whose attempt to make contact with his imagined mother, the Queen of England, leads him to a sense of personal crisis, of aporia.
GLORY
Tsanko Petrov encontrou uma grande quantia de dinheiro nos trilhos do trem, onde trabalha, e decidiu entregar tudo à polícia. Como recompensa, recebe um novo relógio de pulso, que logo para de funcionar. O problema é que Julia Staikova, chefe do departamento de relações públicas do Ministério dos Transportes, perdeu o antigo relógio de Petrov, fazendo com que ele inicie uma busca desenfreada pelo objeto.
Godless
Editor
A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash, and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void, and a growing fear of punishment.
Godless
Screenplay
A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash, and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void, and a growing fear of punishment.
Godless
Director
A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash, and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void, and a growing fear of punishment.
Better Nature
Director
An unhappy, antisocial employee is forced to practice love and gratitude during a corporate volunteering day.