Zagreb Film Festival

Lyubima

  • Maya Vitkova-Kosev
  • Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden
  • 2023
  • 27'

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When 30-year-old artist Lyubima is left by her partner, she has to start over. But the sadness is still there, as big as an African elephant…

 

Subtitles: EN

Maya Vitkova-Kosev

Maya Vitkova-Kosev is a screenwriter, director and producer. She lives and works between Sofia and Barcelona. She was the executive producer on Kamen Kalev’s Eastern Plays (2008), which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. She directed and produced two short films written by Radu Jude: Stanka Goes Home (2010) and My Tired Father (2011). Her debut film Viktoria (2014) was the first Bulgarian film shown to appear in competition at Sundance and Rotterdam.

Lyubima

Director
Maya Vitkova-Kosev
Screenplay
Maya Vitkova-Kosev
Cast
Zhaklin Daskalova, Ivan Nikolov, Kalina Vitkova
DOP
Krum Rodriguez
Producer
Maya Vitkova, Anca Puiu, Jorgen Andersson

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