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Summary
Maria Stanisheva (1980) is a Brooklyn-based director/producer/editor originally from Sofia, Bulgaria. An experienced producer of animated films, currently independent documentary filmmaker. Experience in all stages of film production.
Credits
4/14 – 5/14
Researcher – Bad Trip (Season 2)
TV — CMJ Productions Canada Details
4/14 – 5/14
2/14 – 3/14
Field Producer – INSIDE AND OUT: HAYATO ICHIHARA (Season 2)
TV — NHK Japan Details
2/14 – 3/14
NYFA Field Producer for the shoot: - casting participants to accompany Japanese Film Celebrity Ichihara in a blitz documentary course at the Film Academy in NYC - managing locations, shoots, classes, professors, assistants - working closely with Japanese film crew to ensure 2 episodes are shot in a week
6/13 – 7/13
Researcher (Vice News) – Burning Man of Bulgaria
Vice Media — TV — VICE Media
6/13 – 7/13
2/13 – 7/13
Producer (Director / Editor) – NYFA Documentary Department Alumni Stories
Digital — NYFA Details
2/13 – 7/13
Promotional web docu shorts showcasing alumni stories from the New York Film Academy's Documentary program.
5/13 – 6/13
Field Producer (NYC) – WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? A FILM ABOUT MAKING MUSIC
Film (Feature-length) — Mindpirates, Berlin Details
5/13 – 6/13
Featuring Brian Eno, Giorgio Moroder, Erykah Badu, Nile Rodgers, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Richie Hawtin, James Murphy - coordinating 2 shooting teams - preparing daily shooting schedule, last-minute changes due to celebrities - organizing verite-style production following a group of 20 upcoming musicians - contracts and permits - location shots of iconic NYC
12/12 – 1/13
Outreach Producer – Death Metal Angola
Film (Feature-length) — Cabula 6
12/12 – 1/13
1/11 – 12/12
Producer – Father
Film (Feature-length) — Compote Collective Details
1/11 – 12/12
A short animated documentary film featuring five parallel realities in which the impossible dialogue between a child and a father would take place. Selected in over 50 festivals, awarded 13 times including Best Short Film Award - Anim’est 2012, Audience Award - Banja Luka 2012 and Golden Dove - DOK Leipzig 2012.
3/12 – 10/12
Director (Producer / Editor) – Between Earth and Sky
Film (Feature-length) Details
3/12 – 10/12
A Native American family's struggle against cancer and cultural extinction takes an unexpected turn as money becomes more and more important (documentary short).
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Education
Class of '12
New York Film Academy
Documentary Filmmaking
Class of '03
Central European University, Budapest
MA Politics and Political Economy
Class of '02
Sofia University
BA Political Science
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