Viktoria
Viktoria
Viktoria was born without an umbilical cord. Her mother, who wanted to abort her at any price, was unable to flee to the West due to her having been pregnant, and thus this unusual child was chosen by Communist Bulgaria's head of state Todor Zhivkov to be a kind of socialist godchild. Maya Vitkova deconstructs the periods both during and after communism, dealing with issues such as conformation, resistance, inner emigration and dogmatism, none of which vanish over night with the introduction of a new socio-economic system.
DCP | Farbe / colour
Maya Vitkova
Krum Rodriguez
Kamen Atanasov
Rin Yamamura
Kaloyan Dimitrov
Irmena Chichikova, Daria Vitkova, Kalina Vitkova, Mariana Krumova, Dimo Dimov
Mandragora
Viktoria Films
2, Tzar Ivan Asen II Str.
Tzarevetz Building, Fl.2
Sofia
Bulgaria
mayvitkovitz@yahoo.com
www.viktoriafilms.jimdo.com
Maya Vitkova - – born 1978 in Sofia. In 2009 she produced IZTOTSCHNI PIESE / EASTERN PLAYS, Bulgaria's submission for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, which was also nominated for the Camera d’Or. In 2009 she founded the production company Viktoria Films. VIKTORIA is her directional feature-length film debut.
MAIKI I DUSHCHERI / MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS (2006, doc)
STANKA SE PRIBIRA VKASHTI / STANKA GOES HOME (2010, short)
MOYAT UMOREN BASHTA / MY TIRED FATHER (2011, short)