Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ema Konstantinova
Film & TV Director and Editor
E-mail: emabarss@yahoo.com Portfolio: https://www.youtube.com/user/emakonstantinova
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ema Konstantinova teaches film producing at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts “Kr.Sarafov” (NATFA) since 2018. Her professional interests focus primarily on documentary filmmaking. She takes different creative roles – of a director, writer, editor and producer. Since 2004 she has been working on over 50 documentary films in one or more of the above-mentioned capacities, as well as on over 15 TV shows that span a wide variety of genres and topics (e.g. education, history, current affairs, music and entertainment). Ema also created numerous music, commercial and social campaign videos, as well as videos for multimedia projects. Ema holds a BA degree in Film and TV Editing from NATFA (2004), MA in Film and TV Producing (2010), and a Doctoral degree in Film Arts (2018).
Selected Films
The Filantropists, 2023 – Writer, Director, Editor
Documentary series, 4 x 27′, produced by Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation (Bulgaria)
Life After Death, 2022 – Editing Consultant
Documentary, 71′, produced by Film Jam (Lithuania)
Exemplary Behaviour, 2019 – Editor
Documentary, 105′, produced by Era Film (Lithuania) in co-production with AGITPROP (Bulgaria) and CASABLANCA Film Production (Slovenia). Received awards and/or presented at:
- DOK Leipzig 2019 – Golden Dove Best Feature Documentary, Interreligious Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Prize;
- Special Mention at Documentary Film Festival in Ljubljana, 2020
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020
- Trieste Film Festival 2019
- Edinburgh Film Festival 2020
- Moscow International Film Festival 2021 (and more)
Palace for the People, 2018 – Editor
Documentary, 76′, produced by AGITPROP (Bulgaria) in co-production with Filmtank (Germany) and ICON Production (Romania). Received awards and/or presented at:
- Dok Buster Award at 2018 Dok Leipzig Film festival
- INPUT Brooklyn 2018
- Sofia IFF 2019 – Competition Programme
- Master of Art FF 2019 – Competition Programme
- Copenhagen Architecture Festival 2019
- Shanghai IFF 2019 (and more)
Sonya Yoncheva. Sempre libera, 2018 – Co-director, Editor
Documentary, 70′, produced by ARTO+, Bulgaria
Placido Domingo – The King of Opera, 2014 – Line producer, Director, Editor
Documentary, 45′, produced by Shortcut Productions, Bulgaria
Marina Abramovic – Superstar, 2013 – Co-writer, Director, Editor
Documentary, 23′, produced by Shortcut Productions, Bulgaria
The improvisations of Arabel Karajan, 2012 – Co-writer, Director, Editor
Documentary, 45′, produced by Shortcut Productions, Bulgaria
Elevation 42, 2011 – Director, Editor, Production Manager
Documentary, 62′, produced by Red Carpet, Bulgaria. Received awards and/or presented at:
- Best Alpine Film award in the Category “Mountain Experience” at the 10th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, Germany
- 15th International Sofia Film Festival, 2011
Frida – The Dancing Queen, 2010 – Director, Editor
Documentary, 45′, produced by Shortcut Productions, Bulgaria
Sylvie Vartan – Reflections, 2009 – Co-writer, Director, Editor
Documentary, 47′, produced by Shortcut Productions, Bulgaria
Video diary, Rough Cuts, 2008 – Writer, Director, Editor
Experimental documentary, 42′, A-I-R project for LabFactory, Vienna, Austria
Nutmeg, 2006 –Writer, Director, Editor
fiction, 24′, produced by Megline, Bulgaria. Received awards and/or presented at:
- Jamesson Short Film Award Nominee at the 10th International Sofia Film Festival, 2006
- Grant winner for student’s short film script – American Foundation for Bulgaria
- Competition programme at International Film Festival, Balchik, Bulgaria, 2006
- Warsaw International Film Festival, 2006
