About me

A London-based documentary filmmaker, production coordinator and programmer. As a filmmaker, I direct, produce and edit short documentaries, charity and corporate films and music videos. As a programmer, I've worked with New East Cinema, InShortFF and VR OpenAir, and my expertise includes Eastern European cinema, documentary and short films.

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• Hi all, I'm looking to connect with web developers who can build an interactive platform for a paid project.
• Looking for a spacious warehouse-y studio in/around London for a music video in early July. Does anyone have recommendations? :)
• Thank you to everyone who responded to my last call. I'm not looking for a 1st AC based in London for a studio shoot tomorrow

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Projects

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  Walls Remember: A Shorts CompilationShort films from Latvia, the Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kazakhstan consider the relationship between memory and space. In the past hugely challenging year, architecture has played a vital role in our lives, as so many of us were confined to homes. Some of us returned to the houses we grew up in, an act that solidifies the bond between our experiences and the spaces we inhabit. These five diverse, often very beautiful shorts, including dramas, a documentary and an anima
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  New East Cinema: TrailerOfficial Trailer for New East Cinema's On Demand programme.
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  THE FACES OF PROTESTSince 9 July, Bulgaria has been protesting against the systemic corruption and oligarchy in the government and the judiciary. These are some of the faces demanding change. Produced and edited by Teodosia Dobriyanova DoP Simona Kashova Runner Georgi Dobriyanov Special Thanks Lyudmila Georgieva, Lilia Nova, Teodora Aleksandrova, Victor-Asen Asenov, Riccardo Fusetti
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  DOCUMENTARY SHOWREEL | TEODOSIA DOB
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  13 WEEKS OF ISOLATIONAn observation of life in lockdown as the personal and political gradually intertwine. Compiled with contributions from people in isolation around the world.
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  Midweek, A Market in Sofiaa short observational portrait of a day in the life of the workers at Sofia's oldest market

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Projects credited in

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  Hammersmith & Fulham Safeguarding Report- Christopher & MikeOne of several short interview reports created for the Hammersmith and Fulham Council Safeguarding Report 2020. Created by Francesca Tesler & Theodosia Dobriyanova

Work history

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Production CoordinatorMediorite
Oct 2019London, United KingdomPart Time
ProgrammerNew East Cinema
Oct 2017London, United KingdomFreelance
Producing original content in the form of articles, interviews, and film reviews, as well as programme notes for upcoming events; Selecting relevant film content directly from the festival circuit; Collaborating with filmmakers, distributors, and exhibition venues to deliver new and exciting auteur-driven cinema from the New East region; Introducing films prior to their screenings and leading Q&As

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Skills

• Ceative Writing
• Adobe Premiere/photoshop/indesign
• Client/customer Interaction
• Organisational Skills
• Film Programming
• Video Editing
• Directing Film
• Film Production

Education

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MA Ethnographic and Documentary Filmmaking by PractiseUCL
Sep 2018 - Sep 2019London, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts Film StudiesKing's College London
Sep 2014 - Jul 2017London, United Kingdom
Specialising in Documentary Cinema, Film History, Italian Neorealism, World Cinema, Film and Architecture, New Media, and Film Theory. Dissertation Title: "Surrealism as a Tool of Ideological Subversion in Post-Stalinist Eastern European Cinemas" with case studies 'WR: Mysteries of the Organism' (Yugoslavia, Dir. Dusan Makavejev, 1971). 'Daisies' (Czechoslovakia, dir. Vera Chytilova, 1966), and 'The Attached Balloon' (Bulgaria, dir. Binka Zhelyazkova, 1967). Marked First Class. Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)

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