Nina Roza

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Screenplay byGeneviève Dulude-De Celles
Produced by
Starring
Nina Roza
Directed byGeneviève Dulude-De Celles
Screenplay byGeneviève Dulude-De Celles
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlexandre Nour Desjardins
Edited byDamien Keyeux
Production
companies
  • Colonelle Films
  • Ginger Light
  • Premier Studio
  • Echo Bravo
  • UMI Films
Distributed by
  • Entract Films (Canada)
Release dates
  • February 16, 2026 (2026-02-16) (Berlinale)
  • April 22, 2026 (2026-04-22) (Canada)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Bulgarian

Nina Roza is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles.[1] It stars Galin Stoev as Mihail, a Bulgarian immigrant in Canada who works as an art curator, and must face his past when his employer (Christian Bégin) asks him to return to his home country for the first time in 30 years to investigate the veracity of a viral Internet video depicting a young Bulgarian art prodigy.[2]

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2026,[1] where it was nominated for the Golden Bear and won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.[3] It will be theatrically released in Canada by Entract Films on April 24.[4]

Cast and crew at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival
  • Galin Stoev as Mihail
  • Christian Bégin
  • Chiara Caselli
  • Sofia Stanina
  • Michelle Tzontchev as Rose/Roza
  • Mart Lachev
  • Nikolay Mutafchiev
  • Svetlana Yancheva
  • Raphaël Fournier
  • Sylvie Lemay
  • Alexia Roc
  • Maria-Radena Bozhkova

Production

A co-production of companies from Canada, Belgium, Bulgaria and Italy, the film was shot in 2024.[5] It was screened as a work-in-progress in the First Look program at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in 2025, winning the Urban Post First Look Award and the Jannuzzi Smith Award.[6]

Release

References

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