Official Competition
Competitions

Nina Roza

Geneviève Dulude-De-Celles
Talent présent •  Talent présent •  
Female Director 2026 104 min Canada, Bulgaria, Italy, Belgium
Book a ticket

Synopsis

A finely calibrated meditation on memory, art, and migration

Thirty years after leaving Bulgaria, Mihail–now a Montreal-based art curator who goes by Michel–is sent back by a collector to assess the work of Nina, an eight-year-old painter in the Bulgarian countryside whose work has become an online sensation. Meeting Nina reminds Mihail of his own daughter, who was the same age when they emigrated, forcing him to reckon with the cost of their departure and confront the ghosts of his past.

Nina Roza is a carefully-observed drama about the weight of the past and the pull of home. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ intimate character study of a man in self-imposed exile is anchored by Galin Stoev’s remarkable performance as Mihail, weaving art and memory into a poignant exploration of identity and belonging.

Cast/Avec

  •  Galin Stoev
  • Ekaterina Stanina
  • Sofia Stanina
  • Chiara Caselli
  • Michelle Tzontchev 

Screenplay

  • Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

Cinematographer

  • Alexandre Nour Desjardins

Sound

  • Corinne Dubien

Age classification

  • 16+

Screenings

Saturday 07 March 2026 20:45
Talent présent  •  
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French, Bulgarian, English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 1st Screening
Book a ticket
Sunday 08 March 2026 18:00
Talent présent  •  
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French, Bulgarian, English
Subtitles : English
Screening : 2nd Screening
Book a ticket
Wednesday 11 March 2026 16:00
Lieux : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
Audio : French, Bulgarian, English
Subtitles : English
Screening : Jury Screening
Book a ticket

Geneviève Dulude-De-Celles

Geneviève Dulude-De-Celles
Geneviève Dulude-De-Celles

Geneviève Dulude-De Celles is a Québécois filmmaker, producer, and writer. After studying cinema and filmmaking in Montreal, she came to critical attention with her short film The Cut (2014), which won the international short film prize at Sundance. Her feature-length fiction debut A Colony (2018), premiered at the Berlinale’s Generation section, where it won the Crystal Bear for Best Film. Nina Roza (2026) is her second feature-length fiction film.

More about the director

Filmography

  • Nina Roza 2026
  • Les jours (documentary) 2023
  • Fuck you Éric (short) 2018
See more films

More movies