Nina Roza

Nina Roza is a drama film written and directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles. 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 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.
The film will have its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2026, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. It will be theatrically released in Canada by Entract Films on April 24.

Cast

Galin Stoev as Mihail
Christian Bégin
Chiara Caselli
Sofia Stanina
Michelle Tzontchev
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. 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.

Release

The film is slated to premiere in competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival. It will go into commercial release in Canada on April 24.