About

Ivelina Mineva was born in 1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2010 she graduated from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a Bachelor’s degree in Stage and Screen Design. Previously she finished a Professional School for Textile and Modern Design in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in Textiles, in 2003. In 2007 she began working as a Production designer, Costume designer, and Assistant costume designer for the cinema and theatre. In 2022 she received a nomination for the Best Production Designer for the film FEBRUARY at the National Festival of Bulgarian Cinema – Vasil Gendov SBFD Awards. In 2024, she won the award for the Best Production Designer for the feature film THE TRAP at the National Festival of Bulgarian Cinema – Vasil Gendov SBFD Awards. In 2025, she won the award for the best Production Designer for the feature film TRIUMPH at the National Festival of Bulgarian Cinema – Vasil Gendov SBFD Awards. She was awarded a Diploma for Special Achievements for the production designs of the films TRIUMPH, THE TRAP, and WEDDING, by the jury of the 42nd Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival in 2024.
Ivelina’s filmography as a production designer and costume designer includes:

Film productions – Production Designer:

MY FATHER’S SHOES – feature film, dir. Hristo Simeonov (in postproduction)

PARIS 18 – feature film, dir. Kitodar Todorov, Jonathan Heidelberger (in postproduction)

PLATEAU – feature film, dir. Ilian Metev (in postproduction)

MADE IN EU – 2025 feature film, fiction, co-production Bulgaria/Germany. Directed by Stephan Komandarev
2025 Award Тhe Best Feature Movie from the Golden Rose Film Festival
2025 Award the Best Actress from the Golden Rose Film Festival
2025 Award Youth Jury from the Golden Rose Film Festival

ETERNITY PACKAGE – 2024 feature film, dir. Magdelena Ilieva
Cottbus IFF 2024
Sofia IFF 2025 – Main Competition
PriFest IFF 2025 – Best Actor Award
Golden Rose FF 2025 – Best Actor Award and Best Debut Feature Award
Red Cross IFF 2025 – Audience Award
Bulgarian Film Academy 2025 – Best Film and Best Debut nominee
Selections at Girona IFF 2025, Burgas IFF 2025, Cinedays IFF 2025
Theatrical distribution in Italy, Bulgaria, Germany
TRIUMPH – 2025 feature film, dir. Kristina Grozeva and Petur Vulchanov

WEDDING – 2024 feature film, dir. Magdalena Ralcheva
2025 Award for best actress for Ralitca Stoyanova from The Golden Linden IFF
2025 Award for the best movie from Jaipur International Film Festival
2025 Award for best visual effects best from Jaipur International Film Festival

THE TRAP – 2024 feature film. Directed by Nadejda Koseva
2024 Award for the best director for Nadejda Koseva from the “Vasil Gendov” SBFD
2024 Award for the best male role for Alexander Trifonov from the SBFD “Vasil Gendov”
2024 Award for the best Production Designer for Ivelina Mineva from “Vasyl Gendov” SBFD

BLAGA’S LESSONS – 2023 feature film, fiction, co-production Bulgaria/Germany. Directed by Stephan Komandarev
Grand Prix Cristal Globe, Best Actress Award and Grand Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Karlovy Vary IFF 2023
Main TRT Award at Sarajevo CineLink Work in Progress 2022
FIPRESCI award – Motuvun/Cinehill FF 2023
Sarajevo IFF 2023 – In Focus program
Selections: Tirana IFF, PriFest IFF,Gijon IFF, Thessaloniki IFF – Balkan Survey, Cairo IFF – Panorama, Ljubljana IFF, Antalya IFF, Tbilisi IFF, Oostende FF, etc.

FEBRUARY –2020, feature film, co-production Bulgaria/ France, dir. Kamen Kalev
2020: Festival de Cannes, official selection
Tokyo IFF
Tallinn Black Nights

DOSE OF HAPPINESS – 2019, feature film，dir. Yana Titova
Best Debut Film Award at the Golden Rose Film Festival, Bulgaria 2020

IRINA – 2018, feature film， dir. Nadejda Koseva
2018: Fajr International Film Festival,Winner Silver Simorgh for Best Actress (Martina Apostolova)[2]
2018: Warsaw International Film Festival, Winner of the Ecumenical Jury Award, Winner of the Special Jury Award for Martina Apostolova (actor), Nominee for Grand Prix, In-Competition section, Poland
2018: Tirana International Film Festival, Winner of the Golden Owl Award for the Best Feature Film, Albania
2018: Minsk International Film Festival, Nominee for Grand Prix for the Best Film, Belarus
2018: Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival, Winner of the Award of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers for the Best Director. Winner of the Golden Rose Award for the Best First Feature, Winner of the Golden Rose Award for the Best Actress (Martina Apostolova), Nominee for Golden Rose Award for Best Feature film
2018: Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema, Winner of the Best Debut Film, Winner of the Award for Outstanding Actress (Martina Apostolova), Nominee for the Main Prize for Best Film

THE MOTORCYCLE – 2017, feature film， dir. Valentin Goshev

3/4 – 2017, feature film， dir. Ilian Metev
Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival
Golden Leopard 2017, Best Film Cineasti del presente – Locarno FF

RADIOGRAM – 2017, feature film，dir. Rouzie Hassanova
Prize of the Public at Sofia International Film Festival
Best Debut Film Award at the Golden Rose Film Festival, Bulgaria
Film productions – Costume Designer:
TRIUMPH – feature film, dir. Kristina Grozeva and Petur Vulchanov　(in postproduction)

FEBRUARY – 2020, feature film，dir. Kamen Kalev
2020: Festival de Cannes, official selection
Tokyo IFF
Tallinn Black Nights

BERLIN ESCAPERS – 2020, feature documentary film, co-production Bulgaria/Germany, dir. Jean Bergeron
FATHER – 2019, feature film, dir. Kristina Grozeva and Petar Vulchanov
2019: Crystal globe Karlovy Vary FF
2020: Trieste Film Festival – The Best Feature Film
2021: The Bulgarian Oscar nomination – The Best International Feature
RADIOGRAM – 2017, feature film, dir. Rouzie Hassanova
Prize of the Public at Sofia International Film Festival
Best Debut Film Award at the Golden Rose Film Festival, Bulgaria
Film productions – Art Director:
TOUCH ME NOT 2018, feature film, co-production Romania/Bulgaria, dir. Adina Pintilie
– Golden Bear 2018 at Berlinale

GRUDGE III  2009, feature film, dir. Toby Wilkins

Film productions – Decorator, Art Coordinator, Props on set, Painter, Assistant Costume Designer:
Section Zero – 2016, dir. Karina Kostadinova
Getaway – 2012, dir. Courtney Solomon
El Gringo – 2012, dir. Eduardo Rodriguez
The Legend of Boogeyman – 2010, dir. Jeffery Scott Lando
Lake Placid III – 2010, dir. Griff Furst
Forced Landing – 2009, dir. Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva
Crusades – 2009, dir. Lorenzo Sena
Lightining Strikes – 2009, dir. Gary Jones
Termination Shock – 2009, dir. Mat King
Hammer of the Gods – 2009, dir. Todor Chapkanov
The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake – 2009, dir. David Flores 
Rock Monster – 2008, dir. Declan O’Brien
Short films – Production Designer and Costume Designer:
А date – 2023, dir. Veselin Boidev
Family – 2021, dir. Stefani Doychinova
Holiday – 2020, dir. Antonia Milcheva
Golden Rose Award for Best short film at 38th Golden Rose Feature Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2022
Bread – 2019, dir. Dimitar Kutmanov
Nina – 2019, dir. Hristo Simeonov
Golden Rose Award for Best short film at 35th Golden Rose Feature Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2019
Grand Prix – Hans Chistian Andersen Award – OFF-Odense International Film Festival
Unknown – 2018, dir. Kameliya Petrova
Dimo’s forest – 2018, dir. Hristo Simeonov
Golden Rose Award for Best short film at 34th Golden Rose Feature Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2018
Marriage – 2018, dir. Slava Doytcheva
Hole (Also known as Money for a Funeral) – 2017, dir. Jonathan Heidelberger and Magdelena Ilieva
Golden Rose Special Jury Mention for “a tenderly told story with thrillingly built characters” for Best short film at 33rd Golden Rose Feature Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2017
Best Short nominee at Oscar-qualifying Edmonton IFF, Canada, 2016
Jury Prize nominee at Festival Européen du Film Court de Nice
Grand Prix nominee at One Country One Film – Clermont-Ferrand, France 2018
Grand Prix nominee Balkan Food Film Festival – Podgorevac, Albania
Best Film nominee at Balkan Beyond Borders International Short Film Festival – Novi Sad, Serbia
Special screening at Tirana International Film Festival – Albania
Rules – 2016, dir. Yassen Gendiev 
Old Man and the Sea – 2016, dir. Nadejda Koseva
The Son – 2015, dir. Hristo Simeonov
- Main Short Film Award at 26th Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema,Germany, 2016
- Golden Rose Award for Best short film at 33th Golden Rose Feature Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2017
- Best short film at Bulgarian Film Academy, 2016
- Bronze Knight Аward at 25th Golden Knight, Rusia, 2016
- Best Short Film Award at Burgas international Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2016
- Best Film and Best Director at 11th Lecce Film Fest – Cinema Invisible, Italy, 2016
She, Who Is Waiving from the Train – 2015, dir. Kameliya P. Petrova
Goodbye – 2014, dir. Eddy Schwartz
Awarded Best Live Action Short at 31st Warsaw Film Festival, 2015
Awarded Special mention at InThe Palace Film Festival 2015, Sofia;
My Mom is Calling – 2014, dir. Deyan Bararev
One Day from the Life of the artist Christov – 2014, dir. Milko Jovchev
Midnight Breakfast – 2011, dir. Georgi Groshkov
The Embassy of Peace – 2011, dir. Petra Georgieva
Victor – 2011, dir. Georgi Groshkov
What Are You Doing Here 2010, dir. Petra Georgieva
One Little Dream 2010, dir. Georgi Groshkov
Story with Cake 2010, dir. Milko Jovchev
Jump 2010, dir. Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva
Best Short Film by the Bulgarian Film Academy (shared with “The Parraffin Prince”) 2013
Excellence Award for Best Picture at Busan International Short Film Festival 2013
Grand Prix at Brussels Short Film Festival 2013
Audience Award at Sofia International Film festival – Burgas 2013
Special Mention by the Jury at “Golden Rose” Film Festival – Varna 2012
Special Mention by the Jury at Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier 2013
Nominated for the European Film Awards 2013

TV productions – Production Designer and Costume Designer:
The island of blue birds – 2019, dir. Petur Vulchanov and Kristina Grozeva – TV mini series for Bulgarian National Television