About
Mariia Ponomarova is a Ukrainian film director & creative producer based in the Netherlands. She studied at Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema & Television and the Netherlands Film Academy. Mariia's fiction and documentary films were selected at DokLeipzig, IDFA, Sarajevo FF, NFF, Sheffield DocFest and more, including her feature documentary Nice Ladies having its International premiere at HotDocs in 2024. Mariia is a member of the European Film Academy and a Senior Consultant at DAE.
projects in progress
Patronymic (hybrid / short) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, in late development; director and writer and executive producer. Premiere planned for 2025. Hybrid short on name politics and the father-daughter bond.
Voiceover (documentary) - Directed by Yura Katynskyi, in early development; creative producer. Premiere planned for 2026. Music documentary about the possession and loss of voice in times of war.
The Right Answer (fiction) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, in development; director and co-screenwriter. Premiere planned for 2028. Fiction feature about an overworked adult woman, who once was a gifted child.
finished projects
Family Hour (fiction) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, 13 min, Ukraine/Netherlands, 2018; director and writer and executive producer.
Diaper Cake (fiction) - Directed by Anastasiia Babenko, 17 min, Ukraine, 2021; creative producer.
Fragile Memory (documentary) - Directed by Igor Ivanko, 85 min, Ukraine/Slovakia, 2022; creative producer and co-writer.
Three Windows on South West (documentary) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, 8 min, Netherlands/Ukraine, 2023; director and editor and producer.
Nice Ladies (documentary) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, 92 min, Netherlands/Ukraine, 2024; director and executive producer.
News
Producer Mariia Ponomarova updated promo video - 27.11.2024
new project / The Right Answer / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Voiceover / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Patronymic / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Nice Ladies / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Three Windows on South West / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Fragile Memory / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Diaper Cake / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
new project / Family Hour / Mariia Ponomarova / New project has been added - 17.10.2024
Production company
Name: Mariia Ponomarova
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Contact number: +31 644 402 401
E-mail address: mariia@ponomarova.com
Website: www.ponomarova.com
