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
The Right Answer (hybrid) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, in development. A hybrid feature that explores the normalisation of high pressure for adults who, as teenagers, took part in intellectual TV quiz programs.
finished projects
Family Hour (fiction) - Directed by Mariia Ponomarova, 13 min, Ukraine/Netherlands, 2018; director and writer and executive 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.
Patronymic (short / hybrid / documentary) - Directed, written and executive produced by Mariia Ponomarova. Hybrid documentary short on name politics, a feminist approach to it and the father-daughter bond.
