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Mariia Ponomarova

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Filmography
  • Patronymic
    2026 — Hybrid documentary short film — 22 mins
  • Nice Ladies
    2024 — Feature documentary film — 92 mins
  • Three Windows on South West
    2023 — Experimental documentary short film — 8 mins
  • Good Boy
    2021 — Fiction short film — 15 mins
  • Family Hour
    2018 — Fiction short film — 13 mins
  • Ardea
    2016 — Fiction short film — 10 mins
  • May 9th
    2015 — Documentary short film — 8 mins
Awards
  • 2025 — Nominee
    Kinokolo Awards — Discovery of the Year. Nice Ladies
  • 2025 — Nominee
    NHK Japan Prize — Documentary Competition. Nice Ladies
  • 2024 — Winner
    Special Jury mention - Docudays UA — DOCU/Ukraine. Nice Ladies
  • 2020 — Winner
    Best Fiction Short Film - Silk Road IFF — Short Film Competition. Family Hour

Mariia Ponomarova is a film director, creative producer and film industry professional.

Mariia studied directing at Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema & Television in Ukraine, graduating in 2013. In 2016, she completed the Master of Film programme at the Netherlands Film Academy. Fiction and documentary films she worked on were screened at festivals such as DokLeipzig, IDFA, Sarajevo FF, Sheffield DocFest, Chicago IFF, Krakow FF, Go Short ISFF, DokuFest and more. Her debut feature documentary Nice Ladies had an international premiere at HotDocs and received a Special Mention at DocudaysUA IHRFF. Mariia is a member of the European Film Academy and a Senior Consultant at the Documentary Association of Europe.
Mariia’s new short hybrid documentary ‘Patronymic’ had its World Premiere at TIFF in September 2026.