
Person
Mario Krastev
Directing · Born 2002-08-07 · Sofia, Bulgaria
Biography
Mario Krastev is a Bulgarian director, assistant director, producer, and performer with over 18 years of experience across stage and screen. Since 2024, Krastev has been pursuing an MA in Film Arts at RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, trained under directors Fabio Mollo and Sergio Basso, and producer Livia Barbieri. In 2025, he trained at Nu Boyana Film Studios, where he served as 3rd Assistant Director on the international feature 'Samodiva' (Film Forge Media, dir. Giles Alderson) and on commercial productions for B2Y Productions. He has since worked across independent international film sets as a director and as 1st and 2nd Assistant Director, while developing original projects as a writer, director, and executive producer through his production company, Cineternity Motion Pictures. His work has been recognized at film festivals, and in 2025, he served as a jury member for the RAI Cinema Award at Alice nella Città. As a performer, Krastev has portrayed leading roles at the Sofia National Opera and Ballet, including productions of Boris Godunov (Feodor), Les Misérables (Marius), and Borsilav, as well as a super at the Dutch National Opera. On screen, he has appeared in commercials and television series for international platforms.
Known for

IL VIAGGIO
Director

Vangeliya
Dimitri

SOLO
Director

La finestra
Director

SHOOT ME
Director of Photography

Souper
First Assistant Director

Circles
Director

Why Me?
Director

Sure as Eggs Is Eggs
Director

Boris Godunov - SOFIA OPERA AND BALLET
Feodor
Filmography
- 2025SouperFirst Assistant Director
- 2014Boris Godunov - SOFIA OPERA AND BALLETFeodor
- 2013VangeliyaDimitri
- —SOLODirector
- —IL VIAGGIODirector
- —Why Me?Director
- —Where Time Stands StillDirector
- —SamodivaAssistant Director Trainee
- —SHOOT MEDirector of Photography
- —CirclesDirector
- —La finestraDirector
- —Sure as Eggs Is EggsDirector
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