Nina Roza is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles. It stars Galin Stoev as Mihail, a Bulgarian immigrant in Canada who works as an art curator, and must face his past when his employer (Christian Bégin) asks him to return to his home country for the first time in 30 years to investigate the veracity of a viral Internet video depicting a young Bulgarian art prodigy.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2026, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay. It was theatrically released in Canada by Entract Films on April 24.
It was also selected as Canada's submission for the Best International Feature Film award at the 99th Academy Awards.
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Cast
Galin Stoev as Mihail
Christian Bégin
Chiara Caselli
Sofia Stanina
Michelle Tzontchev as Rose/Roza
Mart Lachev
Nikolay Mutafchiev
Svetlana Yancheva
Raphaël Fournier
Sylvie Lemay
Alexia Roc
Maria-Radena Bozhkova
Production
A co-production of companies from Canada, Belgium, Bulgaria and Italy, the film was shot in 2024. It was screened as a work-in-progress in the First Look program at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in 2025, winning the Urban Post First Look Award and the Jannuzzi Smith Award.
Release
The film premiered in competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival.
Following its Canadian premiere on April 22 as the opening film of the 2026 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, it went into commercial release in Canada on April 24.
The film was selected as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards in 2027.