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About Anastasia
Anastasia Starova is a Ukrainian writer and filmmaker based in Canada. She has been an active member of the film and media production community for over 10 years - studying, working, and creating internationally across fields such as broadcast & online journalism, film & tv production, and post-production. Her credits include Justin Lin’s "F9", Guillermo del Toro’s "The Shape of Water", and John Logan’s "Penny Dreadful" among others. She has also independently written, produced, and directed a number of short films and documentaries.
Currently, Anastasia is working on expanding her writing portfolio - she is developing a TV pilot, two feature screenplays, and working on a series of short stories. Anastasia is a member of the Producer's Guild of America, and she lives and works in Montreal. She holds a BA in Cinema Studies from the New Sorbonne University in Paris, and she studied film production at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and at the Sheridan College in Toronto.
Anastasia offers storytelling consulting with a specialty focus on Eastern European and Slavic cultures as well as character development. She also offers VFX consulting for independent and emerging filmmakers.
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Dreams (
2015 )
Film (short) (Drama and Romance) Director An unexpected encounter between two ex-lovers turns into a tensed situation when a third party comes into play -
Visitor (
2015 )
Film (short) by Anastasia Starova (Drama, Family and Sci-Fi) Director A lone farmer struggles to protect his young apprentice and their well established way of life when a woman from another planet crash-lands on their property -
Psychedelic Soldiers (
2015 )
Film (short) (Documentary) Camera and Electrical Department, Producer Since 2004, more Canadian & American soldiers have died from PTSD related suicide than actual combat. Can MDMA help save our veterans? -
S.A.M: Sentient Automaton Model (
2015 )
Film (short) (Comedy, Drama, Romance and Sci-Fi) Costume and Wardrobe Department A neurotic android has trouble expressing his newly realized romantic feelings for his human co-worker. His prospects are threatened when she gets an offer to work in another city, and a new emotionally savvy android asks her out. -
The Portrait (
2013 )
Film (short) (Drama) Director, Writer, Composer In a desperate attempt to draw her father's attention by painting, Erin, a lonely dreamer, looses inspiration, but finds love. But when felicity seems so close, Erin realizes that a line between reality and fantasy has blurred and her happiness might be as elusive as the portrait she's trying to finish. Written by Anastasia Starova
Awards
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Vladimir Kabelik Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking Award
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Panavision Canada Academic Achievement Award
(2015)
Education
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Sheridan College
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University of New Sorbonne
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FAMU
(2014-2015)
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