拉莉察·佩特罗娃（Ralitza Petrova），Ralitza Petrova, born 1976, studied film and video art at the University of the Arts London and fiction directing at the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS). Her short films have earned wide acclaim at Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, and Toronto. In 2016, her debut feature Godless premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard for Best Film, followed by 27 further awards, including a nomination for European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI (2017) from the European Film Academy. Her sophomore feature, Lust, will premiere at the 76th Berlinale Forum.