Tanya Chuturkova
Directing
Biography
Tanya Chuturkova is a Creative Producer and Filmmaker with experience in television and film. She produces and directs variety TV shows, commercials, corporate videos, non-scripted TV series and live events for TV broadcast, as well as all types of creative video content. Tanya has written, produced and directed eight short fiction films and has directed her debut documentary feature film - Chocolat Road. She has specialized as an Assistant Director and Production Manager on the sets of commercials, over 20 films, including the feature films "Kidney and Apple" and "Levski", as well as the Food Network reality game shows "Cooks vs Cons" and "Bakers vs Fakers." Tanya also has a background as an editor with credits on numerous award-winning variety shows and commercials. Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Tanya is based in New York City, where since 2012 she works with Digital Art Video in developing diverse types of audiovisual projects.
Known For
Often we compare our lives to the posts we see on social media without knowing what someone is going through. Beautiful Catastrophe explores the life and psyche of Heidi, a 30 something year old woman living in New York, who is struggling with a breakup from now her ex-fiancee Mark, a recent miscarriage, substance abuse and the lasting impact of a difficult childhood. On social media, Heidi only showcases a perfect image of herself causing her many followers to envy her. However as Heidi looks for happiness while trying to overcome her struggles, we realize things are not always as they appear.
Beautiful Catastrophe
Three renowned chocolatiers - Maribel Lieberman, Susumu Koyama and Mikkel Friis-Holm - take us through the process of craft chocolate-making all the way from the tree to the final chocolate piece. On their journey, each of them finds how important it is to know the roots of their primer material - the cacao bean, and how they can highly impact the lives of the people involved in the chocolate production chain
Chocolate Road
Through the Modern Looking Glass showcases the different forms and causes of depression. Online these characters look like they have it all, but in reality they're struggling with issues of their own. Things are not always what they seem..