Maria Shevtsova

Vice President & Head of ORIGINALS

At just 23, Maria has already produced multiple festival-selected fiction and documentary short films, as well as music videos. Her debut documentary about modern day paganism in the UK, Witch, Reborn, enjoyed a successful festival circuit with screenings in more than 10 countries and prestigious selections such as Oscar-qualifying Santa Fe International Film Festival & BIFA Qualifying Sunrise Film Festival.

Maria currently has 4 short form projects on the festival circuit: Elegancia, an auteur meta-psychological fantasy reflection on her own experience as an elite child athlete; a short psychological thriller titled Paranoia starring Ella-Rae Smith and Ziggy Heath; Progeny, a folk horror made in co-production with Hungary; and Portrait of Remorse, a family drama starring Sean Delaney and Michael Elwyn.