ABOUT

Kalina Ivanov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. During the height of communism, she escaped with her parents and landed in New York.

Kalina's design philosophy is to immerse herself in the script, fully embody the characters and reveal their history through color, texture and architecture in a visually original way. 

Kalina has brought this originality as a production designer and visual consultant to twenty-three films and as a storyboard artist on over thirty projects.

In addition to her design work, Kalina has made the documentary "The Longest Shadow" which was part of The Human Rights Watch Film Festival and was screened on PBS/POV.

Kalina received her BFA from NYU/TSOA - Design Department and her MFA from NYU/TSOA - Film Department. She graduated with honors from both.