Festivals, press, awards, certificates

PRESS

Marc Cain (article): Edition The Melodic Woman - Katherina Hristova

Variety (article): Conversations with Katherina Hristova

bTV Live (Bulgarian TV live interview): Българи зад граница: Българка композира филмова музика в Холивуд (transl. "Bulgarians Abroad: A Bulgarian woman is composing film music in Hollywood")

Süddeutsche Zeitung (article): Filmkomponistin Katherina Hristova: eine Münchnerin in Hollywood (transl. "Film composer Katherina Hristova: a Munich woman in Hollywood")

No film school (article): Translating Story into Sound: Lessons From a Modern Film Composer

Girl talk hq (article): From Germany To Hollywood – International Composer Katherina Hristova Reaches For Stardom

Deutsche Welle (article): Катерина Христова: напред в Холивуд с България в душата (transl. "Katherina Hristova: forward to Hollywood with Bulgaria in her soul")

AWFC (article): A Q&A with Composer Katherina Hristova

The Night Temple: Spotlight on Katherina Hristova

SELECTED FESTIVALS AND INSTALLATIONS

 Win “Best Soundtrack” – New World Film Festival 2026 (La Lucha )
Official Selection at Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2025 (The Dreaming World)
Nomination “Best Animation”  at Sustain Film Festival 2026 (The Dreaming World)
Official Selection at Tricky Women Animation Festival 2026 (The Dreaming World)
Installation: The Only Way Is Through at The Center for Art Design and Visual Culture at UMBC 2025 (The Dreaming World)
Installation and screening: Spark! Industrial Afterglow, Peale Museum Baltimore 2025 (The Dreaming World)
Official Selection Bio Film Festival 2026 (The Dreaming World)
Semi-Finalist at Drawtastic “Golden Pencil Award” 2025 (The Woodland Book Nook)
Winner at Los Angeles Animation Festival 2025 (The Woodland Book Nook)
Official Selection at KIDS FIRST! Film Festival 2025 (The Woodland Book Nook)
Semi-Finalist at Serbest International Film Festival 2025 (Stark’s Redemption)

AWARDS

Grand Prix 2025 European Classical Music Awards  –  Film Composer of the Year
Grand Prix 2025 European Classical Music Awards  –  Annual Gold Prize (The Dreaming World)
European Classical Music Awards – Platinum Prize (Stark’s Redemption)
European Classical Music Awards – Platinum Prize (The Dreaming World)
European Classical Music Award – Special Prize (As the Composer/Player who achieved the highest score to represent Los Angeles, US) 
Global Best Creative Awards – Diamond Prize Best Music of the Screen (The Woodland Book Nook)
Global Genius Competition – Gold Prize (Maleficent)
Golden Prestige International Music Competition – Absolute First Prize (The Woodland Book Nook)
Golden Prestige International Music Competition – Absolute First Prize (Stark’s Redemption)
World Artistry Award – Gold Prize (Maleficent)
Expose 24 Flaxman Film Theatre – Best Sound Design (Paranormal Phenomenon – The Investigators”)

CERTIFICATES

The GEMS Christopher Young Film Scoring Program Certificate
The GEMS Pete Anthony Orchestration Program Certificate
Hollywood Music Workshop – Composing for Drama, Movie & TV Series by John Lunn Certificate