Mariyana Lazarova

Mariyana Lazarova is a professor at the department of "Film studies and dramaturgy" at the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov" (NATFA) in Sofia, Bulgaria. She holds an LL.M. from "Kliment Ohridski" University, a Master of Film Arts from NATFA, and a PhD in Film Studies, Cinema and Television.

As a professor in Management in Screen Arts, she teaches specialized courses including "Copyright in audiovisual production" and "Management of producers' rights in digital distribution of audiovisual works."

She is the author of two books, including "The Centaur from Albion" (awarded the Bulgarian Film Academy prize for best book on film criticism, 2014) and "Copyright and Neighboring Rights in Audio vision" – a profound study of the national copyright regime of audiovisual works in the European legal frame.