Biography
Kalina Ivanov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 1979, during the height of communism, she escaped with her parents and landed in New York. She graduated from NYU/TSOA Design Department with honors. Ivanov also has an MFA from NYU/TSOA Graduate Film School where she received a special award for her design and film work.
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. Ivanov most recently designed the upcoming film "The Boys In The Boat" directed by George Clooney, starring Joel Edgerton, Hadley Robinson and Callum Turner. This is the second period film Ivanov collaborated with director Clooney after "The Tender Bar" starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Lily…
