Jona Pelovska has studied Fine Arts in Sofia School of Fine Arts, Bulgaria, Literature in The University of Sofia and Film Production in Concordia University, Montreal where she completed her MFA degree in 2001. She is a member of the Canadian Authors Association.
    Her experience ranges across the field of film production, including work as writer, background artist, director and editor.
    As writer/director she has two completed experimental shorts, The Revenge of the Butterflies (1993/2002) and Gold (1994/2002) which have been broadcast on MSAT (Bulgarian national TV channel) and screeneed in renowned international art venues such as Galapagos Art Space, New York, Art Gallery Observatoire 4, Montreal, etc. Her original work has received financial support from Concordia University and Canada Council for The Arts.
    Jona Pelovska has been documenting the life of Montreal Artist Brut Papa Palmerino for a mixed-media film in progress, The Museum of Papa Palmerino. In 2001 she completed a feature-length script, called Malinka and Other True Stories, currently in development and co-produced by Bulfilm, Bulgaria.
    Her experience in animation includes background development for the cult feature Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 (Cine Groupe/Fox), on the children’s feature The Lion of Oz (Cine Groupe/Fox), the TV series The Boy (Tooncan), etc.
    From 1998 to 2000, Jona Pelovska has worked as teaching assistant in Writing for Film at Concordia University. She has subsequently led classes as guest lecturer in Writing for Film and Film Production at Concordia University and in New Bulgarian University. More...