‏Mariana Cengel-Solcanská‏

Mariana Cengel Solcanska (b. 1978) was born in Nitra. She studied at the Charles University in Prague, and at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, earning a degree in Political Science and Cultural Studies. Since 2003, she is a student of the Film and Television Faculty at The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, in Bratislava, studying Film and TV Directing led by director Martin Sulik. She has directed several short student movies, including Silence, Mr. Levicky's Letter, Simije, Monstrance, and others. Her most recent mid-length movie Abels Black Dog, which was co-produced with the Czech TV, was premiered at the Bratislava International Film Festival in 2006.