Nina Dobrev Wins Best Director For ‘The One’

Nina Dobrev just won Best Director at the Mammoth Film Festival.

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She made her directorial debut with “The One.”

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In an Instagram post, she revealed that she was “incredibly humbled and honored to win.”

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“The whole festival circuit has been such an exciting experience!” she added.

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She thanked everyone for their “kind words of support for this first time film maker.”

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In an interview with Collider, Dobrev revealed that she always wanted to direct.

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She said she asked “The Vampire Diaries” creators for a chance to direct.

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“I was one of the only people that didn’t get to direct,” she noted.

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She added, “I knew that it was something I wanted to do, for a very long time.”

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