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Adela Peeva graduated in Film and TV Directing at the Academy of Theater, Cinema and TV in Belgrade. From 1973 till 1990 she worked at the Documentary Film Studio in Sofia. She is the author of more than 50 documentaries and the feature film The Neighbor. Since 1991 she has been an independent producer. Among her films are the prohibited Mothers (1983) and In the Name of Sport (1983), as well as the award winning The Unwanted (1999), Whose is this song? (2003).- Actress
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Andriana Andreeva Marinova was born on May 28, 1939 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1962 in the class of Professor Georgi Kosov. She debuted in the role of Viola in "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare in Vidin Drama Theater. From 1964 to 1992 she has played on the stage of the National Theatre. She has worked with such directors as Krusty Mirski, Encho Halatchev Mladen Kisselov, Krikor Azaryan, Boris Zahava, Clifford Williams, Arsa Jovanovic and others. Since 1992 she is an artistic director of the Coffee Theatre in Grand Hotel "Sofia". Her roles: Totka in "Tattoo" by Georgi Karaslavov; Viola in "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare; Shura in "Egor Bulichov and Others" by Gorky and others. She starred in the Bulgarian movies and TV series "Village". She has taken part in dubbing movies. Her awards: Best Actress at the Festival of Coffee theaters in the country, 1982; Honored artist, 1984. She speaks French.- Adriana Vladimirova Dunavska is Bulgarian competitor in rhythmic gymnastics . She is the first Bulgarian Olympic medalist in rhythmic gymnastics and one of the so-called " The golden girls " of Neshka Robeva. She was born in the city of Sofia on April 21, 1969. In 1988 Seoul Olympics rhythmic gymnastics was first included in the Olympic program. With the debut of Olympic Adriana won a silver medal in fighting Marina Lobach and Alexandra Timoshenko (both from the USSR ). Adriana has a twin sister - Kameliya , which is also a gymnast. At the beginning she engaged in artistic gymnastics under the guidance of coach Borislava Kyutchukova in Central Sport Club of Army (Sofia), then with Svetla Koltchevska. In the national team she trained under the guidance of Neshka Robeva . Despite a fractured in right foot she participated in 1987 World Championships in Varna. In June 2007 she was appointed head coach of the national rhythmic gymnastics ensemble. In 2006, she was invited by France to take over their national team, but because of their commitment to our team she returned to Bulgaria after the Beijing Olympics. In 2008, she leaved the Bulgarian national team and became head coach of the French national team - individually and in ensemble. Under her leadership team noted a sharp rise, while retaining the spirit of the French gymnastics, but is enriched with many complex elements typical for leading schools, one of which is Bulgarian. Adriana Dunavska took part in the film "AkaDaMuS'(1988), directed by Georgi Djulgerov.
- Albena Georgieva was born in Vidin, Bulgaria. She graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Margarita Mladenova and Professor Ivan Dobchev in 1994. She studies together with actors Snezhina Petrova, Tzvetan Aleksiev and writer Georgi Tenev. She is an actress of the troupe of Experimental Theater, named Theater Workshop "Sfumato", guiding by Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev. Albena Georgieva has played some very important roles, such as Julie in "Julie, Jean and Cristin", based on the play "Miss Julie" by Strindberg; Mother in the "Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams. She has participated in some Bulgarian movies. Albena Georgieva is teaching in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Writer
Aleksandr Morfov was born on November 9, 1960, in Yambol, Bulgaria. He is a Bulgarian theater and cinema director. Morfov's father was an officer, and his mother was a teacher in Russian language and literature, music, and also a conductor of a folklore choir in Sliven. After Morfov graduated from the Mathematical high school he attended lectures for two years in the Technical University in Varna. Morfov's theater career began in student's years, when he participated as an assistant stage director in Stoyan Alexiev's theater company. After quitting university he began working in the Sliven Theater as a stage worker and later light manager. In 1984 he was enrolled in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art in Sofia. He graduated from the Academy with a double major in stage directing for drama and puppet theater (1990) in the class of Julia Ognyanova and cinema directing (1994) in the class of Georgi Djulgerov. His earliest works on a professional stage are in the Rhodope Drama Theater, where he was the author and director of the satire "Political cabaret" (1990). He was invited to work at the Little City Theatre "Off the Channel" where he staged "Pere Ubu" by Alfred Jarry (1991), followed by "The Tempest" (1992) and "Hamlet" by Shakespeare in the "La Strada" Theater. From 1994 to 2000 he has been occupying the position Chief director at the "Ivan Vazov" National Theatre of Bulgaria. Morfov's first shows at the National Theatre were his original version of "Don Quixote" by Cervantes and a revised version of "The Tempest". These two performances gave start to a whole new process of attracting young and modern-thinking audience to the theater. With his next production "Midsummer night's Dream" by Shakespeare, Alexander Morfov became one of the most popular theater directors in Bulgaria. His original version of "The Decameron, or Passion and Blood" after Boccaccio, also bears the traits of his stylistics. "The Lower Depths" by Maxim Gorky is Morfov's way of sharply stating his civil opinion without betraying his typical theatricality. "Exiles" (2004), after a novel by Ivan Vazov, the national poet and writer, is the logical continuation to the latter. Among others, his productions on the leading stage in the country include: "Night of Miracles" after Beckett, Mrozek and Ionesco; "Don Juan" by Moliere; "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Life Is Beautiful" after Nikolai Erdman's "The Suicide". In 2000 he was appointed Managing and Artistic director of the "Ivan Vazov" National Theater. He was dismissed from this position following a major conflict with the Ministry of Culture in Bulgaria. All of his productions were taken off the theater's repertory. Since 2001 he has been successfully working in Russia. His first show "The Tempest" in the "Komissarzhevskaya" Theatre was a landmark event in St. Petersburg's theater life and was honored with Russia's most prestigious award in the field of theater "The Golden Mask". After that he was invited in Moscow, in the Theater of the famous Russian actor Alexander Kalyagin, "Et cetera", where he staged "Don Quixote" and "Pere Ubu" with Kalyagin in the leading role. Both productions were nominated for "The Golden Mask" and Alexander Kalyagin received the award for "Best Performance" for the role of Father Ubu. Between 2003 and 2006 he was appointed Chief stage director in the "Komissarzhevskaya" theatre in St. Petersburg where he staged five productions and received the premium "Golden Soffit" for "Don Juan" by Moliere and was again nominated for "The Golden Mask". His productions "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" with Alexandr Abdulov and "The Visit of the Old Lady" with Maria Mironova in "Lenkom" Theater also proved to be significant events in Moscow's theatre life. Morfov has received more than twenty national and international theater awards. In 2005 he worked in the USA with Mikhail Baryshnikov on the theater project "Doctor and Patient" by Rezo Gabriadze. In 2006 he returned to the National Theatre of Bulgaria as a Chief stage director. Morfov's shows were presented at international theater festivals in Vienna, Casablanca, Kiev, Torun, Ohrid, Belgrade, Wroclaw, Hamburg. He has numerous successful projects in Europe - France, Sweden, Macedonia, Romania, Latvia, and in Israel. He was working at the "Ion Luca Caragiale" National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania, staging "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Morfov is also a cinema director and scriptwriter. He is as successful as a cinema actor with roles in "Ivan and Alexandra", "Friends of Emily", "The Last Sunday", "The Goat Horn", "The Love Summer of a Schlep", "Travel to Jerusalem" and others. He is married to the actress Reni Vrangova with whom he has two daughters - Neda and Sara.- Aleksandra Surchadzhieva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. She began to work in youth music show "Melo TV Mania" on Bulgarian National Television. She graduated in "acting" at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 2006 in the class of Professor Zdravko Mitkov. On September 1, 2006 she was appointed to the state of Bulgarian Army's Theater. She has played in various plays as such: "Shears - killer", "The trial of Don Juan," "The Seagull" and others. She has participated in several movies. For the film "Seamstresses" she was nominated for the Best Actress Award. Her mother is the actress Pepa Nikolova and her father is the actor Iossif Surchadzhiev.
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Alexander Brzitzov was born on March 6, 1943 in Sofia. He graduated from the Art Academy in Sofia in 1971. His first attempts as a composer are in 60th of the 20th century. Then he wrote orchestral pieces. In 2001 he was appointed for a director of Bulgarian National Radio. He created hits for Lili Ivanova, Kamelia Todorova, Orlin Goranov, Nelly Milanova, Margarita Hranova and many others Bulgarian singers. Alexander Brzitzov has written music for more than 80 animated, feature films and TV movies, over 150 songs and orchestral pieces. There are over 400 arrangements, and numerous issued albums. He won numerous awards at home and abroad. He died on March 29, 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Alexander Doynov was born on January 12, 1955 in Sofia. He graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1982 in the class of Professor Nikolay Lyutskanov and his assistant Margarita Mladenova. Between 1982 and 1984 he worked in the Drama Theatre "Apostle Karamitev" in Dimitrovgrad . In the period 1991-1994 year he was the Chief Manager of that theater. Since 1998 - 2001 years he was a Deputy Chief Manager of the Theatre "Bulgarian army". Since 2001 he is an actor in the troupe. He played more than 30 roles in the theater, including: Seba in "Playing the Victim"by Brothers Presnyakovi, directed by Diana Dobreva; Vosmibratov in " Shoot the Artist "by A. N. Ostrovsky, directed by Nicolas Lambrev - Mihajlovski; XX in " Emigrants"by Slawomir Mrozhek, directed by Diana Dobreva; Jerry the Fog in "Swashbuckling Opera" by John Gay, directed by Nicolas Lambrev - Mihajlovski; Bozhidara Jones and Helen in "Traveled Ulysses "- performance by Teddy Moskov; Percy Rendell in "Last order "by Priestley, directed by Nadia Assenova; Styopa in" The Fourth sister ", directed by Krikor Azaryan, Dogberry in "Much ado about nothing", directed by Krassimir Spasov; Ajax in "War and Fornication", directed by Krikor Azaryan; Mace in "Powder Keg", directed by Krikor Azaryan, Beqo in "Dirty words", directed by Svetoslav Ovtcharov; Cyrano in "Rustam", directed by Svetoslav Ovtcharov, Winnie in "Zinc Century" - directed by Georgi Djulgerov; All roles in "Sex, drugs, rock and roll", directed by Ivaylo Hristov, Mad in "Accidental death ...", directed by Ivailo Hristov; Johnsen in "The Fall of Icarus", directed by Ivan Dobchev. He has played more than 20 roles in cinema.
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- Actor
Alexander Dyakov is a Bulgarian painter and actor. He graduated in "sculpture" the Art Academy "Nikolay Pavlovich" in Sofia, Bulgaria (1958). He received the Order "Cyril and Methodius" (1982).and the title of "honorary citizen of Sofia". Octogenarian sculptor is an emblematic figure in Bulgarian cultural history.He has told legends that have become urban folklore. Not surprisingly Rangel Vulchanov invited him to play the lead role of the sculptor in the film "With Love and Tenderness." Dyakov's works are like himself, from durable material and radiating tenderness. In Cinema Center still is standing 7 meters iron plastic. Alex is also a painter of eight films, among them "Wolf", "Memory of Twin", "Death Rabbit," "Father of the Egg." He was a boxer and in 1952 became a national champion.- Producer
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Alexander Metodiev is born in 1952, in Sofia, Bulgaria. He starts his movie career quite early, in 1969 when he is seventeen years old. He spends his first years in Bulgarian Studio for Feature Movies as a stunt player. He mainly does horse stunts. During that time he has the opportunity to double the main actress from the hit Bulgarian movie "The Goat Horn". In 1978 he gets married to his wife Yuliana Metodieva back than a teacher in literature and now the main editor of "Objective", the official magazine of Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. In 78' Metodiev becomes shooting manager and then line producer. Those are the years of production of some very famous Bulgarian TV series like "Captain Petko Vojvoda", "Home for Our Children" and "We Know the Day by Morning". In 1987, though in his thirties and already with two kids, he enrolls in the University for National and Global Economy where his major is Labor Organization and Economics. From 1987 to 1990 he works at the Creative Fund of Bulgarian Movie Makers. His positions there are: associate manager, deputy manager and manager of the Fund. In 1991, two years after the fall of communist regime in Bulgaria is founded the film producing company Radio Vision +. From 1996 to 2000 backed up by his knowledge and experience in film making Alexander Metodiev starts teaching in the recently opened New Bulgarian University. During the same years, till 2001, he is also a serious participant in business development of Boyana Film Studios at that time as manager of the film production department. Although hard for Bulgaria, the years between the end of 20th and the beginning of 21st century are the best for Alexander Metodiev as executive producer of many Italian movies shot in Bulgaria and as a supporter in the efforts for development of Bulgarian post-communist cinema. Between 2001 and 2008 the company Radio Vision + realizes some of its biggest projects and co-productions. Among them are the Italian movie "Weapon Craft", the American movie "Spartacus", the Russian mega production "Turkish Gambit" and the three quite successful Bulgarian features "The Black Swallow", "Fly by Rossinant" and "A Farewell to Hemingway". The figure and activities of Alexander Metodiev have huge impact on Bulgarian film industry which though humble and in long transitional period has the chance to cooperate with great world names like Ermano Olmi, Michael Kakoyanis and Djanik Fayziev.- Writer
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- Art Department
Alexander Tomov was born on 3 July 1944 in Sofia. He graduated in Bulgarian Studies from the University of Sofia in 1972. In the period 1972-1982 he was an editor at Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia; until 1992 was an editor at Boyana Feature Film Studios; the movies My Darling, My Darling (1986); Margarit and Margarita (1989) and Live Dangerously (1989) were based on his novels and stories. Among his most popular movies as a scriptwriter: Elegy (1982); The Green Fields... (1984); Death Can Wait Awhile (1985); Reference (1986); Dreamers (1987); Pantudi (1993)- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ana Kitanova was born in Sofia in 1988. She graduated in Film and TV directing from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, in 2013. During her study, Ana took part in various international workshops and training programs among which Summer Media Studio (Lithuania), School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Turkey), Sarajevo Talant Campus (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Ana works as director, assistant director and scriptwriter. She was twice awarded The Best Director Prize by The Lions International Short Film Competition for her shorts The Pillow (2010) and The Silence (2011). Ana also directed the short documentaries On Wheels (2009), Ajabez (2009), Maria (2010) and the short fiction Breakfasters (2010). Her short film Lighthouse woman (2014) participated the competition programs of Avvantura Film Festival, Zadar, Croatia (2014), Drama International Film Festival, Drama, Greece (2014), Golden Rose, Varna, Bulgaria (2014), Tofifest, Torun, Poland (2014), Bulgarian Film Academy Awards (2015) and also was part of the Balkan Panorama of Drama ISFF, Drama, Greece (2015).- Anani Yavashev was a Bulgarian actor. Anani Vladimirov Yavashev was born on October 18, 1932 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1956). Since 1956 he had been an actor in Gabrovo Drama Theater and since 1958 at the Youth Theatre in Sofia. He played many roles in the Youth Theatre; the most memorable of them were performances of "Romeo and Juliet," "Richard III", "Kitchen." He was the grandson of archaeologist and botanist Anani Yavashev and brother of artist Christo Yavashev - Cristo. He was a member of the Union of Bulgarian Actors and the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. Anani received the title "Honored Artist" (1986) and the Order "Cyril and Methodius."
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Anastas Yanakiev was born on 20 May 1944 in the village of Belovo, Pazardjik region. Graduated from Sofia School of Art (1964) and in Painting from the National Academy of Art, Sofia (1979). He has worked as an art director at Boyana Feature Film Studios since 1974 and as such has made over 40 movies with, among others, Alone Among Wolves (TV series, 1979); Avalanche (1982); The Central Hotel (1983); The Poet and the Devil (1984); Vasko da Gama from Rupcha Village (TV series, 1986); Divorces, Divorces... (1989); The Father of the Egg (1991); The Goat Horn (1994); Burn, Little Fire, Burn (TV series, 1994); A Talk with Birds (1997); The Black Swallow (1997); Fate as a Rat (2001); Small Talks (2007); Investigation (2007); The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner (2008); The Kidnapping (2009); Zaches (2010); Puzzle (2012).- Anastasia Ingilizova is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actress. She was born in Sofia. She is her family's only child. In 1993-1997, she studied in "acting" at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Krikor Azaryan, with assistants Todor Kolev and Nikolay Polyakov. At various times she has played on the stages of Satirical Theater, Theater "La Strada" and since 2011 she is in the troupe of Bulgarian Army's Theater. She has a child by actor Dean Donkov, which is named after his father.
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He graduated from the VGIK (State Institute of Cinematography) - Moscow, in 1972. He worked for the state film industry and television. Directed of more than 45 documentaries. He is winner of the Award of the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers, and of awards from a number of national and international festivals.- Andrey Mikhailov Chaprazov is a Bulgarian theater and film actor. He was born February 16, 1920 in Oryahovo, Bulgaria. He studied law, then music (graduated from the State Academy of Music ) and acting. He formed and led the first military amateur team of artistic speech and amateur theater. In 1966-1967, he was director of the Theatre of Poetry and Bandstand. Then he was going to work in the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov". There he became a mainstay until his retirement. Unforgettable are his incarnations in dramatic roles in: " Don Carlos "; " Romeo and Juliet "; " King Lear "; " Cyrano de Bergerac "; " Nora "; " This little land "; " Outcasts "; " Promise me light past " and others. Andrey Chaprazov has over 5000 entries in RadioTheater and is undoubtedly the creator of this genre in Bulgaria. He recorded on plates various poetic compositions. In television productions he is from the creation of television ( 1959). His roles in the TV Theater are: " On a rainy autumn " ( 1963); " Family Kalinkov " ( 1968); " On Life and Death " ( 1974); " Die as a last resort " ( 1978); " Poison in the spring " ( 1978) ; " This small land " (1978); " Station Berlin " ( 1982); " Bronze Key " ( 1984); " Constantine the Philosopher " ( 1986); " I confess everything " ( 1989) and others. Andrey Chaprazov performed roles in movies since 1944. Andrey Chaprazov died on August 23, 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Animation Department
Andrey Koulev was born in Sofia in 1973. He graduated in Film and TV Directing at NationalAcademyof Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. Works in the fields of graphic design, caricature and illustration. He directed the animation films Reflection, Poet and Pegasus 1, Poet and Pegasus 2, Poet and Pegasus 3, The Cuckoo. In 1997 he was among the winners in the MTV Minute Cinema Competition with Full Moon.- Actor
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Andrey Slabakov was born in 1960 in Sofia. He graduated in Film and TV Directing from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia in 1984. In the period 1991-1995 he worked for RAI. Filmography: Train to the Sea (documentary) - 1990, The Jews in Bulgaria (documentary) - 1995, Wagner - 1998, The Wolves (TV) - 1999, Ali Mehmet - the Lonely Poet and the Meaning of Life (documentary) - 2000, Improvisation (documentary) - co-direction with Rumiana Petkova - 2001, Perlovetz - the River of Life (documentary) - 2001, My Father (documentary) - 2003, Hindemith - 2007.- Aneliya Ralenkova a Bulgarian athlete in gymnastics . She is one of the so-called " Golden Girls ". Her trainer was Neshka Robeva . In 1981 at the World Championships in Munich, Germany she won gold medal AA, gold medal at bats, silver medal at rope, ball and ribbon. In 1982 at European Championships in Stavanger, Norway she won gold medal in AA, gold medal at rope and hoop, silver medal at bats. In 1983 at World Championships in Strasbourg, France she won silver medal in AA, gold medal at rope, bronze medal at ball, clubs and ribbon. In 1984 at European Championship in Vienna, Austria she won gold medal in AA, at hoop, clubs, ball, bronze medal at ribbon. In 1991 she opened her club in rhythmic gymnastics in Redmond , Washington , USA . She has one son.
- Aneta Dimitrova Sotirova is a Bulgarian actress . She was born on May 8, 1948 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated in "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1973 in the class of Professor Krusty Mirsky . From 1974-1990, she was an actress in Theater "Sofia", where she has played Boryana in " Boryana " by Yordan Yovkov , Masha in " Three Sisters " by Chekhov , Magda in " Appetite for Cherries " by Agnieszka Ozhetska and Doris in " Same Time Next Year " by Bernard Slade, as well in " The Seven Snow Whites " and " Bring your new clothes guys " by Stefan Tsanev . She starred also in " Hedda Gabler " by Henrik Ibsen . Since1990 she is in the troupe of Little City Theatre "Off the Channel" . Her Cast: " Sexual perversion " in Chicago by David Mamet , " Bulgarian Model " by Stanislav Stratiev , " Chicken Head " by Gyorgy Shpiro, " Helter-skelter tragedy " by Dushan Kovachevich; Dafinka in " Mother in Law " by Anton Strashimirov , Nurse in " Romeo and Juliet " by William Shakespeare, " The Sorrows of Young Werther " by Goethe, "Sun Thunderstorm " by Ken Ludwig , Woman in " Love in Madagascar " by Peter Turrini, Elena in " Weep Hall " by Yuri Datchev; Mother in " Harold and Maude " by Colin Higgins, The Woman in " Without Skin " by Teodora Dimova, Gladys W. in " The Picture of Dorian D. / Respectable murder / " by Yuri Datchev; "Just between us" by Alan Eykbarn and Martha in " Anonymous Venetian " by Giuseppe Berto. Aneta Sotirova has taken participation in cinema. She has played Beloslava in " Weddings of John Asen II " , directed by Vili Tzankov, Venetka in " Something Out of Nothing " , Violet in " The Double " , the Engineer in " The Wall " , directed by Emil Tzanev, Branco's Mother in " Avalanche " . She has participated in television productions: Katya in " Firebird " , Estelle in " Purple dust "; in " The Monk and His Sons " , " Adventure on the attic " and " Small daily music " . In 1976 she won Second Prize for Best actress at Yovkov's celebrations ( Dobrich) for Boryana in " Boryana " . In 1996, she received Union of Bulgarian Actors' Best Actress Award for Dafinka in " Mother in Law " by Anton Strashimirov, and in 2000 - Union of Bulgarian Actors' Best Actress Award for Helen in " Weep Hall " by Yuri Datchev. In 2003, Aneta was awarded the with the Theater Best Actress Award " Asker " for Zara in " Without Skin " .The actress is the mother of the famous pop, and jazz singer Beloslava (Beloslava was named after the heroine of the film by Sotirova "Weddings of John Asen II").
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Angel Manov was born in 1963. He graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia in 1990. After finishing his education in Bulgaria he is going to specialize in Belgium in puppet animation. Hewas working as art director on a number of TV and documentary projects and a member of the crews of many international productions.- Writer
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Angel Wagenstein was born on 17 October 1922 in Plovdiv. In 1950 he completed a degree in Screenwriting in Moscow. He wrote the scripts for 50 feature, documentary and animated films. In 1950 he began work as a screenwriter for the Bulgarian Cinematography and for the DEFA Film Studio. The film Stars, based on his screenplay, was made in 1959 by the German director Konrad Wolf, and won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Some of the best known films, whose screenplays he wrote, are Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment (1971), Amendment to the Law for the Defence of the State (1976), Stars in Her Hair, Tears in Her Eyes (1977), Boris I (1985) and After the End of the World (1998). In the 1990s he devoted his time to writing fiction and published the three novels Isaac's Torah, Far from Toledo and Farewell, Shanghai, receiving international literary recognition for the last two. His books have been translated in many foreign languages, including in French, English, Russian, German, Spanish, and Italian.- Actress
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Angela Rodel is a musician and ethnomusicologist who has been living in Bulgaria since 2005. As an undergraduate she joined the Yale Slavic Chorus - from the instant she heard the powerful sound of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, she fell completely and irrevocably in love with Bulgarian folk music. After feverishly listening to any and all recordings of Bulgarian folk music she could get her hands on, she finally made it to Bulgaria in 1995 for the Koprivshtitsa festival. She spent a year at Sofia University studying Bulgarian philology (yes, she actually can speak Bulgarian!) in 1996-1997 and working with folk singers in Sofia and Plovdiv. After returning to the U.S. and starting a PhD in ethnomusicology, Bulgarian music continued to dominate her life - she directed the women's Bulgarian choir SuperDevoiche at UCLA and performed and recorded with the LA-based Balkan band Baksheesh Boys. In 2005, she returned to Bulgaria to study folk singing at the Academy for Music, Dance and Visual Arts in Plovdiv. In 2005 she also co-founded the folk-rock band Gologan. The group participates in various concerts and musical-literary performances both in Bulgaria and abroad. The Goat is Angela's first foray into the world of acting - the opportunity to work with Georgi Djulgerov and the film's cast and crew was a terrific introduction to Bulgarian cinema that she will cherish her whole life.- Angelina Slavova was born in Elhovo, Bulgaria. She graduated in "Acting for Theater" in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1992 in the class of Professor Stefan Danailov. She plays on the stage of the Youth Theater, Sofia. She has participated in theatrical performances "Elizaveta Bam", "Three Sisters", "View from the Bridge," "Moon Marigolds," "Dear Elena Sergeevna" and many others. For the role of Tilly in "Moon Marigolds" she gets Theater Award "Asker" for Supporting Actor in 1997. She was awarded with Nevena Kokanova's Prize for Debut at the 27th edition of the National Film Festival "Golden Rose" for her role in the film "Monkeys in Winter". In 2010, she received Theater Award "Asker" for the Female leading role in the show "Nordost - a tale of destruction" by Torsten Buhshtayner, directed by Vassilena Radeva at the Youth Theater.
- Angel Gueorguiev Nikolov - Acho is Bulgarian dramatic actor. In 1968 he graduated acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Zhelcho Mandadziev and Professor Grisha Ostrovsky . His acting career began in Blagoevgrad Drama Theater in 1968 - 1970. In 1970 and 1971, he played in the Pazardzhik Drama Theatre. In the next 30 years he was settled in the Satire Theater . Since 2002 he was in the company of Theater "Sofia" . He has toured with the Municipal Theatre "Renaissance" and drama theaters of Targovishte and Smolyan. In the theater Angel Gueorguiev has performed over 100 roles in plays by St. Kostov , Stanislav Stratiev , Sava Dobroplodni , Stefan Tzanev , Edward Albee , William Shakespeare and many others. In addition to the theater , he has roles in movies : more than 20 films in Bulgarian, 4 in Italian, 3 in French and American film productions. Among Bulgarian movies, better known are " Do not go! " (1976), " The Five of Worker's Youth Union " (1977) and " Danube Bridge " (1999). In 2011 he starred in the television series "The Seven Hours Difference ". Gueorguiev has won numerous awards for theater: 1969 - National Review of Bulgarian drama and theater; 1970 - Review of Youth Play, Ruse; 1971 - Lenin's Theater Days, Sofia; 1976 - View to the radio, Bansko; 1989 - National Review of Bulgarian Drama and Theater; 1998 - Best Actor Award of the Union of Bulgarian Actors.
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Ani Bakalova was born on April 5, 1940 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria with a degree in acting in the class of Professor Krusty Mirsky in 196. Then she started to work in the troupe of Burgas Drama Theatre, then at the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov", Theater " Tears and Laughter ". Annie Bakalova was among the sunniest personalities in Bulgarian cinema. Unforgettable remain her roles in "Examinations at any time", "With epaulettes of the devil" in the series of "At Every Kilometer."She has more than 200 roles in the theater and more than 100 in TV plays. She was awarded the title "Honored Artist" in 1983. In 1964, she married Ivan Stojanovic (1930-1999), film critic, journalist and writer, with whom he had two sons. She died on July 3, 2016 in Sofia.- Ani Rangel Vulchanova is a Bulgarian actress, daughter of a director Rangel Vulchanov and granddaughter of the great Bulgarian composer Lyubomir Pipkov . She was born on March 2, 1966 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied piano at Musical School "Lyubomir Pipkov". In 1990 she graduated acting in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Nikolay Lyutskanov . Then she began to work in Drama Theatre "Sofia". She worked in the Drama Theatre "Sofia" from 1990 to 2006. From 2006 she was appointed in the Satire Theater. Her roles on the stage of the Satire Theater: Kristin in "Dinner for fools" by Francis Veber, directed by Jiri Menzel, 2001; Fiona Foster - "Where were you last night?" by Alan Eykbarn, directed by Jiri Menzel, 2003; Georgina - "Radovan III" by Dusan Kovacevic, directed by Rangel Vulchanov, 2008; Craze Girl in "Wallpaper Time" by Konstantin Pavlov, directed by Julia Ognyanova, 2009; Sister Tits in "The Secret Life of Mrs. Wilde" by Paul Zindell, directed by Boil Banov, 2010; Cleopatra in "Carnival" by Kamen Donev, director Kamen Donev, 2010; Bark in "Calendar Girls" by Tim Firth, director Andrey Avramov, 2011; Phyllis in "Central Park West" by Woody Allen, directed by Boyko Iliev, 2012; Woman in "Charms of Infidelity" by Valentin Krasnogorov, directed by Josif Surchadzhiev, 2012. She has nominated for the Award "Asker". In 2004, she won the Best Actress Prize at the National Film Festival for the role of Eva in the movie "You Are So Pretty, My Dear", directed by Georgi Djulgerov. In 2015, Ani Vulchanova won the Union of Bulgarian Actors' Award "Icarus" for Best Leading Actress in "The effect of gamma rays on the moon marigolds", directed by Mariy Rosen Grigorov.
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Anna Petkova graduated in Film and TV Directing at National Academy of Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the classes of professor Hristo Hristov.. She has worked as director at Ekran Sudio (1978-1990). Since 1990 she has been a free-lance director. Author of the films: The Break (1979), Taliman Women (1979), Our Children (1980), How Long I Waited for You (fic., 1984), The Consideration (1986), The Sentence - the Guilt (1991), The Sentence - the Accusation (1999), Mentality (2003), Where Is Milkana's Spirit Now (2003), Time Was When (2004).- Director
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Anri Kulev graduated from State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in 1975. He received a degree in Animation Graphics. In 1974/92, he worked at Boyana Animation Film Studio as director, artist and writer. He was a member of the international jury at Annecy, 1987. In 1992, he founded Koulev Film Production. Since 1993, he has been lecturing in Animation Directing and has been directing the Animation Program at New Bulgarian University, Sofia. He has directed six feature, thirteen documentaries and fifteen animation films. "Hypothesis "won the principal awards in Ottawa, Varna, Bulgaria. "Cavalcade" won the prizes in Krakow, Poland; Tolbuhin, Bulgaria; Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He has worked on TV shows and theatre productions. As an illustrator he has held a dozen of solo exhibitions.- Born Anton Zafirov Gorchev on November 10, 1939 in the city of Sofia, he enrolled acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film where he graduated in 1963. After the graduation, Gorchev was appointed in the Varna Theatre for two years. In 1965, he went to Plovdiv and started working with the local municipal theatre. Here Gorchev met his wife Sonya Markova. He returned to Sofia in 1971 and became a regular actor in the Boyana film studios. In 1973, Gorchev joined the troupe of the Sofia municipal theatre. Gorchev is best known for his performance as Karaivan in the Bulgarian film classic The Goat Horn (1972), for which he gained a broad critical acclaim. He is also known for his roles in the films Thorn Apple (1972), Ivan Kondarev (1974), Village Correspondent (1974), The Weddings of King Ioan Asen (1975), White Magic (1982) as well as his numerous notable appearances on the stage.
- Anton Mitev Karastoyanov is Bulgarian actor . He was born on April 14, 1939 in Elhovo, Bulgaria. He graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1966 with a degree in "acting". He worked in the Gabrovo Drama Theater, in Satire Theater and in the National Theatre. Anton Karastoyanov was called by friends and colleagues "Tony the Wrinkle". Viewers have remembered his roles in "The Boy is going", "Tattoo", "Perverse Man," "Love," "Glow over Drava", "Rural Area", "Buna" "Daughter in Law", "Addendum to the Law on Protection of the State", "The Double". Anton Karastoyanov played memorable characters in the theater - in "Learning to Fly" by Yordan Radichkov, "Major Barbara" by Bernard Shaw, "Last time" by Valentin Rasputin, "Ivan Kondarev" by Emilian Stanev, "Under the Yoke" by Ivan Vazov. He was awarded the title "Honored Artist" in 1981. He won Second prize of the Review of the Soviet drama for his role in "Optimistic tragedy". He died on December 21, 2004 in Sofia.
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Anton Ivanov Marinovich is a Bulgarian director . He was born on May 30, 1907 in Russe, Bulgaria. He graduated in law at Sofia University in 1935. He was a contributor in magazines "Our cinema " and " Film and criticism ." In 1942, he was an assistant director of Hrisan Tsankov in " Test " and in 1945, he carried out his first movie " Will Come New Days". Anton Marinovich was the first, who has filmed the popular opera and theater performances such as " Ivan Susanin " ( 1950 ), "Daughter in Law" ( 1954 ). He has made the screen versions of Bulgarian literary classic: " The Gerak's Family " ( 1958 ), " Poor Man's Joy " ( 1958 ). He has interpreted from his perspective the renovation processes in the minds of Bulgarian Muslims in the films " Adam's Rib " ( 1956 ). He has shoot the criminal movies: " Night at the 13th " ( 1961 ), " Golden Tooth " ( 1962 ), " Midnight's Adventure " ( 1964 ). He died on March 28, 1976 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Actor
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Anton Ignatov Radichev is Bulgarian drama and cinema actor . He was born on July 7, 1947 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 1974, he graduated in "acting" at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria . In the same year he became a part of the troupe of the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov" . Among his roles in the theater are: Lubomir in "Golemanov" by St. Kostov, Sizobryuhov in "Humiliated and Offended" by Dostoevsky, Guri in "Run" by M. Bulgakov, Hadzhi Smion, Karakalpakov, Vaarlam Waxwing in "Outcasts," "Under the Yoke", "Duel" and "Uncles" by Ivan Vazov, Doncho in "Masons" by P. Todorov; Cocks, Velikov, and Ivan leggings in "Learning to fly", "January" and "Turmoil" by J. Raditchkov, Amforeas in "Wrestling "by S. Karras, Krastan in "Every autumn evening "by Ivan Peychev; Figaro in" The Marriage of Figaro " by P. Beaumarchais, Epihodov in" The Cherry Orchard "by Anton Chekhov, Nag in" Endgame " by S. Beckett, Sheriff Thomas in "The Person Who Makes the Rain" by N. R. Nash; Gaston in "Ghosts in Naples" by E. Filippo; December, Venko in "Day Off" by K. Donev; Man in "Reis "by Stanislav Stratiev, Fried Eggs in "Marriage" by Nikolay Gogol, Corbacho in "Volpone" by Ben Johnson. He has participated in popular group "UFO". He has participated in over 40 feature films, including " Maneuvers on the fifth floor " , " Orchestra without a Name " , " Under the Yoke " , " Hotel Central " , "Auction" , " Cricket in the Ear " . Radichev has recorded many songs, some of which for the festival " Golden Blackbird ." In 2002, he issued a music album titled " It breaks my heart ." The lyrics are written by Zhivko Kolev . In 2006, he participated in the dubbing of the three-dimensional feature film of Disney and Pixar - " Cars " as Doc Hudson and Ramon. In 2009, he ran for parliament from the Party Leader . In 2011 he has participated in the show of Nova TV " Block of Flats ".- Composer
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Antoni Kirilov Donchev is a Bulgarian composer and pianist. He was born in Sofia on February 5, 1959. He graduated School of Music and Music Academy in Sofia in specialty " Piano " in the classes of Professor Mara Petkova and professor Bogomil Starshenov . Being still student, he debuted as a pianist of jazz -matches in Sofia in 1978. In the 1980th he has played in the quartet "Focus". In 1985, with Hristo Yotzov he created " Acoustic Version ", which established itself as a leading jazz band in Bulgaria . They were awarded a number of prizes: First prize in Oelaart, Belgium (1985); Grand Prize in Leverkusen , Germany (1986). In 1986 he was proclaimed as one of the promising young jazz musicians of Europe. In 1987 - 1989 he has taught at the Music Academy in Sofia. There are many his performances as a jazz musician: participation in jazz meetings in Bansko and Sozopol ; concerts with Milcho Leviev and Anatoliy Vapirov ; project festivals in Thessaloniki and Varna; records with Petar Ralchev (album "Folk Jazz Band", 1988); records with the Greek singer Alexia (album "Classics", 1996); records with Yildiz Ibrahimova. Since 1992 he wrote music for productions in Drama Theater "Sofia" , First Private Theatre "La Strada" and others. He has a fruitful collaboration with director Teddy Moskov , for whose productions Donchev created music: "Some can, some not"; "The nicest village" (prize for music "Golden Dolphin", 1986, 1988); TV production " The Street "; "Swan Song" (Dusseldorf , 1986); "Makbyu" ( Bremen , 1996); "Home number 13" and "Blau in Blau" ("Talia Theater", Hamburg , 1997, 1998). Antoni Donchev has written music for the films " Running Dog ", " The Love Summer of a Schlep ", " Emilia's Friends ," " Wagner " and also for performances of puppet theater . He is the son of the composer Kiril Donchev.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Antonia Milcheva was born in 1984, in Vidin. She graduated in film directing from New Bulgarian University, Sofia in 2014. She was a writer, a director and an editor of her student features Linda (2012), Third Encounters of the New Kind (2011), Birthday (2010). In 2012 she was invited from Bulgarian film director Georgi Djulgerov to work as assistant director in his film Buffer Zone. After completing the shooting process, she continued her collaboration with Djulgerov as an editor of Buffer zone. In 2014 her short film Linda was awarded with second prize at "altcineAction!" festival, Greece.At the 19 Sofia International Film Festival (5 - 15.03.2015) her film "Ginka" participated in Jameson Competition for Best Bulgarian Short Film and won Jameson Award For Best Bulgarian Short Film, amounted to 6 000 Euro.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Antony Donchev was born in 1959. He graduated in Film and TV Directing at National Academy of Theatre and Film Art, Sofia Bulgaria in 1986. He has worked as an assistant director in many movies. He was an programing manager in Army Audio Visual Center since 1995 until 1997. As a film director he has made Citizen of Bulgaria (1988), Art of the Tiles (1989), A Turkish March (1994), I Am a Gipsy, I Plead Guilty (1996), Romany Portraits (1997), A Month in the Life of Ephtim D. (1999), Kardjali: Faces from the Landscape (2001), Muslim Labyrinths (2002).- Antony Angelov Genov is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actor. He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 9, 1950. He graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1974 with a degree in "acting" in the class of Professor Nadezhda Seykova. He played on the stages of Theatre "Tears and Laughter" (1974) and the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov" (1978-1979). He has duplicated films and series in his career. He has taken part in radio plays, television recitals and concerts. He was a member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. Until his death he was married to actress Nelly Monedzhikova with whom he has one son - Angel Genov, who is also an actor. Antony Genov died on December 15, 2006 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Anya Angelova Pencheva is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actress. She was born in Smolyan, Bulgaria on September 12, 1957. She graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Sasho Stoyanov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1980. In 2002, she received the TheaterAaward "Asker" for supporting actress for her role in "Eating with friends." In the cinema she began acting as a child. She debuted in the film "King Shishman" at 12 years age in the role of Queen Mary. Her first serious role was that of Rosemary in "Typhoons with Gentle names". She has two marriages - the first was with a journalist Sasho Dikov (they have a daughter Petya), the second - with Ivaylo Karanyotov (they have a son Angel). In 2008, she participated in the Bulgarian show "Dancing Stars".
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Asen Georgiev was a Bulgarian actor, screenwriter and writer. Asen Georgiev was born on January 28, 1940 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was a versatile artist with appearances in different areas of culture - film and theater actor, screenwriter, editor of feature films, author of several fictions. He created vivid and memorable characters in the movies: "Snooze" (1965), "Swedish King" (1968), "Freedom or Death" (1969), "Every kilometer" (1969), "Armando" (1969), "Do not Look back" (1971) , "At Every Kilometer" (1971), "The Boy is Going" (1972), "A Peasant on a Bicycle" (1974), "Highway" (1975), "Heat" (1978), "In the Name of the People" (1984), "Echelons of death" (1986). In the history of Bulgarian cinema he will remain as a original author of scripts such as "Tough Love", "Uoni", "As a Tracer," "Taste of Pearl", "Y-17". He has worked as an editor for Boyana Film Studios and Documentary Studios "Screen". He died on September 5, 2016.- Asen Kisimov, also known as Asen Angelov, (3 May 1936 - 13 July 2005) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor, singer and radio presenter. He is best known for the famous songs, which he sang for the soundtracks to the children's films The Hedgehogs' War (1979), A Journey (1980), Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village (1986). Kisimov appeared in about 30 feature films between 1956 and 2000, most notably Be Happy, Ani! (1961), And the Day Came (1973), The Kindest Person I Know (1973), Something Out of Nothing (1979) and Monday Morning (1966, released 1988). He is also known for numerous stage performances as well as his radio program "An hour of the audience" which was broadcast by the Bulgarian National Radio for about 40 years. For his film, stage and audio works for the children, Kisimov was called Bate Asen.
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Assen Shopov is a Bulgarian theater and film director. Assen Shopov was born on February 16, 1933, in Brestovitsa, Plovdiv region, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" (1956) and " theater directing" (1962) in the class of Professor Mois Beniesh at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. He has debuted with the play "Tomorrow is the day also" by Georgi Dzhagarov in Dimitrovgrad Drama Theater(1962). He has worked as an actor at the Sliven Drama Theatre (1956-58) and as a director since 1962 in Haskovo Drama Theater(1964-66), Burgas Drama Theater(1967-72), Bulgarian Army' s Theater (1966-67, 1972-81), National Theater "Ivan Vazov" (1981-93) , Plovdiv Drama Theater (1993-96). He has made two movies.- Producer
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Asen Vladimirov was born on February 21, 1954 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. For many years he worked at Vreme Studios. He wrote more than fifty documentaries, including: "Occupation" and "Livelihood" , 1981; "Biography" , 1982; "Daughter of Ambassador Dodd" , 1984; "The boy who called" Mr. Admiration " , 1989; "For people and bears" , 1996; "Life in the Ghetto" , 1999; "Born with the century" , 2000; "Green Card" , 2001; "Dreams Mom Rossi" , 2001; "Dancing Bears Park" , 2004; "Positive emotions" , 2007; "Meetings with Irechek" ( jointly with Julius Stoyanov ), 2009. He has directed documentaries: "From the history of Bulgarian education" , 1986 - Award MRL ; "Kiprovets - a Bulgarian hope&#x 22;, 1988 ; "Delicacy" , 1989, "Orpheus" , 1990; "For Ernrot -without passion" , 1996; "Looking up", "Unwanted Sound" , 2002, "Reconstruction" - Award of Sofia 2001; Award "Bitter Cup" of the Faculty of Journalism; Nomination for the prize of the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers; "Meetings with Irechek" ( jointly with Julius Stoyanov ) 2009 won Award of the Association "Academic 21" and Annual Award for Best Documentary of Bulgarian Film Academy in 2009 . He is a producer of the films "Biography", 1994; "Ferdinand Bulgarian" , 1995 - " Golden Rhyton " at Festival of Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Films; "Displacement", 1995", "News from the Balkans", 1995; "BG - incredible adventures of a modern Bulgarian", 1996; "For people and bears," 1996 - participation in international festivals for documentary film at the Munich Troy / Portugal / Melbourne, Auckland / New Zealand / Bombay Nomination Award 'Joris Evans "at the International Film Festival in Amsterdam Award Bulgarian Filmmakers for best documentary; "Life in the Ghetto", 1999, with the support of Documentary fund "Soros' New York - participation in international festivals in Sweden, Portugal, Germany, India, Greece, Best Festival in Krakow; "Unwanted Sound", 1998; "For Ernrot - impartially" (with the support of the Finnish Cultural Foundation), 1998; "Looking Up" (with the support of World Bank and Ministry), 1999; "As a movie," 2001 - "Golden Rhiton" Festival of Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Films; "Born with the century" (Supported by Ian Freeman Fund, Amsterdam), 2001 - Award of the festival "Golden Rhiton" Union of Bulgarian Filmmaker's Award for best Bulgarian documentary; "Green card" 2001 - "Golden Chest" at International TV Festival in Plovdiv, "Silver Olive" of International Film Festival in Kalamata, Greece; "Dreams Mom Rossi", 2001; "Leaf in the Wind," 2002, Feature - Award for acting debut and Prize "Golden Rose" in Varna National Film Festival; "Eulogy for the conservatism of the Bulgarians", 2002 - Award of Plovdiv at Festival "Golden Rhiton" Festival of Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Films, "Dancing Bears Park" - (Supported by Ian Freeman Fund, Amsterdam), 2004 - Award of the festival for documentary films in Zagreb, Award in Guangzhou - China, Grand Prix "Ekomir" in Minsk, "The Hour of our compound, "2005; "Restorative rehearsal", 2005; "Bulgaria database" 2005 - Special Jury Prize of the "Golden Rhyton" Festival of Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Films; The award of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers for Best documentary; "For the opportunity to live," 2006 - Award of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists, Award of Sofia; "My friends call me" Uncle ", 2006, feature, together with Bulgarian National Television - Award of Varna Festival" Golden Rose "- 2006; Nomination at Festival Prix Europe in Berlin; "Positive emotions", 2007 - "Golden Riton" Festival of Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Films; "The only love story, A Farewell to Hemingway" 2008 - Special Jury Award and Best Director Award at the Festival of Bulgarian feature film "Golden Rose"; "Meetings with Irechek" 2009 - Award of the Association "Academic 21"; Award for the best documentary of Bulgarian Film Academy; "Footsteps in the Sand, 2010 - participation in the official competition program of the Moscow International Puppet Festival, part of the International Film Festival" Love is Folly "- Varna, Special Jury Prize at the festival" Golden Rose "; Audience Award at the Sofia Film Fest; Award best Balkan film; participated in the official competition program in Wiesbaden, in the official competition program in Tirana.- Animation Department
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Asparuh Pertrov graduated from the High School of Arts and Crafts, Trojan, in 1999. He completed his first animated film, First Love in 2008. Since then Asparuh has made more than 20 cartoons, some of which have received national awards (Inside, 2008, Seed, 2009, Forelock, 2010). His latest project was the internationally acclaimed animated documentary Father, produced by Compote Collective, which received 26 awards.- Asparuh Sariev Stefanov is a Bulgarian actor . He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 13, 1914. He did not complete their secondary education. He played in the Vratsa Drama Theater. He was an artist of episodic roles in many Bulgarian television films and movies, among them: The Porter in "The Wolf" (1965), directed by Rangel Vulchanov, The Sergant Major in "The Penleve Case" (1968), directed by Gueorgui Stoyanov, "Freedom or Death" (1969), directed by Nikola Korabov, The Master in "The Best Person I Know"(1973), directed by Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev, The Sergant Major in "Glow Over the Drava" (1974), directed by Zako Heskiya, The Seller of Shallots I "Matriarchy" (1977), directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, Stoyan in "Roof" (1978), directed by Ivan Andonov. He died in 1988.
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Assen Avramov was born on October 26, 1961 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated in 1988 Bulgarian National Academy of Music, Sofia; meanwhile he was a percussion member of the ensemble "Polyrhythmia". He composes chamber music for various professional ensembles. He has made many adaptations of ethno music from Ghana, Uganda, Bali, Greece, Bulgaria. He is an author of the audio-visual performance "Playing in pairs" .He also compose ballet music. He wrote original music for about 6 feature film novellas in cooperation with friendly circle students (directors) of the National Academy for Theatre and film arts. Since 1987 to 1991 he worked as a freelance composer in Sofia and has composed music for numerous theater performances. Since 1991 to 1997 he was a composer and music director in Little City Theatre "Off the Channel". He is married to the actress Tanya Shahova. They have a son, Theodor.- Director
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Atanas Kiryakov was born on March 22, 1939 in Varna, Bulgaria. He graduated from the Higher School of Film Arts in Paris in 1963. He has worked at the BNT (1966-70) and at Vreme Studio (1970-82). He is the author of more than 100 films. Selected filmography: Let's Save the Air (1977), Equal to All (1983), For Official Use (1989), Case No 30 (1989), Survivals - Stories of the Concentration Camps (1990), The Condemned (1993), Eyes (1993), Remedy (2000), Boris Sarafov - the Man with a Star on His Brow (2003), Joel's Flying People (2007), Hell in Paradise (2006).- Cinematographer
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Atanas Tasev Ivanov is a Bulgarian operator . He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 2, 193. In 1951, he graduated from the State Cinema Cshool in Sofia. The next year he became to work as an assistant camera, and in 1966 - as a cinematographer. He graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1979 with a degree in cinematography. He was one of the most powerful cinematographer in the history of Bulgarian cinema. Whether he shoots in black and white or color, contemporary or costume film, Atanas Tasev was always an artist. His camera was shooting some of the most important Bulgarian films: "Knight without Armor," "Dear Almonds", "Iconostasis", "Goodbye, Friends", "Tree Without Roots". Although he worked with different directors (Borislav Sharaliev, Lyubomir Sharlandziev, Lyudmil Kirkov, Todor Dinov, Dimitar Petrov) most firmly Atanas Tasev was connected with Christo Christov. They were not just creative tandem, but strong human bond, two poles of chivalry - in living, teaching, creativity. Atanas Tasev had worked with the students at New Bulgarian University. He died on September 14, 2009 in Sofia.- Director
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Atanas Traykov was a Bulgarian film director. Atanas Georgiev Traykov was born on September 13, 1923 in Karlovo, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" at National Academy for Theater and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1961). He has made some movies, mostly based on Bulgarian writers' novels. He is the father of the film director Eldora Traykova. He died on June 1994 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Actor
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Atanas Atanasov was born on September, 15, 1955 in Sofia. In 1980, he graduated from acting in National Academy for Theater and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in classes of professor Alexander Stoyanov . From 1980 to 1985 he worked in the dramatic theater in Sliven, from 1986 to 2000 in the Theatre "Bulgarian Army", and from 2000 to 2001 in National Theatre. From 2001 he is a freelance actor. From 1991 Atanas Atanasov taught acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art in teams of professor. Elena Baeva, professor. Krikor Azaryan, professor. Plamen Markov. Since 2003 he is an artistic director of the classes in the same Academy. In 2002 he was awarded the academic title "professor". In 2008 the degree Doctor of labor "The stage image - aspects of the subjective approach." As an actor plays in performances of the National Theatre, Youth Theatre, Theatre 199, Theatre "Off the Channel", Satire Theater , Theater "Tears and Laughter". He has been awarded prizes for the male roles in the plays "Thessalonica conspirators"by Georgi Danailov , "Prosecutor" by George Djagarov, "At the foot of Vitosha" by P. K. Yavorov, "Night of Tribads" by Enkvist, "Brother" by Konstantin Iliev, "Art" by Yasmina Reza, "Eurosport" by Shpiro. Union of Bulgarian Actors nominated him for his role in the show "The English lover" by Marguerite Duras. In 2008, he received "Asker" for leading actor for the role of Enric Font of "Swedish defense"by Galseran in Theater "Off the Channel".Some of the more significant roles in Bulgarian film productions are: "Characteristics", directed by Christo Christov, "AcaDaMuS", directed by Georgi Djulgerov, "Draw", directed by Ivanka Grabcheva, "Warming up yesterday's lunch", directed by Konstantin Bonev, "Emigrants", directed by Ivaylo Hristov and Lyudmil Todorov. He starred in TV series "Home for Our Children" and "Sticky", directed by Nedelcho Chernev, and "Church of wolves," directed by Nicolas Lambrev. Atanas Atanasov's roles in international film productions are: "East-West", directed by Regis Varnie , "Vercingetorix," directed by Jacques Delors, "Love comedy" directed by Valeria Sarmiento, "Kefalonia", directed by Salidzato Calvert, "Soraya", directed by Louis Gasparini, "Marie and the kids," directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, "Case conscience", directed by Luigi Perelli, "Sacco and Vanzetti", directed by Fabrizio Costa, "Trade routes", directed by J.. Loftus, "Exodus", directed by J.. Luigi Calderone.