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THE NEWS FROM FERA


2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - YEARS OF THE NEW BULGARIAN CINEMA



 

“EVROPOLIS: THE TOWN OF THE DELTA” AWARDED IN LOS ANGELЕS

 

At the International Los Angeles Reel Film Festival in December 2009 the Bulgarian documentary "Evropolis: The Town of the Delta" by Kostadin Bonev won Honorable Mention by the Jury. The film was nominated also in 6 of 9 categories: Best Documentary Feature; Best Documentary Feature Director (Kostadin Bonev); Best Documentary Feature Concept (script-writer Vladi Kirov); Best Documentary Feature Cinematography (Konstantin Zankov and Dimitar Mitov); Best Documentary Feature Editing (Toma Vasharov); Best Documentary Feature Original Score (Nikolai Ivanov).

 


TWO AWARDS FOR BULGARIAN FILMS AT THE 16th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "ETIUDA&ANIMA" 2009 IN CRACOW

 

The Grand Prix of the Festival "Golden Dinosaur" went to Dragomir Sholev for his short feature film "The Go Between" / "Posrednikat", Bulgaria, 2008.

Illian Metev won Honourable Mention for his film "Goleshovo" for excellent skills of documentary observation and a portrayal of passing.

 


"EASTERN PLAYS" won

the annual award for cinema by Sofia municipality

 

"Eastern Plays" by Kamen Kalev  won the Sofia Municipality Award for cinema for 2009.

 


"EASTERN PLAYS"

ONE OF THE THREE NOMINATED FILM FOR "LUX" AWARD

 

the Bulgarian feature film "Eastern Plays" by Kamen Kalev is one of the three nominated films for the European Parliament Award "LUX" for 2009.

 


THREE AWARDS AT THE FESTROIA FESTIVAL FOR

"The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around The Corner"

 

The Bulgarian feature film "The World is big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner" by Stephan Komandarev won the Best director award, the SIGNIS award and the Audience's award at the Festroia Film Festival 2009 in Setubal, Portugal.

 


"The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around The Corner"

IS THE BULGARIAN NOMINATION FOR "OSCAR"

 

The Bulgarian nomination for foreign language film for "Oscar" for 2009 is "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner" by Stephan Komandarev.

 


BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR ZACHARY BAHAROV IN SEoUL

 

Zachary Baharov won Best Actor Award for Moth in the Bulgarian feature film "Zift" by Javor Gurdev at the Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seou, 2009.

 


"The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around The Corner"

won BEST DIRECTOR AWARD IN DURRES

 

At the International Film Festival in Durres 2009, Albania, the Bulgarian film "The World is big and Salvation lurks around the Corner" by Stephan Komandarev won the Best director Award.

 


"EASTERN PLAYS" WON "CICAE" AWARD IN SARAJEVO
 

The Bulgarian feature film "Eastern Plays" by Kamen Kalev won The International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) award in the Competition Programme – Features in Sarajevo 2009. The awarded film will receive CICAE support in terms of distribution, exhibition and audience outreach, through a network of 3.000 cinemas.
 


BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR

"THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER"

 

Miki Manojlovic won the Best Actor Award at the International Film Festival in Sevastopol 2009 for the film "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner".

 


"The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around The Corner"

won the Audience Choice Award IN TAIPEI

 

At the Taipei Film Festival 2009 "The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around The Corner" by Stephan Komandarev (Bulgaria) won the Audience Choice Award the competition for new talent, which is open to unscreened foreign films.

 


ONE MORE AWARD FOR "THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM AND OTHER STORIES"

 

At the First International Cinema Forum for Ecological Films in Moscow (30the of July - 3rd of August 2009) in the competition with 40 documentaries from 14 countries the Bulgarian documentary "The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories", dir. Andrey Paounov, producer Martichka Bozhilova, won the Award "Golden Knight".

 


A NEW AWARD FOR

"THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER"

 

Miki Manojlovic won the Best Actor Award at the International Film Festival in Kazakhstan for the film "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner".

 


THREE BIG AWARDS FOR TWO BULGARIAN DEBUT FILMS AT THE 14th VILNIUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, LITHUANIA

 

"The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner" by Stephan Komandarev won the Grand Prix for Best film and Best Actor Award for Miki Manojlovic.

"Zift" by Javor Gurdev won the Best Director Award.

The two Bulgarian films were in the competition program "New Europe – New Names" for debut films from Eastern and Central Europe and the Balkans that showed 8 films by Latvian, Estonian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak and Bosnian directors.

 


13 INTERNATIONAL SOFIA FILM FEST AWARDS

 

At the festival 262 films were presented (100 features, 50 documentaries, 112 short films) from all over the world. The number of the international guest was 228 directors, producers, actors, festival directors, media and cinema experts.
The Award ceremony of the festival took place at National Palace of Culture on March 14th 2009.
 

THE INTERNATIONAL JURY:  Janos Szasz (Hungary) – director, chairman of the jury, Doror Eran (Israel) – director and producer, Momchil Karamitev (Bulgaria - USA) – actor, Elena Yoncheva (Bulgaria) – journalist, Stefan Arsenijevich (Serbia) – director


DECIDED:
 

GRAND PRIX Award for best feature film goes to the film “FOR MY FATHER”, dir. Dror Zahavi. This co-production of Israel and Germany is brave film dealing with impossible love with humor and humanism. The award is diploma, trophy and a prize of 5000 Euro.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD is not awarded.
THE AWARD FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR from the International Competition provided by UBB (United Bulgarian Bank) goes to Ozcan Alper for his debut film “AUTUMN” (Turkey-Germany). The film is powerful, challenging and emotional journey from life to death The award is diploma and 1000 Euro.

SPECIAL MENTION of the Jury goes to the film “ZIFT” (Bulgaria) and to the director Javor Gurdev and welcomes the first "film noir" in the Bulgarian National Cinema
 

JAMESON SHORT FILM AWARD FOR BEST BULGARIAN SHORT FILM goes to “THREE SISTERS AND AHDREY” by the directors Boris Despodov and Andrey Paunov for original, intensive and sophisticated revisiting of classical literature in animation. The award is diploma, a trophy and 6000 Euro, provided by Jameson Irish Whiskey.
 

THE NO MAN’S LAND AWARD FOR BEST BALKAN FILM given by the Bulgarian Film Critics Guild goes to „MY MARLON AND BRANDO” from the director Hueseyin Karabey. The award is diploma, trophy and box of wine No Man’s Land provided by Damianitsa.
 

KODAK AWARD FOR BEST BULGARIAN FEATURE FILM goes to “ZIFT” and to the director Javor Gurdev. The award is diploma, a trophy, film negative and laboratory services amounted of 2000 USD provided by Kodak.
 

THE INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR DOCUMENTARIES: Adela Peeva (director) – Bulgaria, Chairperson, Pavel Stingl (dirctor) – Czech Republic, Adina Pintilie (director) – Romania gives the Bulgarian National Television Award to the film “RENE”, dir. Helena Trestikova. The award is diploma and cash money prize of 2000 Euro – with the option the film to be bought and screened by Bulgarian National Television.
 

THE FIPRESCI JURY: Einar Staalesen (Norway), Tonci Valentic (Croatia), Ingeborg Bratoeva (Bulgaria) gave THE FIPRESCI AWARD to the film “THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD” (Rumania / Nederland), dir. Radu Jude.
 

THE AUDIENCE AWARD went to Takeshi Kitano’s film “ACHILLES AND THE TORTOISE” (Japan). The Award, provided by Sofia municipality, is diploma and money prize of 1 000 BGN and goes to the Bulgarian distributor of the film.

 

SOFIA MUNICIPALITY AWARD for lifetime achievement in the cinema was given to:
MICHAEL PALIN, actor, screenwriter and TV narrator (Great Britain)
NIKOLA KORABOV, director (Bulgaria)

 


"HALLO TAXI" BY IVAN VESSELINOV WON JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION AT BALKANIMA' 2008

 

At the International Animated Film Festival BALKANIMA in Belgrade "Hello Taxi" by Ivan Vesselinov won Special Mention by Jury's own choice for best characters.

Two years ago at the same festival he won the Award for achievement in Bulgarian and in Balkan animation.

 


"THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER"

WON TWO PRIZES IN TALLINN

 

At the 12th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival the Bulgarian feature film "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner" by Stephan Komandarev won Special Mention by the Jury.

And the second prize for the film is the Award "Don Quijote" for best film issued by the Jury of the International Federation of Film Societies (FICC)

 


"WALTZES AND TANGOS FROM THE VILLAGE OF WHITEWATER"

WON THE SPECIAL PRIZE IN MONTPELLIER

 

At the XXX Festival of the Mediterranean Cinema in Montpellier, France, the Bulgarian short feature film "Waltzes and Tangos from the Village of Whitewater" by Ivan Vladimirov won the Special Prize of the Jury.

 


"SEAMSTRESSES" WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT  THE XXIX FESTIVAL "MOSTRA OF VALENCIA CINEMA MEDITERRANEAN IN SPAIN

 

At the XXIX Mostra of Valencia Cinema of Mediterranean Festival in Spain in October 2008 the Bulgarian feature film "Seamstresses" by Lyudmil Todorov won the Audience Award.

 


SPECIAL MENSION FOR "SEAMSTRESSES" IN KARLOVY VARY

 

The Bulgarian feature film "Seamstresses" by Lyudmil Todorov in the competition program "East of the West" was awarded with Special Mension by the Jury. It is the second prestigious international recognition for the film after the FIPRESCI Award at Sofia Film Fest 2008.

 

The Best Director Award was given to Alexey Uchitel for the film "Captive" – a co-production between Russia and Bulgaria ("Camera" – Dimitar Gochev).

 

And the Bulgarian feature "The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner" by Stefan Komandarev was among the most liked by the audience films at the festival.

 


"THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER"

WON THE MAIN AWARD "CINEMA EXTRAORDINAIRE"

AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN BERGEN, NORWAY

 

At the closing gala in the big cinema of Konsertpaleet Tuesday evening, the Jury Award – Cinema Extraordinaire – competition was given to the Bulgarian film "THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER", directed by Stefan Komandrev. The cash prize of NOK 50.000 will secure Norwegian cinema distribution of the film.

 


"THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER"

WON THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY

AT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN WARSAW

 

At the 24th International Film Festival in Warsaw' 2008 the Bulgarian feature film by Stefan Komandarev "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner" won the Special Prize of the Jury.

The film is co-production between Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary and Slovenia.

 


THE AWARDS AT XXVIII FESTIVAL OF BULGARIAN FEATURE FILMS

"GOLDEN ROSE" 2008, VARNA

 

The Jury - chairman Kevork Kevorkian, and members Genoveva Dimitrova, Nikolai Lazarov, Ivan Mladenov and Boris Lukanov - decided:

  • Grand Prix "Golden Rose" -  "Zift" by Yavor Gardev , producers Georgi Dimitrov, Ilian Djevelekov, Matey Konstantinov and Stefan Goranov.

  • Special Prize - "A Farewell to Hemingway" by Svetoslav Ovcharov

  • Best Director Award Svetoslav Ovcharov for "A Farewell to Hemingway"

  • Best Cameraman Award - Emil Hristov for "Zift", "Seamstresses" and "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner".

  • Best Actor - Mikhail Mutafov in "Zift".

  • Best Actress - Ernestina Shinova in "Hindemith"

  • Best Debut Award in the name of Vulo Radev - "Plan for Revenge" by Konstantin Burov

  • Young Actor Award in the name of Apostol Karamitev - Penko Gospodinov in "War Correspondent" and "Plan for Revenge".

  • Young Actress Award in the name of Nevena Kokanova Alexandra Sarchadjieva, Elen Koleva and Violeta Markovska in "Seamstresses" by Lyudmil Todorov

  • Award for Film Editing - "Zift".

The other awards:

  • Film critics' Award - "Zift".

  • The Union of Bulgarian Film Makers' Award for promising first film - "Plan for Revenge" by Konstantin Burov

  • The Award for a Script by the Bulgarian association of script writers for cinema, TV and radio - "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner", Dusan Milic, Stefan Komandarev, Ilija Troijanov, Yuri Dachev

  • The New Boyana Film Award for Producer - producers' team of "Zift"

  • The Academica 21 Award"Forecast" by Zornitza Sophia

  • The Award of the Faculty of Journalism at Sofia University - "Soccer Chameleons" by Stoicho Shishkov

  • The Varna Olimpic Club's Award - - "Soccer Chameleons" by Stoicho Shishkov


BULGARIAN FILM WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD IN ZURICH

 

At the 4th Zurich film festival' 2008 the Bulgarian feature film "The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner" by Stephan Komandarev won the Audience Award.

 


"FLY BY ROSSINANT" AWARDED AT

THE 6th ANNUAL MLADÁ BOLESLAV FESTIVAL OF EUROPEAN FILM SMILES
 

The Bulgarian comedy "Fly by Rossinant", director Georgi Stoev, took the Prize by the Director of Festival of European Film Smiles 2008 in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic.

The film was awarded "… for its witty portrayal of a clash of cultures in modern Europe in the form of a crazy comedy".
 


33rd GOLDEN CHEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL - 2008

PRIZES

 

CATEGORY ONE – TV FILMS AND MINI-SERIES FOR ADULTS

 

THE GOLDEN CHEST GRAND PRIX for Category One – TV Films and Mini-Series for Adults to the production of ZDF, "THE MIRACLE OF BERLIN", director Ronald Suso Richter - GERMANY

THE “SILVER CHEST” PRIZE to the film of Domino Film, "TACKE", director Igor Cobileanski - ROMANIA

THE “BRONZE CHEST” PRIZE ON BEHALF OF PLOVDIV MUNICIPALITY to the production of RAI, "CHIEF INSPECTOR DE LUCA : NON AUTHORISED INVESTIGATION",director Antonio Frazzi - ITALY

THE PRIZE FOR BEST FILM DIRECTOR to FRANK VAN MECHELEN for the film "THE INTRUDER”, VRT – BELGIUM. The prize is bestwed by the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers.

THE PRIZE FOR BEST SCRIPT to THOMAS KIRCHNER for the film "THE MIRACLE OF BERLIN", ZDF – GERMANY. The prize is bestwed by the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers.

THE PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY to EMIL HRISTOV for the film "ZIFT", Miramar Film Ltd. - BULGARIA. The prize is bestwed by the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers.

THE PRIZE FOR ORIGINAL MUSIC to FRANK VAN GOMPEL for the soundtrack of "STELLENBOSCH", VPRO Television – THE NETHERLANDS. The prize is bestwed by the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers.

THE PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR to ALESSANDRO PREZIOSI for his role in "CHIEF INSPECTOR DE LUCA : NON AUTHORISED INVESTIGATION”, RAI - ITALY. The prize is bestwed by the Union of Bulgarian Actors.

THE PRIZE FOR BEST ACTRESS to ISABELLE CARRE for her role in “MUMMY IS CRAZY”, France 3 – FRANCE. The prize is bestwed by the Union of Bulgarian Actors.

THE MOSFILM GRAND PRIX to the production of BNT, “WAR CORRESPONDENT”, director Kostadin Bonev - BULGARIA.

THE PRIZE ON THE NAME OF GALYA BACHVAROVA to the film of Miramar Film Ltd. "ZIFT", director Yavor Gardev - BULGARIA.

SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY to the film of Miramar Film Ltd. "ZIFT", director Yavor Gardev - BULGARIA.

 

CATEGORY TWO – FEATURE FILMS AND MINI- SERIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

 

THE GOLDEN CHEST GRAND PRIX for Category Two – Feature Film and Mini-Series for Children and Adolescents to the production of VRT, "GOOD NIGHT, FRANK”, director – Luc Van Ginneken - BELGIUM.

 

CATEGORY THREE – TV DOCUMENTARIES

 

THE GOLDEN CHEST GRAND PRIX – to the production of RBB / ARTE, "MILKBAR", directors Terese Moernvik and Ewa Einhorn - GERMANY.

THE SILVER CHEST is awarded to the production of Ivan Mladenov and NFC, “OTHELLO”, director Ivan Mladenov – BULGARIA

THE BRONZE CHEST on behalf of Novotel Plovdiv to the production of WDR Cologne, ARTE, “DUST” – director Hartmut Bitomsky- GERMANY

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY to the production of Public Television Service Chinese Taipei, “THE SECRET IN THE SATCHEL”, director Tay-jou Lin

 

CATEGORY FOUR – TV REPORTS

 

THE SILVER CHEST is awarded to:
The production of RAI, RAITRE, “SLAVES OF LUXURY” – directors Milena Gabanelli and Sabrina Giannini - ITALY
and
The production of France 2, “IN THE DRAGON’S JAWS”, director Patrice Lorton -
FRANCE

 


"ZIFT" BY YAVOR GARDEV IS

THE BULGARIAN NOMINATION FOR "OSCAR"

FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 2008

 

At its meeting the National Film Council put to vote 7 new Bulgarian feature films.

"Zift" by Yavor Gardev was chosen by the National Film Council for the Bulgarian nomination for "Oscar" for best foreign language film 2008.

 


TWO BULGARIAN FILMS WON THE TWO MAIN AWARDS FOR DOCUMENTARIES AT SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL

 

At the 14th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival the Bulgarian film "Corridor #8" by Boris Despodov won "Heart of Sarajevo" for best documentary film.

 

And the "Divorce Albanian Style" by Adela Peeva won the Human Rights Award.

 


THE BULGARIAN FESTURE FILM "INVESTIGATION" WON ALREADY 20 PRIZES

 

At the second edition of the International Film Festival in Bucharest in July 2008 the Bulgarian feature film "Investigation" by Iglika Trifonova, producer Rositsa Bulkanova, won the Award for Best Director.

 

At the 14th edition of the International Film Festival "Film Summer" in Warsaw "Investigation" took the Grand Prix for Best Screenplay.

 

Till now "Investigation" won 20 prizes at national and international festivals.

 


SPECIAL MENSION FOR "SEAMSTRESSES" IN KARLOVY VARY

 

The Bulgarian feature film "Seamstresses" by Lyudmil Todorov in the competition program "East of the West" was awarded with Special Mension by the Jury. It is the second prestigious international recognition for the film after the FIPRESCI Award at Sofia Film Fest 2008.

 

The Best Director Award was given to Alexey Uchitel for the film "Captive" – a co-production between Russia and Bulgaria ("Camera" – Dimitar Gochev).

 

And the Bulgarian feature "The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner" by Stefan Komandarev was among the most liked by the audience films at the festival.

 


THE BULGARIAN FEATURE FILM "ZIFT" BY YAVOR GARDEV WON TWO AWARDS AT THE 30th MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

 

The International Jury with chairman Liv Ullmann awarded the first feature film "Zift" by the prominent Bulgarian director in theatre Yavor Gardev with the Special Jury Prize "Silver George".

 

"Zift" won also the Prize of the Russian Film Clubs Federation for the best film in the main competition in which took part 15 films among which from USA, Italy, Israel an Russia.

 


FOUR AWARDS FOR BULGARIAN FILMS

AT THE XVII INTERNATIONAL FORUM "ZOLOTY VITYAZ"

Moscow, 22 – 31 of May 2008

 

The feature film "Warden of the Dead" by Ilian Simeonov won "Golden Vityaz" for best film.

The animation "The Rag" by Anry Kulev won "Silver Vityaz".

The TV feature film "War Correspondent" by Konstantin Bonev won "Bronze Vityaz".

The long-length documentary "The Redeemer" by Goran Blagoev won "Bronze Vityaz".

 


"THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM AND OTHER STORIES"

WON TWO MORE AWARDS IN A WEEK

 

The Bulgarian film "The mosquito problem and other stories" by the director Andrey Paounov, producer: Martichka Bozhilova (AGITPROP) won:

  • Best documentary at MEDIAWAVE ' 2008 in Hungary

  • Grand Prix for long-length documentary at DOCUMENTA' 2008 in Madrid


"CORRIDOR # 8" BY BORIS DESPODOV WON EMERGING ARTIST AWARD AT "HOT DOCS" FESTIVAL IN TORONTO, CANADA

 

The new HBO Documentary Films Emerging Artist Award was presented to Boris Despodov for "CORRIDOR # 8" (producer: Martichka Bozhilova; Bulgaria), an absurdly funny and fascinating portrait of a misguided infrastructure project in southeastern Europe.

The jury said of the film: “For the Emerging Artist Award, our jury must have set a new record for consensus - it was pretty much immediate. We agreed right away. This film is gorgeous, hilarious, enlightening and irresistible.”

 


ASIAN AND BULGARIAN CINEMA - SO FAR, SO CLOSE

 

On the SEA-IMAGES website (Synergy Europe-Asia) - http://sea-images.asef.org/ArticlesDetail.asp?ArticleID=137, supported by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), you can read the article "Asian and Bulgarian cinema - so far, so close" by the Bulgarian film critic Mrs. Mariana Hristova.

 


"CORRIDOR #8" WON THE PRIZE OF THE ECUMENCIAL JURY

AT BERLINALE 2008

 

The prize for a film from the Forum went to the Bulgarian documentary "Corridor #8" by Boris Despodov, producer – Martichka Bozhilova.

The Jury stated: "This film is an honest and open look at an area of the world suffering from a lack of connection. This film is really about hope, healing, and man’s shared humanity. In the Balkan countries of Macedonia, Albania, and Bulgaria, echoing the footsteps taken by the disciple Paul so long ago, the film asks, “Why do these countries have no means of common transportation?” As borders, walls, and fences dominate man-made politics, this is an important reminder of Christian responsibility and human progress."

 


13 OF JANUARYDAY OF THE BULGARIAN CINEMA

NATIONAL FILM CENTRE ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2007

  • Best feature film - "SEAMSTRESSES"

  • Best documentary - "DIVORCE ALBANIAN STYLE", dir. Adela Peeva

  • Best animation - "THE RAG", dir. Anry Kulev

  • Best director - LUDMIL TODOROV  for "Seamstresses"

  • Best screenplay - LUDMIL TODOROV  for "Seamstresses"

  • Best cameraman - EMIL HRISTOV for "Seamstresses" and SVETLA GANEVA for "Small Talks"

  • Best actor in a leading role - IVAILO hRISTOV in "Small Talks"

  • Best actress in a leading role - ELEN KOLEVA in "Seamstresses"

  • Life Achievement Award - Angel Vagenstein, Irina Aktasheva, Hristo Piskov


THE UNION OF BULGARIAN FILM MAKERS

WON TWO EUROMEDIA AWARDS "ERASMUS 2007"

 

  

 


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