2017

BULGARIAN FILMS 2017

FEATURESFEATURES 3 FEATURES 4 COMPLETED 2016 BluRay/DCP Romania /BulgariaHungary, 2016,117 min, 6,9 poRihter 6.9 ONTHERICHTERSCALE fantasies cometrueisa talent. the challengesinlifewithout panicattacks. All weneedtomakeour young manandtheson is old;aboutlivingyourlifewithoutfear, facing A musicalcomedyaboutafather-sonrelationship, wherethefatherisa [email protected] Contact details:+359888303879;887661794 Supported by Producres: CristianMungiu,HristoHristov, Gabor Garami Production: Cast: LaurentiuBanescu, Teodor Corban Music: NaeCaranfil Cinematography: Vivi Dragan Vasile Script: NaeCaranfil Director: NaeCaranfil MobraFilmSrl.(Romania),Korund-XLtd(Bulgaria) BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 2016, 72min 18 and romanticpassions. thoughts, desiresandfears, ajourneywhichisfullofdangeroustwists speed adrenalinerush,they setoutonanexcitingjourneyintotheir pageantry oftheirprom. Inspiredbythepouringrainandhigh- Four highschoolfriends jumpinacartoescapethenoiseand [email protected] Contact details:+359888220978 Supported by Production: Teodor Hristov Cast: MartinDimitrov, MilenaErmenkova,Desislava Kasabova, Music: GeorgiStrezov Cinematography: MartinBalkansky Hristoskov Script: Atanas Hristoskov Director: Atanas InkomsProject–Plamen Yordanov BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 5 FEATURES 6 Kucheta CAINI/DOGS Critics 2017; CartagenaIFF2017 Film Festival 2016;BestForeignFirst Film, FrenchSyndicateof Cinema Year 2016; BestCinematography, Stockholm IFF 2016;Lisbon&Estoril 2016; NominatedforEuropean Film Awards –EuropeanDiscoveryofthe Special JuryMention,Sarajevo IFF2016;BestFilm, Transilvania IFF FIPRESCI prizeinUnCertain Regardsection,Cannes2016;Best Actor, FESTIVALS& AWARDS smuggling business––withoutafight.Romandoesn’t giveup. by thecharismaticandcruelSamir, willnotletgooftheland––andtheir the localcop,thathisgrandfatherwasacrime lordandhisguys,led land heinheritedfromhisgrandfather. HeiswarnedbyoldmanHogas, border withUkrainethefirmintentiontosell vastbutdesolate Roman, ayoungmanfromBucharest,comestothe countrysidenearthe [email protected], www.argofilm.eu Contact details:ArgoFilmLtd,5B Yantra St,ap.1,Sofia 1124 CNC, BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, MEDIA,Eurimages, DohaFlmInstitute Supported byCNC-CinemaduMonde,RomanianNationalFilmCentre- Co-producers: StephanKomandarev, Katya Trichkova Producers: ElieMeirovitz,MarcelaUrsu Production: Cast: DragosBucur, Ghorghe Visu, VladIvanov Cinematography: AndreiButica Director: BogdanMirica; France/Romania/Bulgaria/Qatar, 2016,104min,DCP EZ films(France),42kmfilm(Romania), Argofilm(Bulgaria) Script: BogdanMirica Bulgaria/Greece, 2016,101min Slava GLORY Rose Bulgarian FFFVarna 2016 Official selection, LocarnoIFF2016; City of Varna Special Award, Golden FESTIVALS& AWARDS desperate struggletoget hisoldwatchback,aswelldignity. loses Petrov’s oldSlava(Glory)watch,afamilyheirloom. Herestartshis Meanwhile, theheadofPRDepartment Ministry of Transport new wristwatch,whichprovestobeafakeandstops workingshortlyafter. turn theentireamountovertopolice,andstate rewardshimwitha A railroadworkerfindsmillionsoflevsonthetrain tracks.Hedecidesto Contact details:+359885733928;[email protected] Central CooperativeUnion Supported by Red Carpet Co-production: Production: Lazarov, GeorgyStamenov, IvanSavov, HristoforNedkov, MiraIskarova Cast: StefanDenolyubov, MargitaGosheva,Kitodar Todorov, Milko Music: HristoNamliev Cinematography: KrumRodriguez Script: KristinaGrozeva,PetarValchanov, Decho Taralezhkov Directors: PetarValchanov, KristinaGrozeva Abraxas Film–Kristina Grozeva BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, BNT, GreekFilmCentre, GraalFilms,ScreeningEmotions, Aporia Filmworks,

FEATURES 7 FEATURES 8 CineLink WiP, Women inFilmFinishingFund Eurimages, FrameWork/Torino FilmLab,LeOuest,Restart AWARD/ Bulgaria/Denmark/France, 2016,99min Bulgaria/Denmark/France, Bezbog GODLESS IFF: BronzeHorse forBestFilm, Aluminium HorseforBest Actress IFF:the Seville Andalusia’s Scriptwriters’ Association for BestFilm;Stockholm Best Cinematography, Best Actor; Warsaw IFF:Panorama,FIPRESCI Award; Rose BulgarianFFF:Golden RoseforBestFilm;Director, Best Actress, Best Actress (IrenaIvanova);Reykjavik IFF:GoldenPuffinforBestFilm; critics inLocarno;Sarajevo IFF:SpecialJuryPrize;theHeartofSarajevofor The EcumenicalJury Award; theBoccalinod’oroawardof independentfilm Locarno IFF:GoldenLeopard forBestFilm,SilverLeopard Actress; FESTIVALS& AWARDS to keeptabsonheremotionalvoidandagrowingfear ofpunishment. identity theft.Drivenbyeasycashandanaddictionto morphine,shestruggles A nursetrafficstheIDcards ofdementedpatientsontheblackmarket Contact details:+35929815343,898503702;[email protected] Supported by Films –LaurenceClerc,Olivier Thery Lapiney, FilmFactory–Philippe Akoka Co-production: Snowglobe–EvaJakobsen,KatrinPors,MikkelJersin, Alcatraz Production: Trifonov, DimiterPetkov Cast: IrenaIvanova,IvanNalbantov, Ventzislav Konstantinov, Alexander Cinematography: KrumRodriguez(b.a.c.),ChayseIrvin(c.s.c.) Director: RalitzaPetrova;Script:Petrova KlasFilm–RossitsaValkanova Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter , DanishFilmInstitute, 2016, 121min Letovnici HOLIDAYMAKERS Funny FF, Gabrovo,Bulgaria Audience Award, GoldenRoseBulgarian FFF, Varna; Audience Award, & Awards: Festivals rather thaninthesandonbeach. with ournearestanddearest lies intherelationship suggest thathappiness to acrazysummer. Comicsituationsfraughtwithdangersandtraps A seasidehotelbringstogetheragroupofholidaymakers lookingforward Contact details:StoyanStoyanov, +359888616601;[email protected] Supported by Production: Milena Avramova, ElitzaGrigorova,Vasil Banov, IvayloDragiev Cast: AnetaSotirova,StanimirGumov, Kitodar Todorov, SofiaBobcheva, Music: GeorgiStrezov Cinematography: HristoBakalov Script: IvayloPenchev, BozhanPetrov, Vesel Tzankov Director: IvayloPenchev Urban Media,StoyanStoyanov Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 9 FEATURES 10 Bulgaria/Italy, 2016,99min,debut Hristo HRISTO Debut, BestPerformance (Male),Golden RoseBFFFVarna 2016 Section debut andsophomorefilms, Warsaw IFF2016;BestFeature FESTIVALS& AWARDS high forhim. life. Still,thereisathinghe wouldneverdo. The priceof ‘normal’ lifeistoo Hristo isahomelessboy. Hewouldgotogreatlengthsliveanormal [email protected] Contact details:Todor Matsanov, +359888518967 Supported byBulgarianNationalFilmCenter, BulgarianNational Television Co-production: Producers: GrigorLefterov, Todor Matsanov Production: Mavrodiev, LubomirNeikov, DimitarRachkov Cast: DimitarNikolov, DimitarKrumov, JulianVergov, Stefan Cinematography: NenadBorojević Script: GrigorLefterov Directors: GrigorLefterov, Todor Matsanov Lema Film,IdeaCinema/Italy FedericoSaraceni,Ideacinema,Italy Samo vmechtiteti! DREAMS! IN YOUR through thecracks ofreality, itgetshardertokeepher lifeinbalance. misunderstandings withLaura’s bestfriend… Whenhopeandfearpush apart, andher motherisdesperatelylooking forsomeonenew; jealousy, crush onLuky, buthedoesn’tshowmuch interestinher;herparentslive the next.Lauratakesitall inherstridethestreetsofPrague.Shehasa rooftops, free-climbingup rustedscaffolding andleaping fromonewallto Only afewgirlspracticethe artofparkour, runningandsomersaultingover Sofia 1504;+35929463410;[email protected] Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers,6Shipka St, Supported by Brothers (Bulgaria)–BorislavChouchkov, Viktor ChouchkovJr Co-Producer: Arinas.r.o. –SilviaPanáková&ErikPanák,Chouchkov Producer: Negatives.r.o. –PetrOukropec&PavelStrnad Koldaev, EvaLeinweberová,RostislavNovákSt.,MarieSpurná Martina Kavanová, Tomáš Zonyga, Tomáš Taran, JanPospíšil,Vladimír Jan Vondráček, JáchymNovotný, Veronika Pouchová, Adam Mišík, Cast: BarboraŠtikarová, Toman Rychtera,KláraMelišková,IvanMartinka, Cinematography: Tomáš Sysel Script: EgonTobias Director: PetrOukropec Language: Czech Czech Republic/Slovakia/Bulgaria,2016,79min,DCP Czech FilmFund,SlovakFund

FEATURES 11 FEATURES 12 Subtitles: Bulgarian,Russian,English Bulgaria, 2016,115 min Na pediaotzemiata INCHES ABOVE THEGROUND committed thedayafterhe arrives,thefirstinaseriesofhorrificmurders. has beenthesiteofauranium minerunbytheNazis. Yet, amurder is violations ofdisciplinecommitted bythepersonnelguardingwhatonce Lt Kralevarrivestoafrontier postwithhisfamilytocrackdownon In theearly1950s,with beginningoftheColdWar, anewcommander, +971 506146407;[email protected], www.amritaart.bg Contact details:Amrita Art ProductionCompany, +359887963 283, Executive Producer:DesislavaKovacheva Producer: ZlatinaFilipova Production: Zatka Keremedchieva,GoranGunchev Ivailo Asparuhov, EvgeniBudinov, MateyGenchev, Tzvetomir Nechev, Cast: SimeonFilipov, Tzvetomir Angelov, DesislavaChuturkova, Music: MartinLubenov Cinematography: HristoGenkov Script: MaximGenchev Director: MaximGenchev Amrita Art Poland/Bulgaria, 2016,115 min,DCP Kerbala KARBALA Poles andBulgarians sinceWorld War 2. their ammunition, theyhavetofacedeath inoneofthebiggest battles for eighty Polish andBulgariansoldiers.On limitedrations,usingalmost allof police, isamongthemain targets. The furious attacks arerepelledbyonly strikes onthecity. The CityHall,headquartersofthelocalauthorities and holiday Ashura when Al-Qaeda and As-Sadra militants launchaseriesof April 2004.IntheIraqicity ofKarbala,pilgrimsarecelebratingtheMuslim 946, 3514,+35929449514;[email protected], www.miramarfilm.com 22 8412635;[email protected],www.wfdif.com.pl; MiramarFilm,+3592 Documentary andFeatureFilmProductionCompany, +48228412683, Contact details:Wytwórnia Filmów DokumentalnychiFabularnych/ Supported by Ilian Djevelekov, GeorgiDimitrov Wlodzimierz Niderhaus;MiramarFilm(Bulgaria)– MateyKonstantinov, Documentary andFeatureFilmProductionCompany (Poland)– Production: Alexander Sano Postać Usunięta, Tomasz Schuchardt,LeszekLichota,MichałŻurawski, Cast: Bartłomiej Topa, Antoni Królikowski,HristoShopov, Atheer Adel, Cinematography: Arkadiusz Tomiak, LukaszBielan Script: KrzysztofLukaszewicz Director: KrzysztofLukaszewicz; Wytwórnia Filmów DokumentalnychiFabularnych/ Polish FilmInstitute,BulgarianNationalCenter

FEATURES 13 FEATURES 14 [email protected], [email protected], www.kingof.be Contact details: Art Fest,1BulgariaSq.,1463Sofia,+35929166029 Sales Agent:BeForFilms Production Incentive,BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, MEDIA, nity ofBelgium,CasaKafka&Belgian Tax Shelter, DutchFilmFund,

Belgiiskiat kral THE KINGOFBELGIANS Film, SofiaIFF; PalmSprings;Global Vision Award, CinequestSanJose Paolo, Marrakech, Les Arcs; KNF Award Rotterdam2017; Goteborg;Opening Orisonti Competition, Venice 2016;Gent IFF, Busan,Hamburg, Thessaloniki, Sao FESTIVALS& AWARDS the Balkanskingdiscovers therealworld––andhimself. the kingandhisentourage to crosstheborderincognito.Inhisodysseyacross to improvethemonarch’s imageand acompanyofBulgarianfolksingershelps filmmaker commissionedby thepalacetomakeadocumentaryinanattempt earth causingaviationdisruptionandcommunicationloss. A craftyBritish independence. The kingmustreturnhomeatonce.Butasolarstormstrikes a statevisittoIstanbulwhenthesouthofBelgiumunexpectedly declaresits A mockumentaryabouta rather dullandunremarkablemonarch,whoison Supported by Production: Arnold Heslenfeld&LauretteSchillings,MiraStalevaStefanKitanov Co-producers: François Touwaide, FransvanGestel, Producers: PeterBrosens&JessicaWoodworth Pieter vanderHouwen,GoranRadacovic,Valentin Galev, NinaNikolina Cast: PeterVan denBegin, Titus DeVoogdt, BrunoGeoris,LucieDebay, Cinematography: TonPeters Script: PeterBrosens&JessicaWoodworth Directors: Belgium/Netherlands/Bulgaria, 2016,94min,DCP PeterBrosens&JessicaWoodworth BoFilms,EntreChienetLoup, Art Fest, Topkapi Films Flemish Audiovisual Fund,ScreenFlanders,FrenchCommu-

Eurimages

2016, 86min Asansior zapatsienti LIFT FORPATIENTS Audience Award, SofiaIFF2017 FESTIVALS& AWARDS the thoughtofherdeath.May be… And ifBoyanwishestolive, maybe Angéla will summonupcouragetoface Angéla forhersoncantouch thestrangerboyandbringhimbacktolife. the eighthtofirstfloor? Maybenothing.Butmaytheinfiniteloveof hospital lift.Whatcouldhappeninthenarrowspace inthefewminutesfrom isterminal,meetinthe a woman,whohasjustbeentoldthatherillness encounter. A youngboyhospitalisedafterhissecondsuicide attemptand Trying tohelp twoofhispatients,psychiatristPaskalevsetsuptheir [email protected] Contact details:KlasFilm,RossitsaValkanova, +359898503702; Supported byBulgarianNationalFilmCentre,BNT Production: KlasFilm,NuBoyanaFilmStudios Producer: RossitsaValkanova Angelina Slavova, Alexander Benev, SlavaDoicheva,MakMarinov Cast: HristoGurbov, Svetlana Yancheva, BoikaVelkova, Music: Vasil Gurov Cinematography: KrumRodriguez Director: IglikaTriffonova; Script: IglikaTriffonova

FEATURES 15 FEATURES 16 2016, 80min,BluRay Spomen zastraha MEMORIES OFFEAR of somanyhumanlivesin whichmanysmall‘no’s makea big‘yes’… that cannotbeforgotten; small ‘rebellions’ andsmall ‘betrayals’:apuzzle Burnt books;ruinedlives;humiliationsthatcannot be forgiven;traumas Contact details:MariyanaPavlova,[email protected] Audiovideo Orpheus Supported by Production: Stefanova, BlagoiyPeev Cast: IvailoHristov, OvanesOvasyan,Milko Yovchev, Yordanka Music: BojidarPetkov Cinematography: SvetlaGaneva Script: KrasimirKrumov–Grez Director: IvanPavlov Art 47Ltd–MariyanaPavlova Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, DoliMediaStudio, Subtitles: Bulgarian/English 2016, 95min,DCP Maimuna MONKEY Audience Award, SofiaIFF FESTIVALS& AWARDS even dare to ask. Can the two teenagers make decisions of life and death? drastically. They wouldhavetofindanswersquestions grown-ups don’t easy decisions,theworldofhalf-sistersIvaandMaya isabouttochange Some timebetweenchildhoodandadulthood,when lifeisastringof Contact details:DimitarKotzev–Shosho,[email protected] Supported by Producers: Nayo Titzin, DimitarKotzev Production: Radina Borshosh,Leonid Yovchev, RadenaValkanova, Valentin Ganev Cast: Alexandra Kostova, Youlian Vergov, Ana Papadopolou, Music: Victor Stoyanov Stanishev Cinematography: Alexander Script: DimitarKotzev, IvanMarkov Director: DimitarKotzev Spotlight,Nova TV, ConceptStudio,Vetrogon BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 17 FEATURES 18 2016, 96min,DCP Nikoi NO ONE price. has boughttheentireland butVera’s houseandheisreadyto get itatany Suddenly, duringthe firstnightNickyandLillyarriveoutoftheblue. arrive. Tanya wantstoconfessVera thattheyarehavinganaffair. the mountains,whereherfiancé, Tony andherfriend Tanya unexpectedly losing herlove,friendshipandancestors’ land.Sheisathercottagein A provocativepsychologicaldramaaboutVera (27),whoisatriskof www.facebook.com/NoONEthefilm Contact details:Andrey Andonov, +359877262258;skype:andreiyt Producer: AndreyAndonov,YavorVeselinov Production: Milatinov,Yordanka Angelova Cast: GerganaPletnyova,SilviaPetkova,StoyanRadev, Kristian Music: EmelinaGorcheva Cinematography: AdamAdemski Script: AndreyAndonov,YavorVeselinov Director: AndreyAndonov Egregore Films Raiskata staia THE PARADISE SUITE Academy Award IFF 2016;nominated forBestForeignLanguage Film2016,Dutch Entry Diaspora FF, Toronto 2015;BlackNightsIFF2015, Tallinn; PalmSprings Toronto IFF2015; NetherlandsIFF2015;SãoPauloInternational FESTIVALS& AWARDS pursuit ofhappiness. Swedish wunderkind,Lukas andhisfatherStig,alltogetherepitomisingthe African man, Yaya; aSerbianwarcriminal,Ivica;Bosnianwoman,Seka; lives, sometimesbycastingjustaglance:prettyBulgarian girl,Jenya;an A storyaboutsixpeople findingeachotherandinfluencingother’s [email protected] Contact details:KaBoAlLtd–KalinKalinov, +359897818203;kalin_ Fund, SwedishFilmInstitute Supported byBulgarianNationalFilmCenter, Eurimages,NetherlandsFilm Co-production: OlleWirenhedandKalinoviBrothers Production: EllenHavenithandJeroenBeker Jasna Djuricic,MagnusKrepper, SilviyaPetkova, Anna-Maria Nikolaeva Cast: Anjela Nedyalkova,BorisIsakovic,Erik Adelöw, IsakaSawadogo, Music: Alexander Doychev, BramMeindersma Lennartsson Cinematography: Andreas Director: JoostvanGinkel;Script:Ginkel Netherlands/Sweden/Bulgaria, 2016,123min,DCP

FEATURES 19 FEATURES 20 2016, 72min,DCP A SILENTMOVIE highlighting theirresistibility oflife. fulfilled ideals,unfulfilleddreams,lostillusions,to time,friendsandmusic, A musicalstoryaboutajazzpianistwhotakes us backtomemoriesof www.arsdigital.org [email protected], [email protected] Contact details:+3592 Supported by Production: Cast: MilchoLeviev, Velimir Velev, Victor Vichev, etc. Music: MilchoLeviev Chertov Cinematography: Andrey Tomov,Script: Alexander Chertov Andrey Chertov Director: Andrey ARS Ltd(ARSDigital Studio)–Ivan Tonev BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

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846 8361; 2016, 141min Peeshtite obuvki THE SINGINGSHOES Silver George JurySpecialPrize,Moscow IFF2016 FESTIVALS& AWARDS between twoprominentartists, goingthroughaveryhardtime. a talentedperson.Still,it is inthefirstplaceafilmaboutdeeplove The storyisfocusedonthe personaldramaasthepriceofsurvival The filmisbasedonkey momentsofLeaIvanova’s life and career. www.menclips.eu, [email protected] Contact details:GerganaStankova,+359888732320 Municipality, BNT, National PalaceofCulture Supported by Co-production: Production: Alexander Ivanov Borislav Chouchkov, Aleksandar Aleksiev andthekidsKiaraStolarski and Cast: RayaPeeva,DonnaBangiozova,ErnestinaShinova, JulianPetrov, Music: Victor Chouchkov Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: RadoslavSpassov, GeorgiDanailov Director: RadoslavSpassov Menclips/KaninaFilm BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, CultureProgramofSofia Dream Team Films,Dream Team Productions

FEATURES 21 22 FEATURES COMPLETED 2017 2017, 101min,DCP Vragove ENEMIES than theirhatredtowards theirenemies. disagreements betweenthe Bulgariansmightturnouttobemorepowerful run into Turkish soldiers,whograduallyturnintotheir allies. The a torpedoofkindtosink thebattleship. Along theway, the Bulgarians Bulgarian soldierstakesto transportingaboatoverland,toturnitinto the Bulgarianarmywithitslong-rangeweapons. A group ofdesperate In thespringof1913,inBalkanWars a Turkish battleship terrorises Contact details:+359888325022;[email protected] Supported by Producer: Svetla Tsotsorkova, Svetoslav Ovcharov Production: Stefan Mavrodiev, LeartDokle,DimiterOvcharov Cast: Asen Blatechky, IvanBarnev, Valentin Ganev, HristoUshev, Cinematography: RaliRalchev Script: SvetoslavOvcharov Director: SvetoslavOvcharov OmegaFilms BulgarianNationalFilmCenter Bulgaria/Belgium, 2017,97min,DCP I poslesvetlina LIGHT THEREAFTER Hivos Tiger Competition,IFF Rotterdam;International Competition,SofiaIFF FESTIVALS& AWARDS leads himonapathofself-discovery. to thehostofcharactershe meetsalongtheway–ajourneythatultimately enigmatic painter Arnaud. Desperatelylonelyandadrift,Paveltries to adhere alienated youngman,Pavel, whosetsacrossEuropeinsearchofhisidol,the An explorationofthecomplex mindofanemotionallyvolatileandsocially International sales:Latido; Supported by Co-producers: BNT, StudioL’Equipe (Belgium) Ventures (Belgium)–John Engel,F&ME(UK)–MikeDowney, Sam Tayor Production: Multfilm(Bulgaria)–Mila Voinikova, KonstantinBojanov, LeftField Elitsa Mateva,LucieDebay, SlimaneDazi Lubna Azabal, MargitaGosheva, DouniaSichov, StanislavaNikolova, Cast: BarryKeoghan,KimBodnia, Thure Lindhardt,SoleneRigot, Cinematography: NenadBoroevich; Script: KonstantinBojanov, RebeccaLenkiewicz Director: KonstantinBojanov Multfilm –Mila Voinikova, +359884223099;[email protected] +3491 5488877;[email protected]; Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Contact details:Latido–Oscar Alonso, Music: MichelinoBisceglia

FEATURES 23 FEATURES 24 2017, 104min,DCP Muzhe MEN in him.Hemakeshisbesttocatchherattentionbut tonoavail. Jean hasacrushonhisworkmate,Dian,whonever showsmuchinterest Contact details:[email protected] Production: Cast: Ivo Arakov, Dimo Alexiev, DilianaPopova,ElenaBoeva,NikiSotirov Music: FunkBasters Cinematography: KaloyanBozhilov Script: GeorgiKostov Director: GeorgiKostov MediaProduction–GeorgiKostov 2017, 117 min Izvun putia OFF THEROAD most. a finelinethatleadseach ofthemtoredefineandsalvagewhatmatters causing muchpaintothe playwright’s devotedactress wife. The triowalks affectionate relationship withsexualitystrikinglyclosetotherazorsedge, on theverybrinkofwomanhood. Their accidentalencounter growsintoan vehicle, hopingtorekindlehisinspiration.Hebumps intoayoungGipsy Bulgaria’s mountainsonhissoulmateBisho,abatteredvintageoff-road An ageingplaywrightineclipsecrossesthebreathtaking wildernessof Contact details:NikolayVolev, [email protected] Supported by Producer: NikotheaFilm–NikolayVolev Cast: DeyanDonkov, SaliIbrahim, Anya Pencheva Music: Alessandro Marcello, EricJaeger, Vassili Cinematography: OrlinRuevski Script: NikolayVolev Director: NikolayVolev BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 25 FEATURES 26 2017, DCP Vezdesushtiat OMNIPRESENT he alsolearnslotsofsecrets thatshouldhavebeenleftuncovered. and employeesviahidden spycameras. This new ‘hobby’ isamusingbut agency whograduallybecomes obsessedwithspyinghisfamily, friends The storyiscentredaround Emil,writerandownerofanadvertising [email protected], www.miramarfilm.com +359 29434904,9449514 Contact details:MiramarFilm,38MadridBlvd.,1505Sofia; Supported by Producers: MateyKonstantinov, IlianDjevelekov, Georgi Dimitrov Production: Irmena Chichikova,BorisLukanov, Georgy Staykov Vesela Babinova, Anastasia Liutova, Tony Minasian, Cast: Velislav Pavlov, Teodora Duhovnikova,MihailMutafov, Cinematography: EmilChristov Script: MateyKonstantinov, IlianDjevelekov Director: IlianDjevelekov Miramar Film(Bulgaria) Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Rekviem zag-zhaJ. REQUIEM FORMRSJ Actress, Belgrade IFF2017;FIPRESCI Award, Sofia IFF2017 (selection) BerlinIFF2017: BestFilm,Script,Director, Best Works inProgress Award, Karlovy Vary IFF2017;PanoramaSpecial FESTIVAL& AWARDS the theorythat,althoughlifemaybecomplicated,death ismuchmoreso. A Kafkaesquetalefullofblackhumourthatprovides cinematicevidenceof Contact details:+359888605350;[email protected] Macedonian FilmFund,CNCFrance,Eurimages Supported by Non StopProduction(Russia),Surprise Alley (France) Co-producers: SeeFilmPro(Serbia),SkopjeStudio(Macedonia), Production: Gavrilovic, Srgjan Todorovic, Valcho Kamarashev Cast: MirjanaKaranovic,DanicaNedelkovic,MiraBanjac,Jovana Cinematography: JelenaStankovic Script: BojanVuletic Director: BojanVuletic 2017, 94min,DCP 2K Serbia/Bulgaria/Macedonia/Russia/France, GeopolyFilm–PavlinaJeleva Film CentreSerbia,BulgarianNationalCenter,

FEATURES 27 FEATURES 28 Languages: Greek,Russian Greece/France/Bulgaria, 2017,100min,DCO, Sinut naSofia A SONOFSOFIA father, waiting withopenarmstoo. hug.Whathedoesn’tknowisthathasa new,for hismother’s Greek country oforigin,while10-year-old MishaarrivesfromRussia,yearning Athens 2004. The Olympicsare about tomakeacomebacktheir Release date: Sofia 1504;+35929463410;[email protected] Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers,6Shipka St, CNC-GFC, BulgarianNationalFilmCenter Supported by KinoElektron –JanjaKralj Co-Producer: ChouchkovBrothers–BorislavChouchkov, Producer: GiorgosKarnavasFilmProduction– Cast: Viktor Khomut,Valery Tcheplanowa, Thanasis Papageorgiou Cinematography: DionysisEfthimiopoulos Script: ElinaPsykou Director: ElinaPsykou Eurimages, GreekFilmFund,CreativeEuropeMEDIA, Tribeca IFF, April, 2017 Bulgaria/Croatia, 2017,127min,color, DCP Voevoda VOEVODA a shortstory by NikolayHaitov. nineteenth-century man’s world.Based onaninspiringrealcharacterand of rebelsmetingoutherown justice,whilestrugglingtomakeitupthe Roumena, amotherforced toabandonherchildandhomeleadaband Voevoda gmail.com, [email protected] Contact details:MQPicturesLtd,+359897334505;voevodathefilm@ Supported by Producer: ZornitsaSophia,MilaKirova,PetarMinchev Production: Leart Dokle,PetarGenkov, DimitarSelenski andNiki Amrita Nikolay ValeriCast: ZornitsaSophia, Yordanov,Gunchev, Goran Zombori, Vladimir Music: Kayno Yesno SlonceandDarkoMarkovic Cinematography: KrumRodriguez Script: ZornitsaSophia Director: ZornitsaSophia (rebel-leader, commander, guardian)tellsthetruestoryof MQPictures BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 29 30 FEATURES COMING SOON 90 min Bezkrainata gradina THE INFINITEGARDEN Meetings Works in Progress,SIFF2017 Coming Soon New Talents, MeetingPoint,Vilnius 2017;VFF;Sofia WEMW Development Award, Trieste 2014;FirstCutLab, Trieste 2016; FESTIVAL& AWARDS for thefirsttime. between theloveforhisbrotherandEmma,Philip feelsthepainofloss this otherworldlygirl.Nowbothbrothersareinlove withEmma. Torn Through hergarden,Philiprealizesthatheneverfelt sorealuntilhemet back ofherflowershop,wherePhilip’s brother Victor works. slightly autistic,creatingatnightthemodelofamystical gardeninthe Philip hasitall:asuccessfulcareerandbeautiful girlfriend.Emmais www.agitprop.bg. www.theinfinitegarden.info +359 29831411, +35929831929;[email protected] Contact details:Agitprop,68BudapeshtaSt,ap.1,Sofia1202 MEDIA ProgrammeoftheEU Supproted by Producer: MartichkaBozhilova, Agitprop, Bulgaria Script: Yana BorissovaandGalinStoev Director: GalinStoev Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, 2017, 85min Radiogramofon RADIOGRAM friendship and thepowerofmusic–all attheheartoffreedom. a worldofoppression.Itcelebrates thestrengthofhumanspirit,family, son, aboutadesperateman seekingtore-capturehissenseoffreedomin true events,itisastoryabout howfarafatherispreparedtogoforhis jammed andbanned;allreligious organizationsarerestrained.Basedon when radiostationslikeBBC, DeutscheWelle andRadioFreeEuropeare western influence,especiallymusic,isathreatto national security The filmissetin1971,Bulgariaunderthecommunist regime:any www.menclips.eu +359 888732320;[email protected],[email protected] Contact details:53 Todor KableshkovSt,office32,Sofia1680 Supported by Solis Film, Turkey andFilmprodukcja,Poland Production: Alexander Ivanov, Stefan Mavrodiev, DeyanGeorgiev Hadjiangelov,YanaCast: Alexander Titova,Alexiev, Alexander Production Design: Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: RouzieHassanova Director: RouzieHassanova Menclips Ltd,GerganaStankovainco-production with Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter;PolishInstitute Ivelina Mineva . A time

FEATURES 31 FEATURES 32 2017, 108min,DCP Korab vstaia A SHIP IN A ROOM and changeherownlifetoo. comes backtolife,inspiring Philippe.Pavlahastotakeupthechallenge out. Philippebeginstotake picturesoftheoutsideworldforIvan.Ivan Since hehasbeenattacked andbeatenupayearago,Ivannevergoes left homeless. anymore. HetakesPavlain,togetherwithherbrother Ivan,whentheyare Pavla andPhilippemeetbyaccident.Philiphasno flashesofinspiration [email protected] Contact details:+359888325022,898552388 Supported by Producer: Svetla Tsotsorkova, Nadejda Koseva Production: Cast: Tzvetan Alexiev, ElenaDimitrova,IvanDimitrov Cinematography: DianZagorchinov Script: Lyubomir Mladenov Director: Lyubomir Mladenov FrontFilm,inco-productionwithChouchkovBrothers BulgarianNationalFilmCenter Ne medokosvai TOUCH MENOT Selection Cannes 2012–Cinefondation’s Atelier Main Production Award, Torino FilmLab –Framework2011; Selection, Binger Filmlab Amsterdam Residency –DirectorsLab2011; Arte FranceCinema Award, Cinemart RotterdamIFF2011; FESTIVALS& AWARDS which provestobealife-changer. chance ormaybetheyare meantto––inanattempttocomeintocontact, A womanandtwomeninsearchofintimacy:their solitudesmeet––by on howhumanbeingscanreachintimacyinthemost unexpectedways. an explorationthatquestionsourpreconceivedideas ofintimacy It isafilmaboutintimacy, asafundamentalaspectofhumanexperience; [email protected], www.agitprop.bg +359 29831411, +35929831929 Contact details:Agitprop,68BudapeshtaSt,ap.1,Sofia1202 MEDIA Development,SEECinemaNetwork Fund, MDMProductionSupport,StrasbourgEurometropolis, Supported by Les Filmsdel’Étranger(France),BennyDrechsel,Rohfilm(Germany) (Romania), MartichkaBozhilova, Agitprop (Bulgaria),Philippe Avril, Producers: MonicaLazurean–Gorgan,ManekinoFilm,4ProofFilm Director: AdinaPintilie; Romania/Bulgaria/Germany/France, 2017,100min Eurimages, BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, RomanianFilm Script: AdinaPintilie . A film

FEATURES 33 34 FEATURES IN POST PRODUCTION 2017, 105min,DCP Benzin BENZIN akaBROKENROAD the carbearinghername, andtodispensejustice. life tofulfillhislastpromise tohisdeadbeloved:bringbacklifeLuce, After 15yearsinprisona talentedracingdriverandmechanicreturnsto Contact details:www.facebook.com/benzinthemovie/ Supported by Coproducers: NikolaySpasov, Aleksandar Zdravkov Miro Yanev, PavelIvanov Peytchev,Blatechki, Alexander Producers: Assen Pro Cinema,Camera Production: Bashar Rahal,StefanIvanov, MichaelMadsen,SullyErna Liliana Stanailova,Veselin Kalanovski,PlamenManassiev, Cast: AssenBlatechki,KalinVrachanski, SnejanaMakaveeva, Music: HristoNamliev Cinematography: MartinChichov, RadoslavGochev Script: AlexeyKozhuharov Directors: AsenBlatechki,KaterinaGoranova Cinequanone, A.B. Films,coproduced byNDK, BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 2017/18, 100min,DCP Sdelka THE DEAL out whatitmeanstolove andtoforgive. surrogate mother–tocarry somestrangers’ childformoney. Irinawillfind on herandsheisfiredfrom herjob. To survive,shedecidestobecomea Presently, inasmallprovincialtown inBulgaria,Irina’s husbandcheats [email protected], [email protected] Contact details:ArtFest,+35929166029 Producer: StefanKitanov Supported by SEE CinemaNetworkandScripTeast Developed withthesupportof Production: Aleksandar Kosev, Kasiel Noa Asher Cast: Martina Apostolova, IriniJambonas,HristoUshev, Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: NadejdaKoseva,BojanVuletic, SvetoslavOvchaov Director: NadejdaKoseva

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FEATURES 35 FEATURES 36 Posoki DIRECTIONS intertwined. Six stories,filmedin‘one shot’ style. of different peoplefromcontemporary Bulgarianrealityareirrevocably chance fora new lifetoanother, insix taxicabsinSofia,the destinies In thespanoftwenty-four hours,whilethedeathofonepersongivesa [email protected]; www.argofilm.eu Contact details:ArgoFilmLtd,5B Yantra St,ap.11, Sofia 1124; Film Agency Macedonian Supported by Vladimir Anastasov,Nestorovska Weit, Angela Producers: StephanKomandarev, Katya Trichkova, SteliosZiannis,Vera Sektor Film(Macedonia) Production: Dimitar Banenkin,StefanDenolyubov, NellyMonedzhikova Hristo Mutafchiev, StefanSarchadjiev, DimitarPishev, StanislavKertikov, Stefka Yanorova, NikolayUrumov, SofiaBobcheva, Troyan Gogov, Gerasim Georgiev, IriniJambonas,Vasil Banov, JulianVergov, Borislava Stratieva,GeorgiKadurin, Assen Blatechki,DobrinDossev, Cast: AnnaKomandareva,Vassil Vasilev –Zuek,IvanBarnev, Nina Altaparmakova Editor: Production designer: Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: SimeonVentsislavov, StephanKomandarev Director: StephanKomandarev Bulgaria/Germany/Macedonia, 2017,103min,DCP Argo Film(Bulgaria), Aktis FilmProduction(Germany), Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, MDM,Eurimages, BNT, MariaKoycheva Bulgaria/Macedonia, 142min,DCP Vuzvishenie HEIGHTS and actionagainst abackgroundof pure andtensedrama. not verydifferent fromthatofEuropetoday. An ‘Eastern’ withallthethrill realistic visionofBulgaria inthe1870s:apoliticalandsocialatmosphere through amixofhistoricand fictionalcharactersandeventstocreatea actions anddialoguesof two aspiringrevolutionaries. The plotunfolds story ofBulgaria’s NationalRevival,brought tolifethroughthethoughts, Based onthemultiaward-winning novelbyMilenRuskov, Heights [email protected]; Contact details:IvanDoykov, +359888389483 Supported by Ognen Antov Nina Altaparmakova, Producers: IvanDoykov, OxanaShalamanova, Dream FactoryLtd,BoyanaFilmStudios,Bulgarian National Television Production: Cast: Alexander Aleksiev, StoyanDoychev, Filip Avramov, HristoPetkov Music: TBA Bakarski Cinematography: Anton based onMilenRuskov’s novelofthesamename Script: NelyDimitrova,Victor Bojinov,Milen Ruskov; Director: Victor Bojinov SerpentineLtd,Bulfilm AllStarsInLtd, BulgarianNationalFilmCenterandEurimages tellsthe

FEATURES 37 FEATURES 38 2017 Lili ribkata LILLY THELITTLEFISH and thedaughteroftravelling gypsymagicians. child meetsapeer, Lily, thegranddaughterofaspeakingJapanesecarp eye. Taken bythecaringparentstoasmallvillagein the countryside, child’s sexchangeseverytimesomebody looksthechildstraightin concern forbothcontemporary childrenandtheirparents. An extraordinary A children’s film,whichcouldappealtoadultsasittacklesissuesof [email protected] Contact details:+359895426008 Supported by Production: Dobrin Dosev, StoyanRadev, KrasimirRankov, NikolayUrumov Linda Russeva,LuizabelNikolova,KrasimiraDemirova, KalinSarmenov, Cast: Tatyana Lolova,KoynaRusseva,ElenaKabasakalova, Music: Victor Stoyanov Krasimir Andonov Cinematography: Script: YassenGrigorov Director: YassenGrigorov The Flying Agency – Yassen Grigorov Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Lithuania/Bulgaria/Poland, 92min,DCP 4K Chudo A MIRACLE Women InFilm/FilmFinishingFund,2016 FESTIVALS& AWARDS A faithlesswomanacceptsachildfromtheHoly Spirit. Contact details:+359888605350;[email protected] Eurimages, EUMediaprogramme Supported by Orka PostproductionStudio(Poland), Co-producers: InScript(Lithuania),GeopolyLtd.(Bulgaria), Production: Olbrychski Cast: EgleMikulionyte, Andrius Bialobzeskis,Vyto Ruginis,Daniel Music: Krzysztof A. Janczak Cinematography: EmilChristov Script: EgleVertelyte Director: EgleVertelyte GeopolyLtd–PavlinaJeleva theLithuanianFilmCentre,BulgarianNational Center,

FEATURES 39 FEATURES 40 2017, 93min Motorut THE MOTORBIKE where thethreeencounter forthefirsttimeloveandhatred. boy theirage)studyinthevillageofBarakovo SecondWorld War, vicissitudes ofhistory. Inthisfilm,Slavcho, EvelinaandWilly(aGerman A filmaboutastrongfriendship,cherishedfor years regardlessofthe [email protected]; [email protected],www.arsdigital.org Contact details:+35928468361,+35961 Supported by Production: Filip Trifonov, GerganaKofradjieva,MihailMutafov, ItzhakFintzi Cast: Alexandra Rasicheva,Dimitar Angelov, RudyEvtimov, NikolaDodov, Ivan TonevCinematography: Script: Valentin Goshev Director: Valentin Goshev ARS Ltd(ARSDigital Studio)–Ivan Tonev BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 2018, expectedduration100min,DCP/2K Mulchanieto nasestrami MY SISTER’SSILENCE outsiders ischallengedby Bingoto,adealerinluxurycarsandwomen. sites andplaysapipe. The blossomingromancebetweentheurban uses anabandonedcinema asashelter, carrieswastepapertorecycling the capital,butshenever leavesthepavementinfrontofherhouse.Dinko autistic Andy andanilliterate half-gypsyDinko. Andy livesintheheartof The storyfollowsthedeepspiritualrelationshipbetween 17-year-old [email protected] Contact details:Galina Toneva, +35929814209,+359888451632; Supported by Galina Toneva &KirilKirilov Production: Deyan Donkov, FaniKolarova Cast: NikolaGeorgiev, KatalinStareishinska,Ovanes Torosyan, Music: KirilDonchev Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: KiranKolarov Director: KiranKolarov Kolar–KiranKolarov&GalaFilmLtd BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 41 FEATURES 42 Bulgaria/Japan, 2017,100min s YukiSnimka A PICTUREWITH YUKI same anymore. in atragicincident,which claimsthelifeofachild.Nothingcanbe travel toBulgariainorder tobeginIVFtreatment. There, theygetinvolved while livingasimmigrants inCanada,areplanningtohaveababyand A Bulgarianmanandhis Japanesewife,whohavemetandgotmarried [email protected], [email protected] Sofia 1504;+35929463410 Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers,6Shipka St, Looking for: ACE Co-ProductionLab,ScripTeast, BNT Supported by Co-producer: KousukeOno,KikiSugino–Wa Entertainment (Japan) Producer: BorislavChouchkov, Viktor ChouchkovJr Cast: KikiSugino,RushenVidinliev, Serafim Todorov (based ontheshortstoryA Picturewith Yuki byMiroslavPenkov) Script: DimitarStoyanovich,Lachezar Avramov (debut) Director: LachezarAvramov international salesagents Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, CreativeEurope MEDIA, 2017 Izkuplenieto Razruha RAVAGE past willcome tolight. past. The twomenwillconfess totheirsinsandthetruth oftheirshared Sestrimsky, encouragedbyNevena,isdoinghisbest toreconcilehis double identitystepsin.While Tilev ismakingafortune fromillicitdeals, when Tilev’s daughter-in-law, Nevena,amysterious young womanof of the Todor Zhivkov’s totalitarianregime,theirrelationstakeanew turn, tried tosurmount.Inthetroubled yearsfollowingtheoustingfrompower a veryspecialdossierrecordofgraveconsequences, whichthewriterhas known eachotherforalongtime,sincethedaywhen Tilev gavethewriter Writer MartinSestrimskyandSecretServiceagentBoyan Tilev have [email protected] Contact details:+3599897525,898599364 Supported by Production: Ivailo Hristov, Svetlana Yancheva, KrasimirDokov Cast: Elena Talbis, Leonid Yovchev, RushenVidenliev, IriniJambonas, Cinematography: StefanIvanov inspired byVladimirZarev’s novelRavages Script: StanislavSemerdjiev&Co Director: PeterPopzlatev PostScriptum2FilmsProd–PeterPopzlatev BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 43 FEATURES 44 Bulgaria/Germany, 2017,83min,HD4K,DCP Tri chetvurti THREE QUARTERS Sofia nowadays. until themomentofseparationdrawingcloser. A portrayalofafamilyin with herunpredictablebrotherandscientistfather is perfectlybalanced, A youngpianistpreparesforalifeawayfromher family. The relationship [email protected] Contact details:IlianMetev, +359885411663 Supported by Production: Cast: MilaMikhova,NikiMashalov, Todor Veltchev Cinemstography: JulianAtanassov Script: IlianMetev, BetinaIp Director: IlianMetev IlianMetev, ChaconnaFilms;Ingmar Trost, SutorKolonko Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Languages: German,Bulgarian Germany/Bulgaria/Austria, 2017,100min,DCP Uestern WESTERN The filmtellsthestoryof amodernduelbetweenmanandhisrival. Sofia 1504;+35929463410;[email protected] Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers,6Shipka St, DFFF, BulgarianNationalFilm Center, ÖFI Medianbord BerlinBrandenburg,BKM,Mittledeutsche Medienfröderung, Supported by Viktor ChouchkovJr, Coop99–BrunoWagner, Antonin Svoboda Co-Producer: ChouchkovBrothers–BorislavChouchkov, Producer: KomplizenFilm–JanineJackowski,JonasDornbach Vyara Borisova,Veneta Frangova Reinhardt Wetrek, KevinBashev, Aliosman Deliev, SuleimanLetifov, Cast: DetlefSchaich,MeinhardNeumann,Waldemar Zang, Cinematography: BernhardKeller Script: Valeska Grisebach Director: Valeska Grisebach ZDF/ARTE, programMediaDevelopment,FFA,

FEATURES 45 46 FEATURES IN PRODUCTION 2017, 100min 18% sivo 18% GREY to thetruthabouthislostloveandultimately, tohimself. it, setsoffto sell and determined marijuana, him trip thatmaylead toawild After hiswifehaslefthim,afailedphotographerstumbles uponabagof Sofia 1504;+35929463410,[email protected] Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers,6Shipka St, Looking for ScripTeast Programme, ACE Co-producers Supported by Co-producers: OstlichtFilmproduktion,CinnamonFilms,SektorFilm Producer: BorislavChouchkov, Katya Trichkova the novel18%GreybyZacharyKarabashliev) Script: IvanVladimirov, ZacharyKarabashliev, Yana Borisova(basedon Director: Viktor ChouchkovJr internationalsalesagents Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, BNT, MEDIA,MDM, Turkey/Bulgaria, 100min Turskijat marsh THE ANNOUNCEMENT crushes themwithitsinvisible, interminablepower. throughout thenight,with therichnessandcomplexityitharbours,finally are ‘defeatedataradiostation’. The civiclifethathaspassedbythem experiences thatareforeign tothem. At theend ofthenight,soldiers The peopleandeventstheycomeacrossalongthe wayshowthemlife National RadioStationinIstanbulordertodeclare theircoupd’état. On 22May1963,agroupofsoldierscometogether totakechargeofthe Sofia 1504;+35929463410,[email protected] Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers,6Shipka St, Looking for CineMart, MelodikaPostproductionaward Supported by: Co-producer: BorislavChouchkov–Brothers Producer: HalilKardas–Filmotto Yapim S.A. Script: ErcanKesal&MahmutFazilCoskun Director: MahmutFazilCoskun internationalsalesagents Turkish MinistryofCulture,BulgarianNational FilmCentre,

FEATURES 47 FEATURES 48 Romania/Bulgaria Nikoga neseotdavai NEVER LETITGO change. existence andgetmarried, buthefindsoutthatisnotreadyforthebig an openrelationship,ispregnant. Hedecidestoputanendhischaotic behaviour withstudentsuntil hefindsoutthatIrina,34,withwhomhas Petru, 38,auniversityprofessor isamanwithcompulsivesexual [email protected], www.screeningemotions.com Contact details:ScreeningEmotions,+359894700869; Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, Eurimages Supported by Screening Emotions(Bulgaria) Production: Producers: DonaNegoesku,PaulPoli Angelova Papadopol Cast: Alexandru Music: HristoNamliev Draghici Cinematography: Ana Script: PaulNegoesku Director: PaulNegoesku N-Graphix,PapillonFilm(Romania); CentrulNationalalCinematografieiRomania, 2017, 100min,DCP Sestri SISTERS it they’llfindthemselves as lonelyever. boy. A mysteryfrom thepastwilldestroystrongsisterlybond.Without two grownupdaughtershas becomepregnantafterashortflingwith starts adoomedrelationship withanolderwoman; Ana (42),amotherof that she’s stuckathomelookingafterababy;Boriana,hertwinsister, confused worldevenmoretopsy-turvy. Veronica (35)can’tstandthefact A letterleftbythedeceasedmotherofthreesisters turnstheiralready +447 94963933;+359887856383 [email protected]; [email protected]; Contact details:149BRakovskiSt,Sofia1000;+35929867556, for developmentandproduction Supported by Aning Film–MatijaRadeljak Production: Script: BilyanaKazakova Director: Vesela Kazakova Activst38 –MinaMilevaandVesela Kazakova; BulgarianNationalFilmCentre

FEATURES 49 50 FEATURES IN PRE-PRODUCTION 100 min,DCP, BluRay Norma ilebed NORMA &SWAN survive separatedfromthem. The secretmustbekeptin thefamily, becauseSwanwould notbeableto the instructortodeath. instructor andSwanrescues herbyunwittinglyscaringahorsestomping racer, Norafindsajobathippodrome. Noraisnearlyrapedbyan romantic imageofherfather, ofwhomsheonlyknowshewasahorse mother andanautisticuncle,ironicallystyledSwan. Inspiredbythe Nora isdoingherbesttohaveadifferent lifefromher family ofalonely [email protected] Contact details: Aleksandar Partulov, +359888676743 Supported by Partulov,Momchev,Charlet Producers: Aleksandar Alex Alexandre Production: Cinematography: DimitarSkobelev Script: MilenaPetrova Director: BorisNikolov SolentFilm(Bulgaria)&LesFilmsduCygne(France) BulgarianNationalFilmCenter Zhitie A SAINT’SLIFE coming backtolife. project andstartsshooting anamateurchronicleaboutIvanandhisslow prison. The boy’s father, movedbywhat Ivanhasdone,abandonshisown guardian angel.Ivansaves Donchofromsuicideatthepriceofgoingto boy runsawayfromhomeandmakesfriendswith Ivan whobecomeshis guiltandfalseintellectualambitionsasa TV director.his father’s The addition tohisvividimaginationandgrumpymood. Hecannotputupwith After thedeathofhismother, Doncho(13)developshypersensibilityin [email protected], www.screeningemotions.com Contact details:ScreeningEmotions,+359894700869 Supported by Production: Poli Angelova Producer: Music: KirilDonchev WojtiechCinematography: Todorow Script: KrasimirKroumov–Gretz Director: GeorgiStoyanov ScreeningEmotions BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

FEATURES 51 FEATURES 52 100 min,HD Direktor navodopad WATERFALL CEO long-awaited breakthrough. a character, monk Avtonom isseenbyVasil asanopportunity tomakethe Lily. Shootinghisnewcinémavéritéfilmaboutanemotionalbreakdownof partner, Maria,forasecondchildandtheteenissuesoftheirdaughter, lady boss.Meanwhilebackhomeheignoresthedesire ofhislongtime years andearnsalivingmakingcorporatevideos, has anaffair with his Vasil, adocumentaryfilmmaker, whohasnotmadeasuccessfulmoviefor [email protected], www.cine-ma.com Contact details:+359888370839 Looking for Supported by Producers: SvetoslavDraganov, Katya Trichkova Production: Script: SvetoslavDraganov, NevenaBorisova Director: SvetoslavDraganov co-producers, salesagents,additionalfinancing Cineaste MauditProduction Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter DCP 2K ANNA terminate herpregnancyortogivebirthababy she wantssobadly. and getspregnant.Shefindsherselffacingthedilemma ofwhetherto through artificialinsemination,butjustbeforethetreatment sheisraped Lonely Anna, yearningtobecomeamother, decidestoconceiveachild Contact details:+359888605350,[email protected] Supported by Production: Script: TeodoraStoilova Director: SvetoslavDonchev GeopolyLtd–PavlinaJeleva theBulgarianNationalFilmCenter 53 FEATURES IN DEVELOPMENT FEATURES 54 2017, 90min Shekspir katoulichnoime CALL MESHAKESPEARE help himsavethelifeofhis closestfriend? has tomakehischoiceas towhichofthemshouldprevailinhislifeand 17-year-old boywhohastwogreattalents:forwriting andfist-fighting, you realise,didn’tandwanttoknow. Whathappenstoa When youareseventeen,thinkknoweverything; onlylater + 35929463410,[email protected] Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers Looking for ScripTeast Programme Supported by Producer: BorislavChouchkov, Viktor ChouchkovJr Cast: Noattachedcast Script: Valeri Yordanov Director: Valeri Yordanov co-producers, internationalsalesagents Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, CreativeEurope MEDIA, Canada/Bulgaria, 2018,100min Dupka vstenata A HOLEINTHEWALL pursued byRussianagents. carrying statesecretslinkingtheKGBtokillings ofdissidents,is A refugeefromCommunistBulgaria,arrivingin Newfoundlandin1989 + 35929463410,[email protected] 6 ShipkaSt,Sofia1504 Contact details:BorislavChouchkov–Brothers Looking for Co-Producer: BorislavChouchkov Producers: PaulPope–Productions(Canada) Cast: Noattachedcast Script: EdRiche Director: Viktor ChouchkovJr co-producers, internationalsalesagents

FEATURES 55 FEATURES 56 Yanuari JANUARY them. mystery oftheworldbeyond theirsnowedinhorizon,itslowlydevours Motorov? Whathashappened tohim? As thementryto figureoutthe shotgun withonebulletmissing,andawolfshotdead. WhereisPetar The sleighcomesbackwithouthim,bringingjusthis sheepskincoat,his morning, oneofthem,PeterMotorovhassetforthe townonhissleigh. Five menaresnowedinataseedy, desolate1970shotel.Still,earlythat [email protected] Contact details:Vanya Rainova–Portokal,+359887916692 Supported by Co-production Producer: Vanya Rainova Production: Script: АlexBarrettand Andrey Paounov Paounov Director: Andrey Portokal,Bulgaria BulgarianNationalFilmCenter : BNT 84 min,DCP 2K Mahala NEIGHBOURHOOD neighbourhood. Bitbybit Aishe awakensforfreedomandlove. A smallfamilylanguishesundertheburdenofprimitive workinanisolated Contact details:+359888 Supported by Production: Cinematography: PlamenGerassimov Script: RalitzaDimitrova Director: RalitzaDimitrova Geopoly Ltd–PavlinaJeleva BulgarianNationalFilmCenter

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FEATURES 57 FEATURES 58 105 min,DCP Noshti idni DAYSNIGHTS AND mother’s lifebeginstospiralintodarkness. mother’s 68-year-old Nicola. And whileHristo findsloveandunderstanding,his al adsbyoldermenandnotbeforelongsheHristo moveinwiththe to relocatewithHristothecapitalSofia.Shebegins toanswerperson vicious homophobicattack.Shemakesadecision to dowhateverittakes It isthelaststrawforVera, whenhersonHristobecomes avictimof 1000 Sofia;+359898416772;[email protected] Contact details:ContrastFilmsLtd,1DobrudjaSt.,floor4,office1, Production: Script: KonstantinBojanov Director: KonstantinBojanov Katya Trichkova –ContrastFilms(Bulgaria) - 2017, 111 min,DCP i Alice Pancho PANCHO ANDALICE governments intheCold War. exuberant lovebecomesanissueofhighdiplomacy betweenopposing striking character, Panchoandtheyvowtoneverleaveeachother. Their and cheerfulwomanamongthem.Downatthebeach, shemeetsa a BlackSearesortwithwell-off Alice, a70-year-oldstillattractive,classy, In 1975,agroupofWest Germansarespendingtheir summerholidayat [email protected], +44794963933;+359887856383 Sofia 1000;+35929867556,[email protected] Contact details:MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova,149BRakovskiSt, Supported by Production: Script: MinaMileva,MarkCairns Directors: MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova Activsit38 –MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova Bulgarian NationalFilmCentre

FEATURES 59 FEATURES 60 2017 Platformata THE PLATFORM population? world, howwillitsurvivehuman faultsandill-advisedambitionsofitsown has aslimchancetomakeitthroughintheclashagainst theoutside as consumerismagainstlivinginharmonywithnature. And ifthePlatform country hastodealwith. They testdifferent formsofgovernment aswell love andsuccesscometrue,butfacingthesameproblems thatevery place wheretheycanmaketheirdreamsoffreedom, independence, a newcountryonanabandonedrustyplatforminthe BlackSea,asa A moderntaleinbrokenEnglishoffewpeople without citizenship,making Contact details:+35987700028;[email protected] Supported by Nikolay Mutafchiev Production: Script: BogdanRusev Director: NikolayMutafchiev Premier StudioPlusLtd–SilvestarSilvestrov, Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 100 min,DCP Zashtiteni vidove PROTECTED SPECIES against thelocallumbermafia. around himhavecomfortablysettledinto,andbegins anuphillbattle Nikola refusestofollowtheunwrittenlawsofself-interest thatthepeople In asmalltowninthefoothillsofBalkanMountains, aforestranger, 1000 Sofia;+359898416772;[email protected] Contact details:ContrastFilmsLtd,1DobrudjaSt.,floor4,office 1, Development supportbyBulgarianNationalFilmCenter Production: Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: HristoSimeonov, Konstantin Tzonev, IrinaKitova Director: HristoSimeonov Katya Trichkova –ContrastFilms(Bulgaria)

FEATURES 61 FEATURES 62 DCP 2K Vulfila WULFILA A storyaboutspiritualendeavoursandtheanguish ofmisunderstanding. Contact details:+359888605350;[email protected] Supported by Production: Script: VladiKirov GeopolyLtd–PavlinaJeleva theBulgarianNationalFilmCenter FEATURESSHORTS 63 64 SHORTS COMPLETED 2016 2016, 15min Ani imarozhdenden ANNIE’S BIRTHDAY Festival ‘August 2016, Albania The Monthly FilmFestivalJune2016, Glasgow;BalkanFilm andFood FESTIVALS& AWARDS threatens toruinthebirthday andshatterthepeaceintheirhouse. birthday, whenherex-husbandcalls andaskstocomeover. Hisvisit Tanya isasinglemother, preparingtocelebrate herdaughter Annie’s Contact details:+359885084323,[email protected] Vaskolov, NBU Supported by Production: Anton Poryazov Cast: IrmenaChichikova,Valeri Yordanov, Viktoria Koleva, Selma TodorovaMusic: Cinematography: MikaelStefanov Script: KirilTodorov Director: KirilTodorov Kiril Todorov LifeHospital, Audiovideo Orpheus,Mr. Bricolage, 2016, 30min Predi dazaspia BEFORE IGOTO SLEEP Serbia; Special JuryMention,Golden Rose BulgarianFeatureFilm Festival Most PoeticMovie, KustendorfInternational FilmandMusicFestival, & Awards Festivals learn themostimportant lesson:homeisactuallythepersonnexttoyou. discomfort almostmakes themlosethewaytoeachother. Finally, they Together theyleavethefamiliarworld andsettotheunknown. Their A boyandagirlarelefthomelesswhileexpectingtheirbabytobeborn. Contact details:[email protected],www.screeningemotions. American FoundationforBulgaria Supported by Audiovideo Orpheus Co-production: Production: Cast: DimiterNikolov, LoraNikolaeva Music: HristoNamliev Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: DimiterSardzhev TodorovDirector: Nikolay ScreeningEmotions–Poli Angelova BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, Abraxas Film,Pick Audio, MagicShop, com/

SHORTS 65 SHORTS 66 2016, 20min Kapia A BLOCK happy andeventually, Lilly findsherselfboundtovisitherregularly. and liesthatsheisinfacthisfiancée. Thismakesthemothervery trashes hishome.Sheissurprisedbyblindand ill-temperedmother Lilly stealsthekeysofhernewteacherandinan actofrevenge http://natfiz.bg, KrasimiraIvanova Contact details:+35929231231,[email protected], Production: Cast: IvanBarnev, PolinaNedkova,IlkaZafirova Cinematography: MarinMarinov Elena TonchevaScript: Director: ElenaToncheva NATFA NATFA Co-production: from leaving. do somethingradicalin order topreventPavelandhisdaughterElena a betterlifeinthecity. Redjep,thesonofPavel’s onlyfriend,hasto locals’ religious prejudiceanddecidestoleavethevillageinsearch of In asecludedvillageinBulgaria’s south, shoemakerPavelfacesthe Contact details:[email protected] Supported byBulgarianNationalFilmCenter, Audiovisual Orpheus Inc Production: Valentin Goshev, LoraNikolova,MarianaPeleva,KemalRashid Cast: Boian Arbov, Viktoria Vicheva, Alexander Dimov, Music: AseaSool Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: MilenAngelov Milen Angelov Director: 2016, 11 min Brambazak BRAMBAZAK Full MoonWolf LLC –PavelPavlov Audiovisual OrpheusInc

SHORTS 67 SHORTS 68 Jameson Short FilmsCompetition,Sofia IFF2016;LA CineFest,USA FESTIVALS& AWARDS which theremightbeno comingback… Unable totakeaholdon herself,So-Rifollowshimtoaplacefrom her lifeandheseemstoknowallsecretfears, doubtsandhopes. she isabouttobreakdownandgiveup.Justthen astrangerenters So-Ri seemstohaveitall:agoodjob,decentlooks. Butthetruthis Contact details:+35929875052;[email protected] Seoul, SouthKorea Co-production: Production: Cast: JangHee-Jung, Yoon Dong-Hwan Music: BadakProject Oh Tae-SeungCinematography: Script: YanaLekarska Director: YanaLekarska Bulgaria /SouthKorea,2016,18min Kato zaharenpamuk THE BRIDGE Nae Film– Yana Lekarska Cho Gun-HoSupportedbyChung Ang University, a lotweirderthanthat. he isjustacommonweirdwannabeartist.Inthe end,heprovestobe neighbour Anita. Hethinksshefindshiminteresting,while inhermind Alexander, amusicandphotographyloverfallsinlovewithhisnew Contact details:+359886564538;[email protected] Production: Cast: Leonid Yovchev, DanielaMarinova Kostov Music: Alexander Cinematography: SimonaRavalieva Script: NicolasAkrabov,YonchevLyubo Director: NicolasAkrabov 2016, 20min Chelo CELLO CrystalFrame–Lyubo Yonchev, Lyubo Kirov

SHORTS 69 SHORTS 70 clothes ofthedeceased fromtheirfamilyhome. rebuild thebondwitheach other, whilecollectingandtakingoutthe who haverecentlylosttheir father. They make theirfirstattemptsto The filmfollowstherelationshipbetweentwolong-estranged brothers, Contact details:[email protected] Supported by Georgi Nikolov–MagicShop,Ivan Andreev –Pick Audio Co-production: Production: Cast: Philip Avramov, DimitarNikolov, NellyMonedzhikova Music: VladoKovatchev Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: Vesselin Boydev Director: Vesselin Boydev 2016, 23min Drehi CLOTHES ContrastFilms–Katya Trichkova Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Krastyo Lambev – Concept Studio, KrastyoLambev–ConceptStudio, fears andaggressionof the localvillagers. backgrounds, languages, andcultures.Soontheywillhavetofacethe near theborder. Their encounter bridgestwoworlds:different ethnic A shepherdstumblesuponalostillegalimmigrantinthemountains + 359888886921;[email protected] www.tpg-bulgaria.com Contact details:+35987559964;[email protected]; Co-production: Production: Cast: LaminBamba,JordanPetkov, Toni Todorov, EmilMarkov Music: authentictraditionalfolksongs Cinematography: DanielDelchunkov Script: OrlinMilchevandRadoslavPetrov Director: OrlinMilchev 2016, 27min Dobri DOBRY NATFA NATFA Timeless ProductionGroup&Dream Team Films

SHORTS 71 SHORTS 72 on herarms. Boyan meets Albena. Boyanhasabruisedeye; Albena hasadeaddog Contact details:+359885733928;[email protected] Supported by Co-production: Production: Cast: DelyanaHadzhiyankova,DelyanIliev Cinematography: BorisSlavkov Script: VladimirPetev, GuillaumeProtsenko Director: VladimirPetev 2016, 25min Kuche DOG Abraxas Film–KristinaGrozeva BulgarianNationalFilmCentre RightSolutions,Peak Audio, Vetrogon premiere, SFF 2016 FESTIVALS& AWARDS Perhaps thispersonfailed tomakeatimelyescape? to him.Onedayadead body ofasuicidesurfacesfromthewater. to healhissoulsharinglotwiththreedogsthat arelikebrothers Old fishermanIliyaretiresfromtheworldinabeach hutinanattempt [email protected] Contact details:MatchFrameStudioLtd,+359899829666; Production: Cast: Iliya Music: Kaada Cinematography: GeorgiMarinov Script: NikolayFenerski Director: PlamenNikolov Languages: Bulgarian/English 2016, 25min,H.264,HD,DCP Udavnik A DROWNINGMAN MatchFrameStudioLtd

SHORTS 73 SHORTS 74 Finalist atSelbyIFF, UK FESTIVALS& AWARDS the past. by hisownactionsandseesthetruthabouthimself throughtheeyesof After yetanothernightofheavypartying,Victor findshimselftrapped Contact details:[email protected] Ars Digital,NBU Supported by Co-production: Production: Cast: AsenBlatechki,Ivailo Angelov, ElitzaMateva,Nelly Toleva Cinematography: MartinBalkanski Script: Yana Titova Director: Yana Titova 2016, 14min Kashtata THE HOUSE Movimento American FoundationforBulgaria, ConceptStudio, Alexander Alexiev Alexander 2016, 28min Ne iskamdaporasna I DON’TWANT TO GROWUP responsibilities ofadulthood. party anditbecomesclear thatallofthemhaveproblemsfacingthe three oftheirclosestfriends. This howeverturnsintoadestructive live togetherinanoldattic. They settodoaminorrepairhelpedby Ada and Alexander areconfused twenty-somethings,whodecideto www.facebook.com/I-dont-want-to-grow-up-288649838154381/ [email protected], www.boroughfilm.com Contact details:+359888920114;889433041 American FoundationforBulgaria Supported by Co-production: Production: Luizabel Nikolova,Vessela Petrova,PavelPoppandov Anatoly Stavrev, SimeonDamyanov, LiliaGeleva, Tsvetan Aleхiev, Cast: MilaLyutskanova, MakMarinov, Alexander Kanev, Georgi Andreev Cinematography: Script: KaterinaLambrinova,Philip Andreev Director: PhilipAndreev BoroughFilmVladimir Andreev ProgramCultureofSofiaMunicipality; Slice,Bohos Topakbashian

SHORTS 75 SHORTS 76 Short FilmCorner, Cannes2016 FESTIVALS& AWARDS their death.Nowheasks doctorRadevaforthesame. the oldman,askedat timebybadlywoundedsoldierstohasten terminally illcancerpatient.Hiswarmemoriesare likeasafetynetfor Dimiter Kalenderov, amedicaldoctor, aWorld War 2veteranisa www.tpg-bulgaria.com, [email protected] Contact details:DominaKazakova,+359888886921 Co-production: Production: Cast: StankaKalcheva,Slobodan Alexic, Georgi Gotsin,PeterDochev Music: IskrenIskrenov Kenanov Cinematography: Alexander Script: Tatiana Ilcheva Director: DanielDelchunkov 2016, 14min Puls PULSE Timeless ProductionGroup– Teodora Andretsoudi B2Y On theBeach Municipality Award forBest ShortFilm,JamesonProgramme, SofiaIFF Jameson Prize forBestBulgarianShort Film,SofiaIFF;Burgas FESTIVALS& AWARDS misunderstanding initself. and thelocallawenforces inaworldwherefollowingtherulesis a numberofconflictsand misunderstandingswiththepassengers driver ofanintercitybusstopsandrefusestocontinue. This provokes In asmallprovincialtown,theonlytrafficlightis stuckonred. Contact details:+359887436227;[email protected], www.revofilms.com Supported byBulgarianNationalFilmCenter, Croatian Audiovisual Center Ivan Andreev Co-production: IvanKelava,Viktor Chuchkov, IvanMenkachev, Production: Iovcheva, NikolaiVarbanov, Yavor Borisov, BorisKashev, GeorgiSirkatov Cast: Tsvetan Daskalov, PlamenaGetova,Vulcho Kamarashev, Janet Music: Toma Waszarow Cinematography: MartinBalkansky Script: Victor Desov, Toma Waszarow Director: Toma Waszarow Bulgaria /Croatia,2016,21min Na cherveno RED LIGHT Revo FilmsLtd, Toma Waszarow, Anna Stoeva The

SHORTS 77 SHORTS 78 2016, 30min Tia, koiatomahaotvlaka SHE ISWAVING FROMTHETRAIN Selected for FestivalDeCineIndependiente deBogotá FESTIVALS& AWARDS the lifeoftwostrangers. pointsman. Arman makesherseehowwavingradically changes make himjealousshewaves fromthetraintoavillagerandyoung Arman travelsinаtrainwithChristine,whois love withhim. Contact details:+359898517775;[email protected] National University TV Alma Mater, NBU,BDZ Supported by Co-production: Production: Radena Valkanova, Alexander Hadjiangelov Cast: Evgeniya Angelova, VladislavViolinov, StefanValdobrev, Music: ClaudeDebussy Cinematography: KirilProdanov (based onashortstorybyGeorgiGospodinov) Script: KameliyaPetrova Director: KameliyaPetrova Kameliya Petrova– Arteria Films Culture National Fund, Culture NationalFund, ConceptStudio,ProCameraRental To bloodthirsty, buthavinganearformusic. the threeofthemfindthemselves inaroadsideshelterwithtwowolves, This isastoryaboutthe courageofthreemusicians.Inawintrynight www.nach-zach.com Contact details:+359888838872;[email protected] Snimachen Ekip,BastunMedia Supported by Production: Kalin Velyov, PeterMakedonski,IvailoDanailov Cast: Valentin Goshev, Alexander Hegedus, Anastasiya Levurdashka, Music: AlexanderKaragyozov Cinematography: GeorgiRaikov Script: StefanTenev Director: StefanTenev 2016, 14min Vulcha syuita WOLF’S SUITE Nach-Zach Vision – Atanas Marinov Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, DoliMedia Studio,

SHORTS 79 80 SHORTS COMPLETED 2017 threshold tofinallymeet her…maybetomorrow. with aquirkywomanfrom thebuildingopposite.Hehastocross Hidden behindatelescope, Lone,amodern-dayhermitfallsinlove [email protected] Contact details:MariaMetodieva,+359882414562 Matthias Zentner Producer: MariaMetodieva,MartinIliev, Alexander Stanishev, Palace, DDBSofia of SofiaMunicipality, NationalCultureFundofBulgaria,ISFFInthe Supported by Production: Cast: MariyRosen,SimonaHalacheva Music: DieterDolezel,CenturyRollsMusic Stanishev Cinematography: Alexander Script: MartinIliev, GeorgiIvanov Director: MartinIliev Bulgaria /Germany, 2017,23min,DCP Mozhe biutre MAYBE TOMORROW Wonderland EOOD,Velvet MediendesignGmbH Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, ProgramCulture 2016 meetings betweenthemgivetheoldmananew leaseoflife. neighbour, youngandextrovertedEvelinalivingacrossthefloor. The seaside. Hismonotonouseverydaylifeisabout to beshakenbyanew Mikhail isameticulousoldhousekeeperofresidential buildingbythe Contact details:+359888732320;[email protected], Supported by Production: Cast: StefanDanailov, EvelinKostova,Darin Angelov, MariaStatulova Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: Yassen Genadiev Director: Yassen Genadiev 2017, 20min,DCP & BluRayDisc Pravila RULES Menclips, GerganaStankova Bulgarian NationalFilmCentre

SHORTS 81 SHORTS 82 Audience Award, New Wave StudentIFF2017 FESTIVALS& AWARDS material possessionsthat ultimatelystandbeforeGod’s judgmentseat. rejects worldlygoodsforhehasgraspedthatitis oursoulratherthan he givesthemoneytohelpdesperateinstead. HomelessSerafim Serafim hasbeensavingmoneyfortenyearsto buyanewcoat,but [email protected]; Vanya Doneva,+359886016860 Contact details:MilenaStoykova,+359897296377 Producer: NBU,MilenaStoykova,Vanya Doneva Production: Cast: IvailoHristov, Vasil Banov, PolinLalova Music: Valeria Krachunova Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: Vanya Doneva Director: Vanya Doneva 2017, 15min,DCP Serafim SERAFIM Turandot, NBU careful becauseawrong stepwillwakeupthecreature. small steps,oneatatime, toreachher. Still,Victor hastobevery motions.Hemakes by manyuglymenwhoquietly observeVictor’s beautiful girlissittingon achairinthedistance. They aresurrounded Victor wakesupinaparking lot withaplasticbagonhishead. A [email protected] Contact details:MilenaKaleva,+359889837863 Supported by Producers: MilenaKaleva, Yariv Lerner, Alexander Kenanov Co-production: Production: Alexander Mihaylov, Antoni Ivanov Yovchev,Cast: Leonid Iva Yankulova, Davidov,Antoni Music: AdrianGougov Cinematography: PetkoLungov Script: Lyubomir Pechev Director: Lyubomir Pechev 2017, 13min,DCP, BluRayDisc Izpitanija TRIALS 4XFilms, NuBoyana,B2Y BulgarianNationalFilmCenter HandPlayed– Angel Ivanov

SHORTS 83 84 SHORTS IN POST-PRODUCTION they haveabandonedall hopeoffindingunderstandingandsupport. kids seethemselvesforcedtogetridoftheirunwanted baby, because In asmalltown,whereindifference andalienationreign,acoupleof [email protected], www.screeningemotions.com Contact details:ScreeningEmotions,+359894700869 Supported by Production: Poducers: Poli Angelova, Veselka Kiryakova Cast: AlexanderBenev, CvetiPopova Music: HristoNamliev Emilian Atanasov Cinematography: Script: SimeonVencislavov Director: GrigorAntonov 2017, 25min Milost GRACE Screening Emotions,RedCarpet Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter surprises… of redtape.Butthenagainhisgrandfatherproves tobefullof In awintryday, Valery hastotakehisgrandfather downtownbecause Contact details:+359887436227,[email protected] Supported by Production: Cast: IvanSavov, BorisKashev, MargitaGosheva Music: KonstantinKazanski Cinematography: MartinBalkansky Script: Toma Waszarow Director: Toma Waszarow 2017, 15min,DCP, ProRes,BluRay Razpoznavane IDENTIFICATION RevoFilmsLtd, Toma Waszarow Bulgarian National FilmCenter Bulgarian

SHORTS 85 SHORTS 86 to asuddenend,whenDima facesanunexpecteddilemma. memory laneandpassing throughbordercontrol. The journeycomes we witnessanemotional journeyofafatherandhisson,drivingdown it homeintherooftoptrunk ofhiscar. Onhiswayback toBulgaria, bureaucracy anddestitute, Dimadecidestostealhisbodyanddrive Dima hearsfromhisfatherinmorethan35years. Trapped inawebof Dima’s fatherhasdiedaloneinaBerlinhospital. This isthe first time [email protected] Contact details:Vanya Rainova–Portokal,+359887916692; Supported by Producer: Vanya Rainova Co-production: Production: Cast: DeyanDonkov, MihaulMoutafov, Kitodar Todorov Cinematography: OrlinRuevski Script: Vanya Rainova,SvetoslavStoyanov Director: SvetoslavStoyanov 2017, 25min Svruhbagazh WRONG NUMBER Portokal, Bulgaria Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Moviemento, Bulgaria Europe. sides ofthewall,alreadymetaphoricalnow, dividingEast fromWest A hyperboliseddialoguebetweendiversegroupsofpeopleonboth +359 887856383 [email protected]; [email protected],+447 94963933 Contact details:149BRakovskiSt,Sofia1000;+35929867556 Supported by Production: Script: MinaMilevaandVesela Kazakova Director: MinaMileva 2017, 27min,DCP, BluRay Kotka vstenata CAT INTHEWALL Activsit38 –MinaMilevaandVesela Kazakova Bulgarian National TelevisionNational Bulgarian 87 SHORTS IN PRODUCTION SHORTS 88 with anewadventure,that ofbeinganaeronaut. mind theirdreams.Now Martinassistedbythekidsisreadytomeet ‘depersonalisation’, they finddifferent waystohelp themtobring adults leadthelifeoftheir dreams.Ifsomeoneisinrealdangerof their ‘magic’ monoculars,hasamissiontomonitorwhether ornot before crashingintoabus.LittleMartinwithbunch ofkids,using his job.Drivingdrunk,hehasavisionofyounger self,right Having anextremefearofheights,Martin(30)is engrossedwith [email protected] Contact details:AleksandarPartulov, +359888676743 Supported by Producers: AleksandarPartulov, Alex Momchev Production: Luca Yordanov, Yovana Yordanova,Yantra Milanova Cast: VladimirDimitrov, KristianPetrov, LubomirDimitrov, Cinematography: DimitarSkobelev Script: MilenaPetrova Director: BorisNikolov 20 min,DCP, BluRay Purva kniganavuzduhoplavaneto THE FIRSTBOOKOF AN AERONAUT Solent Film BulgarianNationalFilmCenter, BNT, Nu Boyana Hliab BREAD cruelty, painandcompassion. Pushed tophysicaland moral limits,theoldmanmeetswithhuman the challengetoseekhelpandensurethathisdignity ismaintained. house hasbeenburgled.Forcedtofindaway survive,hefaces A pooroldmanlivinginagodforsakenmountainplacefindsthathis [email protected], www.screeningemotions.com Contact details:ScreeningEmotions,+359894700869 Supported by: Production: Producer: PoliAngelova Cinematography: CarmenTreichl Script: DimitarKutmanov Director: DimitarKutmanov Screening Emotions Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, NationalCulture Fund 89 SHORTS IN PRE-PRODUCTION 90 DOCUMENTARIESDOCUMENTARIES 2016, 75min,BluRay/DCP 24 chasa 24 HOURS New Bulgarian DocumentaryFilmSection, SofiaIFF2016 FESTIVALS ANDAWARDS life sospecial. love, success,happiness, adventure,pain,andhope–allthatmakes dealing withaspecialchallenge everyday, showing anadmixtureof a youngartist,livinghighinthemountains,and an ordinaryfamily, in justoneday:anelderlycouple,abusinessman, aparaglidingpilot, The filmtellsfivelifestoriesofcontemporary Bulgarians, eachshot http://24hours.freecinemafactory.com; https://vimeo.com/155568244 Contact details:+359878728020;[email protected], Production: Executive Producer:NataliaNovachkova Producer: KirilStankov Music: Vasil Georgiev– The Patch Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov Script: KirilStankov Director: KirilStankov Free CinemaFactory, MonteMusic 91 DOCUMENTARIES COMPLETED 2016 DOCUMENTARIES 92 2016, 75min Balkanska harmonia–istinailisan BALKAN HARMONY: TRUTHORDREAM oneself inmusic. from reality, breaking freefromthisrumblingvolcanoandimmersing a region,deemedtobe a rumblingvolcano.Itissogratifyingtoescape across Europe,meantto unifythenationsin projects aremuchadmired Bulgarian piper Theodosii Spasov. HemusCollectiveandBalkanFever The mainmotorbehind this Balkanunityisinternationallyacclaimed musicians fromdifferent Balkancountries carryoutjointmusicprojects. This isafilmaboutthepeoplelivingonBalkans. Severaltalented www.arsdigital.org + 35928468361;[email protected];[email protected] Contact details:ARSDigitalStudio,+35928468361, Supported by Production: Music: TheodosiiSpasovасов Cinematography: Ivan Tonev, DimitarMitov Script: AtanasKiryakov Director: AtanasKiryakov ARS DigitalStudio–Ivan Tonev MEDIA Programme,Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter

2016, 90min,DCP, BluRay, Docu-Fiction Zviarut eoshtezhiv THE BEASTISSTILL ALIVE ZagrebDox 2017 Sarajevo IFF 2016,Warsaw IFF2016,IDFA 2016, Göteborg2017, FESTIVALS& AWARDS archive, isanattemptto reunitethegenerations. Secret Services? The conversationbetween them,basedonhissecret the Communistsandfinally besummonedtoworkforthenotorious former Orthodoxpriestconvert toSocialismthenhavefight grave consequencesforgenerationsofhisfamily. Whatmadea in 1948Bulgaria,armedoppositionagainsttheCommunists with Granddad, whojoinedanunprecedentedrevolutionary movement This isadialoguebetweenyoungwomanand herlongdeparted [email protected]; mob:+359887856383; +447949639337 Sofia 1000;+35929867556,[email protected] Contact details:MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova,149BRakovskiSt, Co-production: Supported by Production: Music: EmilianGatsov–Elbi Script: MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova Directors: MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova Activist38 –MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova MEDIA Development; BulgarianNationalFilmCenter BNT, NovaFilm

DOCUMENTARIES 93 DOCUMENTARIES 94 2016, 48min,DCP, BluRay Boinite marshovenaBulagria BULGARIAN BATTLE MARCHES Bulgarian militaryorchestras. and memoriesofthepast, richinmarchmusicperformedbythebest century. An excitingstorydelving deepinoldphotos,stockfootage the victoriousBulgarian troops inthefivewarswagedtwentieth times ofrevoltsandresistance movementsundertheOttomans;by have beensungbyhundredsofthousandsrebellious Bulgariansin awareness andtheBulgariannationalrevolution. These marches These werethesongsofBulgarianNational Revival, ofthenational [email protected] Contact details:KadiakFilmLtd,LubomirHalatchev Supported by Production: Producer: LubomirHalatchev Cinematography: EmilPenev, bao Script: KrasimirUzunov, LubomirHalatchev Director: LubomirHalatchev Kadiak FilmLtd Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 2016, 77min Daga –razkazivkartinki DAGA: STORIES INPICTURES unique notforBulgariaalone, butacrosstheEasternBloc. readership of300,000;the magazineexistedforadecadeandwas Daga phenomenon: inBulgaria underCommunism,in1979amagazine, favourite comicmagazine ofhischildhood. The filmstudiesacultural Leonid Yovchev istrying tofindthefirstissueofDaga [email protected]; https://vimeo.com/194959990 Contact details:FourHandsLtd,+359889622142 Production: Producer: SotirGelev, PenkoGelev YovchevCast: Leonid Music: ProvidedbyGettyimages, Cinematography: VojchehTodorow Script: SotirGelev, MariaNikolova Director: MariaNikolova waslaunchedtopromote Western comicstrips,reachinga Gekkon Animation StudioandFourHands Studio magazine,the

DOCUMENTARIES 95 DOCUMENTARIES 96 2016, 54min,DCP/DVD/BluRay Bljan zashtastie A DREAMOFHAPPINESS young symbolistwas29. ended withasinglebulletin1916theFirstWorld War, whenthe Debelyanov, alifeofpoetry, love,loneliness,inspirationsthathas The documentarytracesthelifeofBulgaria’s most lyricalpoetDimcho [email protected] Contact details:+359888303879,887661794 Supported by Production: Kostov Music: Alexander Cinematography: MartinDimitrov Script: Theodora Doncheva,ElitsaGoceva Director: StanislavDonchev KorundX–HristoHristov BulgarianNationalFilmCenter Bulgaria/Italy, 75min,2016 Ot KremonadoCremona FROM KREMONA TO CREMONA 2016. Prizren, Kosovo;KievIDFF2016; SofiaIFF2017 Award ofEAVE forBest ProjectatWEMW, Trieste Dokufest 2013; FESTIVALS& AWARDS Ivan findhisCremonaor willhegoback? same violinpartfor17years nowintheBulgarianCremonafactory. Will her talentanddreamofbecoming aluthier, andhasbeendoingthe as luthiersintheItalianCremona,andStoyanka, whohasgivenupon Ivan meetsEvaandChristoMarino,whohaveestablished themselves Cremona inItaly, thehomeofStradivariand Amati. OnhiswaytoItaly violin factoryinBulgaria,thebiggestoneEast Europe, dreamingof Ivan, acharmingyoungman,worksinpost-communist Cremona +3592 9831411, +35929831929, [email protected],www.agitprop.bg Contact details:Agitprop,68BudapeshtaSt,ap.1,1202Sofia Audiovisual Fund,MEDIA ProgrammeoftheEU Supported by Videomante, Italy Producers: MartichkaBozhilova, Agitprop, Bulgaria,EricaBarbiani, Cinematography: BorisMissirkov, GeorgiBogdanov Script: MariaAverina Director: MariaAverina Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, FriuliVenezia Giulia

DOCUMENTARIES 97 DOCUMENTARIES 98 Finland/Bulgaria, 2016,82min Dobritat poshtalion THE GOODPOSTMAN Geneva 2017; SpecialMention, Let’dCEEFF2017 ry, GöteborgIFF2017; Tampere ISFF2017; Young Jury Award, FIFDH Competition, Trieste IFF2017;nominatedforBest Nordic Documenta- Balkans andCaucasusObservatory Award forBestDocumentaryin nominated forBestWorld CinemaDocumentary, SundanceIFF2017; IDFA CompetitionforFeature-LengthDocumentary Amsterdam 2016; FESTIVALS& AWARDS welcome newcomersintothedepopulatedarea. Ivan, thelocalpostman,hasavision.Hedecides torunformayorand voters. it has38elderly Now migrants crosstheborder.At nights,illegal resisting foreigninvaderseversincethetimesof theOttomanEmpire. A smallBulgarianvillagenearbytheborderwith Turkey hasbeen Contact details:Cat&Docs,+33144617748;[email protected] Supported by Film Center) Production: Tonislav Hristov(SoulFood,Bulgaria) Producer: Kaarle Aho (MakingMovies,Finland)/AndreaStanoeva, Cinematography: OrlinRuevski;Music:PetarDundakov Script: Director: TonislavHristov TonislavTsvetkovHristov/Lubomir Finland /Bulgaria(YLE, AVEK, SES/BulgarianNational Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter

2016, 70min,DCP Istorii katonakino JUST LIKETHEMOVIES Ischia IFF2016; InternationalCompetition, ListapadIFF2016 Sofia IFF(Bulgaria) 2016;KrakowIFF 2016;PopovoFF FESTIVALS& AWARDS its amazingcharacters. depicts theoldpicturehouses inSofiathroughtheemotionalstoriesof cinema... Fiercefightsfor preciousmovietickets... Thedocumentary Thrilling movieSundayswithmomanddad... The firstkissinthedark [email protected] ap. 19,Sofia1373;+359893492371,[email protected] Contact details:InvisionFilmStudioLtd,ZapadenPark,bl.55,vh. 3, Supported by Production: Producer: AtanasHristoskov Asparuhov –Gundi,Evelina Yanakieva, GeorgiKostadinov, MitkoMitev Georgi ‘Johny’ Penkov, Lyuben Stoev, KalitkoMilenov, Georgi Valentin Stamov, Stephan‘Teddy’ Moskov, Georgi‘Jackie’ Stoev, Cast: Philip Avramov, Desislava Bakardzhieva,NellyChervenusheva, Music: Valentin Stamov Cinematography: GeorgiMarinov Script: MilenaPetrova Director: AtanasHristoskov Invision FilmStudioLtd Culture ProgramofSofiaMunicipality

DOCUMENTARIES 99 100 DOCUMENTARIES 2016, 75min Legendata THE LEGEND have enjoyedNeshkaRobeva’s productions. Broadway ever. For15yearsnowaudiencesindozensofcountries of Culture. A yearlateritwasthefirst Bulgarianshowperformedon 26 performancesatpacked tocapacityHall1oftheNationalPalace enjoying hugepopularityacrossBulgaria.Her give upsports,sheformedherowndancecompany, puttingonshows ‘Golden’ girlswonhundredsofmedalsworldwide…In2000, forcedto In the1980s–1990s,legendarycoachNeshkaRobeva (70)andher Georgievi Blvd,Sofia;+359888550030,[email protected] Contact details:BetaLenta–VladimirShteryanov, 40EvlogiiHristo Production: Cinematography: NikolayNikolov Script: VladimirShteryanov Director: VladimirShteryanov Beta Lenta–VladimirShteryanov Twin Kingdoms had 2016, 27min,DVD,SD Prikazkata Nilgiri NILGIRI TALE who startedforcingtheir ownsecretofsalvation. But thenEnglishmencame andsodidtheCatholicsEvangelists the gods. harmony betweenthesacredmountain,people, thebuffaloes and priest andusedtospendmonthsinprayersthe templetosustainthe in NilgiriHills(the‘BlueMountains’),SouthIndia. Everymanwasa Once uponatimetherewasanancienttribeofpriests wholivedhigh Contact details:DonkaKostadinova,[email protected] Producer: DonkaKostadinova Music: authenticTodamusic Cinematography: DonkaKostadinova,LjubomirDurev Script: HristoDimitrov–Hindo,DonkaKostadinova Director: HristoDimitrov–Hindo 101 DOCUMENTARIES 102 DOCUMENTARIES 2016, 30min Po stupkitenapredtsitenivOksitania OUR ANCESTORS INOCCITANE human spirit. mentioned bythemedieval annalists,themysteryandriseof historical relations,eventsandrituals,almostunknown figures Bulgaria andFrance:theearlymedievalperiod, Bogomils andCathars, This storyisbasedonrealfactsaboutthespiritual bridgesbetween +359 876660863;[email protected] Contact details:NightmarePictures,Mr. Karamitev Gabriella DiSaverio Production: Cinematography: Momchil Ap. Karamitev Script: Momchil Ap. Karamitev, DamyanPopchristov Director: Momchil Ap. Karamitev NightmarePictures,Momchil Ap. Karamitev, 2016, 66min,DCP Pustiniatsi VILLAGE PEOPLE Official Documentary Competition, Sofia IFF2017 Regional Competition, ZagrebDoxIDFFe 2017;SpecialMention, FESTIVALS& AWARDS fortune tellersandthewind. waitresses, Jean-PaulSartre andexistentialism,riverfishing,old rural Bulgaria,discussingcows,life,faith,death, theneedforblond Twelve localmentelltheirstoriesinamosaicfeaturingthelifeof in Bulgaria’s northwest,thepoorest regionwithintheEuropeanUnion. The filmisanintimateandphilosophicalportrayal ofthesmallvillages [email protected] Contact details:Galina Toneva, +35929814209,+359888451632; Supported by Produced by: Production: Cinematography: PlamenGelinov Script: HristoIliev Director: TzvetanDragnev Gala Film Galina Toneva &KirilKirilov Bugarian NationalFilmCenter 103 DOCUMENTARIES 104 DOCUMENTARIES 2016, 54min,BluRay Prizvanie aktrisa VOCATION ACTRESS culture. intended togodownposterity inthetreasuretroveofBulgarian The starherselftellsthe storyofherlifeandcareerinadocumentary her Romeo(PeichoPeev, actually herhusband andtheloveof her life). Karamitev. Whenitcomestotheatre,sheisrememberedasJuliet with Stancheva’s namecallstomindBulgaria’s most popularactor Apostol When itcomestocinema,popularBulgarianactress Ginka Contact details:Valerii Kostov, [email protected] Supported by Producer: Valerii Kostov Production: Cinematography: BozhidarDimov Script: OlgaMarkova Director: Valentina Fidanova-Kolarova VAIK Films Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 2017, 60min Kinoto sreshtuvlastta POWER CINEMA AGAINST of truthinfilmmaking. sacrificing theirmaterial comfortandriskingtheircareersforthesake for Bulgarianfilm.Eventually, wehave remarkableexamplesofpeople resulted inhumanandcreative dramasandinmissedopportunities Communist Party, believersintheirparty’s ideasandjustice. All that the bannedorcensored outmoviesweremadebymembersofthe majority ofdemocratic-mindedfilmmakers.Paradoxically, mostof Bulgaria underCommunismbetweenthethengovernment andthe An undeclaredwarhasbeenconductedfornearly halfacenturyin [email protected] Contact details:StoyanStoyanov, +359888 Supported by: Production: Cinematography: IvayloPenchev Script: IvanGeorgiev–Getz Director: OlegKovatchev Cinemaq, IvayloPenchev Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter

616601 105 DOCUMENTARIES COMPLETED 2017 106 DOCUMENTARIES 2017, 45min,BluRay Okoto naminotavura THE EYEOFMINOTAUR is thesocietyreadyforpeople likeDennis? become asculptor. Ishereadytogo greatlengthstoachieveit? And has hisownwayofwatching movies.Deepinhisheart,hedreamsto achieves hisgoals:hegoes inforvarioussports,readsalotandeven a familyandcareer... Though borncompletelyblind,hesets and Dennis (18),likeanyyoungmanwantstogrowup, tolove,have [email protected], [email protected] Contact details:BorislavKolev, +359884875998 Supported by Producers: MariaLandova,BorislavKolev Production: Music: NikolayIvanovOM Cinematography: PlamenGerasimov Script: MariaLandova Director: BorislavKolev Projector, Sofia Municipality 2017, 58min,DCP Tova imegozabravete FORGET ABOUT THISNAME are nowthebestwhatBulgarian theatrehastooffer. and career, about hertormentors,censors,clownsand‘kids’, who Bulgaria’s culture. The filmtellsthestoryofhardtimesinherlife Theatre directorJuliaOgnianova (1923–2016)isaprominentfigurein [email protected]; [email protected],www.arsdigital.org Contact details:+35928468361,+35961 Supported by Co-production: Production: Music: KirilDonchev, Peter Tsankov, BoianVodenicharov Ivan TonevCinematography: Script: RumianaEmanuilidu,BoyanPapazov Director: BoyanPapazov ARS DigitalStudio–Ivan Tonev BulgarianNationalFilmCenter BNT 107 DOCUMENTARIES 108 DOCUMENTARIES 2017, 58min,DCP 2K Flat Kireto –momcheto,koetosiotide KIRETO: THEBOY ISGONE is anexampletobefollowed andremembered. to thenationalcultureand thenationalmemory, LudmilKirkov’s oeuvre subjects andartisticachievements. Beingamajorfigureofsignificance ten features,remarkablebothfortheirnumberand therangeoftheir A storyaboutoneofthegreatestBulgarianfilmdirectors,whomade Contact details:Toni Todorov,[email protected] Supported by Producer: ToniDimitrov Production: Music: MiraIskarova Cinematography: MartinDimitrov Script: StoichoShishkov Director: StoichoShishkov ProFilmBG BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 2017, 54min Santimentalna istoria A SENTIMENTAL STORY he setsonajourneytohis nextendeavour. Onboard alocomotive,which hehasretrievedfromoblivionandrust, back tolife.Healsochampions seeminglylostcontemporarycauses. Metodi isatreasuretroveofthousandsstories bringingthepast + 35929620137,3590888723416;[email protected] Contact details:PlamenGerasimov Supported by Co producer:Peac Audio Ltd,ProjektorLtd Producer: BPlusFilmLtd–PlamenGerasimov Music: MarianaValkanova Cinematography: PlamenGerasimov Script: MariaLandova Director: RalitzaDimitrova BulgarianNational Television 109 DOCUMENTARIES 110 DOCUMENTARIES COMING SOON Bulgaria/Germany/Romania, 90,52,4x26min Dvortsite nanaroda PALACE FORTHEPEOPLE Contact details:AnaisClanet,[email protected];www.widehouse.org In associationwith Programming; FilmFundHamburgSchleswig– Holstein Cinematography; CreativeEurope–MEDIA DevelopmentandMEDIA Supported by TelevisionNational Bulgarian In co-productionwith Filmtank, Germany;Velvet Moraru,ICONProduction,Romania Bozhilova, Thomas Tielsch,Producers: MartichkaBulgaria; Agitprop, Cinematography: BorisMissirkov, GeorgiBogdanov Script: BorisMissirkov, GeorgiBogdanov Directors: BorisMissirkov, GeorgiBogdanov people who worked there. related tothem: theirarchitects,former andcurrentdirectors, ordinary a snapshotofthepalaces today, asseen through theeyesofpeople Serbia inBelgrade,thePalace oftheRepublicinBerlin. The filmtakes University, thePalaceofParliament inBucharest,thePalaceof secrets oftheNationalPalace ofCultureinSofia,MoscowState Now thatCommunismis overit’s timetogobackandrevealthe hidden Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter;RomanianCentre for SVT MDRincollaborationwith ARTE,

2017, 82min Simon sreshtustraha(SluchaiatVarsano) SIMON vs.FEAR(TheVarsano case) on thewalls. after thatandtheonlytime hehadfeltlikethiswasafterhavingwritten Simon savedadrowning manandsaidthathehadsleptlikeababy against thetotalitarianleader usingSalamandershoepolish.Recently, Photographer Varsano wasaccusedofwritingon thewallsslogans answering thequestions oftheinterrogator, a State Securityofficer. complicated surgery, heisonabedin a guardedpolicehospital, interrogated beforeacamera.Shotinthelegs,freshly undergone In 1989,ontheeveofpoliticalupheaval,Simon Varsano was www.agitprop.bg +3592 9831411, +35929831929,[email protected] Contact details:Agitprop,68BudapeshtaSt,ap.1,1202Sofia Supported by Producer: MartichkaBozhilova, Agitprop, Bulgaria Cinematography: BorisMissirkov, GeorgiBogdanov Script: GeorgiTenev Director: GeorgiTenev Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 111 DOCUMENTARIES 112 DOCUMENTARIES IN POST-PRODUCTION 2017, 54min/70min,DCP kirilitsata ibulgarskataazbuka Za Metodii,glagolitsata, CYRILLIC AND BULGARIANLETTERS ABOUT METHODIUS,GLAGOLITIC, almost unknown tous. the Orthodox andtheRomanCatholic Churches,hethough remains his faith.Elevatedtosainthood withhisyoungerbrotherCyrilbyboth a diplomat,anaristocrat andapriest,bravewarriorunbendingin Methodius wasthefirst Archbishop ofGreatMoravia,amissionaryand [email protected] +3592 9634447;8660048;[email protected]; Donev,Orpheus Contact details:Alexander Audiovideo Supported by Orpheus Producer: Audiovideo Music: NeddyJohnCross Cinematography: KamenKolev Donchev,Akimov Nikolai Script: Anton Akimov Nikolai Director: BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 2017, 60min,DCP Pismo doRadi A LETTERTO RADI journey intoone’s ownself. other despitethecultural andpersonaldifferences and theintimate return ofanemigrantto his roots;thestepsthatwemaketowardseach road thatafatherhasto gotoreachhissonwhomhehasleft;the A documentaryaboutseveraljourneys,made atthesametime: Contact details:+359888325022;[email protected] Supported by Production: Cast: MimoMorski,SamiaBerbachi,PavlosMavromataki Samoundji Cinematography: Alex Script: PavlinaIvanova Director: PavlinaIvanova FrontFilm-Svetla Tsotsorkova BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 113 DOCUMENTARIES 114 DOCUMENTARIES Bulgaria/Canada, 2017,56min,DCP 2K Nov zhivot A NEWLIFE Bulgarian diasporainCanada since1990. The documentarytellstheemotionalstoriesand thehistoryof Contact details:+359888605350;[email protected] Canada Councilfor Arts Supported by Co-producer: IvanovProductions Production: With theparticipationof Cinematography: GeoIvanov Script: StefanIvanov Director: StefanIvanov GeopolyFilm–PavlinaJeleva Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter,

BulgarianimmigrantstoCanada 2017, 54min,DCP Zlatan Dudov:chuzhdisvoi SLATAN DUDOW: FOREIGN AND NATIVE cinema asadirector, writerandconsultant. one ofthefoundingfathers ofDEFA contributing toEastGerman was awriterunderanassumed nameinSwitzerland,tothenbecome 1930s Paris;narrowlyescaping internmentinaFrenchdeathcamphe rose topowerthenstageandproducetwoplays byBrechtinthe made hisfeaturedebutinBerlinwith Born in Tsaribrod, almostforgotten BulgarianfilmmakerSlatanDudow [email protected]; [email protected] +3592 9634447;8660048 Donev,Orpheus Contact details: Alexander Audiovideo Supported by Orpheus Producer: Audiovideo Krassimir Andonov Cinematography: Script: MihajloKotzev, Aksiniya Velinova Director: MihajloKotzev Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Kuhle Wampe, rightbeforeHitler 115 DOCUMENTARIES 116 DOCUMENTARIES IN PRODUCTION Sreshtu vulnatanavremeto AGAINST THECOURSEOFTIME from becoming peoplewithdisabilities. of thepeople’,whomanaged thoughtopreventhundredsofBulgarians duckling’ persecutedunder Communismasadescendantof‘enemies Year PrizebytheBulgarian Medical Association, butmostlyofan‘ugly in Bulgariaandthestory ofasurgeonawardedthePhysician reattachment tothebody ofapartthathasbeenremovedorsevered) The documentarytellsthehistoryofreplantations (permanent [email protected], www.screeningemotions.com Contact details:ScreeningEmotions,+359894700869 Supported by Production: Poli Angelova Producer: Music: MiraIskarova Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: FannyCurakova Director: DimitarSardzhev ScreeningEmotions BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 2017, 60min Studenata voina THE COLDWAR who happenedtobeon both sidesoftheIronCurtain. a timeofbrutaldramasand ruinedlivesformillionsofordinarypeople supremacy betweentheWest andtheEastern Bloc. The ColdWar was documentary delvesdeepintooverfourdecades ofastrugglefor Using anumberofstockfootage,photosandreenactment, the +359 888616601;[email protected] Contact details:StoyanStoyanov Supported by: Production: Cinematography: IvayloPenchev Script: IvanGeorgiev–Getz Directors: RadoslavIliev, IvayloPenchev Cinemaq, IvayloPenchev Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 117 DOCUMENTARIES 118 DOCUMENTARIES 54 min,DCP Ikar otKocherinovo ICARUS FROMKOCHERINOVO Developed inZagrebDoxPro 2016 FESTIVALS& AWARDS of hishouse. invented andconstructedthefirstBulgarianhelicopter inthebackyard support andagainstallodds,Nikolaifromthetown ofKocherinovo funds orenlisting not raised having training, Without receivingspecialist +359 898416772;[email protected] 1 DobrudjaSt,floor4,office1,1000Sofia Contact details:ContrastFilmsLtd Supported by Production: Cinematography: KirilProdanov Script: EmilSpahiyski Director: EmilSpahiyski Contrast Films Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter Zlatniyat Teo THEO’S GOLD Now heraisesfundstoestablish hisowndreamschool. put together. world PhysicsOlympiads, receivingmoregoldthanFranceandtheUK powerful intellect,hehas propelledhisstudentstomedalwinnersat yellow preciousmetalin thearea. Teaching hismethod of forming Kings, Theodosy Theodosiev hasalreadyscoopedupmuchofthe While archaeologistsarediggingforgoldintheValley ofthe Thracian [email protected], www.screeningemotions.com Contact details:ScreeningEmotions,+359894700869 Supported by Production: Poli Angelova Producer: Music: HristoNamliev Cinematography: BorislavGeorgiev Script: NikolayVasilev Director: NikolayVasilev ScreeningEmotions BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 119 DOCUMENTARIES 120 DOCUMENTARIES 70 min via Bulgaria Vladimir Sis–otMarshovdoLeopoldov TO LEOPOLDOVVIA BULGARIA VLADIMIR SIS:FROM MARŠOV of thepost-war country’s causebeforetheworld. Bulgaria foundinhimamost altruisticanddevotedfriend,achampion godforsaken southofthe Balkans.InthewakeofBalkanWars, East amongmanyother placestofindhisadoptedcountryinthe correspondent Vladimir Sis, whotouredEuropeandtheMiddle A documentaryabouttheremarkablelifeand workofCzechwar [email protected]; [email protected] Contact details:+359898597062 Supported by Production: Konstantin TsekovMusic: Cinematography: DimiterNedelchev Script: VladiKirov Director: GospodinNedelchev DidoFilm–GospodinNedelchev BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 80 min,DCP, BluRayDisc chuvstvo zaneponosimost Georgi Markov– UNBEARABLE FEELINGS GEORGI MARKOV: hope, anda soul-erodingunbearable feeling. reer ofawritermarkedby upsanddowns,friendstraitors,love away fromcommunistBulgaria in1969:thestoryofaremarkableca- A docudramaaboutthelifeofwriterGeorgiMarkov upuntilhisbreak- [email protected] Contact details:MilenaKaleva–4XFilms,+359889837863 Supported by Producer: MilenaKaleva Looking for Production: Cinematography: KirilPalikarski Script: DochoBodjakov Directors: DochoBodjakov, BoyaHarizanova co-productionand TV pre-sale 4XFilms Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 121 DOCUMENTARIES IN PRE-PRODUCTION 122 DOCUMENTARIES IN DEVELOPMENT 75 min,DCP Bog menadtseni GOD OVERESTIMATED ME But didHereally? whispering: ‘ Emilia stoodatthegraveofherhusbandand onlychild, 1000 Sofia;+359898416772;[email protected] Contact details:ContrastFilmsLtd,1DobrudjaSt.,floor4,office 1, Developed inExOrientefilm2016 Swedish FilmInstitute,CreativeEurope/Media Development supportby Producers: YulianTabakov, Katya Trichkova Production: Cinematography: AdamNilsson Script: YoulianTabakov Director: YoulianTabakov God overestimatedme Tapa andContrastFilms(Bulgaria) Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter, .’

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126 ANIMATIONANIMATION 2016, 6min,DCP, Digitalfile 20 rintnika 20 KICKS Food Festival2016, Albania Mention, GoldenMummer 2016,Bulgaria;SpecialMentionBalkanFilm 2016, Macedonia;JurySpecial Mention,IAFFParis2016;Special Animation Tlanchana 2016,Mexico; BestMovie,Winter Apricots IFF Jury Award Filmofthe Year 2016,Super9Mobile2016Portugal; Best FESTIVAL& AWARDS for them,whilethesoulistryingtofinditsway… This body, whichfollowstheramblingsofmydesires,andpays bill Contact details:+359886167985;[email protected] Production: Music: SamuelPocreau Script: DilyanElenkov Director: DimiterDimitrov– Animiter Metamorfoza–N,NeliGacharova 127 ANIMATION COMPLETED 2016 128 ANIMATION 2016, 6min,BluRay Momcheto idurvoto THE BOY AND THETREE master nature,butultimately provestobejustavisitorforshorttime. reflecting ontheproblems ofaglobalisingworld,wheremanseeksto A storyexaminingtheemotionalbondbetweenaboyandtree, Contact details:Valerii Kostov, [email protected] Supported by Producer: Valerii Kostov Production: Мusic andsound Аnimation andeditor Аrt direction:JordanBrankovski Script: AnnaNikolova Nikolova Director: Anna VAIK Films Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter : Alexander Kostov : Alexander : NikolayDimittrov 2016, 6min,3D Drakonshtini DRAGON’S TROUBLES a threattonormality, butstillbelonging in. fire-breathing abilities.It isastoryaboutotherness,deemedasposing While Spasistryingtofit in,hemeetsBella,afemaledragonwithrare are toobig. 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Philiphires give himallherlove,toinspire hisstrengthandhopesbydoingit In acold,wetautumnnight Philipneedsawoman,womanto [email protected]; [email protected] 60 SamokovBlvd;Sofia 1113; +35929634447;8660048; Contact details:AlexanderDonev, Audiovideo Orpheus, Supported by Producer: AlexanderDonev Production: The voice-overnarrator:Valentin Ganev(Bulgarianversion) Music: MartinLubenov Kindes Setz, fromtheshortstorycollectionDieLiebezurZeitdesMahlstädter Script: Lubomir Yotov; basedontheshortstoryMothersbyClemensJ. YotovDirector: Lubomir , SuhrkampVerlag, Berlin2011 Audiovideo Orpheus Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter 2016, 6min,DCP Sasedski nevoli NEIGHBOURHOOD TROUBLES quiet andpeacefulforeverybodylivingintheblock offlats? neighbours. Onebyone,histroublesareresolved; still,willthenightbe At midnightamagiciancannotfallasleepbecause ofhisnoisy Contact details:+3598894386;[email protected] Supported by Production: Music: BillyMay Script: PlamenNikolov Director: PlamenNikolov NFilmsProductions BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 131 ANIMATION 132 ANIMATION 2016, 8min ReSTART values inamessandabouttheregenerativepower ofmusic. A shortstoryabouttheinevitablefailureofacommunitywiththeircore [email protected]; [email protected] Contact details:+359898597062 Supported by Production: Konstantin TsekovMusic: Cinematography: DimiterNedelchev Script: MayaNedelcheva Director: GospodinNedelchev DidoFilm–GospodinNedelchev BulgarianNationalFilmcenter 2016, 6min,HD,2D,3D Munichka TEEN TINY butterflies seeitdifferently? A tinycaterpillarwiththefaceofagirlisafraidworld.Do Contact details:[email protected],[email protected] Supported by Production: Music: PankoZapryanov Script: MilenaSimeonova Director: MilenaSimeonova Attract Film–RoumenBarrosov BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 133 ANIMATION 134 ANIMATION COMPLETED 2017 2017, 9min,DCP, BluRay Margarit ichudovishteto MARGARIT AND THEMONSTER grandmother inthepursuitofhisfirstlove. A taleaboutalittleboy, whohastoovercomehisfearsingrainedby +359 887856383,+447949639337 [email protected]; [email protected]; Contact details:149BRakovskiSt,Sofia1000;+35929867556, Supported by Production: Music: DenizaSeraphim-Koleva,MaximStoimenov, Mihail Yosifov Scrip: NaydenNikolov Director: NaydenNikolov Activist38 –MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova Bulgarian NationalFilmCentre 2017, 100min Zootrop ZOETROPE something hopeless intheirefforts. times painfully anddesperately. The robotscometorealise thatthereis facing strangecharacters, pursuingtheiraimsattimesimpetuously, at their curiosity, theyexamineandrecover thestoriesofobjects, of extraordinaryobjects. To findtheirway orsometimesjusttosatisfy Two robots,Primusand Decimushavetogothroughalabyrinthfull password: erzerum; Trailer: https://vimeo.com/206563715 [email protected]; https://vimeo.com/196159564, Contact details:FourHandsLtd,+359889622142; Producers: PenkoGelev, SotirGelev Supported by Production: Digital Compositing Voices: Yavor Gigov, RoumenGavanozov Music: RoumenBoyadjieff Jr Cinematography: SotirGelev Animation: Alex Filipov, BlagoiDimitrov, SotirGelev Production designers: Script: SotirGelev Director: SotirGelev Gekkon Animation StudioandFourHands Studio Bulgarian NationalFilmCenter : SotirGelev, MariaNikolova,JuliaNakova Penko Gelev, SotirGelev 135 ANIMATION 136 ANIMATION IN PRODUCTION 10 min,DCP 2K Lodka vdazhda А BOAT INTHERAIN A paperboatasametaphoroflife. Contact details:+359888605350,[email protected] Supported by Production: YoanaArtist: Atanasova YoanaScript: Atanasova YoanaDirector: Atanasova Geopoly Film–PavlinaJeleva BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 7 min Krugut na99 THE CIRCLEOF99 imaginary goals. gratitude, aboutwastingprecioustimeinthepointless pursuitof A poorservantconfrontsarichkingintaleabouttemptationand Contact details:mоviе[email protected] Supported by Production: Music: PlamenTzvetkov Designer: ElenaVutova –Laskova Animation: NikolayDimitrov Script: Yonko Donev, basedonastorybyJorgeBucay Director: YonkoDonev Mоviеdo BulgarianNationalFilmCenter 137 ANIMATION 138 ANIMATION Stop motionanimationforchildren(5+) 2018, 15min,DCP Valshebstvoto naovtsata THE MAGICOFSHEEP once againandjustontime too... gered ofbeingdevoured. The plotofthemoths,however, isexposed magic wool.So,theWoollen Kingdomand thewoollensareendan- Moths onhisdeathbedreveals tohissonthesecretofimmortality: The secondstoryabout the Woollen Kingdom:theKingofClothes [email protected] Contact details:Galina Toneva, +35929814209, +359888451632, Supported by Producers: Galina Toneva &KirilKirilov Production Production Designers:DinaKabadieva, Angel Manov Cinematography: SvetozarMarekov Script: TeodoraManova Manov Director: Angel Gala FilmLtd BulgarianNationalFilmCenter. 12 seriesof4mineach Prikliucheniyata naJabchoiJabka FROGRANCE FROGO AND OF THE ADVENTURES Selected for Annecy IAFF, France FESTIVALS ANDAWARDS submerging themselvesinthem. big smileswholearnabouttheworldandplaywhile readingbooksand a worldofgamesandadventure! They aretwoknittedbabyfrogswith Two curiousbabyfrogs,FrogoandFrogranceopenabooktodiveinto Contact details:mоviе[email protected] Producer: Mоviеdo Designers: Aglika Moskovska,ElenaVutova –Laskova Script: BorislavSkochev Director: YonkoDonev 139 ANIMATION IN DEVELOPMENT 140 ANIMATION 7 min Esenen list LEAF THE AUTUMN the ground,togiveanailinggirlwilllive. the edges,hangingbravelyfrombranchabout twentyfeetabove fierce wind,thereisoneleafstillholdingon,the lastleaf,stillgreenat A masterpiece,hisworkofalifetime:inthebeating rainand painter’s Contact details:mоviе[email protected] Production: Film designers:ElenaVladimirova Script: Yonko Donev, basedonastorybyO.Henry Director: YonkoDonev Mоviеdo Animated documentary 2017, 72min,DCP, Betacam,DVD, Kosmonavtite haresvatduvki COSMONAUTS LIKECHEWINGGUM defunct idealismandthe seeminglylostbeliefinautopianfuture. photography andmixed animation techniques. A filmaboutEurope’s at theRoyalCollegeof Art inLondon,combininglifeaction, still between thetwofilmdirectors, whofirstmetduringtheir MA studies This isananimateddocumentary, structuredasavisual dialogue [email protected], +44794963933;+359887 856383 Sofia 1000;+35929867556,[email protected] Contact details:MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova,149BRakovskiSt, Supported by Co-produced by Production: Music: FabioViana Coggiola Cinematography: DieterDeswarte Script: AlineHelmcke,Veselina Dashinova Directors: AlineHelmcke,Veselina Dashinova Activist38 –MinaMileva,Vesela Kazakova Creative EuropeMEDIA Development,MDM CelluloidFabrik–JuergenKleinigand Tina Leeb 141 ANIMATION

INDEX INDEX OF THE FILMS

6.9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE...... 4 DAGA: STORIES IN PICTURES...... 95 18...... 5 DEAL, THE...... 35 18% GREY...... 46 DIRECTIONS...... 36 20 KICKS...... 127 DOBRY...... 71 24 HOURS...... 91 DOG...... 72 ABOUT METHODIUS, GLAGOLITIC, DRAGON’S TROUBLES...... 129 CYRILLIC AND BULGARIAN LETTERS...... 112 DREAM OF HAPPINESS, A ...... 96 ADVENTURES OF FROGO AND FROGRANCE, THE...... 139 DROWNING MAN, A...... 73 AGAINST THE COURSE OF TIME...... 116 ENEMIES...... 22 ANNA...... 53 EYE OF THE MINOTAUR, THE...... 106 ANNIE’S BIRTHDAY ...... 64 FIRST BOOK OF AN AERONAUT, THE...... 88 ANNOUNCEMENT, THE...... 47 FORGET ABOUT THIS NAME...... 107 AUTUMN LEAF, THE ...... 140 FROM KREMONA TO CREMONA...... 97 BALKAN HARMONY: GEORGI MARKOV: TRUTH OR DREAM ...... 92 UNBEARABLE FEELINGS...... 121 BEAST IS STILL ALIVE, THE...... 93 GLORY...... 7 BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP...... 65 GOD OVERESTIMATED ME...... 122 BENZIN aka BROKEN ROAD...... 34 GODLESS...... 8 BLOCK, A...... 66 GOOD POSTMAN, THE...... 98 BOAT IN THE RAIN, А...... 136 GRACE...... 84 BOY AND THE TREE, THE...... 128 HEIGHTS...... 37 BRAMBAZAK...... 67 HOLE IN THE WALL, A...... 55 BREAD...... 89 HOLIDAYMAKERS...... 9 BRIDGE, THE ...... 68 HOUSE, THE...... 74 BULGARIAN BATTLE MARCHES...... 94 HRISTO...... 10 CAINI/DOGS...... 6 I DON’T WANT TO GROW UP...... 75 CALL ME SHAKESPEARE...... 54 ICARUS FROM KOCHERINOVO...... 118 CAT IN THE WALL...... 87 IDENTIFICATION...... 85 CELLO...... 69 IN YOUR DREAMS!...... 11 CINEMA AGAINST POWER...... 105 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND...... 12 CIRCLE OF 99, THE...... 137 INFINITE GARDEN, THE...... 30 CLOTHES...... 70 JANUARY...... 56 COLD WAR, THE...... 117 JUST LIKE THE MOVIES...... 99 COSMONAUTS LIKE CHEWING GUM...... 141 KARBALA...... 13 KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE...... 14 RADIOGRAM...... 31 KIRETO: THE BOY IS GONE...... 108 RAVAGE ...... 43 LEGEND, THE...... 100 RED LIGHT...... 77 LETTER TO RADI, A...... 113 REQUIEM FOR MRS J ...... 27 LIGHT THEREAFTER...... 23 ReSTART ...... 132 LIFT FOR PATIENTS...... 15 RULES...... 81 LILLY THE LITTLE FISH...... 38 SAINT’S LIFE, A...... 51 LITTLE BULGARIA, THE...... 123 SENTIMENTAL STORY, A...... 109 MAGIC OF SHEEP, THE...... 138 SERAFIM...... 82 MARGARIT AND THE MONSTER...... 134 SHE IS WAVING FROM THE TRAIN...... 78 MAYBE TOMORROW...... 80 SHIP IN A ROOM, A...... 32 MEMORIES OF FEAR...... 16 SILENT MOVIE, A...... 20 MEN...... 24 SIMON vs. FEAR...... 111 MIRACLE, A...... 39 SINGING SHOES, THE...... 21 MONKEY ...... 17 SISTERS...... 49 MOTHERS...... 130 SLATAN DUDOW: MOTORBIKE, THE ...... 40 FOREIGN AND NATIVE...... 115 MY SISTER’S SILENCE...... 41 SON OF SOFIA, A...... 28 NEIGHBOURHOOD...... 57 TALK TO ME...... 124 NEIGHBOURHOOD TROUBLES...... 131 TEEN TINY...... 133 NEVER LET IT GO...... 48 THEO’S GOLD...... 119 NEW LIFE, A...... 114 THREE QUARTERS...... 44 NIGHTS AND DAYS...... 58 TOUCH ME NOT...... 33 NILGIRI TALE...... 101 TRIALS...... 83 NO ONE...... 18 VILLAGE PEOPLE...... 103 NORMA & SWAN...... 50 VLADIMIR SIS: FROM MARŠOV TO LEOPOLDOV VIA BULGARIA...... 120 OFF THE ROAD...... 25 VOCATION ACTRESS...... 104 OMNIPRESENT...... 26 VOEVODA...... 29 OUR ANCESTORS IN OCCITANE ...... 102 WATERFALL CEO...... 52 PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE...... 110 WESTERN...... 45 PANCHO AND ALICE...... 59 WOLF’S SUITE...... 79 PARADISE SUITE, THE...... 19 WRONG NUMBER...... 86 PICTURE WITH YUKI, A...... 42 WULFILA...... 62 PLATFORM, THE...... 60 ZOETROPE...... 135 PROTECTED SPECIES...... 61 PULSE ...... 76 INDEX OF THE DIRECTORS

ADINA PINTILIE...... 33 GOSPODIN NEDELCHEV...... 120, 132 ALINE HELMCKE...... 141 GRIGOR ANTONOV...... 84 ANDREY ANDONOV...... 18 GRIGOR LEFTEROV...... 10 ANDREY CHERTOV...... 20 HRISTO DIMITROV – HINDO...... 101 ANDREY PAOUNOV...... 56 HRISTO SIMEONOV...... 61 ANGEL MANOV...... 138 IGLIKA TRIFFONOVA...... 15 ANNA NIKOLOVA...... 128 ILIAN DJEVELEKOV...... 26 ASEN BLATECHKI...... 34 ILIAN METEV...... 44 ATANAS HRISTOSKOV...... 5, 99 IVAN PAVLOV...... 16 ATANAS KIRYAKOV...... 92 IVAYLO PENCHEV...... 9, 117 BOGDAN MIRICA ...... 6 JESSICA WOODWORTH...... 14 BOJAN VULETIC...... 27 JOOST VAN GINKEL...... 19 BORIS MISSIRKOV...... 110 KALINA VUTOVA...... 129 BORIS NIKOLOV...... 50, 88 KAMELIYA PETROVA...... 78 BORISLAV KOLEV...... 106 KATERINA GORANOVA ...... 34 BOYA HARIZANOVA...... 121 KIRAN KOLAROV...... 41 BOYAN PAPAZOV...... 107 KIRIL STANKOV...... 91 DANIEL DELCHUNKOV...... 76 KIRIL TODOROV...... 64 DIMITAR KOTZEV ...... 17 KONSTANTIN BOJANOV...... 23, 58 DIMITAR KUTMANOV...... 89 KRISTINA GROZEVA ...... 7 DIMITAR SARDZHEV...... 116 KRZYSZTOF LUKASZEWICZ...... 13 DIMITER DIMITROV – ANIMITER...... 127 LACHEZAR AVRAMOV...... 42 DOCHO BODJAKOV...... 121 LUBOMIR HALATCHEV...... 94 EGLE VERTELYTE...... 39 LUBOMIR YOTOV...... 130 ELENA TONCHEVA...... 66 LYUBOMIR MLADENOV...... 32 ELINA PSYKOU...... 28 LYUBOMIR PECHEV...... 83 EMIL SPAHIYSKI...... 118 MAHMUT FAZIL COSKUN...... 47 GALIN STOEV...... 30 MARIA AVERINA...... 97 GEORGI BOGDANOV...... 110 MARIA NIKOLOVA...... 95 GEORGI KOSTOV...... 24 MARTIN ILIEV...... 80 GEORGI STOYANOV...... 51 MAXIM GENCHEV...... 12 GEORGI TENEV...... 111 MIHAJLO KOTZEV...... 115 MILEN ANGELOV...... 67 STEPHAN KOMANDAREV...... 36 MILENA SIMEONOVA...... 133 STEFAN TENEV...... 79 MINA MILEVA...... 59, 87, 93 STOICHO SHISHKOV...... 108 MOMCHIL AP. KARAMITEV ...... 102 SVETOSLAV DONCHEV...... 53 NADEJDA KOSEVA...... 35 SVETOSLAV DRAGANOV...... 52 NAE CARANFIL ...... 4 SVETOSLAV OVCHAROV...... 22 NAYDEN NIKOLOV...... 134 SVETOSLAV STOYANOV...... 86 NIKOLAI AKIMOV...... 112 TODOR MATSANOV...... 10 NICOLAS AKRABOV...... 69 TOMA WASZAROW...... 77, 85 NIKOLAY MUTAFCHIEV...... 60 TONISLAV HRISTOV...... 98 NIKOLAY TODOROV...... 65 TZVETAN DRAGNEV...... 103 NIKOLAY VASILEV...... 119 VALENTIN GOSHEV...... 40 NIKOLAY VOLEV...... 25 VALENTINA FIDANOVA-KOLAROVA...... 104 OLEG KOVATCHEV...... 105 VALERI YORDANOV...... 54 ORLIN MILCHEV...... 71 VALESKA GRISEBACH...... 45 PAUL NEGOESKU ...... 48 VANYA DONEVA...... 82 PAVLINA IVANOVA...... 113 VESELA KAZAKOVA...... 49, 59, 93 PETAR VALCHANOV...... 7 VESELINA DASHINOVA...... 141 PETER BROSENS ...... 14 VESSELIN BOYDEV...... 70 PETER POPZLATEV...... 43 VICTOR BOJINOV...... 37 PETR OUKROPEC...... 11 VIKTOR CHOUCHKOV JR...... 46, 55 PETYA NAKOVA...... 124 VLADIMIR PETEV...... 72 PHILIP ANDREEV...... 75 VLADIMIR SHTERYANOV...... 100 PLAMEN NIKOLOV...... 73, 131 YANA LEKARSKA...... 68 RADOSLAV ILIEV...... 117 YANA TITOVA...... 74 RADOSLAV SPASSOV...... 21 YASSEN GENADIEV...... 81 RALITZA DIMITROVA...... 57, 109 YASSEN GRIGOROV...... 38 RALITZA PETROVA...... 8 YOANA ATANASOVA...... 136 ROUZIE HASSANOVA...... 31 YONKO DONEV...... 137, 139, 140 SOFIA STOYCHEVA...... 123 YOULIAN TABAKOV...... 122 SOTIR GELEV...... 135 ZORNITSA SOPHIA ...... 29 STANISLAV DONCHEV ...... 96 STEFAN IVANOV...... 114 Published by Bulgarian National Film Center Edited by Mila Petkova Translated by Milena Lilova Cover Design by Kamen Balkanski Preprint by Vlado Lubenov, VLL® 2017 Printed by VERSA IDEAS, Sofia

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