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Bulgarian Films 2017 2017 BULGARIAN FILMS 2017 FEATURES FEATURES 3 6.9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE 6,9 po Rihter Romania / Bulgaria / Hungary, 2016, 117 min, BluRay/DCP COMPLETED 2016 Director: Nae Caranfil 4 Script: Nae Caranfil Cinematography: Vivi Dragan Vasile Music: Nae Caranfil Cast: Laurentiu Banescu, Teodor Corban Production: Mobra Film Srl. (Romania), Korund-X Ltd (Bulgaria) Producres: Cristian Mungiu, Hristo Hristov, Gabor Garami Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center Contact details: +359 888 303 879; +359 887 66 17 94 [email protected] A musical comedy about a father-son relationship, where the father is a young man and the son is old; about living your life without fear, facing the challenges in life without panic attacks. All we need to make our fantasies come true is a talent. FEATURES 18 2016, 72 min Director: Atanas Hristoskov Script: Atanas Hristoskov Cinematography: Martin Balkansky 5 Music: Georgi Strezov Cast: Martin Dimitrov, Milena Ermenkova, Desislava Kasabova, Teodor Hristov Production: Inkoms Project – Plamen Yordanov Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center Contact details: + 359 888 220 978 [email protected] Four high school friends jump in a car to escape the noise and pageantry of their prom. Inspired by the pouring rain and the high- speed adrenaline rush, they set out on an exciting journey into their thoughts, desires and fears, a journey which is full of dangerous twists and romantic passions. FEATURES CAINI/DOGS Kucheta France/Romania/Bulgaria/Qatar, 2016, 104 min, DCP Director: Bogdan Mirica; Script: Bogdan Mirica Cinematography: Andrei Butica Cast: Dragos Bucur, Ghorghe Visu, Vlad Ivanov Production: EZ films (France), 42 km film (Romania), Argo film (Bulgaria) Producers: Elie Meirovitz, Marcela Ursu Co-producers: Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova Supported by CNC-Cinema du Monde, Romanian National Film Centre- 6 CNC, Bulgarian National Film Center, MEDIA, Eurimages, Doha Flm Institute Contact details: Argo Film Ltd, 5B Yantra St, ap. 1, Sofia 1124 [email protected], www.argofilm.eu Roman, a young man from Bucharest, comes to the countryside near the border with Ukraine with the firm intention to sell the vast but desolate land he inherited from his grandfather. He is warned by old man Hogas, the local cop, that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his guys, led by the charismatic and cruel Samir, will not let go of the land––and their smuggling business––without a fight. Roman doesn’t give up. FESTIVALS & AWARDS FIPRESCI prize in Un Certain Regard section, Cannes 2016; Best Actor, Special Jury Mention, Sarajevo IFF 2016; Best Film, Transilvania IFF 2016; Nominated for European Film Awards – European Discovery of the Year 2016; Best Cinematography, Stockholm IFF 2016; Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival 2016; Best Foreign First Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2017; Cartagena IFF 2017 FEATURES GLORY Slava Bulgaria/Greece, 2016, 101 min Directors: Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva Script: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov Cinematography: Krum Rodriguez Music: Hristo Namliev Cast: Stefan Denolyubov, Margita Gosheva, Kitodar Todorov, Milko Lazarov, Georgy Stamenov, Ivan Savov, Hristofor Nedkov, Mira Iskarova Production: Abraxas Film – Kristina Grozeva 7 Co-production: Graal Films, Screening Emotions, Aporia Filmworks, Red Carpet Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center, BNT, Greek Film Centre, Central Cooperative Union Contact details: + 359 885733928; [email protected] A railroad worker finds millions of levs on the train tracks. He decides to turn the entire amount over to the police, and the state rewards him with a new wristwatch, which proves to be a fake and stops working shortly after. Meanwhile, the head of the PR Department of the Ministry of Transport loses Petrov’s old Slava (Glory) watch, a family heirloom. Here starts his desperate struggle to get his old watch back, as well as his dignity. FESTIVALS & AWARDS Official selection, Locarno IFF 2016; City of Varna Special Award, Golden Rose Bulgarian FFF Varna 2016 FEATURES GODLESS Bezbog Bulgaria/Denmark/France, 2016, 99 min Director: Ralitza Petrova; Script: Ralitza Petrova Cinematography: Krum Rodriguez (b.a.c.), Chayse Irvin (c.s.c.) Cast: Irena Ivanova, Ivan Nalbantov, Ventzislav Konstantinov, Alexander Trifonov, Dimiter Petkov Production: Klas Film – Rossitsa Valkanova Co-production: Snowglobe – Eva Jakobsen, Katrin Pors, Mikkel Jersin, Alcatraz 8 Films – Laurence Clerc, Olivier Thery Lapiney, Film Factory – Philippe Akoka Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center, Danish Film Institute, Eurimages, Frame Work/Torino Film Lab, Le Film Ouest, Restart AWARD/ CineLink WiP, Women in Film Finishing Fund Contact details: +359 2 981 5343, +359 898 503 702; [email protected] A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void and a growing fear of punishment. FESTIVALS & AWARDS Locarno IFF: Golden Leopard for Best Film, Silver Leopard for Best Actress; The Ecumenical Jury Award; the Boccalino d’oro award of the independent film critics in Locarno; Sarajevo IFF: Special Jury Prize; the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress (Irena Ivanova); Reykjavik IFF: Golden Puffin for Best Film; Golden Rose Bulgarian FFF: Golden Rose for Best Film; Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Actor; Warsaw IFF: Panorama, FIPRESCI Award; Seville IFF: the Andalusia’s Scriptwriters’ Association for Best Film; Stockholm FEATURES IFF: Bronze Horse for Best Film, Aluminium Horse for Best Actress HOLIDAYMAKERS Letovnici 2016, 121 min Director: Ivaylo Penchev Script: Ivaylo Penchev, Bozhan Petrov, Vesel Tzankov Cinematography: Hristo Bakalov Music: Georgi Strezov Cast: Aneta Sotirova, Stanimir Gumov, Kitodar Todorov, Sofia Bobcheva, 9 Milena Avramova, Elitza Grigorova, Vasil Banov, Ivaylo Dragiev Production: Urban Media, Stoyan Stoyanov Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center Contact details: Stoyan Stoyanov, +359 888 616 601; [email protected] A seaside hotel brings together a group of holidaymakers looking forward to a crazy summer. Comic situations fraught with dangers and traps suggest that happiness lies in the relationship with our nearest and dearest rather than in the sand on the beach. Festivals & Awards: Audience Award, Golden Rose Bulgarian FFF, Varna; Audience Award, Funny FF, Gabrovo, Bulgaria FEATURES HRISTO Hristo Bulgaria/Italy, 2016, 99 min, debut Directors: Grigor Lefterov, Todor Matsanov Script: Grigor Lefterov Cinematography: Nenad Borojević 10 Cast: Dimitar Nikolov, Dimitar Krumov, Julian Vergov, Stefan Mavrodiev, Lubomir Neikov, Dimitar Rachkov Production: Lema Film, Idea Cinema/Italy Producers: Grigor Lefterov, Todor Matsanov Co-production: Federico Saraceni, Ideacinema, Italy Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center, Bulgarian National Television Contact details: Todor Matsanov, +359 888 518 967 [email protected] Hristo is a homeless boy. He would go to great lengths to live a normal life. Still, there is a thing he would never do. The price of ‘normal’ life is too high for him. FESTIVALS & AWARDS Section debut and sophomore films, Warsaw IFF 2016; Best Feature Debut, Best Performance (Male), Golden Rose BFFF Varna 2016 FEATURES IN YOUR DREAMS! Samo v mechtite ti! Czech Republic/Slovakia/Bulgaria, 2016, 79 min, DCP Language: Czech Director: Petr Oukropec Script: Egon Tobias Cinematography: Tomáš Sysel Cast: Barbora Štikarová, Toman Rychtera, Klára Melišková, Ivan Martinka, 11 Jan Vondráček, Jáchym Novotný, Veronika Pouchová, Adam Mišík, Martina Kavanová, Tomáš Zonyga, Tomáš Taran, Jan Pospíšil, Vladimír Koldaev, Eva Leinweberová, Rostislav Novák St., Marie Spurná Producer: Negative s.r.o. – Petr Oukropec & Pavel Strnad Co-Producer: Arina s.r.o. – Silvia Panáková & Erik Panák, Chouchkov Brothers (Bulgaria) – Borislav Chouchkov, Viktor Chouchkov Jr Supported by Czech Film Fund, Slovak Film Fund Contact details: Borislav Chouchkov – Chouchkov Brothers, 6 Shipka St, Sofia 1504; + 359 2 946 34 10; [email protected] Only a few girls practice the art of parkour, running and somersaulting over rooftops, free-climbing up rusted scaffolding and leaping from one wall to the next. Laura takes it all in her stride in the streets of Prague. She has a crush on Luky, but he doesn’t show much interest in her; her parents live apart, and her mother is desperately looking for someone new; jealousy, misunderstandings with Laura’s best friend… When hope and fear push through the cracks of reality, it gets harder to keep her life in balance. FEATURES INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND Na pedia ot zemiata Bulgaria, 2016, 115 min Subtitles: Bulgarian, Russian, English Director: Maxim Genchev Script: Maxim Genchev Cinematography: Hristo Genkov 12 Music: Martin Lubenov Cast: Simeon Filipov, Tzvetomir Angelov, Desislava Chuturkova, Ivailo Asparuhov, Evgeni Budinov, Matey Genchev, Tzvetomir Nechev, Zatka Keremedchieva, Goran Gunchev Production: Amrita Art Producer: Zlatina Filipova Executive Producer: Desislava Kovacheva Contact details: Amrita Art Production Company, +359 887 963 283, +971 506 146 407; [email protected], www.amritaart.bg In the early 1950s, with the beginning of the Cold War, a new commander, Lt Kralev arrives to a frontier post with his family to crack down on violations of discipline committed by the personnel guarding what once has been the site of a uranium mine run by the Nazis. Yet, a murder is committed the day after he arrives, the first in a series of horrific murders.
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