Bulgarian director Georgi Djulgerov is in postproduction with his period drama “Memoir of a Betrayal,” about the 19th-century anti-Ottoman revolutionary Georgi Benkovski. Known for his passionate interest in Bulgarian history and Zahari Stoyanov’s “Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings,” Djulgerov focuses the narrative on some of the author’s key testimonies. The film is a local coproduction between the Bulgarian National Television and Borough Film, Film New Europe reports.
“I have a deep respect for the person and work of Zahari Stoyanov, a Bulgarian revolutionary and participant in the 1876 April Uprising. For me, his historiography ‘Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings’ is the ‘Bulgarian Bible.’ I chose two important events from it: the assassination of Benkovski in 1876 and Stoyanov’s personal meeting with his traitor Grandpa Valio. The main theme of the film is that of forgiveness,” Djulgerov told Fne.
The film was shot in 21 days mostly in the historic town...
“I have a deep respect for the person and work of Zahari Stoyanov, a Bulgarian revolutionary and participant in the 1876 April Uprising. For me, his historiography ‘Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings’ is the ‘Bulgarian Bible.’ I chose two important events from it: the assassination of Benkovski in 1876 and Stoyanov’s personal meeting with his traitor Grandpa Valio. The main theme of the film is that of forgiveness,” Djulgerov told Fne.
The film was shot in 21 days mostly in the historic town...
- 8/25/2022
- by Pavlina Jeleva
- Variety Film + TV
Barcelona-based studio Filmax has acquired international sales rights to Avelina Prat’s feature-debut “Vasil,” which is currently in pre-production. Filmax also handles Spanish distribution.
“Vasil” is produced by Barcelona-based Distinto Films, which backed Patricia Ferreira’s “The Wild Children,” in co-production with Bulgaria’s Activist 38, which made Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova’s “Cat in the Wall.”
“This new Distinto Films’ project tackles very contemporary European issues , with a very personal and deep insight into the story’s characters,” said Filmax CEO Carlos Fernández.
Inspired by the director’s own experiences, the feature follows Vasil, a chess and bridge champion arriving in Spain from Bulgaria. He meets Maureen, an Irish woman who decides to help him, Yorgos, a Greek who gives him work; and Alfredo, who offers his sofa as a temporary home.
Principal photography is scheduled from May in Valencia and Barcelona.
Ivan Barnev, a best actor winner...
“Vasil” is produced by Barcelona-based Distinto Films, which backed Patricia Ferreira’s “The Wild Children,” in co-production with Bulgaria’s Activist 38, which made Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova’s “Cat in the Wall.”
“This new Distinto Films’ project tackles very contemporary European issues , with a very personal and deep insight into the story’s characters,” said Filmax CEO Carlos Fernández.
Inspired by the director’s own experiences, the feature follows Vasil, a chess and bridge champion arriving in Spain from Bulgaria. He meets Maureen, an Irish woman who decides to help him, Yorgos, a Greek who gives him work; and Alfredo, who offers his sofa as a temporary home.
Principal photography is scheduled from May in Valencia and Barcelona.
Ivan Barnev, a best actor winner...
- 11/10/2019
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- A moving coming-of-age story about an orphan girl desperately struggling to avoid a life of prostitution and degradation, "Leidi Zi" (Lady Zee), directed by long-established Bulgarian helmer Georgi Djulgerov, won best feature and a €25,000 cash prize at the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival. The film, one of 11 features from the Balkans and countries of southeast Europe that include the former Yugolsav republics and Hungary, Albania, Macedonia and Romania, was presented with the Heart of Sarajevo grand prix award at a gala closing ceremony Saturday in the city's National Theatre. A special award from an international jury chaired by Serbian actor Miki Manojlovic, worth €10,000, went to "Kukumi" (The Kukum), Kosovo's first full-length feature since gaining independence five years ago. The film was directed by Isa Qosja.
- 8/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MOSCOW -- The 11th edition of the Sarajevo International Film Festival announced Thursday its competition lineup of 11 features, focusing on movies from the Balkans and new competition entrant Hungary. Competition selector Elma Tataragic said four world premieres are among the selection -- Benjamin Filipovic's Well Tempered Corpse from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, France and Italy; Isa Qosja's The Kukum from Kosovo; Georgi Djulgerov's Lady Zee from Bulgaria; and Croatian director Hrvoje Hribar's What Is a Man Without a Moustache?...
- 7/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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