The Bulgarian Films on
International Animated Film Festival Annecy 2000
Competition
"Artist" (Hudozhnik) - 1999, Creative Progress Agency, producer Emil Simeonov, colored, 1', 35mm, paper.
Script, direction, art direction, animation - Vitko Boyanov; music - Bozhidar Petkov.
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Vitko Boyanov was born in Sofia January 15, 1947. He has worked in Animated Film Studio "Sofia" as an animator (1969-1984) and director (1984-1993). Now he is a free lancer. He has contributed to more than 40 films and some of them wining prizes in Thessaloniki, Zagreb, Cracow, Varna, Toulbuhin etc.
Bulgaria; Sofia 1373; 2 Suhodolska str., bl. 8, vh. 1; tel: ++359 2 23-05-22



Competition - student films
"Deliverance" (Izbavlenie) 1999, Kalina Vutova & NATFA, colored, 2'30", BETACAM, pencil on paper, 2D.
Script, direction, art direction, animation - Kalina Vutova; music - Franz Liszt.
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Kalina Vutova was born in Sofia December 26, 1976. She is a student in animation department in the National Academy for Teatre and Film Arts (NATFA). She has worked as an animator in "Firka Film", Hungary (1998), Film Studio "Vreme", Sofia (1999) and "Nagual Film", Sofia (1999-2000). Autor of Deliverance and one of the animators of The Room.
Bulgaria; Sofia 1510; Ginci str., bl. 28, vh. A, ap. 14; tel: ++359 2 45-15-29; e-mail: Kalina_Vutova@yahoo.com



Competition - student films


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"The Room" (Stayata) - 1999, Film Studio "Vreme", colored, 7', 35mm & BETACAM; cels, latex, pencil, cut outs.
Script and direction - Borika Maleva; art direction - Petar Popdonev; character design - Julian Tabakov; music - Emil Tabakov, Chopin; photography - Vasil Stefanov, Ilia Danchev; animation - Petar Popdonev, Asya Kovanova, Kilina Vutova.
Bulgaria; Sofia 1504; 67 Dondukov bld.; Film Studio "Vreme"; tel. ++359 2 44-28-23; fax ++359 2 44-24-53
Borika Maleva was born in Sofia February 13, 1975. She is a student in the animation department in the New Bulgarian University and in commercial design in the National Art Academy. She has worked as an animator in "Firka Film", Hungary (1998) and as a designer of short feature films: Bad Black (1996), Envelopes, Now, Svetleto (all in 1999).
Bulgaria; Sofia 1000; 24 Dondukov bld.; tel. ++359 2 986-20-70



Competition - student films
"The Dream of a Dog" (Sanyat na edno kuche) - 1999, Roza Kolchagova & NATFA, colored, 1', BETACAM, ink on paper, 2D.
Script, direction, art direction, animation - Roza Kolchagova.
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Roza Kolchagova was born in Sofia September 2, 1978. She is a student in animation department in the National Academy for Teatre and Film Arts (NATFA). Co-author of the animated film Words (Dumi) - 1998.
Bulgaria; Sofia; Lyulin, bl. 262, ap. 19; tel. ++359 2 25-25-36



Competition - student films
"A, B, C…" - 1999, Dimitar Dimitrov & NATFA, colored, 1'20", BETACAM, paper, 2D.
Script, direction, art direction, animation - Dimitar Dimitrov.
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Dimitar Dimitrov was born in Sofia March 30, 1977. He is a student in animation department in the National Academy for Teatre and Film Arts (NATFA). Co-author of the animated film Words (Dumi) - 1998. He has worked as an animator in "Hrankov Studio", Sofia (1998-1999) and "Varga Studio", Hungary (2000).
Tel. ++359 2 56-05-10



Panorama


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"Love story" (Lyubovna istoriya) - 1999, KADO Film - Vlado Shishkov, National Film Center, MARTEN Visual Design Studio; colored, 10', cels, drawing on paper, 2D.
Script - Kolyo Karamfilov, Nelly Dimitrova; direction - Vlado Shishkov; art direction - Luchezar Lazarov, photography - Petar Rusinov; animation - Anton Trayanov, Andrej Cvetkov
Bulgaria; Sofia, Bistritza 1744; 39 Tintiava str. ; KADO Film; tel. ++359 2 992-7146, fax ++359 2 946-1256, e-mail petko@online.bg
Vlado Shishkov was born in Plovdiv April 26, 1964. He graduated from the animation in the National Academy for Teatre and Film Arts (NATFA) - 1993. Now he is an assistant in animation in NATFA. Animated films: The Tale (1979), Absurd (1981), The Dance (1983), The Dream of Sisyphus (1987), Douggy Douggy (1989), The General (1990), There Always is Something to Unscrew (1991), Douggy Douggy II (1992), A Glimpse of the Life of the Black Fly (1993), Love Story (1999).



Panorama
"Game Over" - 2000, Dido Film; colored, 2'15", BETACAM, cut outs, 3D.
Script and direction - Gospodin Nedelchev-Dido; art directions - Ivan Rusev, Gospodin Nedelchev-Dido, Rosen Manchev; music - Boris Karadimchev; animation - Gospodin Nedelchev-Dido, Dimitar Nikolov.
Bulgaria; Sofia 1618; 5 Buckstone str., ap. 33; Dido Film; tel. ++359 2 566-104; e-mail Dido_film@yahoo.com
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Gospodin Nedelchev-Dido was born in Burgas June 8, 1958. He graduated from the animation in the National Academy for Teatre and Film Arts (NATFA) - 1992. He has worked in Bulgarian National Television. Now he is an assistant in animation in NATFA. Animated films: The Basket (1985), Metamorphoses (1988), Hum-Hum Show (1989), Love sorry (1996), Game Over (2000). Documentary: The Miraculous Electricity (1995), Love That Child (1999).