Georgi Djulgerov | |
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| Born | (1943-09-30)30 September 1943 (age 82) Burgas, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
Georgi Djulgerov (Bulgarian:Георги Дюлгеров) is a Bulgarian film director, screenwriter, producer andprofessor at theNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.
Djulgerov was born inBurgas, Bulgaria, on 30 September 1943. After graduating from theGerasimov Institute of Cinematography inMoscow in 1970, he directed numerous feature films and several documentaries, many of which were shown in the competition or parallel programs of the international film festivals in Berlin, Locarno, Oberhausen, Avellino, Palermo, Rotterdam, Montreal, San Francisco, Batumi, Mons, Mannheim-Heidelberg, and Sarajevo. His movies have also been screened in special programs in Warsaw, Paris, New York, London, Frankfurt-am-Main, Moscow, Kiev, Vienna, Los Angeles, La Rochelle, Riga, Bratislava, Fujisawa, Genoa.[1]
In 1977, his filmAdvantage won theSilver Bear for Best Director at the28th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] In 1990,The Camp was selected in the "Quinzaine des réalisateurs" program at theCannes Film Festival.[3]
In 2005, his filmLady Zee received the Audience Award for Best Film at theMontreal World Film Festival, the Best Film Award and the C.I.C.A.E. Award of the International Confederation of European Art Cinemas at theSarajevo Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Award at the XIII International Film Festival "Love is Folly" in Varna.[4][better source needed] In 2006, the film also received theBulgarian National Film Center award for best film of the year, as well as theCentral European Initiative award for a film which best represents the reality of contemporary life in Central and Eastern Europe at the 17th edition of theTrieste Film Festival.[5] At the 10th edition of theSofia International Film Fest,Lady Zee received the FIPRESCI and Kodak awards for best Bulgarian film. It later received two more awards: Best actor award forIvan Barnev at the Bulgarian Film Makers Union Awards and the Tolerance Award given by the International Jury Of Critics at 13thPalić European Film Festival.Lady Zee was selected among the 49 films competing for theEuropean Film Awards in 2006.
Djulgerov's last film,The Goat (2009), is based on short stories byYordan Radichkov.[6]
Djulgerov has also staged theatre productions and directed several TV projects. He is a full-time professor in Film and TV Directing at theKrastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a voting member of theEuropean Film Academy.
He was a jury member at the45th Berlin International Film Festival,[7] the20th Moscow International Film Festival[8] and the 2005Molodist International Film Festival.[1]
| Year | Title | Original title | Notes |
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| 1970 | The Cooper | Бондарь | Grand Prize,International Short Film Festival Oberhausen |
| 1971 | The Test | Изпит | Youth Jury Award,Locarno International Film Festival |
| 1973 | And the Day Came | И дойде денят | |
| 1974 | The Wardrobe (TV) | Гардеробът (TV) | |
| 1977 | Advantage | Авантаж | Laceno d'Oro at theNeorealism Film Festival inAvellino, Italy; Silver Bear for Best Director,28th Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1978 | The Swap | Трампа | |
| 1981 | Measure for Measure | Мера според мера | |
| 1975 | About Neshka Robeva and Her Girls | За Нешка Робева и нейните момичета | |
| 1986 | About the Girls and Their Neshka Robeva | За момичетата и тяхната Нешка Робева | Golden Knight,Palermo International Film Festival |
| 1988 | AkaDaMuS | АкаТаМуС | |
| 1990 | The Camp | Лагерът | |
| 1994 | Chasing Away the Plague (TV) | Прогонване на чумата (TV) | |
| 1996 | Paid Compassion | Платено милосърдие | |
| 1996 | BG — Unbelievable Stories About a Contemporary Bulgarian (TV) | BG - Невероятни разкази за един съвременен българин (TV) | |
| 1996 | The Miracle (TV) | Чудо (TV) | |
| 1997 | The Black Swallow | Черната лястовица | Young European Jury Award,Mons International Festival of Love Films |
| 1999 | Hour-glass | Пясъчен часовник | |
| 2000 | Ad Libitum | Ad Libitum | |
| 2003 | Monument | Паметник | |
| 2004 | You Are So Pretty, My Dear | Хубава си, мила моя | |
| 2005 | Lady Zee | Лейди Зи | Jury Prize and C.I.C.A.E. Award,Sarajevo Film Festival; FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Aphrodite,Love is Folly International Film Festival,Varna, Bulgaria; FIPRESCI Prize and Best Bulgarian Feature Film,Sofia International Film Fest; CEI award,Trieste International Film Festival |
| 2006 | The Suitcase | Куфарът | |
| 2007 | Recollections of Sea Fishing (four movies) | Спомени за океански риболов | |
| 2009 | The Goat | Козелът |
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