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Andrei Paunov

Biography

Andrei Paunov was born on February 23rd, 1974 in Sofia. He graduated in film directing at NATFA "Krystio Sarafov" in 2000. He has been a bartender in Prague, a cook in Washington DC, a gardener in Toronto, a boom operator in New York, and an accounting clerk in San Francisco. He has made a number of short films, including A Short Film about Yuri Gagarin (Kratki film za Yuri Gagarin, 1995), for which he received the Main Prize at the festival in Varna. He was hailed for his super-short film Lucy Tsak Tsak (2000) where, in 67 slates, he incorporated the 30-year endeavours of the film’s clapperboard heroine. His film Georgi and the Butterflies (Georgi i peperudite), screened at the Karlovy Vary IFF in 2005 in the Documentary Film Competition, came top at the IDFA festival in 2004 in the short documentary category.

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Filmography - As a Director:

1. Qnuari (2021)
Two men and a bird, trapped in a snowstorm in the middle of nowhe... [more]
2. Momcheto, koeto beshe car (2011)
Explores the strange history of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who beca... [more]
3. Problemyt s komarite i drugi istorii (2007)
The word “zanzar” in Bulgarian means a type of giant mosquito whi... [more]
4. Georgi i peperudite (2004)
Georgi and the Butterflies tells the story of a man and his dream... [more]
5. Liusi cyk cyk (2000)
67 slates telling the life and times of Lucy and her 30 years in ... [more]
Filmography - As a Writer:

1. Qnuari (2021)
Two men and a bird, trapped in a snowstorm in the middle of nowhe... [more]
2. Problemyt s komarite i drugi istorii (2007)
The word “zanzar” in Bulgarian means a type of giant mosquito whi... [more]
Awards and Nominations
2001 Molodist International Film Festival
Festival Diploma Best Student Film
2004 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
Silver Wolf
2005 Cracow Film Festival
Don Quixote Award
2012 RiverRun International Film Festival
Jury Prize Best Documentary Feature
2012 Golden Rhyton Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Film Festival
Golden Rhyton Best Documentary Film
2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Special Jury Award Best Film
2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
The Critics Guild Award (UBF) Best Feature film
2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
The Critics Guild Award (UBF) Best Feature Film
2021 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Rebel with a Cause Award Rebels with a Cause
2022 Sofia International Film Festival
Best Director Best Director
2022 The Golden Linden International Film Festival
The Golden Linden Award Best Director
2022 Wiesbaden goEast
Golden Lily Best Film
2022 Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
Vasil Gendov Award Best Film (Nai-Dobur Film)

Information

Born: 2/23/1974, Sofia

Active Period: 2000 - 2021

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