bulgarian movies

Georgi Stoqnov (2)

actor · director · writer
Georgi Stoqnov was born on July 27th, 1936 in Moscow, Russia. He studied in MEI- Moscow's Energetic Institute from 1953 to 1958. He studied in IDHEC-l'Institut des Hautes etudes Cinematographiques in Paris- (Film directing, Producing & Editing) from 1961 to 1963. He worked as a Film director & Scriptwriter at the DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIO-Sofia (1963-1965); Film director & Scriptwriter of feature films at BOYANA FILM STUDIO-Sofia (1965-1991). He was a First Chairman of the Cabinet of Young Bulgarian Filmmakers (1969-1972) and an Artistic Manager of the 3rd Creative Filmunity-Boyana, Sofia (1973-1982). He was a Hon.Lecturer in Film directing Academy for Theatre and Film-Sofia in 1982; a chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers (1983-1991). He was a member of the Bulgarian Parliament from 1986 to 1989. He became a Deputy Chairman of the Bulg. National TV in 1990. From 1995 to 1996 Georgi Stoqnov was a Deputy Minister of Culture and from 1996 to 1997 a Counselor of Culture with the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Washington-USA. He was a President of the Foundation "DARBA"(Talent) in 1997-1999 and a President of Saint George Studio AV Ltd in 1998. He was a Hon. Lecturer in Film directing and Film Editing for Audiovisual College(1999-2001).
4 as actor
15 as director
4 as writer
0 as cinematographer

Awards and Nominations

2020

Special Mention

  • Best Feature

For the movie Jitie (2020)

2021

Burgas Municipality Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'

  • Best Film

For the movie Jitie (2020)

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Filmography - As a Director:

Year Movie
1991

Onova neshto

In a strange house "That thing" appears. During the nig... [more]

1989

Brachni shegi

Series of comic novellas, focusing on divorce in Bulgar... [more]

1983

Konstantin filosof

The action takes place back in the 9th century - a time... [more]

1980

Prozorecyt

"Prozorecyt" was adapted by Georgi Stoqnov from a succe... [more]

1979

S izkustvo, ne sys sila

1978

Pantelei

This film continues the tendency to produce paradoxical... [more]

1976

Shturec v uhoto

Two young people living in the country decide to move t... [more]

1974

Kyshti bez ogradi

1972

Treta sled slynceto

Three episodes in the intervention of space-traveling a... [more]

1969

Ptici i hrytki

There is the usual atmosphere with cafes, small stores,... [more]

1968

Sluchaqt Penleve

Three novels are depicting the period between the two W... [more]

1965

Drqmka

1965

Plan

1965

Pyrvi balkanski filmov festival

1964

Jeko Manolov

Filmography - As a Writer:

Year Movie
2001

Eduard Zahariev i dokumentalnoto kino

This film is about the documentary cinema of Eduard Zah... [more]

1989

Brachni shegi

Series of comic novellas, focusing on divorce in Bulgar... [more]

1980

Prozorecyt

"Prozorecyt" was adapted by Georgi Stoqnov from a succe... [more]

1965

Drqmka

Filmography - As an Actor:

Year Movie Role
1976

Dopylnenie kym zakona za zashtita na dyrjavata

In September 1923 a "red" uprising in Bu... [more]

Todor Strashimirov
1972

Stihove

1972

Treta sled slynceto

Three episodes in the intervention of sp... [more]

Eden
1966

Djesi Djeims sreshtu Lokum Shekerov

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