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Stefan Komandarev

Biography

Bulgarian director, born in 1966. He graduated from the Medical Academy of Sofia (1993), and later from New Bulgarian University (1998), where he earned a degree in film & TV directing.
Filmography - As a Director:

1. Urocite na blaga (2023)
A teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life ... [more]
2. Jivot ot jivota (2021)
The film's attention is at the difficulty and years waiting for o... [more]
3. V kryg (2019)
Three police patrol-vehicles, six policemen, city of Sofia in the... [more]
4. Posoki (2017)
Multiple stories of taxi drivers while they work one night.... [more]
5. Sydilishteto (2014)
A father and a son live in a poor area, near the Bulgarian-Turkis... [more]
6. Gradyt na jenite badante (2010)
A town without women. The men look after the children, cook, do t... [more]
7. Svetyt e golqm i spasenie debne otvsqkyde (2008)
A provincial town in the Balkans, where Europe ends but never beg... [more]
8. Azbuka na nadejdata (2004)
A stretch of secluded, mountainous countryside near the Bulgarian... [more]
9. Hlqb nad ogradata (2002)
Two Bulgarian villages have a predominantly Catholic population. ... [more]
10. Pytqt na harmoniqta (2001)
The project has the ambitious objective of presenting for the fir... [more]
11. Pansion za kucheta (2000)
August 1999, The days of the Total Solar Eclipse. A rundown villa... [more]
12. Sluchaini chashi (1998)
A man going through hard times waits for a clairvoyant who reads ... [more]
13. Balonyt (1997)
One morning, a boy throws his ball up into a tree. He unsuccessfu... [more]
14. Duel (1996)
Filmography - As a Writer:

1. Urocite na blaga (2023)
A teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life ... [more]
2. Jivot ot jivota (2021)
The film's attention is at the difficulty and years waiting for o... [more]
3. V kryg (2019)
Three police patrol-vehicles, six policemen, city of Sofia in the... [more]
4. Posoki (2017)
Multiple stories of taxi drivers while they work one night.... [more]
5. Sydilishteto (2014)
A father and a son live in a poor area, near the Bulgarian-Turkis... [more]
6. Svetyt e golqm i spasenie debne otvsqkyde (2008)
A provincial town in the Balkans, where Europe ends but never beg... [more]
7. Azbuka na nadejdata (2004)
A stretch of secluded, mountainous countryside near the Bulgarian... [more]
8. Hlqb nad ogradata (2002)
Two Bulgarian villages have a predominantly Catholic population. ... [more]
Filmography - As an Actor:

1. Hristo Mutafchiev: Diagnoza (2012) ... Self
The Bulgarian actor Hristo Mutafchiev about life and work after h... [more]
Awards and Nominations
2002 Leipzig DOK Festival
MDR Film Prize
2003 Wiesbaden goEast
Documentary Award
2003 Wiesbaden goEast
FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention
2004 Wiesbaden goEast
Documentary Award
2009 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Silver Eye Award Best Feature Documentary
2014 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Golden Rose Award Best Film
2014 Warsaw International Film Festival
Grand Prix
2015 Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
Bulgarian Film Academy Award Best Director (Nai-Dobur Rezhisura)
2015 Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
Bulgarian Film Academy Award Best Film (Nai-Dobur Film)
2017 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Special Jury Award Best Film
2017 Gijón International Film Festival
Best Screenplay
2017 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Accredited Journalists' Award Best Feature Film
2017 International Crime and Punishment Film Festival
Jury Special Award Jury Special Award
2017 CinEast
Critics' Prize Best Feature Film
2017 Sarajevo Film Festival
Heart of Sarajevo Best Film
2017 Haifa International Film Festival
Golden Anchor Award Best Film
2017 Gijón International Film Festival
Grand Prix Asturias Best Film
2017 Cannes Film Festival
Un Certain Regard Award
2018 Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)
Audience Award
2018 PriFest - Prishtina International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize
2018 PriFest - Prishtina International Film Festival
Best Director
2018 Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)
Grand Prix Grand Prix du Festival
2018 Cleveland International Film Festival
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition
2019 Sarajevo Film Festival
Cineuropa Award
2019 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Audience Award Best Film
2019 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Varna Special Award Best Film
2019 Gijón International Film Festival
Grand Prix Asturias Best Film
2019 Sarajevo Film Festival
Heart of Sarajevo Best Film
2020 Wiesbaden goEast
Golden Lily Best Film
2020 Wiesbaden goEast
FIPRESCI Prize Best Fiction
2020 FEST International Film Festival
Belgrade Victor Best Film- Main Program
2022 Vukovar Film Festival
Golden Barge Best Documentary
2022 The Golden Linden International Film Festival
The Golden Linden Award Bulgarian Cinema
2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Prize of the Ecumenial Jury
2023 Goa International Film Festival of India
Best Director
2023 CinEast
Critics' Prize Competition Programme - Feature Film
2023 CinEast
Special Jury Prize Competition Programme - Feature Film
2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Crystal Globe Best Film
2023 PriFest - Prishtina International Film Festival
Best Balkan Film
2023 Rome Film Fest
Grand Jury Prize
2023 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Audience Award Best Film
2023 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Best Screenwriter Award Best Screenplay
2023 PriFest - Prishtina International Film Festival
Best Director Best director
2023 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival
Best Film Award
2023 Adelaide Film Festival
International Feature Award Best Feature
2023 Calgary International Film Festival
Best International Feature International Narrative Competition
2023 Rome Film Fest
Progressive Cinema Best Film
2023 Denver Film Festival
Krzysztof Kieslowski Award Best Feature Film
2023 Gijón International Film Festival
Albar Best Film
2023 CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
Emeric Pressburger Prize Best Feature Film
2024 Sofia International Film Festival
Award of the Bulgarian Guild of Film Critics Balkan Competition
2024 Sofia International Film Festival
Grand Prix Bulgarian Feature Film
2024 Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
Vasil Gendov Award Best Film (Nai-Dobur Film)
2024 Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
Vasil Gendov Award Best Director (Nai-Dobur Rezhisura)
2024 Göteborg Film Festival
Dragon Award International Competition
2024 Sofia International Film Festival
Grand Prix Balkan Competition
2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize Best Foreign Language Film

Information

Born: 9/28/1966, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Active Period: 1996 - 2023

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