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Zako Heskiq

Biography

Isak Solomonov Heskiq was born on September 21st, 1922 in Istanbul, Turkey. Heskiq became in 1966 international audience for "Gorechto Pladne" (Torrid Noon), the first Bulgarian contribution to the Cannes Film Festival and a nomination for the Palme d'Or. In 1981 he won the spezial prize at the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) for "Yo Ho Ho".
Zako Heskiq works together with the former state Boyana Film Studio in Sofia.
He died on June 3rd, 2006.

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Filmography - As a Director:

1. Po vreme na edno uchenie (1995)
2. Bez draskotina (1989)
This is a film about a famous Bulgarian wrestler who is forced by... [more]
3. Noshtem s belite kone (1985)
Serial in six parts about the relationship between scientific thi... [more]
4. Io ho ho (1981)
A young actor with his backbone broken (he is crippled after a ba... [more]
5. Sami sred vylci (1979)
6. Boi posleden (1977)
Based on the diaries of actual participants, this wartime drama c... [more]
7. Zarevo nad Drava (1974)
This is a two-part film about the participation of the Bulgarian ... [more]
8. Trimata ot zapasa (1971)
In 1945, on the battlefields in Hungary, three Bulgarian soldiers... [more]
9. Osmiqt (1969)
During World War II, a plane transfers Bulgarian antifascists fro... [more]
10. Goreshto pladne (1966)
On a hot summer day three boys are splashing around the river. On... [more]
11. Nachaloto na edna vakanciq (1966)
Filmography - As a Writer:

1. Po vreme na edno uchenie (1995)
Filmography - As an Actor:

1. Nadejda v Sofiq (2000) ... Starecyt
Awards and Nominations
1965 Cannes Film Festival
Golden Palm
1981 Moscow International Film Festival
Special Prize
1981 Moscow International Film Festival
Golden Prize

Information

Born: 9/21/1922, Istanbul, Turkey
Died: 6/3/2006
Active Period: 1966 - 2000

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