Ilian Djevelekov
Ilian Djevelekov, during the filming of LOVE.NET
Ilian Djevelekov, during the filming of LOVE.NET
Born (1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 57)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
OccupationDirector, Producer
NationalityBulgarian
Period1992 – present

Ilian Djevelekov (Bulgarian: Илиян Джевелеков, IPA: [ilijan d͡ʒɛvɛlɛkof];[stress?] born 10 May 1966) is a Bulgarian film director and producer.

Career

Djevelekov studied psychology at Sofia University, and graduated in film and television directing from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. In 1993, his student film I Want To Be Free won the Best Short Film award at the Golden Rose Film Festival in Varna. From 1994 to 2000, he worked as producer and director at Ku-Ku Film Company. In 2001, he founded the production company Miramar Film, together with Matey Konstantinov and Georgi Dimitrov, which now ranks among Bulgaria's top production companies for feature films, documentaries and TV commercials. Djevelekov has directed and produced tens of TV commercials and documentaries.

Producer

The feature film "Zift" by director Javor Gardev was Ilian Djevelekov's first film as producer of full-length features. The film received Silver St. George award for best director at the Moscow International Film Festival 2008. It was acclaimed at festivals such as Toronto IFF, Melbourne, Mar del Plata, Istanbul, etc. and was sold in Europe and in the US to IFC Films. In Bulgaria it was the most successful domestic release for the past 20 years.

Director

Ilian's first feature film as director - "LOVE.NET" was released in Bulgarian theaters in 2011 and became number one box office hit for the year. Ilian is also producer and co-writer of the film. "LOVE.NET" ranked in the top 10 domestic hits of all time and was selected in competition at Bratislava International Film Festival and the Bahamas International Film Festival among others. In 2011 Ilian received the Best Director award from the Bulgarian Film Academy. Currently Ilian is developing a new film project.

Filmography

LOVE.NET (2011)

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

2010 - Moscow International Film Festival

2011 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose

2011 - Bratislava International Film Festival

2011 - Kolkata International Film Festival

2011 - Bahamas International Film Festival

2011 - Bulgarian Film Academy Awards

2012 - Romania International Film Festival

2012 - Cyprus International Film Festival

Cuba is Music (2009)

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

2009 - Sofia International Film Festival

2009 - Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival, California

2009 - Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Film Festival “Golden Rhyton”, Plovdiv

2009 - International TV Festival “Golden Chest”, Plovdiv

2009 - EastSilver Film Market, Jihlava

2009 - World Film Festival of Bangkok

2010 - Romanian International Film Festival

2010 - CinePecs International Film Festival

2011 - International Festival of Films about Music KAMERaTON, Poland

Zift (2008)

Producer

2008 - Moscow International Film Festival

2008 - Toronto International Film Festival

2008 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose

2009 - Sofia International Film Festival

2009 - Vilnius International Film Festival “Cinema Spring”

References

  1. ^ a b "Golden Rose Awards". FNE. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Golden Rose Award". FNE. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Bratislava International Film Festival Awards". FNE. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ "LOVE.NET". Love.net. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Cuba is Music". Miramar Film. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Zift". Zift official web page. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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