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20 selected Bulgarian directors, whose star rised with a project during Sofia Meetings and/or debut feature at Sofia International Film Festival Zornitsa Sophia: „Mila from Mars“, 2004 Svetla Tsotsorkova: „My Mother“, 2004 Andrey Paounov: „George and the Butterflies“, 2004 Nadezhda Koseva: „The Ritual“ (short film from „Lost and Found“), 2006 Yavor Gardev: „Zift“, 2008 Kamen Kalev: „Eastern Plays“, 2009 Dimitar Mitovski: „Mission London“, 2010 Viktor Chouchkov Jr.: „Tilt“, 2010 Dragomir Sholev: „Before Life, After Death“, „Shelter“, 2011 Tzvetodar Markov: „Hunting down Small Predators“, 2010 Ilian Djevelekov: „Love.Net” Dimitar Kotzev-Shosho: „Lora From Morning Till Evening“, 2011 Konstantin Bojanov: „Ave“, 2011 Atanas Hristoskov: „№ 1“, 2011 Stefan Valdobrev: „My Mate Manchester United“, 2011 Kristina Nikolova: „Faith, Love and Whisky“, 2012 Kiril Stankov: „July“, 2012 Ilian Metev: „Goleshovo“, „Sofia's Last Ambulance“, 2012 Borislav Kolev: „Stoichkov“, 2012 Ivan Bogdanov: „Father“, 2012

ART FEST became a distribution company in 2003. By the end of 2012 the company presented in Sofia Film Festival's programme and distributed in Bulgaria over 40 features made by established European directors. Our selection here includes the following features distributed chronologically in Bulgarian cinemas: THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST Germany-Finland, directed by Aki Kaurismäki YOUNG ADAM United Kingdom, directed by David Mackenzie SWIMMING POOL France-Germany, directed by François Ozon THE CHILD Belgium-France, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne WHEN I GROW UP, I’LL BE KANGAROO Serbia and Montenegro, directed by Radivoje Andric FACTOTUM USA-Norway, directed by Bent Hamer CROSSING THE BRIDGE Germany-Turkey, directed by Fatih Akin MANDERLAY Denmark-Sweden-Netherlands-France-Germany-USA, directed by Lars von Trier WHICH WAY TODAY Bulgaria, directed by Rangel Valchanov THE WORLD IS BOG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER Bulgaria-Germany-Hungary-Slovenia, directed by Stephan Komandarev WALTZ WITH BASHIR Израел-France-Germany, directed by Ari Folman THE WHITE RIBBON Germany-Austria-France-Italy, directed by Michael Haneke CUMBIA CALLERA Mexico, directed by René Villarreal HONEY Turkey, directed by Semih Kaplanoglu CIRCUS COLUMBIA Bosnia and Herzegovina-France-Germany, directed by Danis Tanovic IF I WANT TO WHISTLE I WHISTLE Румъния, directed by Florin Serban 3 / THREE Germany, directed by Tom Tykwer PINA Germany, directed by Wim Wenders THE STOKE R Russia, directed by Aleksey Balabanov ALL TOGETHER / Et si on vivait tous ensemble? France-Germany, directed by Stéphane Robelin

...still cannot be connected with the name of Stefan Kitanov and the crew of Art Fest / RFF International. Till this moment the films are 12 and it is expected the number 20 to be reached and exceeded in future 8 years. The completed productions till December 2012 are: 1995 ENGLAND, MY ENGLAND (United Kingdom) - associated producer, director TONY PALMER 1999 THE STRANGE CASE of DELPHINA POTOCKA or THE MYSTERY of CHOPIN (United Kingdom) - associated producer, director TONY PALMER 2000 PASSION FOR LEA (Bulgaria) - producer, documentary, 85', director Nikolay Yotov, sreenplay Edy Kazassian, Nikolay Yotov, Radoslav Spassov, director of photography Ivo Peychev - Best Director award, "Golden Vityaz" International Film Festival, Russia, 2001 - 'Andrey Tarkovsky' Award, "Golden Vityaz" International Film Festival, Russia, 2001 - Best Bulgarian Documentary Award "Golden Riton", Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2001 2002 RHAPSODY IN WHITE (Bulgaria) – Producer, feature film Director: Teddy Moskov, Script: Teddy Moskov, Director of photography: Ivan Tonev Music: Antoni Dontchev, With: Maja Novosselska, Filip Triffonov, Samuel Finzi, Irina Marinova - 32nd Kiev IFF Molodist 2002 - Best actress for Maya Novosselska and FIPRESCI award - Best Bulgarian DOP – Sofia International Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2003 - Special Jury Award – “Golden Chest” International Festival for TV films and programmes, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2003 BREAD OVER THE FENCE (Bulgaria) – Producer, documentary, Director: Stephan Komandarev, Script: Jury Datchev, Stephan Komandarev, Director of photography: Anton Bakarski, Music: Nikolay Ivanov - DokFestival Leizig 2002 – Award for Best East-European Film - Wiesbaden IFF goEast 2003 – Best Documentary and FIPRESCI Special Mention - “Golden Chest” International Festival for TV films and programmes, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2003 – Best Bulgarian DOP 2005 LOST AND FOUND (Germany-Bulgaria-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Estonia-Hungary-Romania-Serbia and Montenegro) – Co-producer Directors: Nadejda Koseva, Jasmila Zbanic, Mait Laas, Kornel Mundruczo, Cristian Mungiu, Stefan Arsenijevic Co-production with Icon Film (Germany) THE RITUAL – short film, part of ‘Lost and Found’ project, in co-production with ICON FILM (Germany) and Bulgarian National TV with support of Bulgarian National Film Centre Director: Nadejda Kosseva, Script: Nadejda Kosseva and Georgi Gospodinov, Director of photography: Radoslav Spassov - Berlinale 2005 – The Opening film of the Forum of Young Cinema - Sofia IFF 2005 – Special Award - Sofia IFF at the Coast 2005 – Grand Prix 2006 GUCHA! DISTANT TRUMPET (Germany-Serbia-Austria-Bulgaria) – Producer, feature film, writer Dusan Milic, director Dusan Milic, coproduction between Pallas Film (Germany), Film de Luxe International, Dakar D.O.O., Rasta Film (Serbia & Montenegro), Aichholzer Film (Austria) and Art Fest (Bulgaria) - European Film Award `07 – Nomination for Film Music - International Festival of TV Film ‘Golden Chest’ `07 – Award for Film Music - Sofia International Film Fest `07 – Audience Award 2007 WHICH WAY TODAY (Bulgaria) - Producer, feature film, writers Rangel Valchanov and Georgi Danailov, director Rangel Valchanov supported by Bulgarian National Film Centre and co-produced by BNTV and Camera - Karlovy Vary 2007 – East of the West – Special Event - International Film Festival ‘Love is a folly’ `07 – The Critics’ Award - International Film Festival ‘Love is a folly’ `07 – The Award of the Bulgarian Film Critic`s Association - International Festival of TV Film ‘Golden Chest’ `07 – ‘Galya Bachvarova’ Film Award MICHAEL PALIN’S NEW EUROPE (UK) – Associate Producer, BBC Documentary TV Series With Michael Palin, Director and Producer: J. P. Davidson 2008 THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER (Bulgaria-Germany-Hungary-Slovenia-Serbia) Producer (together with RFF International), feature film, writers Stephan Komandarev, Dusan Milic, Yuri Dachev, Ilija Trojanow, based on the novel by Ilija Trojanow, coproduction with Pallas Film (Germany), Vertigo/Emotion Film (Slovenia), Inforg Studio (Hungary), Bulgarian National Television; with the support of Bulgarian National Film Center, MDM, Berlin-Brandenburg, Hungarian Film Commission, Slovenian Film Fund and EURIMAGES. The project received development support from MEDIA Programme, MDM (Leipzig, Germany), i2i Vision (Germany), SEECN and the Bulgarian National Film Centre, and was presented in CineMart at the Rotterdam IFF 2003. Academy Awards 2010 - Short List of 9 films for Foreign Language Oscar - Sofia IFF – Audience Award and Best Bulgarian Feature Film - European Parliament LUX Prize for Cinema – Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival – Ecran Junior – Competition - Zurich IFF - Audience Award - “Golden Rose” National FF, Varna - Best Script and Best Cinematographer - Warsaw IFF - Special Jury Award - Bergen IFF - Cinema Extraordinaire Grand Prix - “Film and the City” FF, Nova Zagora – Best Film - “Black Nights” Tallinn IFF - Jury Special Mention and Don Quijote Award - Vilnius IFF – Best Film and Special Jury Award (best actor to Miki Manojlovic) - Almaty IFF, Kazahstan - Best Actor Award for Miki Manojlovic - Taipei IFF, Taiwan - Audience Award - Sevastopol IFF - Best Actor Award for Miki Manojlovic - Durres ISFF - Best Director Award to Stephan Komandarev - Festroia IFF, Portugal - Best Director, SIGNIS Award, Audience Award - Benalmadena IFF, Spain - Jury Award - Best Film, Audience Award - Minsk IFF, Ukraine - Best Film Award - Alatri IFF, Italy - Best Film Award, Best Actor Award for Miki Manojlovic - Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran, Iran – Crystal Simorgh Special Jury Prize - Festival International du Film de Valenciennes, France - Audience Award, Graines d’images – Macao Award - Festival International du Film de Valenciennes, France - Audience Award - California Independent Film Festival, USA - Best Picture - Palm Springs International Film Festival - Runner Up for the Audience Award AGAINST THE STREAM (Belgium-Bulgaria) – Co-producer Documentary, writer and director: Zlatina Rousseva, Coproduction with Good & Bad News (Belgium), Palimpsest (Bulgaria) and the Bulgarian National Television; with the support of the Bulgarian National Film Centre 2011 TAKE TWO (Bulgaria-Germany) – Producer short feature film, writer by Georgi Gospodinov, director Nadejda Koseva coproduction with Herbert Schwering – COIN Film (Germany) with the support of Bulgarian National Film Center, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Nordrhein-Westfalen Film Fund - Sarajevo Film Festival 2011 – Special Jury Award THE STATE OF SHOCK (Slovenia-Bulgaria-Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Macedonia) – Co-producer Feature Film, Writer and director: Andrej Košak, Production: Vertigo/Emotionfilm, Co-production: Art Fest, Film House Baš Čelik, Pank Film, Pro.Ba, Co-funding: Slovenian Film Fund, Eurimages, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Serbia, Macedonian Film Fund

It is difficult to make a list of only 20 Bulgarian films, that first premiered during SIFF or were presented as projects on Sofia Meetings, and were later screened there in front of festival directors. That is why we selected 40 feature films (20+20) from 2003 onwards, that gained an international recognition after Sofia International Film Festival, among which are all titles that won the Kodak Award for Bulgarian feature. We also enlist 20 shorts, among which are the Jameson Short Film Award winners. 20 + 20 selected Bulgarian feature films Under the Same Sky, dir. Krasimir Krumov, Kodak Award 2003 Mila from Mars, dir. Zornitsa Sophia, Kodak Award 2004 George and the Butterflies, dir. Andrey Paounov, 2004 Stolen Eyes, dir. Radoslav Spasov, Kodak Award 2005 Lost and Found, omnibus, dir. of the short film The Ritual – Nadezhda Koseva, 2005 Lady Zee, dir. Georgi Djulgerov, Kodak Award 2006 Christmass Tree Upside Down, dir. Ivan Cherkelov, 2006 Investigation, dir. Igrlika Trifonova, Kodak Award 2007 Warden of the Dead, dir. Ilian Simeonov, 2006 The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories, dir. Andrey Paounov, 2007 Monkeys in Winter, dir. Milena Andonova, 2007 Seamstresses, dir. Lydmil Todorov, 2008 The World is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, dir. Stephan Komandarev, Kodak Award 2008 Zift, dir. Yavor Gardev, 2008, Kodak Award 2009 Forecast, dir. Zornitsa Sophia, 2008 Hindemith, dir. Andrey Slabakov, 2008 Corridor №8, dir. Boris Despodov, 2008 Whose is This Song?, dir. Adela Peeva, 2003 Eastern Plays, dir. Kamen Kalev, 2009, Kodak Award 2010 Mission London, dir. Dimitar Mitovski, 2010 Crayfish, dir. Ivan Cherkelov, 2010 Voice Over, dir. Svetoslav Ovcharov, 2010 Europolis: The Town of the Delta, dir. Kostadin Bonev, 2010 Love.Net, dir. Ilian Djevelekov, 2011 N 1, dir. Atanas Hristoskov, 2011 Tilt, dir. Viktor Chouchkov Jr., 2011 Shelter, dir. Dragomir Sholev, Kodak Award 2011 Lora from Morning till Evening, dir. Dimitar Kotzev-Shosho 2011 Ave, dir. Konstantin Bojanov, 2011, Kodak Award 2012 The Island, dir. Kamen Kalev, 2011 Footsteps in the Sand, dir. Ivaylo Hristov, 2011 My Mate Manchester United, dir. Stefan Valdobrev, 2011 Sneakers, dir. Valeri Yordanov, Ivan Vladimirov, 2011 Faith, Love and Whiskey, dir. Kristina Nikolova, 2012 July, dir. Kiril Stankov, 2012 Sofia's Last Ambulance, dir. Iliyan Metev, 2012 The Boy Who Was a King, dir. Andrey Paounov, 2012 Stoichkov, dir. Borislav Kolev, 2012 The Colour of the Chameleon, dir. Emil Hristov, 2012 20 Bulgarian Shorts Yellow, dir. Ivan Rusev, Jameson Award 2003 Life With Sofia, dir. Svetla Tsotsorkova, Jameson Award 2004 Before Life, After Death, dir. Dragomir Sholev, Jameson Award 2005 Black on White, dir. Andrey Tzvetkov, Jameson Award 2006 The Minutes After, dir. Nikolay Todorov, Jameson Award 2007 Waltzes and Tangos from the village of Bela Voda, dir. Ivan Vladimirov, 2007 The Air Ace, dir. Svilen Dimitrov, 2007 Family Therapy, dir. Petar Valchanov, Jameson Award 2008 Family Portrait, dir. Dimitar Sardjev, 2008 Goleshovo, dir. Ilian Metev, 2008 Omelette, dir. Nadezhda Koseva, 2008 At Noon, dir. Toma Vasharov, 2008 Three Sisters and Andrey, dir. Boris Despodov and Andrey Paounov, Jameson Award 2009 Tails, dir. Nikolai Vasilev, Jameson Award 2010 Anna Blume, dir. Vesela Dancheva, 2010 Shoping, dir. Dimitar Kotzev-Shosho, 2010 Trains, dir. Pavel Vesnakov, Jameson Award 2011 Second Take, dir. Nadezhda Koseva, 2011 Morning, dir. Neda Morfova, награда Jameson 2012 Father, dir. Ivan Bogdanov and Compote Collective, 2012

It is just an impossible task to present only 20 young directors who were guests at Sofia International Film Festival. Especially after introducing the International competition for first and second feature film our festival started to draw attention as desirable destination for great number of first time directors and many of them became well known contemporary authors. And so that's why we choose 60: Alvaro Brechner Aleksei German Jr. Alexei Muradov Angelina Nikonova Andrzej Jakimowski Anna Melikian Babak Payami Catalin Mitulescu Cristi Puiu Cristian Mungiu David Lanzmann Dalibor Matanic Damian Kozole Darko Lungulov David Mackenzie Denis Cote Dom Rotheroe Dusan Milic Eran Kolirin George Ovashvili Guka Omarova Hanna Slak Hueseyin Karabey Ilya Khrzhanovski Jan Cvitkovic Janez Burger Jasmila Zbanic Kakha Kikabidze Kornél Mundruczó Lenny Abrahamson Mait Laas Malgorzata Szumowska Manijeh Hekmat Marion Laine Michael Di Jiacomo Milutin Petrovic Miroslav Momčilović Ognjen Sviličić Ozcan Alper Pawel Pawlikowski Petr Zelenka Radivoje Andric Razvan Radulescu Samuel Maoz Semih Kaplanoglu Sergej Stanojkovski Siegfried Srdan Golubovic Srdjan Vuletic Srdjan Kolevic Stefan Arsenievic Svetozar Ristovski Tudor Giurgiu Uni Straume Veit Helmer Victor Ginzburg Vinko Moderndorfer Vladimir Blaževski Yesim Ustaoglu Zeki Demirkubuz

Music is not only recharging me and creating an atmosphere, but it also provides me with a rhythm, especially when I drive - I cannot sit even for a minute behind the wheel without turning on my favorite iPod. One of my favorite experiences with iPod was at the Valley of Death, California. We needed only Pink Floyd's music in this incredible moon-like place. Off course, we were thoughtful enough ti have brought it with us. Here are 20 songs 100% Kita: Boliviana – Ibrahim Ferrer The Dangling Conversation – Simon and Garfunkel Strangest Tribe – Pearl Jam The Lee Shore – Crosby, Stills and Nash Other Side – Red Hot Chili Peppers Karma Police - Radiohead Famous Blue Raincoat – Leonard Cohen Paris, Texas – Ry Cooder Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix Blood of Eden – Peter Gabriel It’s All Right, Ma – Bob Dylan Little Waltz – Basia Bulat A Case of You – Joni Mitchell The Horse with No Name – America White Horses – The Rolling Stones Love – John Lennon Perfect Day – Lou Reed A La Vo – Etta Scollo Golden Slumbers – The Beatles The Koln Concert – II with Keith Jarrett

We wanted to name 20 world famous directors who attended Sofia International Film Festival throughout the years, but it turned out to be impossible to make such a short list, so that is why we chose 40. Alexander Mindadze Alan Parker Andrzej Zulawski Andrey Konchalovsky Agnes Varda Bahtiar Hudoinazarov Bent Hamer Wim Wenders Goran Markovic Goran Paskaljevic Danis Tanovic Jafar Panahi Jerry Schatzberg Giuliano Montaldo Еmir Kusturiza Jiri Menzel Jos Stelling Karen Shahnazarov Krzysztof Zanussi Lech Kowalski Lone Scherfig Michael Wadleigh Mika Kaurismaki Milcho Manchevski Nikita Mikhalkov Nuri Bilge Ceylan Otar Iosseliani Peter Greenaway Roman Balayan Sergei Solovyov Srdjan Dragojevic Srdjan Karanovic Terry Jones Tony Palmer Volker Schlondorf Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Hugh Hudson Jan Sverak Jan Troel\ Janos Szasz

20 selected events, organized by Stefan Kitanov and the Cinema House's team in the 90s and by Kita and Art Fest's team from 2001 onwards World cinema at the end of the summer – cinema panorama with 33 films, 16 premieres – co-organized with Sofia Municipality, August 1992 Rock Film Fest (І and ІІ) – guests Mitch Mitchel, Peter Neal, Patric Humphries, Tony Palmer - co-organized with British Council – 1993, 1994 Meetings at the Cinema House - with Mihail Ulianov (1993), Krzysztof Zanussi (1993 and 1998), Marina Tarkovska (1993), Andrey Konchalovsky (1995), Gerard Corbiau (1995), Rolan Bikov (1996), Jose Giovanni (1996), Jiri Menzel (1998), Regis Varnier (1998), Sandrine Bonnaire (1998), Jean Rouch (1998) Weeks of the contemporary Russian, Polish, Czech, French, British, German, American, Georgian, Swiss, Belgian, Chinese, etc. cinema, 1992-1999 The Czech New Wave (І and ІІ) - guest Jaromil Jires, co-organized with the Czech Cultural Institute, 1996, 1997 Monty Python Fest - guest Terry Jones, co-organized with British Council, 1996 Festival of the Ethnographic film – guests prof. Assen Baliksi, Sebastian Eschenbah, Patric Prado, Jean Arlo, Patric Manger, Dr. Rolf Hussmann, Jorg Vitte, co-organized with Goethe-institut and the Cultural Department at the Embassy of France – 1996 Wim Wenders photo exhibition – co-organized with Goethe-institut, 1997 Music Film Fest – 1997, 1998 Eurounderground – traveling festival for underground, independent and experimental films, guest Mark Siska, 1997 and 1998 British cinema of the 90s and British Film Festival – guest Michael Nyman, co-organized with British Council, 1998, 1999, 2000 Traveling Festival of the French Cinema – 12 films in 17 cities, co-organized with Institute Francais, 1999 Sofia Music & Film Fest – 1999, 2000 Concert 30 years Woodstock - 1999 Sofia International Film Festival – 12 editions since 2001 Sofia Film Fest on the Coast – 10 editions since 2003 Sofia Meetings – 9 editions since 2004 Sofia Film Fest in Plovdiv – 7 editions since 2006 Sofia Film Fest for Students – a discussion club in the Cinema House, 9 editions since 2009 Sofia Film Fest on the Road / Operation Kino – travelling festival in different Bulgarian cities: Ruse, Stara Zagora, Varna, Blagoevgrad, Gabrovo, Sliven, Kozlodui, Sozopol, Veliko Tarnovo, Dobrich, Targovishte, Kazanlak, Pomorie, Lozenetz, since 2010

Over the past years, more than 3,000 films have been shown at the Sofia Film Festival. Some of them left a lasting impression on many of the festival’s viewers. For me, these are: Woodstock (Director’s Cut) — Michael Wadleigh Trainspotting — Danny Boyle Buena Vista Social Club — Wim Wenders Breaking the Waves — Lars von Trier Italian for Beginners — Lone Scherfig No Man’s Land — Danis Tanović Kandahar — Mohsen Makhmalbaf The Circle — Jafar Panahi The Man Without a Past — Aki Kaurismäki Zatoichi — Takeshi Kitano When I Grow Up, I’ll Be a Kangaroo — Radivoje Andrić I Served the King of England — Jiří Menzel 3-Iron — Kim Ki-duk The Lives of Others — Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The White Ribbon — Michael Haneke Lebanon — Samuel Maoz Pina — Wim Wenders Honey — Semih Kaplanoglu Once Upon a Time in Anatolia — Nuri Bilge Ceylan The Turin Horse — Béla Tarr