TRIUMPH

Director - Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov

Script - Kristina Grozeva, Decho Taralezhkov, Petar Valchanov

Camera - Krum Rodriguez

Music - Theodore Okionomou

With - Maria Bakalova, Margita Gosheva, Julian Vergov, Julian Kostov, Stanislav Ganchev, Ivan Savov

Producers - Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov , Maria Bakalova, Julian Kostov, Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou

After the Fall of Communism in the early 1990s, a classified task force of high-rank Bulgarian Army officers led by a psychic channeler starts digging a hole in search of a mysterious artifact which will bring about the ultimate triumph.

“While exploring the legacy of communism and the confusing and turbulent transition to democracy, Triumph also provides a poignant reflection on the present, where nationalist grandiose desires and military madness continues to reverberate worldwide.”
Dorota Lech, Toronto IFF

Program

15.03.2025
LUMIERE CINEMA - 18.00 часа
21.03.2025
EURO CINEMA - 12.00 часа

Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov have been working together since they were students at Bulgaria’s NATFA. Their short film Jump was nominated for the best short film at EFA 2013 and received many awards from international and local festivals. The Lesson is their first feature film, awarded at San Sebastian, Tokyo, Warsaw, Goteborg, Thessaloniki, Sofia Film Fest and many other international film festivals. The world premier of their second feature film Glory was in Locarno 2016.

FILMOGRAPHY

Kristina Grozeva

2004 Toshka and Toshko (Toshka i Toshko) – short
2005 The Last Shepherdess (Poslednata pastirka) – short
2005 Game (Igra) – short
2008 Birds of God (Ptitsi bozhii) – short
2008 Zev
2008 Family Therapy (Semeyna terapiya) – къс. short (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2009 A Tale of Life (Pritcha za zhivota) – doc.
2010 Forced Landing (Avariyno katsane) (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2011 Samburu (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2012 Jump (Skok) – short (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2014 The Lesson (Urok) (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2016 Glory (Slava) (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)

Petar Valchanov

2004 Resurrection (Vazkresenie) – short
2005 Catched (Uloveni) – short
2008 Family Therapy (Semeyna terapiya) – short (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2010 Forced Landing (Avariyno katsane) (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2010-2011 Glass Home (Staklen dom) – TV series, 6 episodes
2011 House Arrest (Domashen arest) – TV series
2012 Chamber Mitrani (Kantora Mitrani) – TV series
2012 Where is Maggie (Kade e Magi) – TV series
2012 Jump (Skok) – short (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2013 Tree of Life (Darvoto na zhivota) – TV series, 2 episodes
2014 The Lesson (Urok) (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2016 Glory (Slava) (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)

TRIUMPH

Bulgaria-Greece, 2024, 97′, color, movie

Program

Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov