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Komandarev, Stephan
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Date of birth
1966, Sofia, Bulgaria
Mini biography
Stephan Komandarev (1966, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Stephan Komandarev is a Bulgarian director, producer and scriptwriter.
Born in 1966 in Sofia. He graduated in Film & TV directing at the New Bulgarian University (1999).
Stephan Komandarev's latest feature film "Directions" is a nominee in the section "Un certain regard" at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 official selection.
“As a former doctor with five years of experience in a psychiatric hospital, I wonder what could possibly be an effective therapy for this society. If this therapy even existed, the process could start only with honest depictions and understanding of reality. This is what I try to do in my films. And by doing this, I hope that somehow my work can be perceived as the groundwork for turning this dream into reality.”
His previous works include award-winning feature and documentary films, such as: The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2008 - the first Bulgarian film, shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2010), the most world-wide theatrical released Bulgarian film ever, distributed in 93 countries, won 35 awards at international film festivals); The Judgment (2014) (won 12 awards, Bulgarian entry - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film - 2016); The Town of Badante Women (2009, doc.), Alphabet of Hope (2003, doc.), Bread over the Fence (2002, doc.), Dog's Home (1999, feature).
Stephan Komandarev is 2011 EAVE graduate and Member of the Bulgarian Film Directors' Association and Bulgarian Film Producers' Association. Member of the European Film Academy. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Stephan Komandarev
Director - Selected filmography
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Blaga's Lessons | Urotcite na Blaga (2023)
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