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Nikolai Volev

Nikolai Volev

Actor, Director, Writer

Born April 10, 1946 in Sofia, Bulgaria

Died October 15, 2024

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Nikolay Volev was born in 1946 in Sofia. He studied architecture and graduated in Film Directing at The London Film School in 1972. From 1972 to 1976 he scripted and directed documentary films for the Bulgarian National Television. From 1978 to 1991 he scripted and directed full-length feature films for theatrical distribution and documentaries at Boyana Film Studios. In 1985 his documentary film Earthenware won the Silver Dragon at the Krakow Film Festival and the Silver Rython for best Bulgarian documentary film in Plovdiv. The very same year he won the Special Jury Prize and the Don Quixote Award in Karlovy Vary for All for Love, acclaimed as best national film for 1985. In 1987 he won the Grand Prix, the FIPRESCI Award and the Nordrein-Westfalen Award at Oberhausen Film Festival for his documentary Home No. 8 (1986). His feature film Margarit & Margarita (1988) was selected for participation at many international film festivals, including Montreal, London, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, Istanbul. In 1990 Margarit & Margarita was selected for the Quinzaine des realizateurs at Cannes International Film Festival. From 1991 to 1998 Volev was Chairman of the Bulgarian Film Producer's Association and Co-Chairman of the Bulgarian Film Director's Guild. In 1994 he won the Golden Rose Award in Varna for his new version of The Goat's Horn and was selected for participation at Venice, Edinburgh, Munich, Gothenberg, Belgrade, Thessaloniki, San Jose, Copenhagen, Gent. From 2000 to 2006 Nikolay Volev was a member of the Board of Directors of Boyana Film Studios.

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6 wins and 1 nominations

Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

Far from Berlin Poster

Far from Berlin Feature Film1992Georg

The Hamlet Poster

The Hamlet TV Series1990

Priliv na nezhnost Poster

Priliv na nezhnost Feature Film1983Pelo Dramski

Director

15

Type

Year

Off the Road Poster

Off the Road Feature Film2017

Ogledaloto na dyavola Poster

Ogledaloto na dyavola Feature Film2001

Orphans Short Film2001

A Report from Kremikovtzi Poster

A Report from Kremikovtzi Documentary1999

An Eternal Lover Poster

An Eternal Lover Documentary1999

Emergency Assistance Poster

Emergency Assistance Documentary1999

The Goat Horn Poster

The Goat Horn Feature Film1994

The Newspapers War Poster

The Newspapers War Documentary1994

Dom n° 8 Poster

Dom n° 8 Documentary1989

Margarit i Margarita Poster

Margarit i Margarita Feature Film1989

All for Love Poster

All for Love Feature Film1986

Grantzi Documentary1984

Gospodin za edin den Poster

Gospodin za edin den Feature Film1983

Dvoynikat Poster

Dvoynikat Feature Film1980

Tziment Documentary1977

Writer

11

Type

Year

Off the Road Poster

Off the Road Feature Film2017

Ogledaloto na dyavola Poster

Ogledaloto na dyavola Feature Film2001

Orphans Short Film2001

An Eternal Lover Poster

An Eternal Lover Documentary1999

Emergency Assistance Poster

Emergency Assistance Documentary1999

The Goat Horn Poster

The Goat Horn Feature Film1994

The Newspapers War Poster

The Newspapers War Documentary1994

Dom n° 8 Poster

Dom n° 8 Documentary1989

Margarit i Margarita Poster

Margarit i Margarita Feature Film1989

All for Love Poster

All for Love Feature Film1986

Grantzi Documentary1984

Producer

3

Type

Year

Off the Road Poster

Off the Road Feature Film2017

Orphans Short Film2001

The Goat Horn Poster

The Goat Horn Feature Film1994

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Vsichki i nikoy Poster

Vsichki i nikoy Feature Film1978

Editor

1

Margarit i Margarita Poster

Margarit i Margarita Feature Film1989

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