
JURIES

Kamen Kalev
Director

Kaloyan Bozhilov
Cinematographer
Kaloyan Bozhilov is a Bulgarian filmmaker, born in February 1984 in Sofia. He graduated Cinematography from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) in Sofia. He has been awarded for best DOP with GOLDEN ROSE (Best Cinematography) for “ALIENATION” in 2014, GOLDEN ROSE (Best Cinematography) for ÀGA in 2018, Best Technical Contribution on “International Film Festival & Awards Macao” for ÀGA in 2018 and Golden Arch on “East & West International Film Festival” for ÀGA in 2019

Martina Apostolova
Actress
Martina Apostolova is both theatre and cinema actress. She has been part of various independent projects, documentary and impro theatre since her graduation from New Bulgarian University. She spent two years in Nikolay Vaptsarov state theatre in Blagoevgrad but afterwards came back to Sofia underground scene. She has already been part of over 30 theatre and dance performances. Her debut in cinema was the role of Irina after the eponymous movie (Director Nadezhda Koseva) which role brought her different international awards as the recognition for European rising star at Berlinale 2020. Martina also takes part in the movies “Marriage” ??? (Director Slava Doycheva), “Bread” ??? (Director Dimitar Kutmanov), “10 seconds” (Director Evgeniya Taneva) as in 2022 we are about to see her in the long-expected full-length debut of Theodor Ushev – Phi 1.618

Deben Van Dam
Director


Atanas Tcholakov
Sound designer
Born in 1974. Graduated Piano from the State Academy of Music in Bulgaria and Sound for Film and Television from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. Works as Location Sound Recordist, Sound Editor and Sound Designer. Founder of Studio Monoplus. Member of Filmton Austria. He has worked on over 40 film productions, including Macondo (Berlinale 2014), Joy (awarded at the Venice Film Festival, 2018), Brothers of the Night and others.