Nikolay Volev

writer, director & producer

Selected filmography

THE DOUBLE (DVOINIKAT)

1980, comedy, 90 min.

  • BEST DEBUT – Bulgaria, 1980

THE POTTER (GRANZI)

1983, documentary, 40 min.

Awards:

  • “SILVER DRAGON” – 18th Krakow International Film Festival, Poland, 1983
  • “SILVER RHYTON” – 4th Plovdiv National Film Festival, Bulgaria, 1983

KING FOR A DAY (GOSPODIN ZA EDIN DEN)

1983, comedy, 92 min.

  • Awarded BEST COMEDY – 3rd Gabrovo International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 1984
  • Participated at the International Film Festivals in LONDON and BERGAMO

ALL FOR LOVE (DA OBICHASH NA INAT)

1985, drama, 91 min.

Awards:

  • SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY – 25th Karlovi Vary Film Festival, 1985
  • “DON QUIXOTE” PRIZE – Karlovi Vary, 1985
  • BEST NATIONAL FILM OF THE YEAR, 1985

HOME No 8 (DOM No 8)

1986, documentary, 30 min.

  • Awards:
  • MAIN PRIZE – 33rd Oberhausen International Film Festival, Germany, 1987
  • “FIPRESCI” PRIZE – 33rd Oberhausen International Film Festival, 1987
  • THE NORDERN-WESTFALEN PRIZE – 33rd Oberhausen Intl. Film Festival, 1987
  • “INTERFILM” PRIZE – 33rd Oberhausen International Film Festival, 1987
  • PRIX DE PUBLIC – 2nd Lyon International Film Festival, France, 1987
  • SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY – Clermond-Ferrand Film Festival, France, 1988
  • GRAND PRIX – 13th Varna International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 1988
  • BEST NATIONAL FILM OF THE YEAR, 1988

MARGARIT AND MARGARITA (MARGARIT I MARGARITA)

1988, drama, 90 min.

  • CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 1990, “DIRECTOR’S FORTNIGHT” selection

Awards:

  • BEST NATIONAL FILM OF THE YEAR, 1989
  • Participation at the international film festivals in: MONTREAL, CHICAGO, LONDON, EDINBURGH, GENT, SAN FRANCICSCO, MUNICH, LOS ANGELES, BERGAMO, VALENCIA, VANCOUVER, CAIRO, ISTANBUL, ALEXANDRIA, SAO PAOLO.

THE GOAT HORN (KOZIAT ROG)

1994, drama, 92 min.

Awards:

  • GRAND PRIX “EUROPA” – 5th European Film Festival, La Baule, France, 1994
  • GRAND PRIX “GOLDEN EAGLE” – 4th International Film Festival, Georgia, 1995
  • GRAND PRIX “GOLDEN ROSE” – 22nd National Film Festival, 1994
  • “SILVER ROSE” – 13th Bergamo International Film Festival, Italy, 1995
  • SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY – 2nd Varna International Film Festival, 1994
  • Selected for participation at the international film festivals in: VENICE, EDINBURGH, GENT, MUNICH, GOTHENBERG, COPENHAGEN, SAN JOSE, BELGRADE, THESSALONIKI.

EMERGENCY (BARZA POMOSHT)

1999, documentary, 37 min.

Awards:

  • GRAND PRIX “CIRCOM” – EUROPE, 1999
  • SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY – 11th National Film Festival, 1999
  • BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – 1999

THE DEVIL’S MIRROR (OGLEDALOTO NA DIAVOLA)

2002, 4-part TV series, drama, 208 min.

THE ETERNAL LOVER (VECHNIAT LJUBOVNIK)

2003, documentary, 45 min.

OFF THE ROAD (IZVAN PATYA) – 2016, drama, 118 min