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Occupation
  
Director, Producer

Role
  
Film director

Nationality
  
Bulgarian

Education
  
Sofia University

Period
  
1992 – present

Movies
  
Love.net, Zift, Trains

Name
  
Ilian Djevelekov


Ilian Djevelekov

Born
  
10 May 1966 (age 57) Plovdiv, Bulgaria (
1966-05-10
)

Similar People
  
Hristo Shopov, Lili Lazarova, Zahary Baharov, Diana Dobreva, Dilyana Popova

CUBA IS MUSIC - Official Trailer (2009)


Ilian Djevelekov (Bulgarian: Илиян Джевелеков) ([ilijan dʒevelekov]; born 10 May 1966) is a Bulgarian film director and producer.

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Career

Ilian Djevelekov studied Psychology at Sofia University and graduated in Film and TV Directing from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. In 1993 his student film I Want To Be Free won the best short film award at the Golden Rose Film Festival in Varna. From 1994 to 2000 he worked as producer and director at Ku-Ku Film Company. In 2001 Ilian Djevelekov together with Matey Konstantinov and Georgi Dimitrov founded the production company Miramar Film which is now ranking among Bulgarian top producers of feature films, documentaries and TV commercials. Ilian Djevelekov is director and producer of tens of TV commercials and documentaries.

Producer

The feature film "Zift" by director Javor Gardev was Ilian Djevelekov's first film as producer of full-length features. The film received Silver St. George award for best director at the Moscow International Film Festival 2008. It was acclaimed at festivals such as Toronto IFF, Melbourne, Mar del Plata, Istanbul, etc. and was sold in Europe and in the US to IFC Films. In Bulgaria it was the most successful domestic release for the past 20 years.

Director

Ilian's first feature film as director - "LOVE.NET" was released in Bulgarian theaters in 2011 and became number one box office hit for the year. Ilian is also producer and co-writer of the film. "LOVE.NET" ranked in the top 10 domestic hits of all time and was selected in competition at Bratislava International Film Festival and the Bahamas International Film Festival among others. In 2011 Ilian received the Best Director award from the Bulgarian Film Academy. Currently Ilian is developing a new film project.

LOVE.NET (2011)

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

2010 - Moscow International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Official Out of Competition Section

    • 2011 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose

  • Won - Best Screenplay – Nelly Dimitrova, Matey Konstantinov, Ilian Djevelekov
  • Won - Best Actress – Lilia Maraviglia
  • Won - Debut Award – Ilian Djevelekov

    • 2011 - Bratislava International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Main Competition

    • 2011 - Kolkata International Film Festival

  • Nominated - International cinema

    • 2011 - Bahamas International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Main competition

    • 2011 - Bulgarian Film Academy Awards

  • Won - Best Director – Ilian Djevelekov
  • Won - Best Director of Photography – Emil Christov (b.a.c.)
  • Won - Best Production Designer – Georgi Dimitrov
  • Won - Best Editor – Alexandra Fuchanska
  • Nominated - Best Picture
  • Nominated - Best Actress – Lilia Maraviglia
  • Nominated - Best Screenplay – Nelly Dimitrova, Matey Konstantinov, Ilian Djevelekov
  • Nominated - Best Original Score – Petko Manchev
  • Nominated - Best Costume Designer – Kristina Tomova, Sylvia Vladimirova

    • 2012 - Romania International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Main competition

    • 2012 - Cyprus International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Main competition

    • Cuba is Music (2009)

    Director, Producer, Screenwriter

    2009 - Sofia International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Documentary Program Out of Competition

    • 2009 - Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival, California

  • Nominated – Documentary Program

    • 2009 - Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Film Festival “Golden Rhyton”, Plovdiv

  • Nominated – Competition

    • 2009 - International TV Festival “Golden Chest”, Plovdiv

  • Nominated – Competition

    • 2009 - EastSilver Film Market, Jihlava

  • Nominated – Silver Eye Award

    • 2009 - World Film Festival of Bangkok

  • Nominated – Music and Dance Section

    • 2010 - Romanian International Film Festival

  • Nominated – CineBlackSea Documentary Competition

    • 2010 - CinePecs International Film Festival

  • Nominated – Focus Section

    • 2011 - International Festival of Films about Music KAMERaTON, Poland

  • Nominated – Main Competition

    • Zift (2008)

    Producer

    2008 - Moscow International Film Festival

  • Won - “Silver St. George” for Best Director in Main Competition - Javor Gardev
  • Won - The prize of the Russian Film Clubs Federation for Best Film in Main Competition

    • 2008 - Toronto International Film Festival

  • Nominated - Discovery Competition

    • 2008 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose

  • Won - Best Film Award “Golden rose”
  • Won - Best Leading Actor Award - Mihail Mutafov
  • Won - Best Director of Photography Award - Emil Christov (b.a.c.)
  • Won - Best Editor - Kevork Aslanyan
  • Won - Special Prize of the Film Critics Association
  • Won - Best Producers Special Prize bestowed by New Boyana Film

    • 2009 - Sofia International Film Festival

  • Won - Special Award of the International Jury
  • Won - Kodak Award for Best Bulgarian Feature Film

    • 2009 - Vilnius International Film Festival “Cinema Spring”

  • Won - Best Director Award (Special Mention) - Javor Gardev

    • References

    Ilian Djevelekov Wikipedia
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