• Comment: Fails WP:ENT. None of their films has a dedicated article, which makes me really question if the films are actually significant. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 00:17, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Slav Velkov
Born6 March 2000 (age 24)
Sofia, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Occupation(s)Film Director, Painter, Writer
Websitewww.slavvelkov.com

Slav Velkov (born 6 March 2000) is a Bulgarian director, writer, and painter. He is known for his short-form motion pictures, which have premiered at festivals worldwide and gained popularity on social media since 2020.

Career

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At age 14, Velkov was one of eight winners at the 2nd annual Nevena Kokanova Festival for Theatre and Film Arts in Bulgaria with his short narrative screenplay Who? (2015).[1] In 2016, Velkov co-wrote, co-produced and directed his second short film, M (2017)[2], which was widely covered in Bulgarian media, including Bulgarian National Television[3] and Bulgarian National Radio.[4]

In 2020, Velkov directed the short social film, Change Bulgaria (2020), about the 2020-2021 Bulgarian protests. As a result of the film's popularity on Facebook, Velkov and the cinematographer Georgi Goshev appeared on Bulgaria ON AIR television[5]. Velkov's next project was the short documentary film, The Medal (2021), that premiered In Competition and opened the international Master of Art Film Festival in 2021.[6]

Velkov's 2021 short narrative film, A New World, starred Bulgarian actors Petko Venelinov and Boyan Mladenov and screened at the Big Apple Film Festival[7] and The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image in New York City.[8] Later in 2021, Velkov shot his next project, Strangers (2023), in New York's Chinatown. The movie was Official Selection at the 2023 Soho International Film Festival[9]. Earlier the same year, Velkov worked at The Wall Street Journal, where he wrote, produced, and edited multiple videos on the entertainment and technology industries.[10]

Slav is currently working on his next short film project, which he shot in Bulgaria, New York, and New Jersey[10]

References

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  1. ^ "4 късометражни филма и 4 театрални постановки бяха представени в рамките на фестивала в Дупница". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. ^ "Ученикът Слав Велков получава насоки в режисурата от Уди Алън". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  3. ^ "Младите амбиции и пътят към голямото кино. Слав Велков - Българска национална телевизия". bnt.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ "Слав Велков: Критичното мислене е спасението в социалните мрежи". bnr.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ^ "Студенти: Протестираме, защото искаме революция на ценностите". Bgonair (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  6. ^ "Започва пролетното издание на филмовия фестивал "Master of Art"". Mediapool.bg (in Bulgarian). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  7. ^ Lane, Aidan. "The Anti-Modernism of 'A New World' by Slav Velkov". The Observer. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  8. ^ MEET Slav Velkov, 8 February 2023, retrieved 2024-03-05
  9. ^ "2023 SOHO International Film Festival". sohofilmfest.eventive.org. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  10. ^ a b "Стажантът боец: Слав Велков от 38 ОУ "Васил Априлов" до Wall Street Journal | Profit.bg". profit.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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