Eduard Zahariev
Eduard Zahariev (1 July 1938 – 26 June 1996) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Being among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century, Zahariev directed 15 films between 1962 and 1996, most notably The Hare Census (1973), Villa Zone (1975), Manly Times (1977), Almost a Love Story (1980), Elegy (1982) and My Darling, My Darling (1986) which was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. His movie Villa Zone (1975) won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the film Belated Full Moon (1996) was nominated for Crystal Globe award at the same festival.
Eduard Zahariev
- Name
- Eduard Zahariev
- Born
- 1 July 1938
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russia
- Died
- 26 June 1996
- Place of death
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
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Eduard Zahariev (1 July 1938 – 26 June 1996) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Being among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century, Zahariev directed 15 films between 1962 and 1996, most notably The Hare Census (1973), Villa Zone (1975), Manly Times (1977), Almost a Love Story (1980), Elegy (1982) and My Darling, My Darling (1986) which was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. His movie Villa Zone (1975) won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the film Belated Full Moon (1996) was nominated for Crystal Globe award at the same festival.
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• Name — Eduard Zahariev • Born — 1 July 1938 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russia • Died — 26 June 1996 • Place of death — Sofia, Bulgaria • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1962–1996
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• Year — Film — Genre — Notes • English title — Bulgarian title — Transliteration • 1962 — Rails in the Sky — Релси в небето — Relsi v nebeto — documentary — short • 1965 — A Jump — Скок — Skok — documentary • 1965 — Salt — Сол — Sol — documentary — short stopped by the communist censorship • 1967 — If a Train Is Not Coming — Ако не иде влак — Ako ne ide vlak — Drama — short • 1968 — The Sky Over the Veleka — Небето на Велека — Nebeto na Veleka — Drama • 1970 — BDZh — БДЖ — BDZh — documentary • 1972 — Steel — Стомана — Stomana — documentary • 1973 — The Hare Census — Преброяване на дивите зайци — Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi — Satire • 1975 — Villa Zone — Вилна зона — Wilna Zona — Comedy-Drama — Won Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary Film Fest • 1977 — Manly Times — Мъжки времена — Mazhki vremena — Drama • 1980 — Almost a Love Story — Почти любовна история — Pochti lyubovna istoriya — Drama • 1982 — Elegy — Елегия — Elegia — Drama • 1986 — My Darling, My Darling — Скъпа моя, скъпи мой — Skapa moya, skapi moy — Drama, Family — Nominated for Golden Bear at the Berlinale • 1991 — Protected Zone — Резерват — Reservat — Drama • 1996 — Belated Full Moon — Закъсняло пълнолуние — Zakasnyalo palnolunie — Drama — Nominated for Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Fest
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Eduard Zahariev died in 1996 at Sofia.
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- Gencheva, Galina. Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". 2008. 978-954-316-069-3.
- Kovachev, Pencho. 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". 2008. 978-954-09-0281-4.
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