Lyudmil Kirkov

• Name — Lyudmil Kirkov Людмил Кирков • Born — 14 December 1933 • Birthplace — Vratsa, Bulgaria • Died — 12 December 1995 • Place of death — Sofia, Bulgaria • Occupation — Film and Theatre Director • Years Active — 1955–1990

Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He directed some of the most popular Bulgarian films of that time, most notably The Swedish Kings (1968), The Boy Turns Man (1972), A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974), Matriarchy (1977) and the hit film A Nameless Band (1982). He received the Silver Prize for the film Balance (1983) at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. In the 1975, Kirkov was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival for the film A Peasant on a Bicycle.

• Year — Film — Genre — Notes • English title — Bulgarian title — Transliteration • 1961 — The Last Round — Последният рунд — Posledniyat rund — Crime, Drama • 1965 — The End of the Summer Holidays — Краят на една ваканция — Krayat na edna vakantsiya — Drama • 1965 — Incident on the Dead-End Street — Произшествие на сляпата улица — Proizshestvie na slyapata ulitsa — Crime — TV series • 1968 — The Swedish Kings — Шведските крале — Shvedskite krale — Comedy • 1969 — Armando — Армандо — Armando — Drama — short • 1971 — Don't Turn Back — Не се обръщай назад — Ne se obrashtay nazad — War • 1972 — The Boy Turns Man — Момчето си отива — Momcheto si otiva — Comedy, Drama, Nostalgia • 1974 — A Peasant on a Bicycle — Селянинът с колелото — Selyaninat s koleloto — Drama, Nostalgia • 1976 — Don't Go Away — Не си отивай! — Ne si otivay! — Drama — The Boy Turns Man sequel • 1977 — Matriarchy — Матриархат — Matriarhat — Drama • 1979 — A Ray of Sunlight — Кратко слънце — Kratko slantse — Drama • 1982 — A Nameless Band — Оркестър без име — Orkestar bez ime — Comedy, Drama • 1983 — Balance — Равновесие — Ravnovesie — Drama • 1984 — I Don't Know, I Didn't Hear, I Didn't See — Не знам, не чух, не видях — Ne znam, ne chuh, ne vidyah — Crime, Drama • 1987 — Friday Night — Петък вечер — Petak vecher — Drama