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Love.net
''Love.net'' is a 2011 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ilian Djevelekov. The film features top Bulgarian actors Hristo Shopov, Vladimir Penev, Zahari Baharov, Lilia Maraviglia, Koyna Ruseva, Diana Dobreva, Dilyana Popova. It is also the first movie appearance of British rock and roll and blues vocalist John Lawton known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers. Love.net is a film about "love at first virtual sight" directed by Ilian Djevelekov. It is produced by the Bulgarian company Miramar Film, and is written by Ilian Djevelekov, Matey Konstantinov, and Nelly Dimitrova. Djevelekov is known for directing one of the most successful recent Bulgarian movies " Zift". The film won three awards at the 2011 Bulgarian National Film Festival, including Best First Feature Film for Ilian Djevelekov. Cast * Hristo Shopov as Filip Bogatev * Zachary Baharov as Andrey Bogatev * Lilia Maraviglia as Mila Bogateva * Koyna Ruseva as Emilia * Diana Dobrev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Baharov
Zahari Emilov Baharov (; born August 12, 1980) is a Bulgarian actor, best known for portraying the roles of Moth in '' Zift'' (2008), Ivo Andonov in the BNT series ''Undercover'' (2011–2016), and Loboda in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2015). Early life and education Baharov was born on 12 August 1980 in Sofia. He was raised in the old part of the Ovcha Kupel district. His mother, Müjgan, is of ethnic Turkish origin; she is a philologist and hosts programmes in Turkish on the Bulgarian National Radio. Baharov attended William Gladstone Secondary School No. 18. After graduating, he majored in acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. He has been acting at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre since 2003; his notable theater performances include ''King Lear'' (2006), ''Don Juan'' (2007), and ''The Cherry Orchard'' (2009). Career Baharov's first major film role was in '' Zift'' (2008), directed by Javor Gardev. After the release of ''Zift'', he quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilian Djevelekov
Ilian Djevelekov (, ; born 10 May 1966) is a Bulgarian film director and producer. Career Djevelekov studied psychology at Sofia University, and graduated in film and television 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, he founded the production company Miramar Film, together with Matey Konstantinov and Georgi Dimitrov, which now ranks among Bulgaria's top production companies for feature films, documentaries and TV commercials. Djevelekov has directed and produced 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 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hristo Shopov
Hristo Naumov Shopov (, ; born 4 January 1964) is a Bulgarian actor. Shopov's father, Naum Shopov, was a famous Bulgarian actor as well. He is most noted for his 2004 portrayal of Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ''. Shopov revived his role as Pilate in the 2006 film '' The Inquiry''. His dual roles as Pilate make him, along with Frank Thring, one of two actors to twice portray a character directly responsible for authorizing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He has become one of Bulgaria's most successful actors, making his debut in 1981 with ''Dishay, choveche'' (Breathe, Man!). His body of work includes many Bulgarian films such as '' Vchera'' (Yesterday) and ''Sledvay me'' (Follow Me). He has also appeared in several low-budget US film productions including ''Phantom Force'', ''Target of Opportunity'' and '' Alien Hunter''. In his homeland, he is best known for his role in the movie ''Vchera'', which became a symbol of several generations. The movie t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilia Maraviglia
Lilia Maraviglia ( Bulgarian: Лилия Маравиля; born 18 January 1969, in Varna Varna may refer to: Places Europe *Varna, Bulgaria, a city ** Varna Province ** Varna Municipality ** Gulf of Varna ** Lake Varna **Varna Necropolis * Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy * Varna (Šabac), a village in Serbia Asia * Var ...) is a Bulgarian actress. She is married to Italian banker Luca Maraviglia (2001–present) and they have a daughter named Paola. Filmography Film TV References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maraviglia, Lilia 1969 births Living people Actors from Varna, Bulgaria Bulgarian film actresses Bulgarian television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilyana Popova
Dilyana Popova (; born 24 September 1981) is a Bulgarian actress and model. Born in Gulyantsi, she lived there until grade 8 when she relocated to Pleven. Popova subsequently studied modelling design at New Bulgarian University. In 2010, she was photographed for the Bulgarian version of Playboy ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ... magazine. Popova has appeared in the film Love.net, the film series Glass Home and also had a role in the drama and romantic series Revolutcia Z. In 2014, she officialized her relationship with fellow actor Asen Blatechki, with whom she has a son named Boril. References External links * 1981 births 21st-century Bulgarian actresses Bulgarian film actresses Bulgarian female models Living people People from Pleven Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lawton (musician)
John Cooper Lawton (11 July 1946 – 29 June 2021) was a British rock and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers. Biography Lawton began his musical career in North Shields, England, in the early '60s with The Deans, a bunch of kids who decided at random that he should be singer. He then moved on to West One and later Stonewall which included John Miles, Vic Malcolm (later of Geordie) and Paul Thompson (later of Roxy Music). After Stonewall finished their stint at Top Ten Club in Hamburg in 1969, Lawton decided to stay in Germany, after having been offered the job as singer with legendary German rock cult band Lucifer's Friend (1969–1976 and 1979–1995) with whom he recorded seven studio albums. He also joined the Les Humphries Singers, in the early '70s (which included the Eurovision Song Contest in '76). In 1976 Lawton joined Uriah Heep as their frontman, recording the albums ''Firefly'', '' Innoce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Hristov
Emil Hristov (born 13 August 1956) is a Bulgarian cinematographer. He contributed to more than fifty films since 1983 including '' Love.net''. Hristov also directed '' The Colour of the Chameleon''. References External links * 1956 births Living people Film people from Sofia Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian cinematographers National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni {{Cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zift
''Zift'' (, ''Dzift'') is a 2008 black-and-white Bulgarian drama film that combines neo-noir and black comedy with socialist retro motifs; it is based on Vladislav Todorov's 2006 same-named novel and he also wrote the script. ''Zift'' was directed by Javor Gardev and premiered on 27 June 2008 at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Silver George for Best Director and the Best Film Prize of the Russian Film Clubs Federation. The film stars Zachary Baharov as Moth, the main character who organizes a robbery out of love and money and is imprisoned before the 9 September coup d'état for a murder he did not commit. Moth is released from jail in the 1960s to meet the new and unfamiliar reality of socialist Sofia. ''Zifts name is derived from the Arabic loanword ''zift'' or ''dzift'', meaning "asphalt", "bitumen" or " black pitch", once a popular chewing substance among the gangs in Sofia's asphalt jungle; the word is also said to be urban slang for shit. Plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow International Film Festival
The Moscow International Film Festival (, Transliteration, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is a film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From its inception to 1959, it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1999. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films, translated as the International Federation of Film Producers Associations) paused the accreditation of the festival until further notice. The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow. Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival's president since 2000. Over the years, the Stanislavsky Award—"I Believe. Konstantin Stanislavsky" for acting achievements was awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
