Ivan Nitchev (; born 31 July 1940) is a Bulgarian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He has directed 16 films since 1972. His 1989 film '' Ivan and Alexandra'' was entered into the

39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Rain Man'' directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer ...

. His 2014 film ''

Bulgarian Rhapsody ''Bulgarian Rhapsody'' () is a 2014 Bulgarian-Israeli drama film directed by Ivan Nitchev. It was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. There was some controversy ...

'' was the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

87th Academy Awards The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 ...

. He graduated from the State Academy for Theater and Film in

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. In 1978 he became a teacher for film and television directing at the NATFA, where he is the dean of the Screen Arts Faculty. He directed over 15 feature films which have numerous national and international awards.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2014) * ''Children of Wax'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''After the End of the World'' (1998) * ''Love Dreams'' (1994) * ''Ganjo bay starts in Europe'' (1991) * ''Ganjo Bay'' (1990) * '' Ivan and Alexandra'' (1989) * ''Black Swan'' (1984) * ''Royal Game'' (1982) * ''Human holidays'' (1981) * ''Ball Singles'' (1981) * ''Boomerang'' (1979) * ''Stars in Her Hair, Tears in Her Eyes'' (1977) * ''Memory'' (1974) * ''Human heart'' (1972)

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* 1940 births Living people Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian screenwriters Bulgarian male screenwriters People from Kazanlak Academic staff of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts {{Bulgaria-film-director-stub