Rangel Petrov Valchanov (; 12 October 1928 – 30 September 2013) (also seen as Vulchanov) was a Bulgarian cinema actor and director. He finished theater directing at the

Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts The Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (commonly referred to as NATFIZ) is a performing, cinematic and media arts institution of higher education based in Sofia. It is the first Bulgarian university in the field of thea ...

in 1953. He started working as an assistant director and subsequently as a director. Valchanov worked in

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between 1970 and 1972 where he continued to work on films. He became a member of the European film academy and a "People's artist" in the

People's Republic of Bulgaria The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; , NRB; ) was the official name of Bulgaria when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP; ) together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agraria ...

. He was voted as the best Bulgarian film director of the 20th century. His 1986 film '' Where Are You Going?'' was screened in the

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section the

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and was entered into the main competition at the

15th Moscow International Film Festival The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film '' Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury) * Tengiz ...

. Rangel Valchanov died on 30 September 2013.

Partial filmography

Director

* '' Where Are You Going?'' (1986) * '' Judge and the Forest'' (1975) * ''

Ezop ''Ezop '' is a 1969 Bulgarian-Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak film directed by Rangel Valchanov. The film starred Josef Kemr and Davzad Twast-Kafka. It was a minor success upon release, with the film's repeated line 'to help me' becoming symbolic of ...

'' (1969) * '' The Sun and the Shadow'' (1962) * '' First Lesson'' (1960) * '' On the Small Island'' (1958)

References

External links

*
Rangel Vulchanov at movie.pop.bg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valchanov, Rangel 1928 births 2013 deaths Bulgarian male film actors Bulgarian film directors People from Sofia City Province Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni