Stephan Komandarev

Stephan Komandarev
Komandarev in 2024
Born	(1966-09-28) September 28, 1966 (age 58) Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality	Bulgarian
Years active	1990s–present

Stephan Komandarev (born September 28, 1966) is a Bulgarian film director, producer and screenwriter. ^[1] His films have been selected on three occasions as Bulgaria's submission to the Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film competition. ^[2]

Career

Blaga's Lessons won Best Film at Bulgaria’s Golden Rose Film Festival and entered the main competition at the 2023 CinEast film festival. ^[3] The film also fetched Silver Peacock-Best Director at the 54th International Film Festival of India. ^[4]

Films

• Dog's Home (Pansion za Kucheta) — 2000
• Bread Over the Fence (Hlyab nad Ogradata) — 2002
• Alphabet of Hope (Azbuka na Nadejdata) — 2004
• The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade) — 2009
• The Town of Badante Women (Gradat na Jenite Badante) — 2010
• The Judgement (Sadilishteto) — 2014
• Sailor Stories (Moryachki Istorii) — 2016
• Directions (Posoki) — 2017
• Rounds (V krag) — 2019
• Life from Life — 2021
• Blaga's Lessons (Urotcite na Blaga) — 2023
• Made in EU — 2025

References

1. Mariana Hristova, "Stephan Komandarev • Director of Blaga’s Lessons". Cineuropa, 6 July 2023.
2. Nellie Andreeva, "Oscars: Bulgaria Selects Karlovy Vary Winner ‘Blaga’s Lessons’ For International Film Race". Deadline Hollywood , September 8, 2023.
3. Büchler, Katrin (2023-10-03). "The 16th CinÉast focuses on adaptation and inclusion new films by Jessica Woodworth and Joachim Lafosse". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
4. "Winners at IFFI54". Press Information Bureau. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• Stephan Komandarev at IMDb