Zahari Zhandov
Zahari Zhandov (Bulgarian: Захари Жандов) (1 June 1911 – 2 February 1998) was a Bulgarian film director, script writer and cinematographer. He was born on 1 June 1911 in the city of Rousse. At first he studied mathematics and then administrative sciences at Free University of Political and Economic Sciences, today UNWE in Sofia.[1] His debut in film-making was with the a short documentary One Day in Sofia (Edin den v Sofia, 1946). Later he came to direct films like Shibil (1968), Birds Come Flying to Us (Ptitzi dolitat, 1971) and The Master of Boyana (Boyanskiyat maystor, 1981). Zhandov got a Golden palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957 for the film Earth (Zemya). In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
Career
Director
- One Day in Sofia (Edin den v Sofia) (1946)
- People in the Clouds (Hora sred oblatzite) (1946)
- Alarm (Trevoga) (1951)
- Septembrists (Septemvriytzi) (1954)
- Earth (Zemya) (1957)
- Beyond the Horizon (Otvad horizonta) (1960)
- The Black River (Chernata reka) (1964)
- Awakened After Ages (Razbudeni sled vekove) (1964)
- Shibil (1968)
- Birds Come Flying to Us (Ptitzi dolitat) (1971)
- The Master of Boyana (Boyanskiyat maystor) (1981)
Writer
- One Day in Sofia (Edin den v Sofia) (1946)
- People in the Clouds (Hora sred oblatzite) (1946)
- Awakened After Ages (Razbudeni sled vekove) (1964)
- Shibil (1968)
- Birds Come Flying to Us (Ptitzi dolitat) (1971)
- The Master of Boyana (Boyanskiyat maystor) (1981)
Cinematographer
- One Day in Sofia (Edin den v Sofia) (1946)
- People in the Clouds (Hora sred oblatzite) (1946)
- Alarm (Trevoga) (1951)
References
- General
- ""In Memory of Zahari Zhandov", Yako Molhov". www.onlinebg.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- Zahari Zhandov on IMDb
- Specific
- ↑ http://www.duma.bg/node/20933
- ↑ "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ "Zahari Zhandov - bio". www.bgmovies.org. Retrieved 2008-06-18.