Nikolay Volev(1946-2024)
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Nikolay Volev was born in 1946 in Sofia. He studied architecture and
graduated in Film Directing at The London Film School
in 1972. From 1972 to 1976 he scripted and directed documentary films
for the Bulgarian National Television. From 1978 to 1991 he scripted
and directed full-length feature films for theatrical distribution and
documentaries at Boyana Film Studios. In 1985 his documentary film
Earthenware won the Silver Dragon at the Krakow Film Festival and the
Silver Rython for best Bulgarian documentary film in Plovdiv. The very
same year he won the Special Jury Prize and the Don Quixote Award in
Karlovy Vary for All for Love, acclaimed as best national film for
1985. In 1987 he won the Grand Prix, the FIPRESCI Award and the
Nordrein-Westfalen Award at Oberhausen Film Festival for his
documentary Home No. 8 (1986). His feature film Margarit & Margarita
(1988) was selected for participation at many international film
festivals, including Montreal, London, Edinburgh, Los Angeles,
Istanbul. In 1990 Margarit & Margarita was selected for the Quinzaine
des realizateurs at Cannes International Film Festival. From 1991 to
1998 Volev was Chairman of the Bulgarian Film Producer's Association
and Co-Chairman of the Bulgarian Film Director's Guild. In 1994 he won
the Golden Rose Award in Varna for his new version of The Goat's Horn
and was selected for participation at Venice, Edinburgh, Munich,
Gothenberg, Belgrade, Thessaloniki, San Jose, Copenhagen, Gent. From
2000 to 2006 Nikolay Volev was a member of the Board of Directors of
Boyana Film Studios.
