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Svetlana Yancheva

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  • Casting Director
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Kamal has fled Iraq to try to enter "Fortress Europe". At the Turkish-Bulgarian border, local mercenaries are ruthlessly hunting down migrants. Alone in the forest, Kamal has three days to escape.
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Europa (2021)
Svetlana Yancheva was born on 31 January 1964 in Burgas, Bulgaria. She is an actress and casting director, known for Fear (2020), Az grafinyata (1989) and Podgryavane na vcherashniya obed (2002). She is married to Petar Popzlatev.
BornJanuary 31, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Fear (2020)
    Fear
    7.2
    • Svetla
    • 2020
    Poster by Stefan Despodov
    Az grafinyata
    7.0
    • Grafinyata(as Svetla Yancheva)
    • 1989
    Podgryavane na vcherashniya obed (2002)
    Podgryavane na vcherashniya obed
    6.6
    • Starata Katerina
    • 2002
    Proletno ravnodenstvie (2022)
    Proletno ravnodenstvie
    8.0
    • Actress
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Nina Roza (2026)
      Nina Roza
      6.7
      • Elvira
      • 2026
    • Devil's Play (2025)
      Devil's Play
      4.3
      • Elena
      • 2025
    • Wedlock (2024)
      Wedlock
      7.3
      • 2024
    • Proletno ravnodenstvie (2022)
      Proletno ravnodenstvie
      8.0
      • 2022
    • Elena Zamyarkova in The Art of Falling (2022)
      The Art of Falling
      7.7
      • Homeroom Teacher
      • 2022
    • Svetlana Yancheva in Vox Populi (2022)
      Vox Populi
      8.8
      Short
      • 2022
    • Europa (2021)
      Europa
      5.9
      • Svetlana (The Bulgarian Woman)
      • 2021
    • 10 Eggs (2021)
      10 Eggs
      Short
      • Cashier
      • 2021
    • Fear (2020)
      Fear
      7.2
      • Svetla
      • 2020
    • Stseni ot zhivota na edna aktrisa (2020)
      Stseni ot zhivota na edna aktrisa
      5.5
      • 2020
    • Sister (2019)
      Sister
      6.5
      • 2019
    • 8 Minutes and 19 Seconds (2018)
      8 Minutes and 19 Seconds
      7.1
      • 2018
    • Asansior za Pacienti (2017)
      Asansior za Pacienti
      5.3
      • (as Svetla Yancheva)
      • 2017
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
      T2 Trainspotting
      7.1
      • Veronika's Mother
      • 2017
    • Thirst (2015)
      Thirst
      6.7
      • The Mother of The Boy (as Svetla Yancheva)
      • 2015

    Casting Director

    • Ian Bibian
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
    • The Color of the Chameleon (2012)
      The Color of the Chameleon
      5.7
      • Casting Director (as Svetla Yancheva)
      • 2012

    Casting Department

    • Elena Zamyarkova in The Art of Falling (2022)
      The Art of Falling
      7.7
      • casting
      • 2022

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Svetla Yancheva
    • Born
      • January 31, 1964
      • Burgas, Bulgaria
    • Spouse
      • Petar Popzlatev? - present

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