Mitko Panov studied Directing at the Polish National School for Film, TV & Theatre in Lodz. For his films he received a number of international awards among which the Golden Palm for best short film at Cannes 1991. His works were aired on major television networks including : Canal +, France 3, Channel 4, ARTE, ZDF, PBS, ARD/BR, 3 Sat, B-92, Arts & Entertainment etc.
Panov taught directing at the New York University Graduate Film Department, The German State School for Film and TV in Munich (H.F.F. ), the University of Texas at Austin and is a funding member of the New York Film Academy.He is recipient of a number of grants and fellowships including the Sundance Documentary Film Grant, the Rockefeller Fellowship and the Guggenheim Fellowship for distinguished artists and scholars.
Panov taught directing at the New York University Graduate Film Department, The German State School for Film and TV in Munich (H.F.F. ), the University of Texas at Austin and is a funding member of the New York Film Academy.He is recipient of a number of grants and fellowships including the Sundance Documentary Film Grant, the Rockefeller Fellowship and the Guggenheim Fellowship for distinguished artists and scholars.