Youlia Kantcheva

Bulgaria

Youlia Kantcheva

director

Author and Director YOULIA KANTCHEVAShe has written, directed and produced more than 18 documentaries, 2 feature films, 2 TV dramas, a few TV programs for BNTV. She is also an Ass. Professor at the NBU – Visual Arts Department. Most of her films have been selected at Film and TV festivals - in LA, Berlin, Tokyo, Lyon, Paris, Krakow, New York, Augsburg, Barcelona, Bratislava, Strasbourg, Noubrandenburg, Plovdiv, Moscow, Tallinn, etc. Because of her 3 national and 7 prestigious international awards, including the Main Prize “SILVER DRAGON” in Krakow, she often is invited as a member of international juries and forums. Y. Kantcheva’s most famous films as an author are: WITHOUT ANESTHETIC, LIFE IS AHEAD OF US, BACK STAGE, FERRIS-WHEEL, MADE IN BULGARIA, THE DARK ROADS THE BRIDES OF CHRIST GO; WITHOUT FAMILY RESEMBLANCE; FOR SALE - nominated for PRIX EROPA 2009.She is a member of the International Doc Association /USA/ and the Unions of Bulgarian Filmmakers and Journalists, Academica 21 Association.