8 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS

Directors - Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Luybomir Mladenov, Nadejda Koseva, Theodore Ushev, Vladimir Lyutskanov

Script - Based on the original writing of Georgi Gospodinov

Camera - Krum Rodriguez, Vesselin Hristov, Dian Zagorchinov, Kiril Prodanov, Dilyan Georgiev

With - Irmena Chichikova, Simon Varsano, Tsvetan Aleksiev, Hristo Dimitrov-Hindo, Georgi Gospodinov, Svetlana Yancheva, Ivan Barnev

Producers - Vladimir Lyutskanov, Antoaneta Bachurova

Production - БНТ + VIP Media Film

8 minutes and 19 seconds – that’s all the time we have until the news about the death of the sun reaches us. That's what it takes for the light to travel from there to here. And then the darkness comes…
But the theme of this Apocalypse is not necessarily going to be expressed through a global cataclysm, horsemen of the apocalypse, angels of death, fire and destruction. It will rather be shown as something very personal, intimate and almost silent.
8 Minutes and 19 Seconds is an anthology film composed of 6 shorts created and directed by 6 different crews.

Program

17.03.2018
”LUMIERE LIDL” CINEMA - 18.30 часа

Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Luybomir Mladenov, Nadejda Koseva, Theodore Ushev, Vladimir Lyutskanov

Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov have been working together since they were students at Bulgaria’s NATFA. Their short film Jump was nominated for the best short film at EFA 2013 and received many awards from international and local festivals. The Lesson is their first feature film, awarded at San Sebastian, Tokyo, Warsaw, Goteborg, Thessaloniki, Sofia and many other international film festivals. The world premier of their second feature film Glory was in Locarno 2016.

Lyubomir Mladenov
Born in Svishtov, Bulgaria in 1972. Mladenov studied film directing at NATFA in prof. Georgi Dyulgerov’s class. He shot four shorts that were selected for film festivals in Munich, Gyor, Cottbus, Angers, Clermont-Ferrand, Kiev, etc. He also worked as an art director in theater, director and cinematographer in TV. His films include the documentaries Black Fugitives (2004) and Vitosha (2012), the shorts 34 (2007) and Carting (2009), the feature Hunting Park (2010) and Ship in a Room (2017).

Nadejda Koseva
Nadejda Koseva was born in 1974 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied directing at NATFA in Sofia from 1996 to 2002. At the same time, she worked on a number of films as production assistant and assistant director. Today she works as a writer, director and producer. Nadejda Koseva’s short fiction film Omelette is selected for Sundance Film Festival 2009.

Theodore Ushev
Born in 1968 in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. He graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia and began his career as a poster artist in his native country. In 1999 he settled in Montreal, where he quickly acquired a reputation as a prolific and talented animator. He made many successful short films and many of them have been official selections and award-winners in all the major international festivals. His short animation Blind Vaysha (2016) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Animation.

Vladimir Lyutskanov
Studied in 9th French Language High School in Sofia. After that he studied acting and directing in NATFA, Sofia. He started working in Bulgarian National Television. As an actor he was part of the theatre in Pazardzhik, Ivan Vazov National Theatre and Theatre Bulgarian Army.

FILMOGRAPHY

Kristina Grozeva
2004 Toshka and Toshko (Toshka i Toshko) – short
2005 The Last Shepherdess (Poslednata pastirka) – short
2005 Game (Igra) – short
2008 Birds of God (Ptitsi bozhii) – short
2008 Zev
2008 Family Therapy (Semeyna terapiya) – къс. short (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2009 A Tale of Life (Pritcha za zhivota) – doc.
2010 Forced Landing (Avariyno katsane) (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2011 Samburu (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2012 Jump (Skok) – short (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2014 The Lesson (Urok) (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2016 Glory (Slava) (co-dir. with P. Valchanov)
2018 8'19''

Petar Valchanov
2004 Resurrection (Vazkresenie) – short
2005 Catched (Uloveni) – short
2008 Family Therapy (Semeyna terapiya) – short (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2010 Forced Landing (Avariyno katsane) (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2010-2011 Glass Home (Staklen dom) – TV series, 6 episodes
2011 House Arrest (Domashen arest) – TV series
2012 Chamber Mitrani (Kantora Mitrani) – TV series
2012 Where is Maggie (Kade e Magi) – TV series
2012 Jump (Skok) – short (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2013 Tree of Life (Darvoto na zhivota) – TV series, 2 episodes
2014 The Lesson (Urok) (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2016 Glory (Slava) (co-dir. with K. Grozeva)
2018 8'19''

Luybomir Mladenov
1998 Solo – short
2002 Question or Wish (Vapros ili zhelanie) – short
2004 Black Fugitives (Cherni begaltsi) – short
2006 34 – short
2007 Carting (Karting) – short
2009 Hunting Park (Loven park)
2012 Vitosha – doc.
2017 Ship in a Room (Korab v staya)
2018 8'19''

Nadejda Koseva
2002 Veronika's Destiny (Sadbata na Veronka) – doc. short
2005 Lost and Found (episode "The Ritual")
2008 Omelette (Omlet) – short
2011 Take Two (Vtori dubal) –short
2018 8'19''

Theodore Ushev
2016 Blind Vaysha – short
2018 8'19''

Vladimir Lyutskanov
2018 8'19''

8 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS / 8'19''

Bulgaria, 2018, 90′, color, movie

Program

Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Luybomir Mladenov, Nadejda Koseva, Theodore Ushev, Vladimir Lyutskanov