Lyudmil Kirkov

Lyudmil Kirkov (Bulgarian: Людмил Кирков; 14 December 1933 – 12 December 1995) was a Bulgarian film director and actor.

Lyudmil Kirkov Людмил Кирков
Born	(1933-12-14)14 December 1933 Vratsa, Bulgaria
Died	12 December 1995(1995-12-12) (aged 61) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	Film and Theatre Director
Years active	1955–1990

Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He directed some of the most popular Bulgarian films of that time, most notably The Swedish Kings (1968), The Boy Turns Man (1972), A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974), Matriarchy (1977) and the hit film A Nameless Band (1982). He received the Silver Prize for the film Balance (1983) at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] In the 1975, Kirkov was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival for the film A Peasant on a Bicycle.^[2][3]

Filmography

Director

Year	Film			Genre	Notes
	English title	Bulgarian title	Transliteration
1961	The Last Round	Последният рунд	Posledniyat rund	Crime, Drama
1965	The End of the Summer Holidays	Краят на една ваканция	Krayat na edna vakantsiya	Drama
1965	Incident on the Dead-End Street	Произшествие на сляпата улица	Proizshestvie na slyapata ulitsa	Crime	TV series
1968	The Swedish Kings	Шведските крале	Shvedskite krale	Comedy
1969	Armando	Армандо	Armando	Drama	short
1971	Don't Turn Back	Не се обръщай назад	Ne se obrashtay nazad	War
1972	The Boy Turns Man	Момчето си отива	Momcheto si otiva	Comedy, Drama, Nostalgia
1974	A Peasant on a Bicycle	Селянинът с колелото	Selyaninat s koleloto	Drama, Nostalgia
1976	Don't Go Away	Не си отивай!	Ne si otivay!	Drama	The Boy Turns Man' sequel
1977	Matriarchy	Матриархат	Matriarhat	Drama
1979	A Ray of Sunlight	Кратко слънце	Kratko slantse	Drama
1982	A Nameless Band	Оркестър без име	Orkestar bez ime	Comedy, Drama
1983	Balance	Равновесие	Ravnovesie	Drama
1984	I Don't Know, I Didn't Hear, I Didn't See	Не знам, не чух, не видях	Ne znam, ne chuh, ne vidyah	Crime, Drama
1987	Friday Night	Петък вечер	Petak vecher	Drama

References

1. "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
2. "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
3. Lyudmil Kirkov imdb awards

Sources

• Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.
• Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4.

External links

• Lyudmil Kirkov at IMDb