07-12-2020

FNE at Golden Rhyton 2020: Bulgarian Doc and Animated Film Fest Goes Online

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    SOFIA: The 25th edition of the national film festival for documentaries and animated films Golden Rhyton, initially scheduled as a physical event (27 November - 3 December 2020) in the city of Plovdiv, is taking place online. The sudden decision came shortly after new COVID-19 restrictions were implemented on 27 November, which closed all theatres until 21 December. The festival opened on 4 December and will end on 10 December.

    The festival includes 48 films, with 24 in the documentary competition and 12 in the animated films competition. The remaining 12 titles are in the Open Horizons “out of competition” section. Free of charge access to all films is available for viewers in Bulgaria, with the schedule on https://www.zlatenriton.bg/

    The opening film was Jean Bergeron’s 53‘ documentary Berlin.The Art of Escape, a coproduction between France’s Fair Production, Canada’s Alpha Zoulou Films and Bulgaria’s Trivium Films.

    Film director Mikhail Meltev, also a professor at the New Bulgarian University, will head the national jury. The other members are journalist Veselina Bojilova, film critic Olga Markova, animated films director Andrey Tsvetkov and scriptwriter/editor Dimitar Stoyanovich.

    The festival is organised by the Bulgarian National Film Center in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Plovdiv Municipality.

    Competition
    Documentary films

    Pain (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Valentina Fidanova-Kolarova
    Produced by MLN Film – Zlatimir Kolarov

    Ballad of Galilee (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Ralitza Dimitrova
    Produced by B Plus Film Ltd. – Plamen Gerasimov

    The White Eagles (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Vladimir Shterianov
    Produced by Doli Media Studio – Dobromir Chochov

    Women’s Day (UK, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria)
    Directed by Dolya Gavanski
    Produced by Thea Films / Cultural Solidarity Media (UK), Elemag Pictures (Germany), MDR (Germany), Agitprop (Bulgaria)
    Supported by Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Dorina (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Atanas Kiryakov
    Produced by Ars Digital Studio – Ivan Tonev
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    A Record of Laughter (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Oleg Kovachev
    Produced by the Bulgarian National Television

    When the Deacon Met the Apostle (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Pavel Pavlov
    Produced by Vaik Films – Valerii Kostov
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Lucifer (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Maria Nikolova
    Produced by Four Hands Studio
    Supported by Culture Programme of Sofia Municipality

    My Gypsy Road (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Vilma Kartalska
    Produced by Raiza Vilm Productions, Javada Film
    Supported by Culture National Fund

    Silence With Dignity (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Adela Peeva
    Produced by Adela Media
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre, the Culture Programme of Sofia Municipality

    The Sweetest Thing (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
    Produced by Agitprop

    We Are the Pain (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Boyan Рapazov
    Produced by Ars Digital Studio – Ivan Tonev
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    We Loved Them So Much (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Ivan Ivanov
    Produced by Magic Shop – Georgi Nikolov
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Sudden Inspiration (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Nikolay Vasilev
    Produced by the Bulgarian National Television

    Partsalev (Bulgaria)
    Directed byValentina Fidanova-Kolarova
    Produced by Korund-X
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Passengers (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Zdravko Dragnev, Tzvetan Dragnev
    Produced by Gala Film
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Memory Staff (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Mario Krastev
    Produced by 41 T Gallery


    Before the End (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Eldora Traykova
    Produced by ProFilm – Assen Vladimirov

    The Challenge (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Pepa Koshishka
    Produced by the Bulgarian National Television

    A Sports Reporter (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Peter Gaitandjiev
    Produced by the Bulgarian National Television

    Against the Course of Time (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Dimitar Sardzhev
    Produced by Screening Emotions
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    The Epic Battle for Tutrakan (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Maria Tsvetkova
    Produced by MoD IC / Military TV
    Coproduced by the National Museum of Military History

    The Green Room (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Borislav Kolev
    Produced by Projector – Maria Landova
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    The Man With the Pipe (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Andrey Koulev
    Produced by Koulev Film Production
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Competition
    Animated films

    Animation Quarantine (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Vessela Dantcheva, Dimitar Dimitrov – Animiter, Dalibor Rajninger, Evelina Rajninger, Ivan Popov – Zaeka, Petya Zlateva, Iva Tokmakchieva, Nastimir Tzachev, Velislava Shtarkova, Mira Yankova, Vera Doneva, Svilen Dimitrov, Silviya Ivanova, Radostina Neykova, Asparuh Petrov, Simeon Sokerov, Boris Despodov, Nataliya Atanasova, Dmitry Yagodin, Spartak Yordanov, Rositsa Raleva, Ivan Bogdanov, Milena Simeonova, Mina Zlateva, Alena Hovorkova
    Produced by Compote Collective
    Supported by Sofia Municipality Solidarity in Culture initiative 2020

    Bolt (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Iliya Shekerdzhiev
    Produced by Attract – Rumen Barosov
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Brainstorming (Bulgaria)
    Directed byVladimir Shomov
    Produced by ART 47 Ltd – Mariyana Pavlova
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Hierarchy Glitch (Austria, Bulgaria)
    Directed by Vessela Dantcheva
    Produced by Klangforum Wien (Austria)
    Coproduced by Compote Collective (Bulgaria)
    Supported by Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Vienna, Federal Chancellery of Austria, German Federal Cultural Foundation and Interfaces, Creative Europe Programme of the EU

    Quarantine (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Dimitar Dimitrov
    Produced by Metamorfoza-N

    Love in Times of Tourism (Bulgaria)
    Directed byVessela Dantcheva
    Produced by Compote Collective
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Marmalade (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Radostina Neykova
    Produced by Korund X
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Mishou (Bulgaria, Germany)
    Directed by Milen Vitanov
    Produced by ZDF Redaktion Siebenstein (Germany
    Coproduced by Aktivist38 (Bulgaria), FFA, BKM (Germany)
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Uncle Parrot’s Rhymes (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Katia Mankova
    Produced by VizAr Production – Natalia Gyurova
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Phantom (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Sotir Gelev
    Produced by Four Hands Studio
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    Santiago (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Andrey Koulev
    Produced by Koulev Film Production
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre

    The Mud Man (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Plamen Nikolov
    Produced by N Film Productions
    Supported by the Bulgarian National FiIm Centre