Konstantin Bojanov
Konstantin Bojanov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, filmmaker |
Konstantin Bojanov (born 1968) is a Bulgarian artist and filmmaker.[1]
Education[edit]
Bojanov graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Sofia in 1987, after which he earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art in London. He later studied documentary filmmaking at New York University.[1][2]
Career[edit]
After working as a visual artist throughout the 1990s in London, Bojanov directed his first short film, Lemon is Lemon in 2001.[1][2] This was followed by the 2005 feature documentary Invisible, which detailed the impact of heroin on six individuals from his hometown of Sofia.[3]
Bojanov's first narrative feature, Avé, screened in the Critics' Week section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His second feature, Light Thereafter premiered at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam.[2]
The Shameless, Bojanov's third narrative feature, was selected to debut in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lemon is Lemon | Short film | [2] |
| 2005 | Invisible | Documentary | [2] |
| 2011 | Avé | — | [2] |
| 2017 | Light Thereafter | — | [2] |
| 2024 | The Shameless † | — | [5] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cannes Film Festival | Camera d'Or | Avé | Nominated | [1] |
| Critics' Week Grand Prize | Nominated | [1] | |||
| Hamburg Film Festival | Young Talent Award | Won | [6] | ||
| Sarajevo Film Festival | Special Jury Prize for Feature Film | Won | [6] | ||
| Warsaw International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won | [6] | ||
| 2017 | International Film Festival Rotterdam | Hivos Tiger Competition | Light Thereafter | Nominated | [7] |
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard | The Shameless | Pending | [4] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Konstantin Bojanov". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Konstantin Bojanov". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Invisible". TimeOut. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b "The Shameless". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-04-12). "Cannes 2024: Konstantin Bojanov's 'The Shameless' features an Indian and Nepali cast of characters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b c "Avé Awards & Festivals". MUBI. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Light Thereafter". IFFR. Retrieved 11 May 2024.