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Nina Dobrev is a Bulgarian-born Canadian actress. Her best-known television roles are Mia Jones in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The Vampire Diaries (2009). Her film work includes The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Let's Be Cops (2014), The Final Girls (2015), xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and Dog Days (2018).
From a very young age, she showed great enthusiasm and talent for the arts: dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts, and acting. Modeling jobs led to commercials, which turned into film auditions; she booked roles in the feature films Fugitive Pieces (2007), Away from Her (2006), and the popular CTV television series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), which led to The Vampire Diaries (2009), where she played the lead role for 6 seasons.
Nina loves to travel and has often visited Europe for pleasure, as well as to compete internationally, representing Canada in Aesthetic gymnastics. She enjoys playing volleyball and soccer, swimming, rock climbing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, and horseback riding.
Above all, acting is her passion, and she sees it as an adventure that has just begun; she believes that the journey and the characters we create along the way will help us understand ourselves.- Stanislav Yanevski was born on 16 May 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is an actor and producer, known for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Hostel: Part II (2007) and The Cloaking (2019).
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Atanas Srebrev (born April 19, 1971) is a Bulgarian actor well-established in strong supporting roles. Because of his level of English-speaking ability, Srebrev is recognized as being the first Bulgarian actor to make his own way in Hollywood. He trained at the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. Highly versatile and instantly recognizable among SyFy Channel viewers, he has appeared in over 100 films. Not limited to SyFy Channel features, he has appeared in mainstream film releases including 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) and Rambo: Last Blood (2019).- Director
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Valeri Milev was born on 3 November 1974 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a director and writer, known for Bullets of Justice (2019), Code Red (2013) and Basara Code.- Angela Nedyalkov was born on 2 March 1991 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress, known for T2 Trainspotting (2017), The Paradise Suite (2015) and Avé (2011).
- Born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Heir to the popular Austrian family Kottas - Heldenberg. Anton Kotas is also related to the great Bulgarian actress Nevena Kokanova, as her grandmother is the sister of Anton Kottas' great-grandfather. He has also performed as a singer, performing songs by Queen and the popular Bulgarian singer Lili Ivanova.
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In 2000, Todor Chapkanov graduated TV & Film Directing with a Masters Degree from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov".
Between 2001 and 2018, Todor worked as First Assistant Director and Second Unit Director in over 50 movies, including titles like: "The Way Back", "Barbarian", "Hitman's Bodyguard", "London Has Fallen" and many others.
Since his directorial debut in 2007 till 2020, Todor directed different kinds of genre films & TV Series. Including one of the highest rated Bulgarian TV series - the period drama "Tree of Life". In 2015, Todor directs the sports action movie "Boyka: Undisputed" for Millennium Films.
Between 2016 and 2018, was operating as a Show Runner & Main Director of the Bulgarian TV series "Dear Heirs", highest rated prime time show on national television.
After directing couple of Romantic Comedies for Free Dolphin and Second Unit for "Expendables 4", Todor went to Amsterdam to make the Action/Thriller "Black Lotus" for Dutch Filmworks and Capstone. Premiered in April, 2023.
Throughout his career, Todor Chapkanov has directed more than 15 movies, numerous TV series, TV shows, Commercials and music videos.- Actress
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Mimi Davila was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress and producer, known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Piel Canela (2019) and Vacation Friends (2021).- Actor
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Christo Jivkov was born on 18 February 1975 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was an actor and producer, known for The Passion of the Christ (2004), Otchuzhdenie (2013) and The Profession of Arms (2001). He died on 31 March 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
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Hailing from Bulgaria, where Evgeniya Radilova is one of the most well known faces on screen and the stage has come to the United States to share her talents with us. She is the descendant of four generations of artists. This led her down the path of becoming an actress herself. Shortly after graduating from the National School for Music where she learned piano, she was the youngest actress to play on professional stage. Only 18 years old she was cast in one of the biggest TV show productions called "Masters of the TV", where she co-hosted for three years every night on Bulgarian National TV.
She moved to the United States to explore and continue her career as an actress among the best in the business. Here she graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts with Charles Jehlinger Award for Best Actress, and was invited back to be a part of the 2009-10 AADA Company. With her first show after the academy she booked a leading role in an Off- Broadway production of Blood Wedding, which gave her her Equity Card. She garnered rave reviews from the New York press, as well as from the audiences. Since then she has appeared Off Broadway, become a SAG and AFTRA member, and a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. The incredibly talented and marvelous Ellen Burstyn accepted her into the studio as one of the only 3 people who got accepted that year. Evgeniya played opposite Ellen Burstyn as her daughter in a production of the Cherry Orchard at The Studio. The production was directed by John Gould Rubin.
Also, she appeared on TV shows like "Limitless," "Law and Order SVU", "Elementary", "Spartacus", "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll", and completed several short and feature films. She worked on a film called "Price for Freedom" with Sally Kirkland (Academy Award nominee), Paul Sorvino, Ken Davitian, who played her dad. The film was also profiled on the "Larry King Show". Evgeniya is also featured in the independent film "Dreams Of The Last Butterflies", which has now screened at 50 Film Festivals in 13 countries, on 5 continents! The film also has 7 awards. She was nominated for a Best Actress Award at the "Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival" for her performance in the film "Let Them Have Their Way!"
Recently, Evgeniya co-founded "I DareProductions", where she has been producing, writing and directing for the past two years! Her first music video, "True Paradise" won three festivals: "Winter Film Awards", "LA Cinema Festival of Hollywood" and "Miami Film Festival". A film she directed called "My Relationship With The Moon" won the "Special Recognition Award" at the "Cayanne Film Festival". She also became a proud lifetime member of the Playwrights Directors Unit at The Actors Studio.
She wrote, produced and directed two short films: "Patrik" and "El Cavil". She directed and produced a new music video called "Nothing Changed for Me". And she also is co-producing and co-directing a film called "Then and Now", for which her actor gained 40 pounds for the role.
She was invited for a second year to teach and direct Film and Theatre workshops with the students of Chongqing and Kunming in China. She created two films with them: "Fortune Sticks "& "Marga". She also directed a production of W. Shakespeare's "Midnight Summer's Dream", last summer in Chongqing, China. She gave a very successful talk for film industry and film professors in China, Kuming! And she will be invited back to teach more.
Evgeniya has a great passion for fire dancing and has opened her own entertainment company, Evgeniya Entertainment, which includes performers from Circus Du Soleil to NYC's top performers, underground and street performers. She has performed in the most high-end cabarets stages in NYC as well as festivals and directed shows all over the county.- Stunts
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Dessy Slavova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Dessy is an actor, known for 6 Underground (2019), The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) and Hellboy (2019).- Actor
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Hristo Shopov was born on 4 January 1964 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is an actor and director, known for The Passion of the Christ (2004), Love.net (2011) and Double Identity (2009).- Actress
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Teodora Duhovnikova was born on 14 December 1977 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress and editor, known for Conan the Barbarian (2011), Forecast (2008) and Omnipresent (2017). She has been married to Stefan Duhovnikov since 2009. They have two children.- Yavor Baharov was born on 12 July 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is an actor, known for I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013), Tilt (2010) and The Legend of Hercules (2014).
- Rosmary Yaneva was born on September 24, 1998. She is an actress, environmentalist and former professional athlete. She spent her childhood and teenage years playing tennis professionally. She speaks English, Bulgarian, Russian and German. Aside from her acting career, she is involved in various environmental and charity projects, including raising money for food supply for children in Africa. She has been a dedicated member of the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation, working to preserve nature and wildlife in Eastern Europe.
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Yana Marinova was born on 17 August 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress and producer, known for Attraction (2018), Conan the Barbarian (2011) and The Way Back (2010). She has been married to Tihomir Vinchev since 2010.- Velizar Binev was born on 8 March 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is an actor, known for Stonehearst Asylum (2014), The Expendables 3 (2014) and Hitman (2007). He has been married to Karamfila Siderova-Bineva since 17 May 2024. He was previously married to Nusha Bineva.
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Simona Theoharova is a Bulgarian-German actress, director, dancer and artist known for the film adaptation of the bestseller by Charlotte Link (2020), Tatort and her documentary work tripleF*** . Born in Sofia/Bulgaria, she now works worldwide. Besides directing in her documentary work, she mainly acts in films, but is also intensively engaged in dance and acting improvisation. She brings a refreshing authenticity to her work and doesn't shy away from portraying raw emotions or complex relationships, making her storytelling relatable and impactful.
What also sets Simona apart is her activism. She incorporates her passion for positive change into her craft and her psychological work. Whether through lectures, films or new immersive media, through writing, performing or through community initiatives. Her social commitment not only enriches the film landscape, but also the audiences.- Actress
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Desi Bakardzhieva is one of the best Bulgarian actress. She is born on December 4, Sofia Bulgaria. The daughter of Ivan Bakardzhiev and Ivanka Bakardzhieva. Her sister Borislava works at Ministry of Education. Desislava showed an interest early on in entertainment. She starred on stage when she was 4 years old. The most famous and theater roles include: Nurse ("Romeo and Juliet" - William Shakespeare) Bosiljka ("Vrazhalets" - St. Kostov), Katherine ("Prespa Bells" - D. Talev), Anna Petrovna ("Ivanov" - A. Chekhov), Klarice ("The King Stag"- C. Gozzi) and others. Participate in TV shows and series, including
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Borislav Slavov was born on July 17, 1973 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is also known as Bobby Slavov. The works he is known for are Crysis 2 (2011), Crysis 3(2013) as Composer and Music Director, Ryse: Son of Rome (2013), Two Worlds II (2010). His music career starts in 2001, when he gets his first soundtrack production assignment for the real-time strategy video game Knights of Honor.- Music Department
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Recognized in Hollywood as an extraordinary talent, Penka Kouneva has composed on iconic video games (League of Legends, Prince of Persia, The Mummy), the Netflix animated series Dragon Age: Absolution, a NASA theme park at the Kennedy Space Center, and numerous feature films (the Oscar contender Aga, Sony Pictures releases - Encounter and Devil's Whisper, and Cannes and Berlinale favorites). Her music has received national press as "fantastic, luminous and breath-taking" (Billboard, NPR and Forbes). The Grammy-winning soundtrack Women Warriors created by Amy Andersson featured seven compositions by Penka. As one of the industry's most accomplished women composers, in 2019 she was invited by showrunner Mark A. Altman and composer Joe Kraemer to co-compose the CW primetime TV show, Pandora. In 2020, Penka scored the Super Bowl TV ad campaign for Olay, #MakeSpaceForWomen. Like a great musical storyteller, her music carries the listener forth on an emotional wave with soaring themes and innovative orchestral arrangements.
The top soundtrack label Varese Sarabande (Universal Music) released Penka's orchestral albums The Woman Astronaut (2015) and Rebirth of Id (2018) to rapturous press. Penka is a Sundance Fellow, Duke University Distinguished Alumna and has received the Game Audio Network Guild Recognition Award. In 2019 Penka was commissioned and performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in front of an audience of 18,000 ("America in Space").
Penka was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, received classical training and began composing incidental music for kids' theater at the age of 12. In 1990 she ventured out of Bulgaria with a Duke University composition fellowship and $150 in her pocket. At Duke, she studied with the celebrated orchestral composers Stephen Jaffe and Scott Lindroth and received the first-ever Ph.D. in composition. As a groundbreaking artist, mentor and passionate advocate for the advancement of women composers, Penka has been featured on NPR, documentaries, books, and in the international press.- Daria Simeonova is a Bulgarian actress born in Sofia. She graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts and has been part of the theatre and movie scene since 2010. One of her first roles was as Asya in one of the most successful Bulgarian TV series of all time- Undercover (2011-2016). She is best known for her role of Natalia in the Bulgarian hit TV series Stolen Life (2016-). Daria has starred in movies such as Bad Girl (2019), Wildlings (2019), Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy (2018) and XIa (2015).
- Dimo Alexiev was born on 29 July 1983 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is an actor, known for Leatherface (2017), I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) and The Expendables 2 (2012).
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Kristina Grozeva graduated Sofia State University and worked as journalist for Bulgarian TV. After that she graduated from National Academy for Theater and Film Art (Sofia, Bulgaria) in Film Directing in classes of professor Georgi Djulgerov and associate professor Svetoslav Ovtcharov. Her student short films won several awards at International Student Film Festivals. Together, Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov have directed the documentary Parable of Life (2009), the TV movie Forced Landing (2010). Recently they wrote and directed the short film Jump, which was nominated for the European Film Awards 2013 at Clermont-Ferrand ISFF 2013, making it the first Bulgarian short film ever nominated for EFA. Jump was also awarded with Grand Prix at Brussels SFF 2013, Excellence Award for Best Picture at Busan ISFF 2013, and Best Short Film by the Bulgarian Film Academy 2013, among others. The Lesson is their full-length debut film, having been selected at Toronto IFF(Contemporary World Cinema) and San Sebastian IFF (New Directors).- Yoanna Boukovska was born on 8 April 1977 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is an actress, known for Brother of the Snail (2009), Security (2017) and Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001).