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Konstantin Bojanov

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Konstantin Bojanov
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Occupations

Konstantin Bojanov (born 1968) is a Bulgarian artist and filmmaker.[1]

Education

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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

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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

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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]

Awards and nominations

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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 Nominated [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Konstantin Bojanov". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Konstantin Bojanov". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Invisible". TimeOut. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "The Shameless". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ a b c "Avé Awards & Festivals". MUBI. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Light Thereafter". IFFR. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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