Ilian Djevelekov


Ilian Djevelekov is a Bulgarian film director and producer.

Career

Ilian Djevelekov studied Psychology at Sofia University and graduated in Film and TV Directing from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. In 1993 his student film I Want To Be Free won the best short film award at the Golden Rose Film Festival in Varna. From 1994 to 2000 he worked as producer and director at Ku-Ku Film Company. In 2001 Ilian Djevelekov together with Matey Konstantinov and Georgi Dimitrov founded the production company Miramar Film which is now ranking among Bulgarian top producers of feature films, documentaries and TV commercials. Ilian Djevelekov is director and producer of tens of TV commercials and documentaries.

Producer

The feature film "Zift" by director Javor Gardev was Ilian Djevelekov's first film as producer of full-length features. The film received Silver St. George award for best director at the Moscow International Film Festival 2008. It was acclaimed at festivals such as Toronto IFF, Melbourne, Mar del Plata, Istanbul, etc. and was sold in Europe and in the US to IFC Films. In Bulgaria it was the most successful domestic release for the past 20 years.

Director

Ilian's first feature film as director - "LOVE.NET" was released in Bulgarian theaters in 2011 and became number one box office hit for the year. Ilian is also producer and co-writer of the film. "LOVE.NET" ranked in the top 10 domestic hits of all time and was selected in competition at Bratislava International Film Festival and the Bahamas International Film Festival among others. In 2011 Ilian received the Best Director award from the Bulgarian Film Academy. Currently Ilian is developing a new film project.

Filmography

LOVE.NET (2011)

Director, Producer, Screenwriter
2010 - Moscow International Film Festival
2011 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose
2011 - Bratislava International Film Festival
2011 - Kolkata International Film Festival
2011 - Bahamas International Film Festival
2011 - Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
2012 - Romania International Film Festival
2012 - Cyprus International Film Festival
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
2009 - Sofia International Film Festival
2009 - Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival, California
2009 - Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Film Festival “Golden Rhyton”, Plovdiv
2009 - International TV Festival “Golden Chest”, Plovdiv
2009 - EastSilver Film Market, Jihlava
2009 - World Film Festival of Bangkok
2010 - Romanian International Film Festival
2010 - CinePecs International Film Festival
2011 - International Festival of Films about Music KAMERaTON, Poland
Producer
2008 - Moscow International Film Festival
2008 - Toronto International Film Festival
2008 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose
2009 - Sofia International Film Festival
2009 - Vilnius International Film Festival “Cinema Spring”