Andrey M Paounov (born 1974 bg, Андрей Паунов) is a

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n writer and director best known for his documentary feature films. His debut '' Georgi and the Butterflies'' won the Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary (formerly: Silver Wolf Award) at the

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. His first feature ''

The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories ''The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories'' is a Bulgarian documentary feature film directed by Andrey Paounov and written by professor Lilia Topouzova. It was included in the 46th International Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. P ...

'' was included in the 46th

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of the

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2007. '' The Boy Who Was a King'' (2011), Andrey's second full-length documentary, premiered at

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. It won the Best Documentary Feature Jury Award at the 2012

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. '' Walking on Water'', following renowned artist Christo's

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project, premiered at

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2018. In 2021, Paounov made his fiction debut with ''January'' which received the Best Director Award at the 26th

Sofia International Film Festival Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) ( Bulgarian: ''Международен София Филм Фест, София Филм Фест''), also known as Sofia Film Fest, is an annual film festival in Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria, taking pl ...

and Golden Rose National Film Festival Special Jury Prize.

Filmography

* '' January'' (2021) * '' Walking on Water'' (2018) * '' The Boy Who Was a King'' (2011) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Georgi and the Butterflies'' (2004)

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* Living people 1974 births Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian documentary filmmakers Media Wave Award winners {{film-bio-stub