Christo Christov ( bg, Христо Христов; 11 April 1926 – 16 April 2007) was a Bulgarian

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and

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. He directed 19 films between 1969 and 1997. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by L ...

. His 1976 film ''

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'' was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film ''

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'' won the Silver Prize at the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...

. In 1981 his film '' The Truck'' was entered into the

31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film '' Deprisa, Deprisa'' directed by Carlos Saura. The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Mic ...

. His 1985 film ''

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'' was entered into the

14th Moscow International Film Festival The 14th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 28 June to 12 July 1985. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film ''Come and See'' directed by Elem Klimov, the American film '' A Soldier's Story'' directed by Norman Jewison and ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Last Summer'' (1974) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

'' (1979) * '' The Truck'' (1981) * ''

'' (1985)

References

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* 1926 births 2007 deaths People from Plovdiv Bulgarian filmmakers Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century screenwriters National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni {{Bulgaria-film-director-stub