Grisha Ostrovski ( bg, Гриша Островски, 25 May 1918 – 30 April 2007) was a Bulgarian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He directed seven films between 1967 and 1979. His 1967 film ''

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'' was entered into the

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where it won the Special Golden Prize and the Prix

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1970)

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* 1918 births 2007 deaths Bulgarian film directors French emigrants to Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-film-director-stub