Ivan Nitchev ( bg, Иван Ничев; born 31 July 1940) is a Bulgarian

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and

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. He has directed 16 films since 1972. His 1989 film ''

Ivan and Alexandra ''Ivan and Alexandra'' ( bg, 1952: Иван и Александра, Transliteration, translit. 1952: Ivan i Aleksandra) is a 1989 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ivan Nitchev. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festiva ...

'' was entered into the

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. His 2014 film '' Bulgarian Rhapsody'' was the Bulgarian entry for the

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at the

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. He graduated from the State Academy for Theater and Film in

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. In 1978 he became a teacher for film and television directing at the

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, where he is the dean of the Screen Arts Faculty. He directed over 15 feature films which have numerous national and international awards.

Filmography

* '' Bulgarian Rhapsody'' (2014) * ''Children of Wax'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''After the End of the World'' (1998) * ''Love Dreams'' (1994) * ''Ganjo bay starts in Europe'' (1991) * ''Ganjo Bay'' (1990) * ''

'' (1989) * ''Black Swan'' (1984) * ''Royal Game'' (1982) * ''Human holidays'' (1981) * ''Ball Singles'' (1981) * ''Boomerang'' (1979) * ''Stars in Her Hair, Tears in Her Eyes'' (1977) * ''Memory'' (1974) * ''Human heart'' (1972)

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* 1940 births Living people Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian screenwriters Bulgarian male screenwriters People from Kazanlak Academic staff of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts {{Bulgaria-film-director-stub