Ivaylo P. Simidchiev ( bg, Ивайло П. Симидчиев; born February 13, 1970) is a
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 ...
,
writer
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and producer from
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
. His short film ''
Mud
A MUD (; originally multi-user dungeon, with later variants multi-user dimension and multi-user domain) is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Time-keeping systems in games#Real-time, real-time virtual world, usually Text-based game, text-bas ...
'' won 8 international awards and was a competition selection at the
1998 Cannes Film Festival
The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo A ...
edition.
Filmography
* ''Semi-Nuclear'' (2014) – director, screenwriter, producer. About people left after the Soviet Nuclear Testing Program at former Semipalatinsk (Kazakhstan) Test Site
* ''The Last Journey'' (2010) – director, screenwriter, editor, producer Documentary. An older woman travels to say goodbye to her relatives.
* ''Fury'' (2009) – screenwriter, director, producer
* ''The Unseen'' (2005) – Production: Bulgarian National Television, Bulgaria Director 27 min. Documentary. A professional night club
bouncer
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founds a
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
club among blind schoolchildren.
* ''On Suicide'' (2005) – director, screenwriter, editor, producer An analysis of suicide’s increasing death rates worldwide.
* ''CINEMETT or… the Time's Coming for the Cat and the Dog to Get Together'' (2004) – director, screenwriter, editor. Follows six young
heroin
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-dependent people over two years.
* ''3:33 A.M.'' (2002) – director, screenwriter, editor, producer; adaptation of the play "''My Legs at Night, My Breast at Noon''", by Ivaylo Simidchiev.
* ''The war between sexes has no day off...''
* ''Lemon is Lemon'' (2001) – director, screenwriter, editor Documentary, received four US awards. Five guys gather in an abandoned building, cook up and shoot up dope. Later they chat.
* ''Mud'' (1997) – Production: Director, Screenwriter, Producer fiction film. A foreign visitor finds himself accidentally involved in a chase for a stray child. The latter seriously injures him, but will also try in his own way to save him.
Theatre
*"
Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
" by William Shakespeare 2008; Production: "Help for children at risk" association, Bulgaria Director, Multimedia artist Part of the "School-Theatre-Life" project funded by Cooperating Netherlands Foundations for Central and Eastern Europe (CNF).
*" A Midsummer night’s dream" by William Shakespeare 2000-2001; Production: Technosid BG Ltd., Bulgaria Director, Producer An acting school project, aimed at preserving and creating the proper evolution conditions for young and promising acting talent.
*"My Legs at Night, my Breasts – at Noon" by Ivaylo Simidchiev, 1999-2000; Production: Technosid BG Ltd., Bulgaria Playwright, Director, Art Director, Producer; State Theatre of Satire in
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
.
Awards
For "''Mud''" (1997):
* "A Certain Regard" Award for Cinematography,
Popovo, Bulgaria
Popovo ( bg, Попово , from , ''pop'', meaning "priest", and the placename suffix '' -ovo'', literally "the priest's village") is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Targovishte Province. It is the administrative centre of the homon ...
, 1998
* "Most Surprising Film" Award, 13th International Odense Film festival,
Denmark
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, 1998
* "Kodak's Best Film" Award, Sofia International Student Film Festival, Bulgaria, 1998
* "Special Mention of the Jury", 10th Festival Premiers Plans,
Angers, France
Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...
, 1998
* "Best Director" Award, International Munich Festival of Film Schools, Germany, 1997
* "VFF Young Talent Award", International Munich Festival of Film Schools, Germany, 1997
* "Best Balkan Short Film" Award, International Short Film Festival of Drama, Greece, 1997
* "All Russian State Cinematography Institute Honorable Diploma" Varna International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 1997
For "''Lemon is Lemon''" (2001):
* "The Face of Drugs" Award,
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (a.k.a. Palm Springs International ShortFest) held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States.Cinequest Film Festival, 2002
* "Honorable Mention", Ann Arbor International Film Festival 2002
* "Director's Citation" Award, 23rd Black Maria Film & Video Festival (New Jersey) 2003