''Love.net'' is a 2011 Bulgarian drama film directed by

Ilian Djevelekov Ilian Djevelekov ( bg, Илиян Джевелеков, ; born 10 May 1966) is a Bulgarian film director and producer. Career Djevelekov studied psychology at Sofia University, and graduated in film and television directing from the National Ac ...

. The film features top Bulgarian actors Hristo Shopov, Vladimir Penev, Zahari Baharov, Lilia Maraviglia, Koyna Ruseva, Diana Dobreva, Dilyana Popova. It is also the first movie appearance of British rock and roll and blues vocalist John Lawton known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers. Love.net is a film about "love at first virtual sight" directed by Ilian Djevelekov. It is produced by the Bulgarian company Miramar Film, and is written by

, Matey Konstantinov, and Nelly Dimitrova. Djevelekov is known for directing one of the most successful recent Bulgarian movies "

Zift Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT) is an infertility treatment used when a blockage in the fallopian tubes prevents the normal binding of sperm to the egg. Egg cells are removed from a woman's ovaries, and in vitro fertilised. The resulting z ...

". The film won three awards at the 2011 Bulgarian National Film Festival, including Best First Feature Film for

Cast

* Hristo Shopov as Filip Bogatev *

Zachary Baharov Zahari Emilov Baharov ( bg, Захари Емилов Бахаров; born August 12, 1980) is a Bulgarian actor, best known for portraying the roles of Moth in ''Zift'' (2008), Ivo Andonov in the BNT series ''Undercover'' (2011–2016), and Lob ...

as Andrey Bogatev * Lilia Maraviglia as Mila Bogateva * Koyna Ruseva as Emilia * Diana Dobreva as Joana *

Dilyana Popova Dilyana Popova ( bg, Диляна Попова; born 24 September 1981) is a Bulgarian actress and model. Born in Gulyantsi, she lived there until grade 8 when she relocated to Pleven. Popova subsequently studied modelling design at New Bulgaria ...

as Niki * John Lawton as John Johnson * Lora Cheshmedjieva as Devora * Yordanka Kuzmanova as Dora * Vladimir Penev as The Chief * Teo Avramov as Toni Bogatev

Casting

came up with the idea for Love.net in 2004. Before developing the script, the team contacted the owners of Elmaz, the largest Bulgarian dating site, who agreed to cooperate with them for the unique movie project. In December 2007 and January 2008 every member of Elmaz had the opportunity to submit to the screenwriters of Love.net their most interesting online dating stories; a total of 7 346 stories were submitted, with the directing team being able to draw upon them for their film.

Awards

2010 - Moscow International Film Festival *Nominated - Official Out of Competition Section 2011 - Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Golden Rose *Won - Best Screenplay – Nelly Dimitrova, Matey Konstantinov, Ilian Djevelekov *Won - Best Actress – Lilia Maraviglia *Won - Debut Award – Ilian Djevelekov 2011 -

Bratislava International Film Festival The Bratislava International Film Festival (also known as Bratislava IFF) is an international film festival established in 1999 and held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia. Apart from the international competition programme, it also regularly featur ...

*Nominated - Main Competition 2011 - Kolkata International Film Festival *Nominated - International cinema 2011 - Bahamas International Film Festival *Nominated - Main competition 2011 - Bulgarian Film Academy Awards *Won - Best Director – Ilian Djevelekov *Won - Best Director of Photography – Emil Christov (b.a.c.) *Won - Best Production Designer – Georgi Dimitrov *Won - Best Editor – Alexandra Fuchanska *Nominated - Best Picture *Nominated - Best Actress – Lilia Maraviglia *Nominated - Best Screenplay – Nelly Dimitrova, Matey Konstantinov, Ilian Djevelekov *Nominated - Best Original Score – Petko Manchev *Nominated - Best Costume Designer – Kristina Tomova, Sylvia Vladimirova 2012 - Romania International Film Festival *Nominated - Main competition 2012 - Cyprus International Film Festival *Nominated - Main competition

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Net 2011 films 2011 directorial debut films 2011 drama films 2010s Bulgarian-language films Bulgarian drama films Films shot in Bulgaria