Rangel Valchanov ( bg, Рангел Вълчанов; 12 October 1928 – 30 September 2013) (also seen as Vulchanov) was a

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cinema actor and director. He finished theater directing at the

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in 1953. He started working as an assistant director and subsequently as a director. Valchanov worked in

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

between 1970 and 1972 where he continued to work on films. He became a member of the European film academy and a "People's artist" in the

People's Republic of Bulgaria The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; bg, Народна Република България (НРБ), ''Narodna Republika Balgariya, NRB'') was the official name of Bulgaria, when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the ...

. He was voted as the best Bulgarian film director of the 20th century. His 1986 film ''

Where Are You Going? ''Where Are You Going?'' ( bg, За къде пътувате?, translit. Za kude putuvate) is a 1986 Bulgarian comedy film directed by Rangel Vulchanov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and wa ...

'' was screened in the

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section the

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and was entered into the main competition at the

15th Moscow International Film Festival The 15th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 6 to 17 July 1987. The Golden Prize was awarded to the Italian film ''Intervista'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Robert De Niro (United States – President of the Jury) * Tengiz ...

. Rangel Valchanov died on 30 September 2013.

Partial filmography

Director

# ''

'' (1986) # ''

Judge and the Forest ''Judge and the Forest'' ( bg, Следователят и гората, translit. Sledovatelyat i gorata) is a 1975 Bulgarian drama film directed by Rangel Vulchanov. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Cas ...

'' (1975) # ''

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'' (1962) # ''

First Lesson ''First Lesson'' ( bg, Първи урок, translit. Parvi urok) is a 1960 Bulgarian drama film directed by Rangel Vulchanov and starring Korneliya Bozhanova. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival The 13th Cannes Film Festi ...

'' (1960) # ''

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'' (1958)

References

External links

*
Rangel Vulchanov at movie.pop.bg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valchanov, Rangel 1928 births 2013 deaths Bulgarian filmmakers Bulgarian male film actors Bulgarian film directors People from Sofia City Province Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni