Sevda Shishmanova (born

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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

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) is a Bulgarian producer, director and journalist of Bulgarian Turkish origin.

Education

Shishmanova studied Bulgarian

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Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

and documentary film directing at

Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts The Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (commonly referred to as NATFIZ) is a performing, cinematic and media arts institution of higher education based in Sofia. It is the first Bulgarian university in the field of theatr ...

Career

Since 1992, she has worked on local and international television and radio assignments for

Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television ( Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria ...

and Economedia Press Group including in Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern Iraq, Macedonia and Turkey. She is the producer of the award-winning Bulgarian series ''

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'' for which she was nominated as best producer and the author of more than fifteen documentaries. In 1996, along with cameraman Hirsto Obreshkov, Shishmanova was arrested in Diyarbakir and interrogated for two days. From 2010 until 2017 she was program director of

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Recognition

* Member of Management Board, Programing director and Head of Film Production of Bulgarian National Television (2006–2010). * "

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SAIS – Novartis International Journalism Award" 2001 for the documentary ''Unfinished War: Macedonia's Unresolved 'Albanian Issue. * ''Unfinished War'' was nominated in top 10 for international journalism achievements. * Director of Programme BNT1 and Head of Film Production (2010–2017) * Member of the National Counsel of Cinema (2006–2008) * Member of the International jury of Sofia Film Festival 2007 * Member of the International jury of Filmini / short movie film festival 2008 * Member of the Jury of National Film Festival "Golden Rose" 2010 * Member of the Jury of International Students Film Festival "Early Bird" 2016 * Member of the International Jury of Master of Art Film Festival (2016–2017) * Member of International Jury of Sofia Independent Film Festival

Filmography

* ''

'' (2011-2016 5 seasons) as producer * ''Fourth Estate'' (2013) as producer * ''The Umbrella'' (2022) as director * ''Remains of Life'' (2022) as director *

References

External links

Personal Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shishmanova, Sevda Bulgarian women journalists Bulgarian television producers Bulgarian television directors Living people Women television directors 1962 births 21st-century Bulgarian women writers