Veselin Nedelchev Branev ( bg, Веселин Неделчев Бранев; 28 April 1932 - 21 February 2014) was a Bulgarian film director, screenwriter, film critic and writer.
Life and career
The brother of the director , Branev graduated in law at the
Sofia University, and then studied film directing in
Berlin.
From 1957 he was active as a screenwriter at
Boyana Film,
and in 1983 he made his directorial film debut with ''
Hotel Central'', which was entered into the competition at the
40th Venice International Film Festival
The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1983 jury:
* Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy) (head of jury)
* Jack Clayton (UK)
* Peter Handke (Austria)
* ...
to large critical acclaim.
Branev was also active as a columnist and film critic, working for prominent publications such as ' and '.
In 1997 he moved to Canada, where he mainly focused on his literary activity.
His 2007 semi-autobiographical novel ''Sledeniyat chovek'' (Следеният човек, "The tracked man"), raised a critical stir and large controversies in his home country.
During his life he was the recipient of several awards and accolades, including the
Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and the
Golden Rose Award.
He died on 21 February 2014, at the age of 81.
References
External links
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1932 births
2014 deaths
Soviet writers
Bulgarian male writers
Soviet film directors
Bulgarian film directors
People from Sofia
Sofia University alumni