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Filmmaker · Bulgaria

Nikolay Volev

Died in 2024

Born in 1946 in Sofia, he studied architecture for five semesters, then left the country without permission in 1968; after a refugee camp in Turkey, he reached England and graduated in 1972 from the London film school, in the class of Mike Leigh. Back home, he first wrote and directed documentaries for television. He directed seven feature films between 1980 and 2017, one of which was selected by the Directors' Fortnight. He died in Sofia on 15 October 2024, as a result of a fall.

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