Nikolay Lazarov

Nikolay Lazarov was born on January 25, 1950 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. In 1969 he graduated Mechanical School in Gabrovo. The same year he won silver and bronze medal at the "5th National Festival of amateur cinema". In 1974 he graduated State Cinema Institute in Moscow with a degree "cinematographer". In 1998 he protected academic title Associate Professor, and in 2001 - the degree Doctor of Science. In 2006 he won the contest in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria for a full-time professor, film studies. His cinema debut was in 1976 with the feature film "Rush", directed by Ognyan Surdalov. Since 1993 he has operated as a freelancer. Since 1996 to 2002 he was the Technical Chief of Audiovisual Orpheus Studios. Since 2002 to 01.12.2011 he was Executive Producer of Audiovisual Orpheus Studios. He has directed 29 feature films, 40 documentaries and prestigious advertising. Prizes of his film: Special prize of the festival in Krakow 81 for Memory of a man, directed by Nikolay Lazarov; Award Europe in Strasbourg (1989) and Award in Tokio for the movie Without Anesthesia, directed by Yuliya Kancheva; Silver Dragon in Krakow (1989) for the film Life is Before Us, directed by Yuliya Kancheva; FIPRESCI prize and Best Greek Film Award for "Slaughtering of the rooster", directed by Andreas Pantzis at 37 International Film Festival, Thessaloniki, 1996; Jury Award at International Film Festival "Love is folly" in Varna and special prize "for contribution to the development of film language" for 'Slaughtering of the rooster", directed by Andreas Pantzis (1996). In 1997 "Slaughter of the rooster" represented Greece in the "Oscar" for best foreign language film. The film "Slaughtering of the rooster" won Best Picture Award in Barcelona (1997) and First Prize in Rome for "Artistic expression" (1997). FIPRESCI prize and Bronze medal for Best Picture for the film "It Tama" at 42 International Film Festival, Thessaloniki, 2001; First Prize at the International Film Festival in Cairo for the film It Tama (2002). Golden Rhyton at Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Festival, Plovdiv and Jameson Award at Sofia International Film Fest for the film "Three Sisters and Andrey" (2009).Since 2007to 2011 Lazarov led national projects for digital restoration, subtitling 5 European languages edition of Blue Ray DVD and widespread classic Bulgarian feature films under contracts with National Film Center.