30 Notable alumni of
Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
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The Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts is 421st in the world, 149th in Europe, and 2nd in Bulgaria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 30 notable alumni from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Maria Bakalova
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- actor
- Biography
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Maria Valcheva Bakalova is a Bulgarian actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Actor Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
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Stefan Danailov
- Enrolled in the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
- 1963-1967 studied acting
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- university teacheractorpolitician
- Biography
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Stefan Lambov Danailov was a Bulgarian actor who served as Minister of Culture of Bulgaria (August 2005 – July 2009).
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Lorina Kamburova
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- actor
- Biography
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Lorina Kamburova was a Bulgarian actress.
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Vladimir Zombori
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- actor
- Biography
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Vladimir Aleksandrov Zombori is a Bulgarian actor.
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Tatyana Lolova
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- stage actoractor
- Biography
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Tatyana Lolova was a Bulgarian stage and film actress. She was best known for her comedy roles that she played for more than 40 years, bringing her the reputation as one of the most popular Bulgarian actresses.
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Dimiter Marinov
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- actor
- Biography
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Dimiter D. Marinov or Dimitar Marinov is a Bulgarian-American actor. In 2019, he became the first Bulgarian to go on the red carpet at the 91st Academy Awards, after he played a supporting role in the film Green Book, which won Best Picture.
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Asen Blatechki
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- actorfilm director
- Biography
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Assen Emilov Blatechki is a Bulgarian actor.
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Itzhak Fintzi
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- film directorfilm screenwriteractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Itzhak Fintzi is a Bulgarian actor known for his work on stage and on screen.
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Vasil Binev
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Vasil Georgiev Binev is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for his voice over roles in famous television series and films.
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Mila Robert
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- actorsinger
- Biography
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Mila Robert Gergova, known professionally as Mila Robert, is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of Vanya Shtereva.
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Georgi Kaloyanchev
- Enrolled in the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
- In 1952 studied acting
- Occupations
- film actoractorstage actor
- Biography
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Georgi Todorov Kaloyanchev was a Bulgarian actor.
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Velko Kanev
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- film actoractorstage actor
- Biography
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Velko Kanev, also known as Velko Kynev was a Bulgarian comedic actor. He was also one of the founding members of the Bulgarian comedy show (and musical group) Klub NLO.
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Filip Trifonov
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Filip Trifonov was a Bulgarian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1971. Trifonov's most prominent role is one of his first films The Boy Turns Man, which was released in 1972.
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Ivan Andonov
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- actorscreenwriterfilm actorstage actorfilm director
- Biography
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Ivan Asenov Andonov was a Bulgarian film director and actor. He directed more than thirty films, and is best known for his cinematography on Ladies' Choice (1980), Dangerous Charm (1984), Yesterday (1988) and Rio Adio (1989).
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Katsi Vaptsarov
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- actorwriterfilm actortelevision producerfilm director
- Biography
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Katsi Vaptsarov is a popular Bulgarian television host and film director.
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Krustyo Lafazanov
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- voice actoractor
- Biography
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Krustyo Vasiiev Lafazanov is a Bulgarian actor.
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Ivan Barnev
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- actor
- Biography
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Ivan Georgiev Barnev is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for his performance as Jan Dítě in I Served the King of England (2006), as well as his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov in films such as The Lesson (2014), The Father (2019) and Triumph.
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Liza Boeva
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- actorscreenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Liza Boeva is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. She lectures on the history of arts and co-founded the educational platform Filizi 33. Boeva is also a member of the European Film Academy. Her documentary William Shakespeare: The Most Famous Person Who Never Existed was noted by the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition in connection with the Shakespeare authorship question.
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Georgi Cherkelov
- Enrolled in the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
- In 1956 studied acting
- Occupations
- theatrical directortheatre managerstage actorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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Georgi Cherkelov; 25 June 1930 – 19 February 2012) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor. One of the most prominent names in the Bulgarian theater and cinema in the last decades. He became widely popular after the role of the anti-communist police inspector Velinski in the TV series At Every Kilometer (1969). Cherkelov appeared in many of the major Bulgarian film productions. He played the leading roles in Men on a business trip (1969), Toplo / Warmth (1978), Socrates (1981), The Judge (1986). He was also in many German and Italian film co-productions. He has directed the TV film "Last Stop – Berlin" (1983).
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Alexander Morfov
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- screenwriterdirectorfilm directortheatrical directoractor
- Biography
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Alexander Morfov is a Bulgarian theater and cinema director.
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Javor Gardev
- Enrolled in the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
- Studied in 1998
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Javor Gardev is a Bulgarian stage and film director, known for his 2008 feature debut film Zift.
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Ovanes Torosyan
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- playwrighttelevision actorfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Ovanes Torosyan is a Bulgarian film and stage actor, theater director and playwright of Armenian origin.
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Vesela Kazakova
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm produceractor
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Vesela Yordanova Kazakova is a Bulgarian actress, screenwriter, director and producer. She is best known for her roles in Mila from Mars (2004) and Stolen Eyes (2005), as well as for her cinematography on films such as Cat in the Wall (2019) and Women Do Cry (2021) alongside directing partner Mina Mileva.
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Ilian Djevelekov
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Ilian Djevelekov is a Bulgarian film director and producer.
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Ivan Stanev
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- authordirectorfilm director
- Biography
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Ivan Stanev was an author, theatre and film director, scenographer and new media artist, who has been living in Berlin since 1988, and more recently in Paris.
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Stancho Stanchev
- Enrolled in the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
- Studied in 1955
- Occupations
- theatrical director
- Biography
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Stancho Georgiev Stanchev was a Bulgarian theatre director.
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Gergana Dimitrova
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- translatorplaywright
- Biography
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Gergana Dimitrova is a Bulgarian theatre director, playwright and translator.
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Rashid Yasin
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- university teacherjournalistpoetliterary critictranslator
- Biography
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Rashid Yassin Abbas Al-Rabaie was an Iraqi journalist, poet, literary critic, and university professor. He was born in Baghdad under Mandatory Iraq, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He then pursued a bachelor's degree in theatre science at Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Bulgaria, and later obtained a postgraduate degree in philosophy and aesthetics from Sofia University.
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Nikolay Stoilov
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- writeractor
- Biography
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Nikolay Stoilov is a Bulgarian-American film and stage actor, and writer.
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Dimitar Stoyanov
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- actor
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Dimitar Stefanov Stoyanov was a Bulgarian stage actor, theatre director and assistant Professor.
