Zahari Zhandov


Zahari Zhandov was a Bulgarian film director, script writer and cinematographer. He was born on 1 June 1911 in the city of Rousse. At first he studied mathematics and then administrative sciences at Free University of Political and Economic Sciences, today UNWE in Sofia. His debut in film-making was with the a short documentary One Day in Sofia. Later he came to direct films like Shibil, Birds Come Flying to Us and The Master of Boyana. Zhandov got a Golden palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957 for the film Earth. In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.
He died on 2 February 1998 in Sofia.

Career

Director

One Day in Sofia People in the Clouds Alarm Septembrists Earth Beyond the Horizon The Black River Awakened After Ages Shibil Birds Come Flying to Us
  • ''The Master of Boyana''

Writer

One Day in Sofia People in the Clouds Awakened After Ages Shibil Birds Come Flying to Us
  • ''The Master of Boyana''

Cinematographer

One Day in Sofia People in the Clouds
  • ''Alarm''