26/09/2016 - Glory and Hristo were also among the winners of the 34th Golden Rose Film Festival

Ralitza Petrova at the awards ceremony of the Golden Rose Film Festival

After winning the Golden Leopard at this year's Locarno International Film Festival, Ralitza Petrova's Godless [+see also:
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interview: Ralitza Petrova
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The Special Award of the City of Varna went to Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's Glory [+see also:
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interview: Petar Valchanov
interview: Petar Valchanov, Kristina G…
film profile]. The duo's second feature also received the Best Screenplay Award and shared the Best Cinematographer Award with Godless, as both movies were shot by Krum Rodriguez (The Lesson [+see also:
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interview: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Val…
interview: Margita Gosheva
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interview: Maya Vitkova
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The jury, chaired by Kamen Kalev (winner of the Best Director Award last year with Face Down [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:

Best Feature Film
Godless [+see also:
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interview: Ralitza Petrova
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Special Award of the City of Varna
Glory [+see also:
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interview: Petar Valchanov
interview: Petar Valchanov, Kristina G…
film profile] - Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov

Best Director
Ralitza Petrova - Godless

Best Screenplay
Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov - Glory

Best Cinematographer
Krum Rodriguez - Godless, Glory

Best Actress
Irena Ivanova - Godless

Best Actor
Dimitar Nikolov - Hristo
Ivan Nalbantov - Godless

Best First Feature
Hristo [+see also:
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interview: Grigor Lefterov
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Best Short Film
Dog - Vladimir Petev