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Festival Team

Dimitar Stoyanovich

Dimitar Stoyanovich

Festival Director

Bulgarian screenwriter, historian, journalist, and TV host. He is Editor-in-Chief of the acclaimed L’Europeo magazine and a prominent host on Bulgarian National Television (BNT’s Kultura.BG). He is the screenwriter behind numerous successful feature films and documentaries, including A Picture with Yuki and Yellow Oleander.

Georgi Toshev

Georgi Toshev

Creative Director

Renowned Bulgarian journalist, film producer, author, and TV presenter. He is the creator of dozens of documentary films, TV series (The Other Bulgaria, The Unknown), and numerous biographical books dedicated to some of the most iconic figures in Bulgarian and world cinema, theater, and music.

Eleni Dekidis

Eleni Dekidis

Producer

Bulgarian actress and producer. Founder of the production company Dekidis Films and Executive Director of the DOCK International Documentary Film Festival in Burgas. She actively participates in the production and management of independent film projects and cultural initiatives in Bulgaria.

Anthoniy Hristov

Anthoniy Hristov

Coordinator

Bulgarian director and producer. He graduated in Film Production from Arts University Bournemouth, UK, and studied Screen Directing at NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov”. He is the writer and director of award-winning short films, including “Flea” and “Cats Have No Roots”.

Margarita Eneva

Margarita Eneva

PR

Margarita Eneva is a long-standing expert in public relations and communications within the field of art and cultural management in Bulgaria. She is a key figure in the team responsible for the public image and events of the Sofia City Art Gallery (SCAG).

Alexander Grozev

Ilko Raev

Festival Founder

Bulgarian public figure, cultural leader, and humanist. As the long-standing director of the Festival and Congress Centre – Varna, he is the founder of the "Love is Folly" International Film Festival. He dedicated decades to the Bulgarian Red Cross as chairman of the Varna Regional Council and was the driving force behind reviving the International Festival of Red Cross and Health Films, leaving a lasting legacy in the city's cultural life.

Alexander Grozev

Alexander Grozev

Co-Founder and Former Creative Director

Bulgarian film critic, historian, and cinema educator. Co-founder and long-standing creative director of the "Love is Folly" International Film Festival. Author of dozens of monographs on cinema history and former professor at NATFA, he played a key role in shaping contemporary Bulgarian film culture. Today, he passes the torch to the new team to continue and build upon the legacy he helped create.

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