Stilian Ivanov

Education

Career

Filmography

1995-2001

• A film about Lili Ivanova – “Privately with Lili”, broadcast on the Christmas TV special of BNT.
• For BNT he created the first celebrity show – “Faces” and in 2001 - ”Elite”.
• A biographical film about Vanga – created upon her request and broadcast on BNT, released on DVD in 2011. The film has stirred interest both in Bulgaria and Russia on a variety of occasions. BNT World still broadcast the film several times a year and the Russian national television OPT invites Stiliyan Ivanov on its most popular shows.
• The folklore show “Darned Youth” by ensemble “Pirin”, released on videotape and spread all over the world.
• The poetic performance “Love, Love” with the actress Nevena Kokanova and the cello player Anatoli Krastev
• The musical film “Songs without Borders”, shot in Greece, Turkey, Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria
• The folklore show “The Fourth Dimension” was created upon the request of an English production company, released on DVD and broadcast on BNT
• A documentary film about prof. Cyril Stefanov
• The children’s TV musical “Hero Rooster”
• The TV cabaret “Cabaret Bulgaran”
• The documentary film “Rumyana”
• The documentary film “Katie – a dream come true”
• Documentaries about Nadka Karadjova, Valya Balkanska, Theodosii Spassov
• A documentary film about Emil Dimitrov, which has aired on BNT as a two-part miniseries and later repeatedly broadcast on the national television and BNT World. The film combines an interview with Emil Dimitrov, stories of the singer’s family, the popular Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, Mitko Shterev, Iordanka Hristova, duet Riton, prof. Aleksandar Iosifov and many other celebrities and Dimitrov’s friends. In the beginning of 2011 Stiliyan Ivanov’s documentaries “VANGYA” and “Emil Dimitrov - Glory! Love! Loneliness!” were released on the Bulgarian DVD market. An initiative committee bought and gave away copies of both of the films to all Bulgarian regional libraries. These films are used as a reliable source of information for the publications, books and scripts dedicated to Vanga and Emil Dimitrov by a lot of journalists, writers and annalists.

  2002-2009

• The two-part documentary film “An Unfinished Story - Hacho Boyadzhiev”, released on DVD
• Late night TV and radio show “Flight Over the Night”
• TV theatre “The Man Eater” based on Ivan Radoev’s play
• The documentary trilogy “About Dogs and People”
• A documentary about the history and culture of Malta
• “A Lighthouse for our Souls” – dedicated to Reverend Stoina and released on DVD
• “The Vera Phenomenon” – the private life and talents of Vera Kochovska
• “The healer Petur Dimkov”
• “The truth about Orpheus”. The realization of the project took over two years. “The truth about Orpheus” is the most expensive documentary film made after 1989. The film was shot in 14 different countries where the director found museum artifacts and excavations connected with Orpheus and the Orphism. The film sold 20 000 copies. The film screened not only in Bulgaria but also in Turkey and India. An American film company got interested in the project, bought its rights and assigned the director the task to extend the film by turning it into a trilogy.
• “The Thracians” – released on DVD all over the world
• “Music”

  After 2009

• the documentary series “The Path of Human Civilisation” consisting of the films: “Mesopotamia – traces in the sand”; “Anatolia – the land of the mother goddess”; “Anatolia – the Land of the Sun” and “Anatolia – the Land of Tombs”
• “This is Bulgaria too” – about the places in Bulgaria with “magical” energy: the seven Rila lakes, Madara, the archaeological reserve Yailata, the cliff Belintash, etc.
• “Welcome to Turkey”- a project fulfilled with the cooperation of the Turkish Ministry of culture and tourism. The shooting of the film lasted 90 days and took place in the farthest regions of Bulgarian southern neighbour.
• “Recipes for Happiness” – a film about healthy eating, the advantages of vegetarianism and the system of Emilova M.D.
• “Lights from an Exhibition” – a film about the work and philosophy of the artist Lili Dimkova
• “The Dervishes” – a film about the Sufism, dervishes and the Persian poet Rumi. In the end of 2010 Stiliyan Ivanov headed to Konya for the celebration of the dervishes and Rumi’s disciples from all over the world. There he shot a 56 -minute full-length film, which became part of the series “Reports on faith”
• “Recipes for Happiness 2”
• Documentaries about Bolshoi Theatre, Zvyozdny gorodok and the Russian Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
• “Thank you, Emilova M.D.”

Awards and Honours

• From the Russian Union of Journalists for “high professional achievements” - 2013.

• “I, Human”, Orenburg – 2007
• “Director of the year” – 1999, for pop folk music video
• “Director of the year” – 1997, for pop folk music video