GEORGI TENEV

GEORGI TENEV
NOVELIST, PLAYWRIGHT AND FILM SCREENWRITER

HOLY LIGHT (2010) IS THE FEATURE FILM DEBUT OF GEORGI, AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH FILM EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES AMONG WHICH ARE LITTLE BIG FILMS, RED CAROET, AGITPROP AND ALTERA.

TENEV IS CO-AUTHOR OF THE SCRIPT ALIENATION (2013, DIRECTED BY MILKO LAZAROV), WHICH PREMIERED AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL AND WAS AWARDED THE FEDEORA PRIZE FOR BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER, AS WELL AS THE PRIZE OF EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM.

GEORGI TENEV DIRECTED HOUBEN PAINTS MONEY (2012), DOCUMENTARY ON THE WORK OF HOUBEN RT, CONCEPTUAL ARTIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF XXL-ART CIRCLE.

IN 2012, TENEV RECEIVED THE ASKEER PRIZE FOR BEST BULGARIAN PLAY. HIS RADIO PLAY THE ATOLL WON THE “BEST EUROPEAN RADIO-DRAMA OF THE YEAR” AT THE PRESITIGIOUS PRIX EUROPA FESTIVAL IN BERLIN.