MADLEN CHOLAKOVA

Madlen Cholakova is an actress, theatre educator and journalist. Since 2003 she resided permanently in New York, USA. She graduated from the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, and specialized in Drama and Theatre at London University, Birkbeck College, London, UK. In Bulgaria, she took part in numerous theatre productions and played leading roles in feature and television films. In the 90s she founded one of the first independent theaters in Bulgaria. She taught acting at NATFIZ, Sofia, Bulgaria, In the USA she continues to teach theatre, act on stage and produce performances. She takes part in holding a Bulgarian Film Festival in New York City and collaborates for a more visible cultural exchange between Bulgaria and the USA. Since 2009 she regularly reported from the Tribeca Film Festival for Bulgarian media. From 2015 until its closure in 2018, she was a NYC correspondent for BiT TV.