He studied photography and then cinematography in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia and finally he concluded his studies in La Fémis in Paris. He has participated in numerous festivals with his short films (the Festival of Cannes, for example, with Get the Rabbit Back and Rabbit Troubles) and has directed more than seventy video clips and ads. His directorial debut Eastern Plays (2009) was selected for the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes and achieved the awards for Best Director and Best Film in Tokyo, and the Jury Grand Prix in Angers, amongst many others. His second film The Island (2011) was also selected for the Cannes Directors' Fortnight, and his short His My Dear Night (2014) opens the collective film The Bridges of Sarajevo. These are followed by Face Down (2015) and February, which was part of the Cannes Festival in 2020.
Festival de Cine de Sevilla
