Veselin Branev
Veselin Nedelchev Branev (Bulgarian: Веселин Неделчев Бранев; 28 April 1932 - 21 February 2014) was a Bulgarian film director, screenwriter, film critic and writer.
Veselin Branev | |
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Веселин Бранев | |
 Branev in 2009 | |
| Born | 28 April 1932 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Died | 21 February 2014 (aged 81) Quebec, Canada |
| Other names | Vesselin Branev |
| Occupation | Writer |
Life and career
The brother of the director Georgi, Branev graduated in law at the Sofia University, and then studied film directing in Berlin.[1] From 1957 he was active as a screenwriter at Boyana Film,[1] and in 1983 he made his directorial film debut with Hotel Central, which was entered into the competition at the 40th Venice International Film Festival to large critical acclaim.[2]
Branev was also active as a columnist and film critic, working for prominent publications such as Narodna kultura and Narodna mladezh.[1] In 1997 he moved to Canada, where he mainly focused on his literary activity.[1] His 2007 semi-autobiographical novel Sledeniyat chovek (Следеният човек, "The tracked man"), raised a critical stir and large controversies in his home country.[1][3]
During his life he was the recipient of several awards and accolades, including the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and the Golden Rose Award.[1] He died on 21 February 2014, at the age of 81.[1]
References
- Димитрова, Маринели. "Веселин Бранев". dictionarylit-bg.eu (in Bulgarian). Dictionary of Bulgarian Post-Liberation Culture. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Goulding, Daniel J. (1989). Post New Wave Cinema in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Indiana University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-253-34559-2.
- Luca, Ioana (2015). "Secret Police Files, Tangled Life Narratives: Te 1.5 generation of Communist surveillance". Biography. University of Hawai'i Press. 38 (3): 363–394. ISSN 0162-4962. JSTOR 24570336. Retrieved 15 February 2022.