Eduard Zahariev | |
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Eduard Zahariev in 1980.
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Born |
Moscow, Russia |
1 July 1938
Died | 26 June 1996 Sofia, Bulgaria |
(aged 57)
Occupation |
Film director Screenwriter |
Years active | 1962 - 1996 |
Eduard Zahariev (Bulgarian: Едуард Захариев; 1 July 1938 – 26 June 1996) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter.
Being among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century, Zahariev directed 15 films between 1962 and 1996, most notably The Hare Census (1973), Villa Zone (1975), Manly Times (1977), Almost a Love Story (1980), Elegy (1982) and My Darling, My Darling (1986) which was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.
His movie Villa Zone (1975) won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the film Belated Full Moon (1996) was nominated for Crystal Globe award at the same festival.