Petar Valchanov Biography

Awards

• 2014The Critics Guild Award (UBF)-Best Feature film: winner
• 2014Varna Special Award-Best Film: winner
• 2014Accredited Journalists' Award-Best Feature film: winner
• 2014Scythian Deer-International Competition: Full-Length Films: nominated
• 2014FIPRESCI Prize-International Competition: Full-Length Films: winner
• 2014Kutxa Award-Best New Director: winner
• 2014Best Screenplay-: winner
• 2014Bronze Alexander-: winner
• 2014Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 2014Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2014Competition 1-2 Award-: winner
• 2015Grand Jury Prize-European Feature Films: nominated
• 2015Bulgarian Film Academy Award-Best Director (Nai-Dobur Rezhisura): winner
• 2015Bulgarian Film Academy Award-Best Screenplay (Nai-Dobur Stsenariy): nominated
• 2015Bulgarian Film Academy Award-Best Film (Nai-Dobur Film): winner
• 2015Best First or Second Film-: winner
• 2015International Debut Award-: winner
• 2015Big Screen Award-: nominated
• 2015KNF Award-: nominated
• 2015FIPRESCI Prize-International First Film: nominated
• 2015Lux Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2015Grand Prix-: winner
• 2015Grand Prix Golden Listapad-Best Film: winner
• 2015Best International Feature Film Fiction-: winner
• 2015Audience Award-Best Film in the International and Balkan Competition: winner
• 2015Best Bulgarian Feature Film-Best Film: winner
• 2015Sofia City of Film Grand Prix-Best Film: winner
• 2015FIPRESCI Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2015Transilvania Trophy-Best Film: nominated
• 2015Best Direction-: winner
• 2015Prize Trieste-Best Film: nominated
• 2015SKODA Film Award-: nominated
• 2016International Feature Film Competition Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2016Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
• 2016Special Mention-: winner
• 2016Best Screenplay-: winner
• 2016FIPRESCI Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2016Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: winner
• 2016Accredited Journalists' Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2016Award of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers-Best Film: winner
• 2016Varna Special Award-Best Film: winner
• 2016Golden Rose Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2016Golden Starfish Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2016Grand Prix-Best Film: winner
• 2016Festival Prize-Best Film: winner
• 2016Press Prize-: winner
• 2016Crystal Arrow-: winner
• 2016Golden Leopard-Best Film: nominated
• 2016Don Quixote Award - Special Mention-New Cinema: winner
• 2016Listapad Bronze Audience Award-: winner
• 2017Blue Angel-Best Film: winner
• 2017CITEM Award-: winner
• 2017Grand Prize-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2017BIFF Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2017Bulgarian Film Academy Award-Best Director (Nai-Dobur Rezhisura): nominated
• 2017Bulgarian Film Academy Award-Best Screenplay (Nai-Dobur Stsenariy): nominated
• 2017George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition-: nominated
• 2017Dublin Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2017Best International Feature Film-: winner
• 2017FEDEORA Award-Best Film: winner
• 2017FACE Award-Human Rights in Cinema Competition: nominated
• 2017Festival Award-DFCC Best Screenplay: winner
• 2017Critics Award-: winner
• 2017Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2017Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2017Best Balkan Film-Best Film: winner
• 2017Film Critics with UBFM Award for Best Balkan Film-Best Film: winner
• 2017Media Award-Feature Film Competition: winner
• 2017Best Feature Film-Feature Film Competition: winner
• 2017Transilvania Trophy-Best Film: nominated
• 2017Special Jury Award-: winner
• 2017Prize Trieste-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2017CICAE Award-: winner
• 2017New Europe - New Names Competition-Best Directors: winner
• 2024Best Screenwriter Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2024Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2024Award of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers-Best Film: winner
• 2024Best Film Award-Best Film: winner
• 2024Platform Award-: nominated
• 2025Vasil Gendov Award-Best Director (Nai-Dobur Rezhisura): winner
• 2025Vasil Gendov Award-Best Screenplay (Nai-Dobur Stsenariy): nominated
• 2025Best Balkan Film-Balkan Competition: nominated
• 2025Special Mention-Balkan Competition: winner
• 2025Award of the Bulgarian Guild of Film Critics-Balkan Competition: winner