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Anna Kulinova was born in Ruse, Bulgaria. She is known for Valentine's Day (2010), New Year's Eve (2011) and Searching for Bobby D (2005).

Valentin Ganev is a Bulgarian theatre and film actor and theatre director. Graduated the All Russian State Institute for Cinematography, Moscow (actor's classes of Sergey Bondarchuk). He is known for his work on Est-Ouest (1999), Icon (2005), Hushove (2006), The Abandoned (2006), The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon (2008), The Way Back (2010), J'étais à Nüremberg (2010) etc. Quite active on stage. Since 1996 he is an actor at The National Theatre of Bulgaria.

Along the picturesque banks of the Danube River where Strauss and Mozart once frolicked, Maria Valentinova was born in 1979 into a family of devout Communists; her father, an officer in the local KGB, and her mother, a schoolteacher.

Raised by her grandparents as her parents tended to affairs of the State, Maria was taught such fin-de-siecle delights as waltzing, oil painting, poetry and sculpture by her timeless and genteel elders, who also saw fit to educate young Maria in more ancient albeit practical pursuits, such as the study of the dexterous Chinese fighting discipline WuShu.

Grounded in, and with a firm appreciation for the arts, a teen-aged Maria took to the streets in the town square of her beloved Rousse, and would perform impromptu skits with a fellow troupe of merrymakers and actors. Crowds grew and word spread quickly...

Stints in the theater soon followed, and by the time she reached 17, Maria had two starring roles for Bulgarian State TV under her belt, 'Miss Marley' and 'The Phone Call' respectively.

Feeling she needed to journey to America to expand her career, Maria enrolled in Lawrence Conservatory where she studied theater and dance. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Maria broke both school policy and convention by becoming the first sophomore student to both direct and star in her own stage production of 'Dangerous Liaisons', complete with Christopher Hampton's blessing and amusement at the young star in waiting.

Having successfully scandalized the small Midwestern town where Lawrence U. resides with the successful run of 'Liaisons', Maria moved west to Los Angeles where her meteoric rise is sure to delight both new and old fans alike.

Georgi Martev is a Bulgarian writer and director, best known for From Here to Here (2021) selected to notable festivals such as 18th In The Palace International Short Film Festival, 22nd Izmir International Short Film Festival, 25th Sofia International Film Festival, and 39th Golden Rose Film Festival. The film was also presented at Sofia Meetings, 25th Festival de Cinema de Avanca, and Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes.

Dragomir Sholev was born on 21 July 1977 in Russe, Bulgaria. Dragomir Sholev graduated in 2007 from the Bulgarian National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in both Animation and Film directing. Director of over 450 commercial and music videos. His short film Before Life, After Death won Jameson short film award for best Bulgarian short film on 9 Sofia International Film Festival. His feature debut, "Shelter" (2010), co-written with Razvan Radulescu and Melissa de Raaf, had its WP in San Sebastian IFF (Zabaltegi New Directors), was selected to more than 70 film festivals around the world, received many awards. Considered by critics and film fans as a Bulgarian "cult film", it is still screened at home and abroad, especially to younger audiences. Other titles include "The Pig" (2019) and "Fishbone" (2021).

Stefan Nedelchev Tsanev a Bulgarian playwright , poet and writer . He was born in the village of Red Water , region Ruse, Bulgaria on August 7,1936. In Ruse he graduated from the School of Mathematics in 1954. In 1959, he graduated from journalism at Sofia University. In 1960 - 1965, he studied drama at the Moscow Cinema Institute. He was a correspondent of the newspaper "People's Youth" (1959-1960). He has worked as an editor in the Boyana Films Studio (1965 - 1967); as a playwright at the State Theatre of Satire (1967 - 1970), in Theatre 199 and in District's Theatre (1970-1973); in the Theatre "Sofia" (1973 - 1984; 1991); in the Plovdiv Drama Theatre (1984-1991); in Bulgarian Army's Theatre (1992-1996); in Theater "Sofia" (1996-2008). He is an author of poetry, drama, journalism and prose as well as poetry and plays for children. Notable his poetry is: "Hours. Poems" (1960); "Compositions. Poems" (1963); "I ask. Poems" (1975); "Requiem. Poems" (1980); "Lyrical" (1983); "Poems" (1984); "Heavenly mishaps. Poems" (1986); "The season of illusions. Love poems" (1988); "Save our souls! Poems" (1992). His plays are "The process against the Bogomils" (1969), "The Last Night of Socrates" (1986); "The Last Supper of Deacon Levski" (1987). His poems have been translated into all European languages, Chinese, Mongolian, Arabic and Hebrew, and his plays ( "The Last Night of Socrates", "Another death of Zhanna d'Arc") are played in Paris , Grenoble , Bordeaux , Athens , Montreal , Pittsburgh. His wife is the great Bulgarian actress Dorotea Toncheva. They have four children and three grandchildren.

Viktor Starcic was born on 1 July 1901 in Ruse, Ottoman Empire [now Bulgaria]. He was an actor, known for Radjanje radnog naroda (1969), Ujka Vanja (1970) and Love and Rage (1978). He died on 1 June 1980 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

Valentin Yordanov was born on 26 January 1960 in Ruse, Bulgaria.

Nikola Korabov was born on December 7, 1928 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He studied at Moscow, VGIK. After coming back to Bulgaria, he has worked at Boyana Film Studio. Korabov is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1956 and 1999. His film Tobacco (1962) was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. His film Bull (1965) was entered into the Fourth Moscow International Film Festival. His film Wrathful Journey (1971) was entered into the Seventh Moscow International Film Festival. He is known for Tobacco (1962), Destiny (1983), Ivan Kondarev (1974) and Yuliya Vrevskaya (1978).

Kamen Donev was born on 15 April 1971 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He is an actor and writer, known for Uyut (2019), Nai-vajnite neshta (2001) and Rapsodiya v byalo (2002).

Yanitsa was born on 22 September 1982 in Ruse, Bulgaria. She is an actress, known for Yanista: Varnah ti go (2015), Yanitsa: Vzemay Zadalzhitelno (2015) and Yanitsa & Kristiana: Glavnata (2017).

Denitsa Baycheva was born on 8 February 1995 in Ruse, Bulgaria. Denitsa is known for The Expendables 4 (2023), Jolt (2021) and Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021).

Veselin Anchev was born on January 4, 1979 in Rousse, Bulgaria. Veselin Anchev graduated from the National Academy for Theater and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in Acting in 2005 in the class of Professor Krikor Azarian, with assistants Todor Kolev. He entered the team of the Theatre "Bulgarian Army", where debuted with the role of Mancho Manchev in performance posed by Ivan Dobchev. Then followed "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", directed by Alexander Morfov with the role of Nejinski in the dramatization of the novel by Ken Kesey. Veselin Anchev participated in Bulgarian cinema with roles in films like "Heights", directed by Victor Bojinov, "The Portal", directed by Ilian Djevelekov, "Patyat Na Chestta", "Morning" directed by Neda Morfova, "Brother of the Snail" and other...

Mimi Balkanska was born in 1902 in Ruse, Bulgaria. She is known for Neveroyatna istoriya (1964) and Vesela Bulgaria (1928).

Vasil Kazandzhiev was born on 10 September 1934 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He is a composer, known for To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Tyutyun (1962).

Rashid Osmanov was born on 12 September 1979 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He is an actor, known for Judwaa 2 (2017).

Vasil Natanailov Holiolchev is one of the first Bulgarian cinematographers. He was born in Ruse, Bulgaria on December 12, 1908. His family was one of great families in Ohrid, now Macedonia. He graduated in France cinematography's courses. In 1931, he joined the Union of French progressive writers and actors. He has shot the damage from the bombing of Sofia in 1944. Together with a team of operators captures the participation of Bulgarian army against the Germans in World War II. He has shot documentaries "9. IX - Day of Victory" (1945), "Slavic Fest" (1945), " It does not die " (1949). He also has worked as a cinematographer in early Bulgarian movies. He has received some awards at Nationals Film Festivals. He died on December 30, 1974 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Dobri Nemirov was born on 2 February 1882 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He was a writer, known for Bedniyat Luka (1979) and Gorski hora (1985). He died on 30 September 1945 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Vasil Bakardzhiev was born on 1 January 1906 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He was a director and writer, known for Mene me, mamo, zmey lyubi (1946), Vragove (1938) and Selskoto chudovishte (1939). He died on 5 April 1980 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Leon Daniel Abraham is Bulgarian theater director of Jewish origin. He was born on February 17, 1927 in Rousse, Bulgaria. He graduated directing in the class of Veysbrem and Galin at Leningrad State Theatre Institute in 1952. He debuted in the Drama Theatre Ruse as a director in 1952 with "Philistine" by Maxim Gorky. In subsequent years he worked in the Drama Theatre Ruse / 1952 - 1957 /, Drama Theatre Burgas / 1957 - 1960 /, Bulgarian National Television / 1960 - 1961 /, Theatre "Bulgarian army" / 1961 - 1963 and then in 1982/, Theatre "People's stage" / 1963 - 1964 /, Documentary Film's Studio / 1964 - 1965 /, Theatre of Poetry and Bandstand / 1965 - 1968/ Drama Theatre-Vratsa / 1968 - 1971 /, State Music Theater / 1972 - 1978 /, Theatre "Sofia" / 1978 - 1982 /. From 1981 to 1986 he worked as artistic consultant to the Drama Theatre Pazardzhik. Leon Daniel has realized over 50 productions. Among notable performances are "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard" by Chekhov, "Aesop" of Figeyredo, "The visit of the Old Lady" by Dürrenmatt, "Hamlet," "As You Like It," "Labour's Lost Love" and "Twelfth night" by Shakespeare, "Mr. Puntilla and his servant Matti" and "Fear and misery in the Third Reich" by Brecht, "Waiting for Godot" by Beckett, "Small tragedies" by Pushkin, "Guild" and "On the bottom " by Gorky," The disciple of the devil ", " Pygmalion ", " The profession of Mrs. Warren " by Bernard Shaw, " When roses dance "and" Fair musketeer " by Valeri Petrov," Easter wine "," Nirvana "," Basil for Draginko ", " Odysseus travels to Ithaca ", " Goodbye's Red Wine "," Window" by Konstantin Iliev, "Art" by Yasmina Reza. Leon Daniel was a part of the so-called "Great Four" in Burgas Drama Theatre, worked in the late 60th. Leon Daniel makes three documentaries and a movie "On a purely". He is an author of TV shows. His performances have been involved in Bulgarian and foreign festivals, visiting abroad. He is the author of the books: "Theatre and the spectator" (S. 1964); "Journey to the theater" (S. 1975); "Theatrical Essays" (S. 1979); "Drawer director" (S. 1988); "Prose essays. (Attempted memoirs) "(S.1997). In "Theatre and spectator 'author opens his directorial" drawers ". In the "Games" the director talks about the performances of their lives. Theatre of Leon Daniel is his own personality, he created a school and a remarkable pedagogue, not taught in the Theatre Academy. He remained indisputable figure in reversals of being; in which Daniel is himself, with his talents and values of art. He is a winner of the honorary Union of Bulgarian Actors' Award / 2007 / for overall activity, as well as many awards for theater: The Award "Asker" for overall contribution to theater in the category "For outstanding contribution to theater / 1992 /, The Award " Asker" for" The man who makes the rain "by Nathaniel Richard Nash in National Theatre" Ivan Vazov " / 1997 /; The Award "Honorary Asker" for honor and creative contribution to the development of theater / 2008 /. He was awarded the Order "Stara Planina" - first degree / 2003 / for overall contribution to Bulgarian culture. Among his many awards are the First Award of the review of Chamber theaters and Award of the National Academy of Arts. He was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art (2003 /. He died on December 2, 2008 in Sofia.

Atanas Tzenev was born on 1 September 1933 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He was a writer, known for Sbogom, priyateli! (1970), Magistrala (1975) and Vrak (1984). He died on 30 April 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Anton Ivanov Marinovich is a Bulgarian director . He was born on May 30, 1907 in Russe, Bulgaria. He graduated in law at Sofia University in 1935. He was a contributor in magazines "Our cinema " and " Film and criticism ." In 1942, he was an assistant director of Hrisan Tsankov in " Test " and in 1945, he carried out his first movie " Will Come New Days". Anton Marinovich was the first, who has filmed the popular opera and theater performances such as " Ivan Susanin " ( 1950 ), "Daughter in Law" ( 1954 ). He has made the screen versions of Bulgarian literary classic: " The Gerak's Family " ( 1958 ), " Poor Man's Joy " ( 1958 ). He has interpreted from his perspective the renovation processes in the minds of Bulgarian Muslims in the films " Adam's Rib " ( 1956 ). He has shoot the criminal movies: " Night at the 13th " ( 1961 ), " Golden Tooth " ( 1962 ), " Midnight's Adventure " ( 1964 ). He died on March 28, 1976 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Nevelina Popova was born on 14th of August 1955 in Bulgaria. She studied film theory of the drama in the script writing department of VGIK - The Institute of Cinematography, Moscow, Russia in the class of prof. Yosif M. Manevich and Evgenii Grigoriev. She graduated from VGIK in 1977. Years later she studied pedagogy in Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (1990 -1995). From 1979 to 1991 she worked as a Script Consultant in the Script Department of Boyana Film Studio, Sofia. She also worked as a teacher in secondary schools from 1992 to 2004. Since 1995 she has been teaching Scriptwriting at New Bulgarian University, Department of Cinema, Advertising and Show business. At present she is Associate Professor in Film and Animation script writing. Her PHD thesis is "The Dramaturgical Space of Animation". She is the scriptwriter of the following realized films: Spirit and Matter (2014), documentary, 90', directed by Michail Venkov; The Travelling School of Todor Gladkov (2008), documentary, 40', directed by Ivan Traikov; The Other Possible Life of Ours (2004), feature, 115', directed by Rumyana Petkova; Listen to the Stars (2003), feature, 45' - an adaptation of short stories by Angel Karaliychev, directed by Michail Meltev; Coming Down to Earth (1987), feature, 113', directed by Rumyana Petkova; Unnecessary Interval (1986), feature, 51', directed by Mina Stoykova; People, Years, Metal (1986), doc., 56', directed by Rumyana Petkova; Reflections (1982), feature, 105', directed by Rumyana Petkova. She is the script editor of : Mayor, Mayor (1989), f.; Longings about the White Road (1988), f.; Eva on the Third Floor(1987) f. etc. Two scripts of her have passed through the competition in the National Film Center of Bulgaria; they both are at different stage of their realization: "The Last Walk with the Master" (2012), animation, 16'; directed by Marina Roussinova; - is in the process of completing; the second - "In the Shades of August" (2011), feature, 100', is a modern adaptation of Chekhov's "Seagull". Nevelina Popova is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers, Bulgarian Association of Film, TV and Radio Scriptwriters, "Academica" Association.

Vekoslav Janko was born on 17 May 1899 in Ruse pri Mariboru, Slovenia. He was an actor, known for Lucija (1965) and Dobri stari pianino (1959). He died on 30 September 1973 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Zahari Zhandov was a Bulgarian film director, scriptwriter and cinematographer. He was born on October 1, 1911 in the city of Ruse. At first, he studied mathematics and then administrative sciences. His debut in filmmaking was with the short documentary One Day in Sofia (1946). Alarm (1951) was the directorial debut of Zahari Zhandov in fiction films. In later years, he became a significant figure in Bulgarian cinema. In Alarm, as in his next film The Heroes of September (1954), Zhandov based his approach on a firm concept of traditionalism and on the romanticizing monumentality. Later he came to direct films like Shibil (1968), Birds Come Flying to Us (1971) and The Master of Boyana (1981). Zhandov got a Golden Palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957 for the film Earth. In 1969, he was a member of the jury at the Sixth Moscow International Film Festival. He died on February 2, 1998 in Sofia.