The art of falling

2023

108m.

The story of a teenage girl in search of herself in a family with a missing father and an
artistic, but unstable mother. Her caring grandfather enrolls her in a judo school. It’s there
she realizes that before beating others, one must win the battles within himself.

Award Best Debut at the 40-th Golden Rose National Film Festival (2022)
Official selection U18 Youth Film Competition of the 32-rd Film Festival Cottbus (2022)
Official selection Cinema of the World of the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival (2023)
21-st Sofia Film Fest on the Cost Opening Film (2023)
27-th Sofia Film Fest Audience Award
"Vasil Gendov" award for the Best film of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers (2023)

Director: ORLIN MILCHEV

Writers: NEDA FILCHEVA, MARIN DAMYANOV

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Produced by:

PAVLINA JELEVA ............producer
GEORGY CHOLAKOV............ executive producer
ZDRAVKO SHALICHEV............ co-producer
KONSTANTIN POPOV............ co-producer
DOBROMIR CHOCHOV ............co-producer

Cinematography by:

EMIL CHRISTOV

Film Editing by:

DIMITAR ANDREEV-LALRI

Editorial Department:

TODOR TODOROV............ color grader

Casting By

JORETA NIKOLOVA
SVETLANA YANCHEVA
VELINA SHTARBAKOVA extras and episodes

Production Design by:

KALINA CHELEBIEVA

Costume Design by:

MARIETA SPASOVA

Makeup Department:

BISTRA KECHIDJIEVA ............makeup artist

Production Management:

ROSEN IGNATOV............ production manager
DEYAN KRASTEV ............assistant production manager
NIKOLA BANOV ............production assistant
KRISTINA INGILIZOVA............ production assistant
STEPHAN CHERNEV ............post-production manager
PETAR STANKOV ............legal services
CATHERINA DIMITROVA ............accountant
VESELIN TURMACHKI ............certified public accountant

Assistant Director:

BORIMIR ILKOV-BONO ............first assistant director
VELINA SHTARBAKOVA ............second assistant director
MILA MASLAROVA ............script supervisor

Art Department:

GERGANA ATANASOVA ............graphic designer
VICTOR CHERKEZOV ............props master
GEORGI PETKOV ............standby prop
MIROSLAV GENADIEV ............set dresser
ALEXANDER PREDOV ............set dresser
DANIEL SHOYLEKOV ............set dresser

Sound Department:

BORIS TRAYANOV............ дизайн звук / мишунг
LEITH RIDLEY............ foley artist
RALITSA ZAHOVA............ sound editing
VALERI METODIEV ............boom operator
TZVETELINA TZVETKOVA ............supervisor postproduction sound

Stunts:

 PARVAN PARVANOV ............stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department:

ORLIN RUEVSKI............ camera operator
NIKOLAI NAYDENOV............ camera operator
THEODOR STOYANOV ............focus puller
ZDRAVKO SHALICHEV ............second assistant camera
VESELA VIDELOVA ............digital imaging technician
GEORGY CHOLAKOV ............photographer
DIMITAR ANDREEV ............photographer
RADI STOYANOV ............photographer
PLAMEN SOKLEV ............gaffer
BORISLAV KRASTANOV ............electrician
BORIS VASILEV ............electrician
IVAN ALEXANDROV............ grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

MARIELA STEFANOVA ............assistant artist costumes

Location Management:

RADI STOYANOV ............location manager

Transportation Department:

ROSEN IGNATOV ............transportation coordinator
MARIO GEROV ............driver
ILIA DANCHEV ............driver
MILA MASLAROVA ............driver
VELINA SHTARBAKOVA ............driver
VESELA VIDELOVA ............driver
VICTOR CHERKEZOV ............driver
GRIGOR GRIGOROV............ driver
IVAN ALEXANDROV ............driver

Thanks:

Malina Edreva and Iliana Bogomolova Sofia Municipality
Dame Stoykov and Vasil Georgiev Judo Sports Club Lokomotiv –Sofia
Prof. Dr.Stanislav Semerdzhiev - rector National Academy of Theater and
Vasil Nikolov and Didi Savova Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov"
Galya Bocheva, Prof. Dr. Ivan Kostov, University Obstetrics and Veselin Dyavolov, Rostislav Raichev and Gynecology Hospital quot;Mother's Gregor Zahariev Homequot;
The team of Kaufland Bulgaria
Valentina Dimitrova – director Vocational High School of Textiles and Leather Products
Margarita Stefanova, Elena Zdravkova, Bulgarian National Film Center Adela Peeva, Alexander Rakovski, Executive Agency Boyka Velkova, Valentin Goshev, Ivaylo Penchev, Irena Ivanova, Plamen Manasiev, Pravda Kirova, Stefan Kutsarov
Lyudmil Stoyanov Arete Bureau Polygraph Ltd.
Teodora Stoyanova Real estate agency Arete-2000

Production Companies:

GEOPOLY (produced by)
DOLI MEDIA STUDIO (co-production)
TRASFORMERS (co-production)
KINOLIGHT (co-production)
BULGARIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTER (with the support of)

Other Companies:

AS-ART PRODUCTION HOUSE casting
KRAB 48 EOOD casting
B-B CATERING catering
LIBERO 19 transport services
OTO TRANS transport services
DOLI MEDIA STUDIO post production studio
TRASFORMERS camera equipment
KINOLIGHT lighting equipment