IVAILO HRISTOV
Born December 10, 1955

Ivailo Hristov graduated from the department of acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. Then he worked at the Sliven drama theatre «Stefan Kirov». Since 1985 he worked as an actor at the Theatre of Bulgarian Army in Sofia. He has more than 50 roles in theatre, and more than twenty in feature films to his credit, directed stage productions «Accidental Death of an Anarchist», «Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll», «Graduate» etc. Since 1992 prof. d-r Ivailo Hristov teaches acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia , Bulgaria. In 1988 he played the main role in Georgi Djulgerov’s film “AcaDaMuS”. He was a co-writer of the screenplay of this picture. His first feature «Emigrants» (2003), which he directed together with Lyudmil Todorov, won several national awards and participated in many film festivals. «Footsteps in the Sand» (2010) participated in the competition of the 32 MIFF. He is an author of the book – «The actor in cinema». One of the founders of the prestigious Bulgarian theatre awards, Askeer. Five years after the release of Footsteps in the Sand, actor/director/screenwriter Ivailo Hristov directed Losers , an endearing coming-of-age story shot in black and white by Bulgaria’s most revered cinematographer, Emil Christov. Ivailo Hristov won the Golden George at the Moscow International Film Festival with Losers.
MOVIES

Memoir of a Betrayal
◦ Dyado Valyo
◦ 2023

Spring Equinox
◦ 2022

The art of Falling
◦ Grandpa Bori
◦ 2022

Heart of the Machine
◦ The Teacher
◦ 2022

Fear
◦ Director
◦ Writer
◦ Cart Driver
◦ 2020

Scenes from the Life of an Actress
◦ 2020

Living Chimneys
◦ 2018

Memories of Fear
◦ The Writer
◦ 2017

Serafim
◦ Serafim
◦ Short
◦ 2017

Dante
◦ Short
◦ 2016

Thirst
◦ The Father of The Boy
◦ 2015

Losers
◦ Director
◦ Writer
◦ 2015

Buffer Zone
◦ Damyan
◦ 2014

Undercover
◦ Covek na Birhan
◦ Kiril Hristov
◦ TV Series
◦ 2011–2014
◦ 15 episodes

Footsteps in the Sand
◦ Director
◦ Writer
◦ 2010

Zaches
◦ 2010

Rut
◦ Ivaylo
◦ TV Movie
◦ 2009

Small Talk
◦ Michel
◦ 2007

My Friends Call Me Old Chap
◦ Director
◦ Writer
◦ TV Movie
◦ 2006

Fortune
◦ Neighbour
◦ Short
◦ 2004

Life with Sofia
◦ Vachko
◦ Short
◦ 2004

Toshka and Toshko
◦ Toshko
◦ Short
◦ 2004

Emigrants
◦ Director
◦ 2002

Rhapsody in White
◦ Politzaycheto
◦ 2002

The Fate as a Rat
◦ Anton
◦ 2001

And the Lord Came Down to See us
◦ 2001

Here Am I

◦ 1999

Starting from the Scratch

◦ 1996

Emilia’s Friends
◦ Priyatelyat na Emilia
◦ 1996

The Black Swallow
◦ Lilianin
◦ 1996

A Bandit Tale
◦ Short
◦ 1993

Something in the Air
◦ 1993

Les caquets de l’accouchée
◦ TV Movie
◦ 1991

The Father of the Egg
◦ Gradonachalnikat polkovnik Yol
◦ 1991

Oh, My Lord, Where Art Thee?
◦ Ivo Kaponeto
◦ 1991

Material Evidence
◦ Isay
◦ 1991

Pieces of Love
◦ Roko
◦ 1989

Running Dogs
◦ Lambo
◦ 1989

Measure According to Measure
◦ Gyorche & Dimitris
◦ TV Series
◦ 1988

AcaDaMuS
◦ writer
◦ En En
◦ 1988

Return to Earth
◦ Ivan
◦ 1987

The Judge
◦ Hristov
◦ 1986

Measure According to Measure
◦ Gyorche & Dimitris
◦ 1981

Tagged Atoms
◦ 1979