Lyudmil Todorov

Lyudmil Todorov was born in Gorna Oryahovitsa in 1955. He graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1982 as film and TV director in classes of Georgi Djulgerov and Mladen Kiselov. His film The Love Summer of a Shlepp (1990) received the Grand Prix in Turin and the Special Jury Prize in Montevideo. Emilia's Friends (1997) was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in Thessaloniki. Emigrants (2002) received the Audience Award at Sofia International Film Festival. Lyudmil Todorov is also a screenwriter and a writer. He has published four books - one of them is a collection of short stories and the other three are novels.