a short film by Andrey Getov

Magicians

Фокусници

Andrey Getov

Short fiction film, Bulgaria, 2009, 5 min, 4K Red One

Based on Daniil Kharms's play "Elizaveta Bam" (1927)

• Trailer
• Contacts
• Synopsis
• Technical factsheet
• Cast & crew
• Biography & filmography
• Appearances & awards
• Photos
• Dialogue list in English
• Director's statement

Contacts

Andrey Getov
Drujba 2
bl. 207 vh. 2 app. 31
Sofia 1582
Bulgaria
phone: +359 89 9437371
email:
web: www.revofilms.com/magicians

Synopsis

Some magicians are more dangerous than others.
They play with human lives...

Technical factsheet

• Original title: Fokusnici Фокусници
• English title: Magicians
• Shooting format: 4K Red One
• Screening formats: Blue-ray BetaSP MiniDV DVD DV (to be transferred to 35mm)
• Colour: B&W
• Aspect ratio: Cinemascope 1 : 2.35
• Sound: Stereo
• Runtime: 5 min.
• Original language: Bulgarian
• Subtitles: English
• Production date: 2009 April

Cast & crew

Cast

• Lady — IOANA BUKOVSKA
• Servant — ALEXANDER GONCHAROV
• Man 1 — KITODAR TODOROV
• Man 2 — LUBOMIR VULCHEV

Crew

• written & directed by — ANDREY GETOV
• director of photography — IVAN VATSOV
• art director — VANINA GELEVA
• editor — TOMA WASZAROW
• original music & sound design — AMBIENT ANARCHIST
• title designer — DIMITAR STOYANOV
• make-up artist — TATIANA SLEPTSOVA - TITA
• colorist — KALIN PETROV
• assistant director — SIMEON TSONCHEV - SINDBAD
• script supervisor — STEFANIA VELICHKOVA
• sound — KIRIL KALOYANOV
• first cameraman — HRISTO ALEXANDROV - SINKATA
• second cameraman — IVO IVANOV
• electrician — MANOL MITREV - MONI
• video assistant — MAXIM PENEV
• production assistant — ANNA IVANOVA
• still photographer — IVAYLO DONCHEV
• subtitle translation — ALEXANDER MARINOV - SANCHO
• transport — IVAN GESHTAKOV
• catering — CINEYE
• unit production manager — ALEXANDER MARINOV - SANCHO
• producers — ANDREY GETOV, DELYAN KALOYANOV & IVAN VATSOV
• kindly supported by — REVO FILMS, FORWARD PICTURES, SOFILM & PRO CINEMA GRIP

Biography & filmography

Biography

Andrey Getov was born in 1980 in Sofia. He graduated from First English Language School Sofia and received an "International Relations" MA degree at Sofia University
"St. Kliment Ohridski". Currently he is studying "Film and Television Art" at New Bulgarian University.

Filmography

Short films

• 2009 Magicians, Bulgaria, 5 min.
• 2007 Rebellion, Bulgaria, 4 min.

Appearances & awards*

Awards

• Best Fiction Video, Black & White Audiovisual Festival, Porto (Portugal)
• Best Bulgarian Short Film 2009, Filmini, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Film Festivals

• 12. International Film Festival of Patra City, 2010-10, Patra (Greece), Official Section
• 7. Black & White Audiovisual Festival, 2010 - 04, Porto (Portugal), Official Section
• 25. Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, 2010-02, Clermont Ferrand (France), Short Film Market (Selection)
• 4. Euroshorts, 2009-11, Warsaw (Poland), Films in Competition
• E.magiciens, 2009-11, Valenciennes (France)
• 8. Platforma Video 8, 2009-12, Athens (Greece), Platforma Selection
• 19. Madrid Experimental Cinema Week, 2009-11, Madrid (Spain), Official Section
• 3. Filmini, 2009-10, Sofia (Bulgaria), Bulgarian Competition Programme
• First and The Last Experimental International Film Festival, 2009-09, Sydney (Australia), Best Short Film Award

Special Screenings

• Hurray! We Do Not Exist! Daniil Kharms's Night, 2010-02, Sofia (Bulgaria), Youth Theater
• Best Bulgarian Short Films screened on Filmini Short Film Festivals, 2009-11, Varna (Bulgaria), Comics Club
• Special Screenings of Filmini at BG Europe Festival, 2009-11-13, Ruse (Bulgaria), Dohodno Zdanie

* Updated on 28 April 2010

 

Photos

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