GLORY
Feature fiction film / Bulgaria, Greece / 2016 / 101 minutes
CAST
Stefan Denolyubov
Margita Gosheva
Kitodar Todorov
Milko Lazarov
CREW
Directors / Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva
Scriptwriters / Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva, Decho Taralezhkov
DOP / Krum Rodriguez
Production / Abraxas Film
Co-production / Graal Film, Screening Emotions, Aporia Filmworks, Red Carpet
World Sales / Wide Management
Financial support / Bulgarian National Film Center + Bulgarian National Television + Greek Film Center + CKS
WORLD PREMIERE
2016 Locarno International Film Festival, Main Competition
SYNOPSIS
A railroad worker finds millions of levs on the train tracks. He decides to turn the entire amount over to the police, and the state rewards him with a new wristwatch, which proves to be a fake and stops working shortly after. Meanwhile, the head of the PR Department of the Ministry of Transport loses Petrov’s old Slava (Glory) watch, a family relic. Here starts his desperate struggle to get his old watch back, as well as his dignity.
AWARDS
+ 2016 Locarno International Film Festival / Don Quixote Award of the International Federation of Film Societies
+ 2016 Hamptons International Film Festival / Best Narrative Feature Award
+ 2016 Arras Film Festival / Golden Atlas for Best Film
+ 2016 Gijon International Film Festival / Best Film / Best Screenplay / FIPRESCI Award
+ 2016 Les Arcs European Film Festival / Crystal Arrow for Best Film / Press Jury Award
+ 2016 International Film Festival KineNova Skopie / Best Film Award
+ 2016 Avvantura Film Festival Zadar / Grand Prix for Best Film / Best Actor Award
+ 2016 Kolkata International Film Festival / Golden Royal Bengal Tiger for Best Film
+ 2016 Film Fest Ghent / Special Mention
+ 2016 Golden Rose Bulgarian Film Festival / Best Screenplay / Best Cinematography / Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers Award / Accredited Journalists’ Award / Special Award of the City of Varna
+ 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival / Best International Film Award
+ 2017 Art Film Fest Kosice, Slovakia / Blue Angel Award for Best Film
+ 2017 Transilvania International Film Festival / Special Jury Mention
+ 2017 Dublin International Film Festival / Best Screenplay Award
+ 2017 Vilnius International Film Festival / Best Director Award / Cicae Award
+ 2017 Boulder International Film Festival / Best Feature Film Award
+ 2017 Biografilm Festival, Bologna, Italy / Citem Award
+ 2017 South East European Film Festival, Paris, France / Best Actress Award / Student Jury Award for Best Director
+ 2017 Luxembourg City Film Festival / Critics Award
+ 2017 Valence scenario FIS / Cristal Inkwell for Best Film / CINESCOP Award / Audience Award
+ 2017 Fajr International Film Festival / Silver Simorgh for Best Actress / Silver Simorgh for Best Actor
+ 2017 Herceg Novi International Film Festival / Best Film / Best Screenplay / Best Actress / Film Critic's Award
+ 2017 Tirana International Film Festival / Best Feature Film Award / Media Award
+ 2017 Subtitle European Film Festival / Angela Award for Margita Gosheva
+ 2017 Sofia International Film Festival / Best Balkan Film / Film Critics Guild Award
+ 2017 Golden Linden International Film Festival / Best Actor Award
+ 2017 Bulgarian Film Academy Awards / Best Actress Award
