WINDLESS

Feature fiction film / Bulgaria, Italy / 2024 / 93 minutes

CAST

Ognyan Pavlov – “FYRE”
Veselin Petrov
Mihail Mutafov
Nadya Derderyan
Lidia Vulkova
Konstantin Trendafilov
Vasil Binev

CREW

Director / Pavel G. Vesnakov
Scriptwriter / Pavel G. Vesnakov, Simeon Ventsislavov, Teodora Markova, Nevena Kertova, Georgi Ivanov
DOP / Orlin Ruevski

Producers / Veselka Kiryakova
Production / Red Carpet
Co-producers / Alessandro Amato, Luigi Chimienti
Co-production / dispàrte
World Sales / Alpha Violet 

Financial support / Bulgarian National Film Center + Italian Ministry of Culture + Eurimages

WORLD PREMIERE

2024 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Proxima competition

SYNOPSIS

Kaloyan returns home to handle the sale of his late father's apartment. At the beginning, the process starts as a routine mundane task but soon transcends into a journey of self-discovery that tries to track the connection between childhood trauma, memory, and the passage of time. 

AWARDS

+ 2025 Sofia International Film Festival / Best Bulgarian Feature Film Award / FIPRESCI Award

+ 2025 Sofia Film Fest at the Coast / Silver Seagull Award of Burgas Municipality

+ 2024 CinEast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival / Special Jury Prize

+ 2024 Golden Rose Bulgarian Film Festival / Best Director Award / Youth Jury Award / City of Varna Special Award

+ 2024 Belfast Film Festival / Best Cinematography Award