Magicians (2009)

Short fiction film – dir. Andrey Getov

Film Details

Synopsis

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

Based on Daniil Kharms’s play “Elizaveta Bam” (1927).

Cast

• Yoanna Boukovska
• Alexander Goncharov
• Kitodar Todorov
• Lubomir Vulchev

Crew

• film director & scriptwriter – Andrey Getov
• director of photography – Ivan Vatsov
• producers – Andrey Getov, Delyan Kaloyanov & Ivan Vatsov
• co-producer – Simeon Tsonchev
• art director & costume designer – Vanina Geleva
• editor – Toma Vasharov
• original music score – © 2009 Ambient Anarchist
• title designer – Dimitar Stoyanov
• make-up designer – Tatiana Sleptsova-Tita
• colourist – Kalin Petrov
• assistant director – Simeon Tsonchev
• script supervisor – Stefania Velichkova
• sound designer – Kiril Kaloyanov
• first cameraman – Hristo Alexandrov-Sinkata
• second cameraman – Ivo Ivanov
• gaffer – Manol Mitrev-Moni
• camera assistant – Maxim Penev
• production assistant – Anna Ivanova
• on set photographer – Ivaylo Donchev
• translation – Alexander ‘Sancho’ Marinov
• transport – Ivan Geshtakov
• catering – CinEye
• unit production manager – Alexander Marinov-Sancho

Kindly supported by

• Martin Makariev, Bobi Zahariev and Nikolay Mitov – Forward Pictures
• Patrick Sandrin – SoFilm
• Alexander Zdravkov – ProCinema

Technical fact sheet

• original title: Фокусници Fokusnici
• alternate titles: Magicians Magos Magiciens
• filming format: 4K
• screening formats: HD, BD, BetaSP, MiniDV, DVD, DV
• colour: black & white
• aspect ratio: widescreen 2.35:1
• sound: stereo 2.0
• runtime: 5 min.
• original language: Bulgarian
• subtitles: English
• production date: April 2009
• IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt1581628
• website: www.monoco.eu/magicians

Appearances & Awards*

Awards (2)

Film festivals (11)

• 6. Golden Eye National Festival of Cinematography Art, May 2010, Popovo (Bulgaria)
• 3. Yellow Dog International Film Festival of Alternative Cinema, March 2011, Pinhal Novo (Portugal)
• 12. International Film Festival of Patra City, October 2010, Patra (Greece)
• 7. Black & White Audiovisual Festival, April 2010, Porto (Portugal)
• 25. Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, February 2010, Clermont-Ferrand (France)
• 4. Euroshorts, November 2009, Warsaw (Poland)
• E.magiciens, November 2009, Valenciennes (France)
• 8. Platforma Video 8, December 2009, Athens (Greece)
• 19. Madrid Experimental Cinema Week, November 2009, Madrid (Spain)
• 3. International Short Film Festival Filmini, October 2009, Sofia (Bulgaria)
• First and The Last Experimental International Film Festival, September 2009, Sidney (Australia)

Special screenings and events (3)

• Hurray! We Do Not Exist! Daniil Kharms’s Night, February 2010, Sofia (Bulgaria)
• Best Bulgarian Short Films screened on Filmini Short Film Festivals, November 2009, Varna (Bulgaria)
• Special Screenings of Filmini at BG Europe Festival, November 2009, Ruse (Bulgaria)

* Last updated: 10 May 2011.

Downloads

Additional and press materials about Magicians (2009):

• Electronic press kit – 10.5 MB pdf
• Trailer – 2.6 MB mp4
• Photos – 6.2 MB zip
• Dialogue list – 4 kB txt
• Director’s notes – 4 kB txt

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