About Ina S.

TEDx speaker, award-winning documentary filmmaker and internationally published multimedia journalist with solid editorial and photography background. Launched my career in 2006 as freelance arts & culture reporter; specialized in documentary filmmaking at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where I won the 2012 duPont/Judy F. Crichton Award for visual storytelling. My passions lie with the world's diverse cultures, their unique traditions and expressions, and the people who make them come alive. I aspire to do work that educates, empowers and inspires, hopefully breaking down cultural barriers and taboos, and showing the beauty of life. Favorite stories: video profiles of fascinating characters who provide a glimpse into the diversity of the human experience and raise questions about our society, attitudes, beliefs. Born in Bulgaria, I've lived around the world and am fluent in four languages. I moved to Jamaica in 2015, where I'm making films, raising a son and teaching at the UWI Community Film Project.

About Pierre M.

About Dimitria V.

I am a budding journalist at the American University in Bulgaria who takes interest in enterprise storytelling and documentary filmmaking. I enjoy dabbling in human interest stories and presenting them to the broad world in both written and video form. I have penned a 5,000-word feature on a Bulgarian Roma who has struggled to provide for her ever growing family amid a raging economic crisis in Eastern Europe. My immersion in the Roma community led to a short documentary on a lavish Roma wedding in a small Bulgarian town that explores the collision between centuries-old customs and modern lifestyle. The documentary was produced, directed, shot and edited in the span of a moth together with a college partner in the fall of 2014. I have also shot and edited for a longshort documentary that examines how Communism in Bulgaria molded the lives of two men with vastly disparate lifestyles and value systems.

About Rozafa K.

Kosovo based freelance journalist, working on stories from Balkan countries. 10 years work experience in journalism with local and regional news agencies, while lately I have worked with Al Jazeera English. Honored with Journalism Poverty Prize 2013 by United Nations in Kosovo for best written piece.

About Mihail M.

For almost 22 years, our major business activity has been to create both audio & video products.. Most of the Bulgarian and International advertising agencies, producers and TV channels have trusted our talent, subtlety and responsibility for all these years. Our main activities are: - Computer graphics 2D/3D animation; creating storyboards and animatics; compositing of graphic and video materials; replacement of elements in videos; visualizations for concerts, seminars and events -Video production From the first discussion of an idea to the final production ready for broadcasting – we are what they call ‘a one-stop shop’. Shooting for News, Documentaries, Feature movies, Commercials and events, including Multicam recording and streaming. - Audio recording Field recordings for commercials, documentaries and feature movies. Studio recordings for singers, instrumentalists and artists. Full lipSync and voiceover for documentaries, corporate, educative and feature movies.

About Nikolay N.

Photojournalist based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Covering topics related to human rights, social injustice and social unrest. Also interested in exploring the consequences of the communist regime in the post-communist society.

About Maciver P.

About Rozaliya D.

I was involved in creating imaginary realities since childhood. Which naturally led to BA in Directing in 2009. In 2010 my ultra-short film WATER (30 sec. long) won First Prize at eDit (int. film fest in Frankfurt, Germany) and went on to participate on various festivals around the world. My curiosity updates my visual style with the latest trends, and the touch of romance distinguishes my directing. I've directed and produced short films, documentaries, commercials, fashion videos.

About Valentina P.

About Petar P.

Pro aerial service and pro drone pilot

About Ognen J.

I have been a TV-host, anchorman and journalist throughout the 20 years of working experience, combined with the working experience of 10 years as an Editor of several different TV-shows and News Editions. My distinguished work as a Host and Journalist on a EU funded TV-project, where I filmed in 7 Balkan countries and as well as my work on the US Department of State’s “TV Co-Op” Fellowship has given me experience and a different point of view regarding the editorial decisions and the approach of the news. My media experience is quite various, and gives me a perspective of new approaches, different than the ones we are used to now – serviceable and servile news reporting, that brings more confusion to the viewers. My experience and work, helped me to be selected for a Research UN Fellow for the prestigious United Nations Fellowship Programme for Journalist “Reham al-Farra 2016”, held at the UNHQ – NYC, NY, USA. I’ve had the opportunity to cover and report for UN issues and as well as from the 71st General Assembly of the UN, as one of the 15 journalists, selected among the world countries-members of the UN Organization. My experience as an actor for 5 years and as a PR and Online Community Manager for several years gave knowledge of working in team. Everything mentioned so far, combined with the experience in the NGO sector, nevertheless if it was direct or indirect has made me a better citizen – an active and socially responsible one. Mentioning the NGO sector leads me to mentioning all of my works as a Trainer and Lecturer for communication, media-communication, social networking, PR and social inclusion.

About Hristo P.

Hello! My name is Hristo “Itso” Petkov and I am a film/video director, cinematographer and editor. My background includes working as a graphic and product designer as well as VFX specialist in Worldwide FX. There I was a 3D Lighting Artist, using software packages such as Maya, ZBrush, Nuke and Mari. I worked on Hollywood features, such as Expendables 2 and Killing Season. Over the last five years I co-owned a company, serving as its main director, editor and cinematogrpaher. Through my previous experience I have developed a full understanding of the overall pre-production, production and post-production process. I also have deep knowledge of color grading, as well as color and composition principles, as I have always found these important in my work. The software programs I use the most are Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Resolve. Moreover, I have worked with FCP and Avid on numerous occasions. I have made Internet and TV commercials, music videos and short films, and have received praise for my work at both film festivals and representatives of top brands, such as Microsoft, Samsung, Unicef, Nivea, Shell and Visa to name but a few. Apart from creating commercials, I have also made several short and mid-length films. The first of them – “1, 2, 3… Until You Find Me” was screened on the Quarantine Film Festival, where it won an award for visual excellency. My credits in this film include directing, screenwriting, editing and color-grading. The next film I was involved in, “Pigs Don’t Fly”, was screened on the Edinburgh Fringe – the biggest art festival in Europe. My credits in this film include co-directing, screenwriting, editing and color-grading. My most recent project – “A Common Connection”, was screened on the Sofia International Film Festival, as well as in Edinburgh and was extremely well accepted by both Bulgarian and British audience. My credits in this film include co-directing, screenwriting, editing and color-grading, and cinematography. I have also been a hobbyist photographer for more than seven years.

About Ferikan I.

A journalist with over 8 years of experience in field journalism, mobile journalism.

About Bekim L.

About Desislava D.

Еxperience as news reporter/producer.

About Haris A.

Journalist Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo

About Xhemajl R.

17 years of experience on national TV in Kosovo, covering main political and social events in the country and the region.

About Shkumbin A.

Obtains Master Degree on Global and Comapartive Politics. (Queen Mary University of London) Works for Radio Television of Kosovo. Worked for Radio Free Europe Worked as fixer for BBC, TRT, Al Jazeera, PBS, The Telegraph etc

About Todor N.

I've been working as a TV director and creative producer in Bulgaria for the last 15 years. Directed and co-producer comedy series, reality formats, game shows and documentaries for the local national channels - Nova and bTV. Since 2014 my team I started working with foreign production companies, offering full production support for small and large scale shoots. Adventure formats, factual, TV commercials, survival show, travel episodes and food show - we were fortunate enough to work on diverse projects and gain valuable experience, which we can offer to our clients today.

About RAZKAZ L.

We at Razkaz Studio ( “razkaz” means story in Bulgarian ) are a young and passionate collective of directors, editors, cinematographers, sound engineers. As artists we are passionate about telling stories that include the human element in every aspect. We embrace the ever changing digital world while keeping our focus on the core of storytelling – people, stories, interactions. It is our desire to fill the film and media landscape with content that serves not only the brands and products, but also the community.