Yuliya Kancheva (July 7, 1956 – June 11, 2019) was a Bulgarian actress, television producer and film director.[1]
Yuliya Kancheva | |
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Юлия Кънчева | |
Born | (1956-07-01)July 1, 1956 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Died | June 11, 2019(2019-06-11) (aged 62) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Known for | A Bulgarian film producer, director and actress |
Kancheva was born July 1st, 1956 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia in 1980 with a specialty in film directing, studying under professor Yanko Yankov.[2]
Kancheva was an author and director of 17 documentary movies, two TV series, one feature-length short story, a TV feature film, and several TV shows made for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT).[3]
Kancheva was a member of the International Documentary Association (IDA), as well as the National Union of Bulgarian Film Makers, and the National Bulgarian Union of Journalists.[4]
The New Bulgarian University named her "Teacher of the Year" in 2008.[5]
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In 1989, Yuliya Kancheva received the "Silver Dragon" award from the Film Festival in Krakow, Poland, for the movie "Zhivotat e pred nas", (1988).[6]