FILMOGRAPHY OF ARS DIGITAL STUDIO

ARS DIGITAL Studio (ADS) has been present on the film production market since 1994. ADS is a specialized studio for production, production and post-production of films, TV series, TV programs and commercial spots. ARS has creative and technical teams to produce commercials, presentations, PR films, TV shows.

FEATURE FILMS

August 4, 2023
„Animal“
narrative feature, co-production Bulgaria-Greece-Austria-Romania - Cyprus, 90 min, scriptwriter and director: Sofia Exarchou, supported by Eurimages
June 15, 2022
„Listen“
narrative feature, co-production Bulgaria-Greece /Steficon Srl/, 108 min, scriptwriter and director: Maria Douza

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

1. 2022 International Film Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece
2. 2022 Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
3. 2022 Black Nights International Film Festival - Tallinn, Estonia
4. 2022 Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh – Аward for the best film in Women Directors Program
5. 2023 - International Sofia Film Fest
June 15, 2021
„Jiri“
debut narrative feature , 76 min, scriptwriter: Nikolay Georgiev, director: Petya Iossifova, DoP: Ivan Tonev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2022- Sicily Art Cinema Festival
2022- Cult Critic Movie Awards
2022- New York International Film Awards™ - NYIFA
2022- Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
2022- MGA - Moscow Gold Awards
2022- Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival
2022- Black Swan International Film Festival
2022- Druk International Film Festival
2022- Oniros Film Awards® - New York
2022- Masters of Cinema
2022- Moscow Russia International Film Festival

In the official selection of:

2022- The IndieFEST Film Awards
2022- Boston Independent Film Awards
2022- Masters of Cinema
2022- South Film and Arts Academy Festival
2022- Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
June 15, 2020
„Thr Short Straw“
narrative feature, 86 min, scriptwriter: Dimitar Zlatinov, director: Dimitar Petkov, DoP: Ivan Tonev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2022– IX Slavic Tale International Cinema and TV Festival, Bulgaria - Award for best feature film
2022Calgary Independent Film Festival
2022- Montreal Independent film fest - Official selection of the month award for best feature film
2022- Vancouver Independent Film Festival – semi finalist
2022- Mannheim Arts and Film Festival - Official selection of the month award for best feature film
2022- Berlin International Art Film Festival - Official selection of the month award for best feature film
2022- Barcelona International Film Festival – semi finalist
2022– 29. Love is Folly International Film festival, Bulgaria – Official selection

In the official selection of:

New York Independent Cinema Awards
10th Noida International Film Festival-2023
Love & Hope International Film Festival
Montreal
June 15, 2019
„Twisted World“
narrative feature; 111 min, scriptwriter: Emil Bonev, director: Marius Kurkinsky, DoP: Ivan Tonev – distributor: BTV Studios
June 15, 2019
„Till the End of Our Days“
short narrative, 28 min, scriptwriter and director: Dimitar Petkov
June 15, 2018
„The Motor
narrative feature, 83 min, scriptwriter and director: Valentin Goshev, DoP: Ivan Tonev

National distributor - APLUSFILMZ

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2018 – Golden Eye Cinematography Film Festival 2018 – Award for cinematograhy
2018 – VI International Film Festival "Slavic Tale" - September 2018 - Grand Prix "Silver St. George"
2018 – Shangh ai International Film Festival – competition
2018 – A Fest Film Anifest Rozafa, Shkodra, Albania– Grand Prix for best film
2018 – Balkan New Film Festival – competition
2018 – Balkan New Film Festival - tour
2018 – Sofia International Film festival – competition
2018 – Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival – competition
June 15, 2017
„Silent Movie“
narrative feature, 100 min, starring Milcho Leviev, script by: Alexander Tomov and Andrey Chertov, director: Andrey Chertov
June 15, 2015
„The Woman of My Life”
narrative feature, 102 min, script by: Аli Talib and Antony Donchev, director: Antony Donchev, DoP: Ivan Tonev

Worldwide distributor: Adler & Associates Entertainment, Inc./
The film is distributed in 42 territories
National distributor - APLUSFILMZ

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2015 – Golden Aphrodite for Best Actress – Cyprus IFF, Nicosia
2015 – Best Director – 7th RO-IFF, Vama Veche-Bucarest, Romania
2016 – Special Jury Prize – 17th Detective IFF, Moscow
2016 – Golden Helios for best producer and cinematographer – 4th Slavonic Tale IFF, Sofia
2015 – World premiere at 37th Moscow IFF

In the official selection of:

2015 – ICFF Manaki Brothers, Bitola, Macedonia – official selection
2015 – 2nd All Lights IFF, Hyderabad, India – official selection
2016 – 6th SEE IFF Berlin –official selection
2016 – 6th SEE IFF Paris – official selection
2016 – 12th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema – official selection
2016 – 2nd Sulaymaniyah IFF, Iraq – official selection
2016 – 3rd Yerbil IFF, Iraq – official selection
2016 – 3rd Ulaanbaatar IFF – official selection
2016 – Sofia Independent Film Festival in New York
2015 – Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival – official selection
2016 – 1st Edirne IFF, Turkey – Focus: Bulgaria program
April 7, 2015
„Banat - Il viaggio“
narrative feature - debut, coproduction (Italy, Romania, Republic of North Macedonia and Bulgaria) 84 min, script by: Ezio Abbate, Adriano Valerio, director: Adriano Valerio

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2015 - world premiere at the official selection of Venice International Film Festival;
2015 – 20th Busan International Film Festival, South Korea – competition selection
numerous festival participations – ez-films.com/banat
June 19, 2015
„Barter“
full – narrative feature, coproduction with the Bulgarian National television, 97 min, script by: Yuriy Dachev and Atanas Kiriakov, director: Atanas Kiriakov

National distributor - APLUSFILMZ

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2015 – participation in the Sofia Independent Film Festival in New York
2015 - Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival – Award for best TV film
2015 - Love is Folly International Film Festival – award for best female role of actress Tatiana Lolova
March 20, 2015
„Down from Heaven“
short – narrative feature – debut, coproduction (North Macedonia), 20 min, script by Kristina Hristova-Nikolova, director: Sasa Stanishic

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2015 – Golden Rose Festival for Bulgarian feature film, Varna, Bulgaria
March 7, 2015
„Corpse Collector“
full-length feature film, 114 min, screenwriter: Marin Damyanov, director: Dimitar Dimitrov

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2015 - Award for the best screenplay at the 33rd Bulgarian Feature Film Festival "Golden Rose" - Varna
June 15, 2013
„Sunny“
full-length feature film, 101 min, director and screenwriter: Iliya Kostov - cinema post-production, co-producers
June 15, 2010
„Pawnshop“
short feature film based on Deyan Denev's story "Pawnshop"; 8 min, director and screenwriter: Neshka Karadzinska

IN THE OFFICIAL SELETION OF

2015 – 37th Manaki Brothers IFF, Bitola, Macedonia
2016 – 2nd All Lights IFF, Hyderabad, – India
2016 – 6th SEE IFF Berlin
2016 – 6th SEE IFF Paris
2016 – 12th Muslim Film Festival, Kazan
2016 – 2nd Suleymaniyah IFF, Iraq
2016 – 3rd IFF Erbil, Iraq
2015 – Bulgarian Feature Film Festival “Golden Rose”
2016 – 3rd IFF Ulaanbaatar
2015 Co-Independent New York Film Festival
2016 – 1st IFF Edirne /Focus Bulgaria/
“Banat” – feature film debut, co-production (Italy, Romania, Macedonia and Bulgaria) 84 min, written by Adriano Valerio and Enzio Abate, directed by Adriano Valerio

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2015 – Worldpremiere of an official selection at the Venice Film Festival;
2015 – 20th Busan International Film Festival, Busan, South Korea – official screening
multiple festival appearances-http://ez-films.com/banat/
“Barter” – feature film, co-production with BNT, 97 min, scriptwriters: Yuri Dachev and Atanas Kiriakov, director.
2015 – participation in Sofia Independent Film Festival in New York,
2015 – Bulgarian Feature Film Festival “Golden Rose” – award for best TV film,
2015 – International Film Festival “Love is Madness” – award for best actress Tatiana Lolova
“Down from Heaven” – short feature film debut, co-production (Macedonia), 20 min, scriptwriter: Kristina Nikolova, director: Sasha Stanisic
2015 – Bulgarian Feature Film Festival “Golden Rose” – participation in the competition program

DOCUMENTARIES

2022
„1200 Pages of Pain“
full-length documentary film, 61 min, screenwriter and director: Atanas Kiryakov
2022
„Preval“
feature documentary; 67 min, scriptwriters: Mikhail Meltev, Lyubomir Ivanov, director: Mikhail Meltev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2023 - Mannheim Film and Arts Festival - award in Culture category
2023- Eastern Europe Film Festival - Special Award
2023- AEI Film Festival
2023- International Migration & Environmental Film Festival (IMEFF)
2020
„We Are the Pain“
feature documentary, 84 min, scriptwriter and director: Boyan Papazov
2020
“Dorina“
feature documentary, 60 min, scriptwriter and director: Atanas Kiriakov

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2020 – VIII Slavic Tale International Cinema and TV Festival - Golden Rose Award
2020 – 25. Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection – Special Mention
2019
„Requiem“
feature documentary, 68 min, script by: Aglika Karastoyanova and Georgi Toshev, director: Georgi Toshev – premiere: Master of Art festival 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2019 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2020 - Master of Art festival, Sofia, Bulgaria - official selection
2019
„What is Written with the Quill of an Angel Feather Lasts Forever“
feature documentary, 96 min, director and scriptwriter: Hristo Iliev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2019 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2019
„Offline?“
feature documentary, 54 min, script by: Genoveva Dimitrova, director: Stanislava Kalcheva

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2017 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2018 - Sofia International Film festival –official selection
2018 - Golden Linden Festival for New European Cinema – official selection
2017
„Forget About This Name“
feature documentary, 58 min, script by: Rumyanka Enamuilidu, Boyan Papazov; director: Boyan Papazov

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2017 - Sofia International Film festival – official selection
2017 - Mihail Lakatnik International Festival of Puppetry, Yambol
2017 - Varna Summer Theater Festival
2017 - 21st Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival;
2017 - Scene at the Crossroads Theater Festival, Plovdiv
2017 - Awakeners Day, Burgas
2017 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2017
„Balkan Harmony“ / „Truth or Dream“
feature documentary, 75 min, director and scriptwriter : Atanas Kiriakov, development support by EU Media programme ; 2016 Cinemania Festival – premiere, 2017 - Odeon cinema - screenings

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2017 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2014
„Citizen Cinema“
feature documentary, 81 min, director and scriptwriter: Kosta Bikov

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2014 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - award of the Bulgarian National Film Institute; Award of the Municipality of Plovdiv;
2014 Cinemania Festival - official selection
2014
„Balkan Treasures“
feature documentary, script by: R. Konstantinova, director: Stanislava Kalcheva
2014
„The Revenge – State Security’s Long Shadow“
feature documentary, 75 min, director and scriptwriter: Atanas Kiriakov; 2014 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2013
„Roma Quixote”
feature documentary, 61 min, script by: Petya Nakova and Nina Pehlivanova, director: Petya Nakova

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2013 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2013 - Cottbus Film Festival, 2013,
etc – www.romaquixote.com
2013
„The Transition or What Happened to Us “
feature documentary, 129 min, director and scriptwriter : Atanas Kiriakov – supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2013 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2012
„Random Guests from a Passing Train“
coproduction with PROFILM, feature documentary, 58 min, director and scriptwriter: Antoniy Donchev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2012 - Jury special award and special sponsor award - Festival “All Together”, Sevastopol 2012
2012 – Special Mention - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2011
„Film Destiny“
feature documentary, 79 min, director and scriptwriter: Nikola Korabov; Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2011
„Goryani (Mountain Dwellers)”
feature documentary, coproduction with ART 47, CAMERA Ltd, 60 min, director and scriptwriter: Atanas Kiriakov
2010
“The Man and His Image”
feature documentary, 29 min, director: Stanislava Kalcheva, Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection
2010
„Self-Portrait with Mask“
feature documentary, 25 min, director: Atanas Kiriakov, script by: Yuri Dachev
2010
“Achiles' heel”
feature documentary, 54 min, director and scriptwriter: Stanislava Kalcheva

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2010 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – official selection – Special Award
2009
“Enchanted by the Sea”
feature documentary, 57 min, director and scriptwriter: Atanas Kiriakov
2009
“Bridge Over the Wall”
feature documentary, director and scriptwriter: Кonstantin Zankov
2009
„Ivan Kirkov or Taking Refuge in Memory”
feature documentary, 58 min, director and scriptwriter: Atanas Kiriakov, coproduction with Sofia Cinema Centre
2009
„Jazzta Prasta or Which Are the Bulgarian Notes? Martin Lyubenov and His Music"
feature documentary, 54 min, director: Andrey Slabakov, script by: Alexander Donev
2009
“The Town of Women Badante”
feature documentary, 80 min, Coproduction with ARGO FILM, director: Stefan Komandarev, script by: Diana Ivanova
2009
“A Couple of Things We Know About Her”
feature documentary, 54 min, coproduction with Gala Film Company, director: Lyuba Kulezich
2008
“Night in Sofia”
feature documentary, 55 min, director: Stanislava Kalcheva, script by: Genoveva Dimitrova
2008
“The Group”
feature documentary, director: Stanislava Kalcheva
2008
“Il Buratinaio di Mantova”
Coproduction with Italy, feature documentary, director: Ivan Tonev
2008
“The Interpreter of Black & White Films”
feature documentary, 54 min., director: Tedy Moskov

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2007 - “Taormina Film Fest”, Italy – official selection
2007 - “28th Mostra de Valencia”, Spain -– official selection
2007 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - the Bulgarian National Film Institute’s award
2008 - Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy – official selection
2008 - Italy - award for best film and special award by the President of the Republic of Italy
2007
“Private Investigation”
feature documentary, 78 min., director and scriptwriter: Antoniy Donchev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2009 - Detective Films Fest, Moscow - best film in Historical Films category
2007 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Special mention
2008 - Golden Chest International Television Festival – official selection
2008 - Cinema Verite - Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Iran
2008- 1001 Documentary Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey – official selection
2009 - 16th Golden Boll Film Festival, Turkey
2007
“God Willed Ravine”
feature documentary, 56 min., director and scriptwriter: Penka Monova
2007
“The Flying People of Joel”
feature documentary, 52 min, director and scriptwriter: Atanas Kiriakov
2007
“The Great Love of French “Terrorist” Abel Ramber”
feature documentary, 50 min, director and sriptwriter: Atanas Kiriakov
2006
“The Hornet”
feature documentary, director: Blagomir Alexiev
2006
“The Conspirer – Diplomat”
feature documentary, director: Ivan Tonev, script by: Todor Tashev
2006
“The Unknown About the World Famous”
feature documentary, scriptwriter and director: Stanislava Kalcheva
2006
“Love Is...”
feature documentary, director: Ivan Tonev, script by: Tania Shahova, Ivan Tonev
2006
“Children”
feature documentary, director: Ivan Tonev
2005
“One Bulgarian Voice in Europe”
full-length documentary, directed by Ivan Tonev
2003
“Alphabet of Hope”
feature documentary, 55 min, director: Stefan Komandarev, script by: Yuriy Dachev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2003 - Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Golden Rython Grand Prix for best documentary and National Film Center Award for Best Producer for Stefan Komandarev
2004 - Wiesbaden Film Festival, Germany - prize for documentary
2002
“Bread Over the Fence”
feature documentary, 56 min, director: Stefan Komandarev, script by: Stefan Komandarev, Yuriy Dachev

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2002 - Award for Best Eastern European Film - DOK-Fest Leipzig, Germany
2003 - Best Documentary Award - GoEast IFF, Wiesbaden, Germany
2003 - FIPRESCI Special Award - GoEast IFF, Wiesbaden, Germany
2003 - Golden Chest International Television Festival – best cinematographer Award
2002
“And We Were Knights”
feature documentary, director: Oleg Kovachev
2002
“Foursome”
feature documentary, 27 min, director: Ani Yotova, script by: Tania Shahova, Ani Yotova

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2003 - Award for debut in documentary cinema – Golden Rython Bulgarian documentary and animated film festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2001
“Lust for Lea”
full-length documentary film, 85 min, director: Nikolay Yotov, screenplay: Edi Kazasyan, Nikolay Yotov, Radoslav Spasov

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2001- Award for the best director - IFF "Golden Vityaz", Russia
2001 - "Andrei Tarkovsky" Award - IFF "Golden Knight", Russia
2001- The Grand Prize "Golden Riton" for the best Bulgarian documentary film, "Golden Riton" Festival

TV FEATURE FILMS

“Patu– 59 min, directed by Stanislava Kalcheva, written by Vladi Kirov, Lyubomir Kanov, 2003.
“The Last Journey“, 60 min, director: Vasil Barkov, screenplay: Maria Stankova, Vasil Barkov, 2008
“Homecoming“, directed by Stoyan Kambarev

TV SERIES

“Capital Market”, “Health Reform” and “Pension Insurance”, “Uspelli.bg ” – documentary series, “All About Work”, “Child Protection”

TV SITUATIONAL COMEDY

“Clinic on the Third Floor ” – TV comedy of situations – Producer BNT, Executive Producer, production and post-production – ARS Ltd (Ars Digital Studio), 2010. – selected for the 2010 MonteCarlo Festival. in the competition programme
“Clinic on the Third Floor ” – TV series – TV comedy of situations / 23 episodes / – post production done

CINEMA POST PRODUCTION

“Travelling Cinema” – feature film, 2019, 125 min, written and directed by Iliya Kostov
“TheSinging Shoes– feature film, 2016, 141 min, co-production MENCLIPS/KANINA FILM, script by Georgi Danailov, Radoslav Spasov, director Radoslav Spasov
Awards and nominations:
2016 – Special Jury Award “Silver Georgy”, Moscow International Film Festival, Russia
“Eve’s Gate” – Albanian-Russian film production
“Glass Balls– feature film, 1999, 97 min, 41-T, BNT, BOYANA FILM , director and screenwriter: Ivan Cherkelov
“The Pelswick” – Canadian animated production
“Stuart Little” – feature film by Columbia Picture (Bulgarian version)
Music videos: “Desire” – Avenue , “Alone” – Nikolay Urumov, “When It’s All Over”, etc.
Advertising videos: GD, Victory Super Light, Melnik, Napoleon, DZI, Stambuli, In Time, etc.

FEATURE AND ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS - FULL DUBBING (POST-SYNC / L.S.)

“Princess Anastasia” (^20th Century Fox )
“Bartok the Magnificent” (^20th Century Fox)
“Prince of Egypt” (“Dream Works Pictures”)
“Frangely,” “Stewart Little” ( Columbia Pictures )
“Cosmic Swoops“, “Asterix and the Indians“, “The Magic Sword”, “The Woolly Willy”
“Barbie and the Diamond Castle” – full-length animation, (DVD 5.1), 2008
“Barbie Christmas” – full-length animation, (DVD 5.1), 2008
“Barbie Thumbelina” – full-length animation, (DVD 5.1), 2009
“Arthur and Malthazar’s Revenge” – full-length animated film (3D) – Bulgarian language adaptation for cinema, 2009
“The Battle for the Earth” – full-length animated film (3D) – adaptation in Bulgarian for cinema
“Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds” – full-length animated film (3D) – Bulgarian language adaptation for cinema, 2010.
more than 50 films in total

OTHERS

Theatre production
“Black Hole ” – TV adaptation,
“Vasa Zheleznova ” – TV adaptation
“European Maritime Day” – a joint project with Burgas Municipality, coverage of the event and a follow-up film – https://eu2018bg.bg/bg/events/457

FILMOGRAPHY OF ARS DIGITAL STUDIO

FEATURE FILMS

„Animal“

„Listen“

„Jiri“

„Thr Short Straw“

„Twisted World“

„Till the End of Our Days“

„The Motor

„Silent Movie“

„The Woman of My Life”

„Banat - Il viaggio“

„Barter“

„Down from Heaven“

„Corpse Collector“

„Sunny“

„Pawnshop“

IN THE OFFICIAL SELETION OF

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

DOCUMENTARIES

„1200 Pages of Pain“

„Preval“

„We Are the Pain“

“Dorina“

„Requiem“

„What is Written with the Quill of an Angel Feather Lasts Forever“

„Offline?“

„Forget About This Name“

„Balkan Harmony“ / „Truth or Dream“

„Citizen Cinema“

„Balkan Treasures“

„The Revenge – State Security’s Long Shadow“

„Roma Quixote”

„The Transition or What Happened to Us “

„Random Guests from a Passing Train“

„Film Destiny“

„Goryani (Mountain Dwellers)”

“The Man and His Image”

„Self-Portrait with Mask“

“Achiles' heel”

“Enchanted by the Sea”

“Bridge Over the Wall”

„Ivan Kirkov or Taking Refuge in Memory”

„Jazzta Prasta or Which Are the Bulgarian Notes? Martin Lyubenov and His Music"

“The Town of Women Badante”

“A Couple of Things We Know About Her”

“Night in Sofia”

“The Group”

“Il Buratinaio di Mantova”

“The Interpreter of Black & White Films”

“Private Investigation”

“God Willed Ravine”

“The Flying People of Joel”

“The Great Love of French “Terrorist” Abel Ramber”

“The Hornet”

“The Conspirer – Diplomat”

“The Unknown About the World Famous”

“Love Is...”

“Children”

“One Bulgarian Voice in Europe”

“Alphabet of Hope”

“Bread Over the Fence”

“And We Were Knights”

“Foursome”

“Lust for Lea”