Eastern Plays

Name of Film	Eastern Plays
Original Title	Iztochni piesi)
Director	Kamen Kalev
Country	Bulgaria
Language	Bulgarian
Mins	83 mins
Format to be screened	35 MM
Festival & Awards	§  Tokyo International Film Festival 2009 §  Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix (Award for Best Film) §  Award for Best Director (Kamen Kalev) §  Award for Best Actor (Hristo Hristov, posthumously) §  Sarajevo Film Festival 2009 §  CICAE Award §  Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 2009 §  Youth Jury's Award §  Warsaw International Film Festival 2009 §  1-2 Competition Award (competition for directors' first and second feature films) §  International Film Festival Bratislava 2009 §  Best Actor (Hristo Hristov, tied with Harold Torres for 'Norteado' ) §  Best Director (Kamen Kalev) §  Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Kamen Kalev) §  Estoril Film Festival 2009 §  Special Prize of the Jury - João Bénard da Costa (tied with 'The Girl') §  Trieste Film Festival - Alpe Adria Cinema 2010 §  Premio CEI §  Angers European First Film Festival 2010 §  Grand prix du jury long metrage Europeen (Ex-aequo) (tied with 'La Pivellina') §  Mons International Love Film Festival 2010 §  Le Prix du Public – Prix Be TV §  Sofia International Film Festival 2010 §  The Kodak Award for Best Bulgarian Feature Film §  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2010 §  Best First Time Director (Kamen Kalev)
Producer	Kamen Kalev & Stefan Piryov (Waterfront Film) Film i Väst Fredrik Zander (The Chimney Pot)
Synopsis	Eastern Plays is the story of two alienated brothers, Hristo or Itso (Hristo Hristov), an artistwoodcarver who is struggling with his methadone addiction, and Georgi (Ovanes Torosyan), a high school student who is dragged into a neo-Nazi gang. The central point of the film is an ethnically-motivated attack by Georgi's neo-Nazi gang on a Turkish family from Istanbul, who are spending the night in Sofia en route to Germany. While Georgi initially participates in the beating, he is frightened and runs away. Itso, who had seen the family at a restaurant while he dined with his now-ex-girlfriend Niki (Nikolina Yancheva), ends up intervening and saving the family, including the beautiful daughter Işıl (Saadet Işıl Aksoy). In his developing feelings for Işıl, Itso sees hope of a positive change in his destiny, while Georgi's actions and his brother's help make him question his philosophy and reconsider his outlook on life
Note on Director	Kamen Kalev (born 8 June 1975) is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Kalev came to prominence in 2009 with the film Eastern Plays, earning him numerous international film awards as director and screenwriter. After graduating a highschool in his hometown Bourgas, Kamen Kalev spent two years in Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, studying at first photography, and then switched to cinematography. During his sophomore year he continued his education in moviemaking in the French state film school La Fémis in Paris. Kalev graduated Le Département Image in 2002.
High Resolution Pictures
Trailer Link	www.easternplays.com/en/trailer
Sources	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Kalev http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Plays