Prof. Dr. Bojidar Manov

Film critic and journalist. Dean of the Cinema Faculty at the NATFA, Sofia (2011-2013). Member of the National Film Board, Bulgaria (2017-2019). Former board member of the National Fund “Culture”, Bulgaria. Vice-President of FIPRESCI (International Film Critics Federation, 2001-2005). Member of European Film Academy. Honorary citizen of Sofia. Multiple president and member of international juries at film festivals in Venice, Cannes, Berlin, Thessaloniki, Istanbul, Pusan, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian, Palm Springs, Cairo etc.

Books: Theory of the Cinema Image (1996), Digital Audiovision (2000), The Digital Element (2003), Non-Fictional Child (2004), Festival Meetings (2007), Cinema and Other Temptations (2008), Evolution of the Screen Image (2004, 2012), Festival Meetings 2 (2020), People with Nicknames. Sad Stories (2023), What is this? Riddles in verses (2025).