GLORY
A railroad worker finds millions of levs on the train tracks. He decides to turn the entire amount over to the police, and the state rewards him with a new wristwatch, which proves to be a fake and stops working shortly after. Meanwhile, the head of the PR Department of the Ministry of Transport loses Petrov’s old Slava (Glory) watch, a family relic. Here starts his desperate struggle to get his old watch back, as well as his dignity.
Bulgaria - Greece, 2016, 101 min, color
Cast: Stefan Denolyubov, Margita Gosheva, Kitodar Todorov, Milko Lazarov
Screenplay: Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva and Decho Taralezhkov
Directors: Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva
DoP: Krum Rodriguez
Production Designer: Vanina Geleva
Sound Design: Ivan Andreev
Producer: Abraxas Film
Co-producers: Graal Film (Greece), Screening Emotions, Aporia Filmworks, Red Carpet (Bulgaria)
With the support of: Bulgarian National Film Center, Bulgarian National Television, Greek Film Center, CKS
World distribution: Wide Management
ARRAS FF - Grand Prix
LOCARNO IFF - Don Quixote Award - Special Mention
Edinburgh IFF - Best International Film
Art film fest Kosice - Blue Angel Award for best film
Transilvania IFF - Special Mention of The Jury
GIJON IFF - Best Film
GIJON IFF - Best Script
GIJON IFF - FIPRESCI Award
LES ARCS IFF - Crystal Arrow Award
LES ARCS IFF - Press Jury Award
Dublin IFF - Best Screenplay
IFF KineNova - Best Film
Avvantura FF - Grand Prix for Best Film
Avvantura FF - Best Actor
Vilnius IFF - Best Director Award
Vilnius IFF - CICAE Award
IFF Listopad - Audience Award
Kolkata IFF - Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award
Boulder IFF - Best Feature Film
HAMPTONS IFF - Best Narative Feature
Biografilm Fesitval - Citem award
South East European FF - Best Actress
South East European FF (students jury) - Best Director
Luxembourg City IFF - Critics Award
Valence scenario FIS - Cristal Inkwell for best film
Valence scenario FIS - Cinescop Award
Valence scenario FIS - Audience Award
FAJR IFF - Silver Simorgh for Best Actress
FAJR IFF - Silver Simorgh for Best Actor
GHENT IFF - Special Mention
HERCEG NOVI IFF - Best Film
HERCEG NOVI IFF - Best Screenplay
HERCEG NOVI IFF - Best Actress
HERCEG NOVI IFF - Film Critic's Award
TIRANA IFF - Best Feature Film
TIRANA IFF - Media Award
SUBTITLE EFF - Angela Award for Margita Gosheva
Sofia IFF - Best Balkan Film
Sofia IFF - FILM CRITICS GUILD AWARD
GOLDEN ROSE - Special Award of the City of Varna
GOLDEN ROSE - Best Screenwriter Award
GOLDEN ROSE - Best Cinematographer Award
GOLDEN ROSE - The Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers Award
GOLDEN ROSE - Accredited Journalists’ Award
Golden Linden IFF - Best Actor
Bulgarian Film Academy - Best Actress
Festivals:
Official selection at Locarno International Film Festival - International Competition
Official selection at Hamptons International Film Festival - International Competition
Official selection at Film Fest Ghent - International Competition
Official selection at Gijon International Film Festival - International Competition
Official selection at Les Arcs European Film Festival - International Competition
Transilvania International Film Festival - International Competition
Edinburgh International Film Festival - International Competition
Vilnius International Film Festival - International Competition
Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” - International Competition
Avvantura Film Festival Zadar - International Competition
International Film Festival KineNova Skopie - International Competition
Antalya International Film Festival - International Competition
Art Film Fest Kosice, Slovakia - International Competition
Herceg Novi International Film Festival - International Competition
Tirana International Film Festival - International Competition
Fajr International Film Festival - International Competition
Braunschweig International Film Festival - Competition for the best debut or second film
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Balkan Survey Competition
Arras Film Festival - European Competition
Luxembourg City Film Festival - Official Competition
Subtitle European Film Festival - Competition
Biografilm Festival, Bologna, Italy - European Cinema
Tournai Ramdam Festival, Belgium - International Competition
South East European Film Festival, Paris, France
Valence scenario FIS - Competition
Dublin International Film Festival - World Cinema
Moskow International Film Festival - Euphoria of the fringes
Edinbourgh International Film Festival - European Perspectives
Tokio International Film Festival - World Focus
Busan International Film Festival - Flash Forward
Dubai International Film Festival - Cinema of the World
Haifa International Film Festival - East of the West
Chicago International Film Festival - World Cinema
Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema
Palm Springs International Film Festival - World Cinema Now
Boulder International Film Festival - Competition
Vancouver International Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema
Sao Paolo International Film Festival - International Perspektive
Kolkata International Film Festival - Innovations in Moving Images Competition
Sofia International Film Festival - Balkan Competition
Golden Linden International Film Festival - Competition
Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival - Competition