Director Sevda Shishmanova
After directing several TV documentaries on hot political topics, experienced Bulgarian TV reporter and journalist
Sevda Shishmanova is developing her first feature, based on the circumstances surrounding an explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at Burgas airport in 2012, which resulted in seven deaths. The project is a co-production between Bulgaria’s Red Carpet and German outfit 42films GmbH, which are currently negotiating with a third partner from Israel, since shooting will take place partly there. So far, funding has been secured from the Bulgarian National Film Center.
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The plot is fictional; however, it does reflect actual events to a significant degree. In parallel, it narrates the personal stories of the seven victims, including the murderer. In particular focus is the story of the Bulgarian bus driver of Muslim origin who died in the attack, while emphasis has also been placed on
Bulgarian feature on international terrorism Remains of Life in development
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Remains of Life by Sevda Shishmanova
SOFIA: The political journalist and international correspondent for the Bulgarian National Television, Sevda Shishmanova is developing her first feature film Remains of Life. This so far Bulgarian/German coproduction is inspired by the terrorist attack in Burgas in 2012 and it is produced by Red Carpet.
A terrorist bombing in Burgas on 18 July 2012 killed five and injured 32 of 42 Israeli tourists, before they were carried off from the airport to their Black Sea hotels. The Lebanese bomber and the driver of the bus, who was a Bulgarian Muslim, also died.
Sevda Shishmanova and Milena Petrova wrote the script, which unfolds the personal stories of the victims and the assassin through the eyes of a photographer, driven to overcome his own prejudices.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Political Journalist Sevda Shishmanova Develops Debut Feature
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