Yavor Petkov has to say about making independent cinema and about
Danny being only the second Bulgarian production or co-production to be released exclusively online.
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Cineuropa: You say that you are a bit of an outsider in the Bulgarian film industry. How is it for an outsider to make a film there?
Yavor Petkov: It was easier than I had anticipated. The team in Bulgaria arranged great locations, costumes, props and so on and it didnât seem to bother them that I was coordinating everything remotely. The actual production was very smooth, which allowed us to play around and many of those unscripted bits made it to the final cut. However, being an outsider also meant I was locked out of opportunities like development workshops, labs, co-production forums (I did apply to literally everything in Europe) and of course government grants, subsidies and sponsorship of any kindâ¦
SOFIA: UK based Reel 2 Reel Films will launch the release of the sarcastic thriller
Danny. Legend. God. by Bulgarian-born director Yavor Petkov, currently living and working in London.
The deal was negotiated by Hewes Pictures, handling the worldwide distribution rights. It provides a release through all platforms across North America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland in 2021. Hewes Pictures has also landed a NYC theatrical release that will begin the week leading up to the film s VOD release date.
An expert in financial crime prevention himself, Yavor Petkov wrote, directed and produced his feature debut through his UK company Shipka in cooperation with Bulgaria’s Debut Film as executive producer.