The Visit
TITLE
The Visit
DIRECTOR
Veselin Boydev
COUNTRY
Bulgaria
YEAR
2024
DURATION
17′
GENRE
Fiction
The Visit
Two brothers – Ivan (38) and Petar (47) – are trying to visit their mother who’s been hospitalized. The ward they’re trying to reach is under quarantine due to COVID-19 and the visits are prohibited. After using some connections they get to meet the nurse Silvia, who is going to grant them access in exchange for money.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Veselin Boydev
Veselin Boydev was born in 1974 in Sofia. He graduated from NATFIZ "Krastyo Sarafov" in directing for puppet theater and directing for film and television. Author and director of a number of puppet shows presented at national and international festivals in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Turkey, Russia, China. He has performed in Russia, Serbia and Israel. Winner of the "Icarus" award for the best puppet show for "The Piece" in 2018. In 2016 he made his debut in cinema with the short feature film "Clothes", winner of the Jameson Short Film Award from Sofia Film Fest and the Best Short Feature Film Award from the Bulgarian Film Academy in 2017, as well as a number of other selections and awards from international festivals. Veselin is currently working on the short documentary series "6", dedicated to photographers and sculptors.
- DirectorVeselin Boydev
- ScreenplayVeselin Boydev and Decho Taralezhkov
- Cinematography
- CastNeno Koynarski, Yavor Borisov, Katalin Stareyshinska, Vyara Kolarova
- Editing Yosif Kokonchev
- Producer/s Katya Trichkova
- Production CompanyContrast films, in co-production with Handplayed, Sonus and Right solutions
- Distributor/sContrast films Distributor Bulgaria All Rights
- Project TitleThe Visit
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originBulgaria
- Country of filmingBulgaria
- LanguageBulgarian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Veselin Boydev
Veselin Boydev was born in 1974 in Sofia. He graduated from NATFIZ "Krastyo Sarafov" in directing for puppet theater and directing for film and television. Author and director of a number of puppet shows presented at national and international festivals in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Turkey, Russia, China. He has performed in Russia, Serbia and Israel. Winner of the "Icarus" award for the best puppet show for "The Piece" in 2018. In 2016 he made his debut in cinema with the short feature film "Clothes", winner of the Jameson Short Film Award from Sofia Film Fest and the Best Short Feature Film Award from the Bulgarian Film Academy in 2017, as well as a number of other selections and awards from international festivals. Veselin is currently working on the short documentary series "6", dedicated to photographers and sculptors.
