Jun 25, 2019

Short picks of the day: "The Firebird" by Velislava Gospodinova

“An artistic impression, driven by the rhythm of the music and the freedom of the dance, creates a magical world, where love is the leading metaphysical force that overpowers life and death.”

Film by Velislava Gospodinova, Bulgaria, 2016.

Read an interview with the director at Directors Notes.

Credits Director, screenplay, design: Velislava Gospodinova Music: “Smallman” band (Cvetan Hadzhiyski, Andon Trapkov, Ivan Todorov, Stefan Penev) Choreography: Galina Srebreva Sound design and mix: Lachezar Georgiev Animation: Daniel Chalakov, Velislava Gospodinova Visual effects and rendering: Bottleship VFX Visual effects supervisiors: Martin Naydenski, Hristo Velev Visual effects artists: Veselin Gyurov, Iliya Halembakov, Yasen Panev, Vassil Vassilev, Yana Petkova, Cedric Profijt Visual effects producer: Lyubomir Grancharov Visual effects coordinator: Virjiniya Marinova Rigging: Denislav Georgiev Modelling: Oleg Topalov Editing and compositing: Velislava Gospodinova Producer: Red Stroke Ltd (Velislava Gospodinova) In association with Bottleship VFX Funded by Bulgarian National Film Center