Triumph (2024 film)
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Sprache | Bulgarian |
Budget | €545,000[1] |
Triumph (Bulgarian: Триумф) is a 2024 Bulgarian-Greek black comedy film directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov. It will star Maria Bakalova, Julian Kostov, Julian Vergov and Margita Gosheva.[2]
It is slated to premiere in the Platform Prize program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2024.[3] It was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[4]
Premise
[edit]In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of communism in the 1990s, a task force composed of high-ranking Bulgarian army officers and psychics embarks on a top-secret military operation in the small village of Tsarichina to dig up an elusive alien artifact that would change the course of history and make Bulgaria great again.
Cast
[edit]- Maria Bakalova as Slava Platnikova
- Julian Kostov as Private Georgi
- Julian Vergov as Colonel Platnikov
- Margita Gosheva as Pirina Nyagolova
- Stanislav Ganchev as Major Chernev
- Ivan Savov as General Zlatev
- Ivan Barnev as Minister of Defense
Production
[edit]The film received first development support from the Bulgarian National Film Center in 2018.[5] In 2019, Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov announced that Triumph was still in development, with filming expected to begin in late 2020 or 2021.[6] In August 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Maria Bakalova and Julian Kostov would co-produce the film and lead the cast.[2][7] It will be the last part of Grozeva and Valchanov's "newspaper clippings" trilogy based on articles published in the local press, after The Lesson (2014) and Glory (2016).[8]
The film is a co-production between Five Oceans, Abraxas Film and the Greek production company Graal Films, and is funded by the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, Eurimages, MEDIA, the Bulgarian National Television and ERT. Filming is underway in Bulgaria, and will take place intermittently in 2022 and 2023 with editing in between.[2][5]
Accolades
[edit]Award | Date | Kategorie | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Toronto International Film Festival | 15 September 2024 | Platform Prize | Kristina Grozeva,Petar Valchanov | Nominated | [9] |
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Bulgarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
[edit]- ^ Dobroiu, Ștefan (27 September 2022). "Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva hunt for alien artefacts in Triumph". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (25 August 2022). "Maria Bakalova To Headline & Produce 'Triumph' In Her First Bulgarian Movie Following 'Borat' Breakthrough". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "Atom Egoyan, Hur Jin-ho & Jane Schoenbrun To Preside Over TIFF Platform Jury; Sidebar Unveiled". Deadline Hollywood, 23 July 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (4 September 2024). "Oscars: Bulgaria Submits TIFF Selection 'Triumph' Starring Maria Bakalova For International Film Race". Deadline. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Jeleva, Pavlina (29 August 2022). "Production: Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov Shoot Bulgarian/Greek Triumph Starring Maria Bakalova". Film New Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (25 October 2019). "Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov • Directors-producers of Triumph". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Lindert, Hattie (25 August 2022). "Maria Bakalova takes on first hometown project in Bulgaria following her stateside success". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Bergeson, Samantha (25 August 2022). "Maria Bakalova to Produce and Star in Her First Bulgarian Movie Post-'Borat'". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "Atom Egoyan, Hur Jin-ho & Jane Schoenbrun To Preside Over TIFF Platform Jury; Sidebar Unveiled". Deadline Hollywood, July 23, 2024.