Donyo Donev

Born in 1929 in Berkovitsa, he graduated in 1954 from the graphic arts department of the Sofia academy of fine arts, was first a cartoonist for an evening daily, then trained in 1959 at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. He worked from 1956 to 1970 in the animation department of the feature film studio, then until 1993 at the Sofia animation studio, where he led a team. He taught animation direction at the academy of theatre and film, edited a humour magazine and won prizes at Mamaia, Gijón, Barcelona and Tehran. He died in Sofia in November 2007.

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• Short filmThe Three FoolsТримата глупациDonyo Donev · 1970Cinema