SVILEN DIMITROV

Bulgarian animator Svilen Dimitrov was born 1980 in Varna, Bulgaria. He started drawing at the tender age of 5 and completed his first animated short at 11.
In 1998 his obsession with the moving image led him to the Bulgarian National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts „Krustyo Sarafov“. He started studying Direction of animated films and soon became known for his offbeat short films, influenced by directors as diverse as Tim Burton, Walt Disney Pictures and David Lynch.
In 2004 Svilen Dimitrov created several minutes of animation for the Oscar-nominated documentary „Super Size Me“. He also starred in and directed many commercials for clients like „Nestle“, „Bulgarian Telecom Company“, and many others.
„The Air Ace“(2007), Svilen Dimitrov‘s graduation film, has been shown on many festivals around the world and became a critical darling, garnering eleven awards. This touching short tells the story of a lovable frog that fell in love with flying. „The Air Ace“ has been selected in the „Generation“ section of Berlinale 2008.
Today Svilen Dimitrov divides his time between his films and his beautiful daughter Alice, named after the eponymous heroine of the Lewis Carroll novels.

2015 – The Magical Cake of Auntie Bantie(animation, short) / co-director, animation

2012 – Rew Day (animation, short)/ director, scriptwriter, animation

2011 – Dad Made Dirty Movies (documentary) / animation

2011 – LOVE.NET (feature) / visual effects

2008 – Zift(feature) / visual effects

2007 – The Air Ace(animation, short) / director, scriptwriter, animation              

2004 - SuperSizeMe(documentary) / animation

2004 – Motivation(animation, short) / director, scriptwriter, animation, sound

2004 – Deranged(feature, short)  / director, actor

2003 – Vascular(feature, short) / director, actor

2002 – The Long Walk(animation, short) / director, scriptwriter, animation

2002 – Habanera(animation, short) / animation

2000 – Little Annie(animation, short) / animation

1999 – The Hedgehogs(animation TV series – 6 episodes) / director, scriptwriter, animation

1999 – Madness(animation, short) / director, scriptwriter, animation, actor

1999 – Relativity Theory (animation, short) / director, scriptwriter, animation

1998 – Trap(animation, short)/ director, scriptwriter, animation

1991 – The Dog Named Puppy(animation, short) / director, animation