Garlic Soup

(8 mins 30 secs, Bulgaria)

Director

Kristian Zaharinov Zahariev was born in Samokov, Bulgaria in 1999. He graduates in The Animation bachelor’s degree in NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov”. In 2024 he continues with a master’s degree in “Animation directing” again in NATFA. Graduating with his diploma short film “GARLIC SOUP”- A dark comedy about vampires. The short won two awards, one of them is “The Critic’s Award from The Society of the Bulgarian Artists” at the World Festival of Animated Film Varna 2024, and the other one is from the student festival of VGIK, “The Student Jury Award”.  He takes part in many animation workshops and masterclasses (some of them by world famous directors like Jiri Barta, Coke Riobbo, Raymond Krume and Theodore Ushev). He is interested in the mixing of different animation techniques and likes to experiment. At the moment he is working on his debut animated short,which is financed by the National Film Centre Bulgaria. 

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Synopsis

A vampire, thirsty for blood, stalks a small village in search of his next victim. After a case of mistaken identity, he fears he may have finally met his match.

Additional Credits

Producer: Stanislav Semerdjiev

Film School

NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov”