On 11 February 2017 at the ceremony in Los Angeles, USA, the Bulgarian Vladimir Koylazov has received the most prestigious award in the movie industry, given by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was awarded in the category Scientific & Technical Achievement for the original concept, design and implementation of the V-Ray technology, which is used for imagery in productions such as Game of Thrones, Doctor Strange, Dead Pull and many others.
THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL AWARDS 2008 - 2009
FOR THE NEW BULGARIAN CINEMA
“EUROPOLIS: THE TOWN OF THE DELTA” AWARDED IN LOS ANGELЕS
At the International Los Angeles Reel Film Festival in December 2009 the Bulgarian documentary "Europolis: The Town of the Delta" by Kostadin Bonev won Honorable Mention by the Jury. The film was nominated also in 6 of 9 categories: Best Documentary Feature; Best Documentary Feature Director (Kostadin Bonev); Best Documentary Feature Concept (script-writer Vladi Kirov); Best Documentary Feature Cinematography (Konstantin Zankov and Dimitar Mitov); Best Documentary Feature Editing (Toma Vasharov); Best Documentary Feature Original Score (Nikolai Ivanov).
"ANYTHING FOR YOU" WON SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY AT POTENZA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Bulgarian short film "Anything for You" by Toma Waszarow won Special Mention of the Jury at Potenza International Film Festival 2009 in Italy.