Veselka Kuncheva
- Director
- Writer
- Special Effects
Veselka Kuncheva was born on July 21, 1976 in Pleven, Bulgaria. In 1994, she studied opera singing at the New Bulgarian University. In 1997 she ends two years specialization in "Fashion and Advertising" at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Hristo Rukov. In 2001, she took a master's degree in "Directing for Puppet Theater" in the class of Professor Slavcho Malenov and in 2007, she specialized "Film and Television directing" in the class of Professor Georgi Djulgerov at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. In 1996, she is a director of performance - review "Ghost addict" in Pleven Drama Theatre "Ivan Radoev". In 1998, she is a director of the movement show "Dead Voices" at the Pleven Youth Centre. In 2000 she is a director of "The most beautiful flower." In 2002, she is a director of shows of "Vision" in the National Palace of Culture and of the show "Little Tsahes called Cinnabar" at Plovdiv Puppet Theater. In 2003, she is a producer of TV show "To win in sixty seconds," in TV "Seven Days" and a director of the show "Charlie" at Vidin Puppet Theater. In 2005, she is a director of the puppet show "Carlson" and of the puppet show "Nonsense" at Vidin Puppet Theater. In 2006, she is a director of the puppet show "Dreams" at Vidin Puppet Theater, of the puppet show "Marco Kralevichi" in Youth Theatre - Kragujevac, Serbia, of the puppet show "The most beautiful flower" at Vidin Puppet Theater, and of the puppet show "Pinocchio forbidden for children" in the Sofia Puppet Theater. In 2007, she is a director of the puppet show "Mrs. Fantazyorka" at Vidin Puppet Theater; Director of the multimedia show "Behind the Curtain", group Bluba Lu in Youth Theatre in Sofia; Director and writer of the music video of the song "Hold back", group Bluba Lu; Director of concert band Bluba Lu at Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia. In 2008 she has written and directed the short film "Reflections", was a second assistant director in the film "The Goat", directed by Georgi Djulgerov and a director of the show "The Big kihotene" Sofia Puppet Theater. In 2009 she was a director of the puppet show "In the dark" in Youth Theatre, Subotica, Serbia. In 2010, she is a director of the short film "Tsvetanka"; Director and screenwriter of the video clip to the song "Definitely Song" group Nasekomix; Director of the show "Forever Yours" - independent production, Sofia. In 2011, she is a director and co-writer of the puppet musical "On the Edge of Heaven" (with Ina Bozhidarova) in the Plovdiv State Puppet Theatre. In 2012, she directed the short film "Mona Lisa", directed and playwright the show "Embed" in the Plovdiv State Puppet Theatre; was a director and co-writer (with Ina Bozhidarova) of the puppet show "Breath" in Youth Theatre, Subotica, Serbia. In 2013, she directs and playwright Puppet solo performance "I, Sisyphus" , independent project of the production house "Contrast Films". In 2014, she is a Head of Eight international creative laboratory "Fear" at Stara Zagora Puppet Theater. Awards and nominations: In 2014, Special Jury Prize at the International Festival of performances for one actor, Gabrovo for the show "I Sisyphus"; Nomination for Best Puppet Show for "I, Sisyphus", Award "Ikar", 2014. In 2013, Union of Bulgarian Actors' Award "Icarus" for Best Puppet Show for the show "Embed"; Plovdiv Award in the field of theater for the performance "Embed"; Award "Mirkov Ivana Vlachich" of the 63rd Festival of Serbian professional theaters for best visual identity for the show "Breath"; In 2012, Prize for Best Performance of the first International Puppet Festival in Podgorica for the show "In the dark" in the Podgorica, Montenegro; Best Director for the show "In the dark" on the first International Puppet Festival in Podgorica, Montenegro; Second Prize for a Performance of the show "Breath" of the Fifteenth International Puppet Festival "Golden Spark" in the town Kragujevac, Serbia; Union of Bulgarian Actors' nomination for best puppet show for the show "On the Edge of Heaven"; Union of Bulgarian Actors' Nomination for Master technical performance of the show "On the Edge of Heaven"; Union of Bulgarian Actors' Award "Icarus" for Best Puppet Show for the show "On the Edge of Heaven"; In 2011, Prize for Best Performance of the show "In the dark" on the Sixty-first national festival of professional theaters, city Vojvodina, Serbia; In 2010, Award for creative searches in the visual theater for the show "In the dark" on the International Puppet Festival "Two are too small"; Prize for Best Performance for the show "In the dark" on the Twelfth International Puppet Festival "Golden Spark" in the town Kragujevac, Serbia; Best Director Award for the show "In the dark" on the Twelfth International Puppet Festival "Golden Spark" in the town Kragujevac, Serbia; Union of Puppet Artists of Serbia's Award for Best Performance for show "In the dark"; Union of Puppet Artists of Serbia's Award Best Director for the show "In the dark"; Prize for Best Creative Team for the show "In the dark" on the Twelfth International Puppet Festival "Golden Spark" in the town Kragujevac, Serbia; in 2009, Prize for Best Performance for the show "The Big kihotene" on the Sixth International Puppet Festival for Adults "Pierrot"; Award of the Ministry of Culture for contribution to Bulgarian art. In 2008, Prize for Best Performance for the show "Pinocchio -forbidden to children"; Prize for Best Performance for the show "The Big kihotene" at Fourteenth International Puppet Festival "Golden Dolphin" in Varna; Best Director Award for the show "The Big kihotene" at Fourteenth International Puppet Festival "Golden Dolphin" in Varna, Bulgaria. In 2007, Prize for the Best Team for the show "Marco Kralevichi" at an Annual festival of puppet theater in Novi Sad, Serbia; Prize for Best Performance for the show "Marco Kralevichi" at the Festival "Golden Spark" in Kragujevac, Serbia. In 2003, Union of Bulgarian Actors' Best Creative Team Award "Icarus" for the puppet show "Little Tsahes called Cinnabar."