BULGARIAN FILM PROJECT “NANOOK” WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN CANNES

The Bulgarian project for a feature film “Nanook” won the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast award for the Best Eastern and Central European Script. The award was presented during a ceremony at the Producers Club in Cannes on 19 May by the Independent Film Foundation.

The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) will be a co-producer of the future project, which is financed by the Bulgarian National Film Centre and France.

The scriptwriter of “Nanook” is Milko Lazarov and the director is Simeon Ventsislavov.

“Nanook” is about a young Inuit woman, Aga, who, after years living in Denmark, is called home to Greenland to deal with her mother’s illness. Her parents, Sedna and Nanook, are traditionalists, living off of the land, struggling against the changes brought by “civilization”. Aga tries to convince her mother to return with her to Copenhagen, but comes into conflict with her stubborn father, who clings to his ancient way of life.