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chouchkov brothers
bulgaria
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BORISLAV CHOUCHKOV
CEO, Producer
VIKTOR CHOUCHKOV
CEO, Director, Producer
+359 (0)2 9463410
Company Profile
The Chouchkov Brothers is an independent film production company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was established in 2003 by two brothers, Borislav Chouchkov (producer) and Viktor Chouchkov Jr. (director) following their many years of experience in film arts and the audiovisual industry. Both are managing directors and active producers in the company.
The main goal of the company is to develop and produce feature films and international co-productions, and to work with talanted directors on international level.
Chouchkov Brothers offers full production services for films, commercials and film music score recording in Bulgaria.
The company owns up-to-date digital cameras and post-production studio.
Our music division SIF 309 – together with Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra is one of the leaders in original score recording in Europe – in the 90’s the company starts with four films composed by Ennio Morricone. For the past 25 years of experience, now we have completed more than 1000 recordings!
Chouckov Brothers is a member of the European Producers Club (EPC), a member of the Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE), and a member of the Association of the Bulgarian Film Producers. In 2011 the company was among the top 5 nominees in the category Business Development of Forbes Magazine Bulgaria.
Boris Chouchkov
Viktor Chouchkov
Company Highlights
PARI 2020
Genre: Drama
Director: Siamak Etemadi
Screenplay: Siamak Etemadi
Cast: Melika Foroutan, Shahbaz Noshir
(In co-production with Heretic Films, Greece, TOPKAPI FILMS, Netherlands, and Le Bureau, France
Babak, an Iranian student in Greece, doesn’t show up to welcome his visiting parents at the Athens airport. Pari and her older husband, both devout Muslims abroad for the first time, are ill-prepared to search for their son in an intimidating and alien environment. All their attempts to find a clue that might lead them to him prove to be in vain and they soon reach a dead end. But Pari can’t give up looking for him, even when returning to Iran seems like her only choice. Following the steps of her rebellious son in the darkest corners of the city, she will exhaust her inner strength to achieve more than a mother’s search for her missing son.
Selected at the 2020 Berlinale, Panorama
18% GREY 2020
Genre: Drama
Director: Viktor Chouchkov
Screenplay: Hilary Norrish, Dolya Gavanski, Zahari Karabashliev
Cast: Ruscen Vidinliev, Dolya Gavanski, Samuel Finzi, Ron Cook, Susanne Wuest, Boris Van Severen, Joke Emmers, Orlando Seale
In co-production with Ostlicht Filmproduktion, Germany, Sektor Film, Macedonia, Cinnamon Films, Serbia, and Raised by Wolfs, Belgium
Following their dream, Zachary and Stella, move from Varna to London. However, surviving in a new country is not as easy as they thought, and when his wife leaves him, Zahary embarks on a crazy jouney from London to Berlin, during which he meets a string of incredible people. It is a journey that uncovers the truth about his lost love, and eventually leads him to uncomfortable discoveries about himself.
In competition at the 2020 Sofia Film Festival
A PICTURE WITH YUKI 2019
Genre: Drama
Director: Lachezar Avramo
Screenplay: Lachezar Avramov & Dimitar Stoyanovich
Cast: Kiki Sugino, Rushen Vidinliev, Dimiter Marinov, Serafim Todorov, Radosveta Vassileva
A Bulgarian man and his Japanese wife, who have met and got married while living as immigrants in Canada, are planning to have a baby and travel to Bulgaria in order to begin an in vitro fertilisation procedure. There, they get involved in a tragic incident which claims the life of a child. Nothing can be the same anymore.
CineLibri International Book and Movie Festival 2019
Festival Internazionale del Cinema dei Castelli Romani 2019 - Best screenplay award
Festival of European films in Paris 2020
Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 2019 - Special mention award; The Critics Guild Award
Sofia International Film Festival 2019 - Best Film in the International and Balkan Competition
Thessaloniki Film Festival 2019
Tirana International Film Festival, AL 2019
Västeras Film Festival 2019 - Best International Film; Best International Director; Best International Screenpla