Binka Zhelyazkova

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1923-07-15

Deathday 2011-07-31 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Svilengrad, Bulgaria

Also Known As Бинка Желязкова, Binka Ganeva, Бинка Ганева, Бинка Желязкова-Ганева, Binka Zhelyazkova-Ganeva

Binka Zhelyazkova

Biography

Binka Zhelyazkova was a Bulgarian film director. She was the first Bulgarian woman to direct a feature film. Her work often reflected her struggles, and four of her nine films were banned from distribution and reached audiences only after the end of communism. Despite her difficulties at home her films won numerous awards outside of Bulgaria.

Known For

Director

1988
1982
Lullaby

as Director

1980
1977
The Swimming Pool

as Director

1973
The Last Word

as Director

1967
1961
We Were Young

as Director

1957

Writer

1982
Lullaby

as Writer

1973
The Last Word

as Writer