- Born
- Velislav Kazakov was born in 1955 in Sofia. In 1975 joined Animated Films' Studio "Sofia" as Animator, then Director, Art Director, Designer, Storyboard/Lay-out artist on over 30 short films. Graduated in 1988 from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art in Sofia with M.A. in Animation. In 1991-92 worked at Richard Williams Studios in London on The Thief and the Cobbler. Moved to Montreal in 1992 and worked for many TV series, two features, few shorts and commercials. In 2004 produced Bugging the Bug and presently is working on two short films. Filmography: Self-Sacrifice (1981) - Debut Prize, Second Animation World Film Festival "Varna '81"; Hocus-Pocus (1982); Cuckoo (1983) - First Prize in up-to-five minutes category, 3rd Animation World Film Festival "Varna '83"; "Golden Mikeldi" for Animation, 26th International Short Films Festival in Bilbao, Spain, 1984; This Sporting Life - Boxing (1984); Snow White 85 (1985) - First prize "Gold Medal", International Red Cross Films Festival in Varna, 1987; Libido (1988) - Grand Prix, Student Films Festival in Munich, Germany; What Happened-Happened (1990); Bugging the Bug (2004)- IMDb Mini Biography By: Georgi Djulgerov <georgidjul1943@gmail.com>
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