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Bulgarian documentary qualifies for Student Academy Awards semifinals

published on 7/31/24 1:40 PM

Still from the documentary film "Limbo".

Photo: Art Fest

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list of student films that have qualified for the Oscar semifinals. Bulgarian documentary "Limbo" by Julia Pestrakova is among the 62 titles from 18 countries for 2024. Student Oscars are awarded in four categories: Alternative/Experimental, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. Film schools in the US and the UK have the most nominees, with 25 and 11 respectively.

Julia Pastrakova is a fourth-year student of film and television directing at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, the screenwriter of "Limbo" is Aleksandar Hadzhiev, the cinematographers are Nikolay Yaramlakov, Sarah Morfova.

"Limbo" deals with the problems of dementia from a very personal point of view. "It is not about the patients - it is about the person, his past, his life and his destiny..." says Pustrakova on the Academy's website.

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