BLOCK

Bulgaria |
2022 |
107 мин.

Script: Francesco Frattini, Todor Matsanov
Director: Todor Matsanov
Cinematography: Damian Dimitrov
Music: Asen Hristov

Cast: Dimitar Nikolov, Katrin Vasileva, Dimo Aleksiev, Daria Simeonova, Dimitar Krumov, Anton Dimitrachkov, Borislav Chouchkov, Stefan Denoliubov, Lubomir Neikov

Production: Phoenix Production Ltd – Francesco Frattini
Co-Production: A Plus Films Pllc – Hristo Dermendzhiev

„Block“ can be best described as a dark romantic film or a dramedy. It is composed of multiple intersecting sub-stories, all happening inside the confines of an apartment building in Sofia during lockdown. The film begins and ends with Iva and Viktor’s dream, and their story reminds us that when two people share strong feelings for each other, anything is possible.

Todor Matsanov is a Bulgarian director and screenwriter. From 1992 to 1994, he studied Theater Directing at the Silvio D’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and graduated in 1994. In 2000, he earned a Master’s Degree in Film and TV Directing at NATFA (Sofia, Bulgaria).

His debut feature „Hristo” (2016) has won over 20 selections and awards at festivals worldwide, including the FIPRESCI Prize at Warsaw IFF (2016).