I’M HERE

Bulgaria |
2022 |
4 мин.

Script: Vilma Kartalska
Director: Vilma Kartalska
Cinematography: Rosen Savkov
Music: Anton Yanachkov

Cast: Vilma Kartalska, Anna Bankina

Production: Raiza Vilm Productions – Vilma Kartalska
Co-production: Four Elements – Rosen Savkov, Crystal Frame – Lyubo Yonchev

Zoya returns to her grandmother’s house after shopping. There she is confronted with one of the most natural and inevitable elements of life, which, however, always catches us unprepared. How will she react? A story about one of the thousands of possible encounters with ‘Her’, the outcome of which is always unique.

Festivals & Awards: Best Cinematography, 2023 International Motion Picture Awards Canada; Best Drama Short, 2023 Brussels World Film Festival; Best Short International Film, 2023 Paris International Women Festival; selections include: 2023 In the Palace ISFF, Bulgaria; Short Film Corner, 2023 Cannes IFF; 2023 ShorTS IIFF, Italy.

Vilma Kartalska completed her studies in Acting at Lyuben Groys Theatre College. In 2012, she began work as a producer, director, and scriptwriter of short films. Her first projects won multiple international awards. In 2015, she founded the production company, Raiza Vilm Productions. She recently received her MA in Directing Film & TV at New Bulgarian University.