Vilma Kartalska finished Acting Studies at Theatre College “Luben Groys”. Since 2012 she works as a producer, director, scriptwriter in the field of short films. In 2015 she founded the production company “Raiza Vilm Productions”Ltd. Her short projects won multiple international awards. She completed her MA in Directing Film&TV at New Bulgarian University and now is working on her first documentary feature "The Golden Girls of Olympia".
Filmography
Writer (8 Credits)
The Animal
Short Script
I'M HERE2022
Short
ANJELA2021
My Gypsy Road2020
SeaSaw2018
Experimental, Short, Student
Trust Exercise2018
Short
Milk Fit2017
Short, Student, Other
Janne of Love2013
Short
Director (7 Credits)
I'M HERE2022
Short
ANJELA2021
My Gypsy Road2020
SeaSaw2018
Experimental, Short, Student
Trust Exercise2018
Short
Milk Fit2017
Short, Student, Other
Janne of Love2013
Short
Producer (5 Credits)
My Gypsy Road2020
SeaSaw2018
Experimental, Short, Student
Trust Exercise2018
Short
Milk Fit2017
Short, Student, Other
Janne of Love2013
Short
Acting (3 Credits)
I'M HERE2022
Short
Trust Exercise2018
Short
Janne of Love2013
Short
169 Awards & Selections
Best Actress / Best Cinematography / Best Edit I'M HERE
The Gladiator Film Festival 2024 Istanbul
2024
Best Drama I'M HERE
Dramatica Film Festival 2023 Barcelona
2023
Best Cinematography International Short Film I'M HERE
70 MM International Film Festival 2023 Tai Po
2023
Director Super Short Film I'M HERE
Top Film Awards 2023
2023
Best Short Film I'M HERE
Golden Fort International Film Festival 2023 Osaka
2023
Best Mini Short Film I'M HERE
Red Cube International Film Festival 2023 Naypyidaw
2023
Best Short Film I'M HERE
King Film Awards 2023 Tottenham
2023
Best Short Film I'M HERE
Hong Kong International Film Carnival 2023 Hong Kong
2023
Best Micro Short Film I'M HERE
International Film Festival Of Rangoon2023 Rangoon
2023
Best Short International Film I'M HERE
Paris International Women Festival 2023 - March Paris
2023
Best Short Film I'M HERE
Golden Bell Independent Film Festival 2023 Birgunj
2023
Best Drama Short I'M HERE
Brussels World Film Festival 2023 Brussels
2023
Best Short Film Cinematography I'M HERE
Film Magic International Film Festival 2023 Malacca
2023
Best Micro Short Film I'M HERE
Milky Way International Film Awards 2023 Colombo
2023
Best Drama I'M HERE
Golden Wheat Awards 2023 Istanbul
2023
Best Drama I'M HERE
VIP Fest 2023 Barcelona
2023
Best Cinematography I'M HERE
International Motion Picture Awards 2023 Ontorio
2023
Best Short I'M HERE
Close Film Festival 2023 Tabriz
2023
Best Script I'M HERE
Star Film Fest 2023 Barcelona
2023
Best Cinematography I'M HERE
FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival 2023 Toronto
2023
Best Drama I'M HERE
Super Short Film Festival 2023 Barcelona
2023
Best Mini Short Film I'M HERE
Indo Japan Independent Film Festival 2023 Osaka
2023
Best Documentary Short Film ANJELA
Cinema Paradiso Awards 2023 Online
2023
Nominee Best Short Documentary ANJELA
White Apple Festival 2023 Almaty
2023
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
International Film Festival Of Vienna 2023 Vienna
2023
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
Sofia Art Film Awards 2023 Sofia
2023
Best Documentary Short Film ANJELA
International Film Festival Of White Carpet 2023 Makati
2023
Best Documentary ANJELA
Phuket International Film Festival (PIFF) 2023 Phuket
2023
Best Women Short Film ANJELA
Busan Film Awards 2023 Busan
2023
Best Women’s Film Short Film ANJELA
Film Corner Independent Film Festival 2023 Kandy
2023
Best Documentary ANJELA
Bulawayo International Film Festival 2023 Bulawayo
2023
Best Documentary Directing Nominee ANJELA
SENSEI FilmFest 2023 Tokyo
2023
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
International Sound Future Awards 2023 New York
2023
Honorable Mention ANJELA
Monthly Future Of Film Awards 2023 Ohrid
2023
Honorable Mention ANJELA
1st Monthly Film Festival 2023 Belgrade
2023
Best Women Short Film ANJELA
Blue Moon Film Festival 2023 Malacca
2023
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
Portland New Alternative Voices 2023 Portland
2023
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
Top Indie Filmmakers 2023 Birmingham
2023
Special Jury Award ANJELA
Swiss International Film Festival 2023 Zurich
2023
Honorable Mention ANJELA
Best Documentary Award 2022/23 London
2023
Best Documentary Short ANJELA
International Motion Picture Awards 2022 Brooklin
2023
Nominee ANJELA
Venus Community Awards 2023 Istanbul
2023
Best Super Short Script The Animal
New York Script Awards 2022/23 Winter Edition New York
2023
Best Mobile Short Film Milk Fit
Roma Independent Film Festival 2023 Rome
2023
Best Short, Best Cinematography I'M HERE
Tabriz Cinema Awards 2022 Tabriz
2022
Best Women’s Film ANJELA
Vietnam International Film Awards 2022 Hanoi
2022
Best Documentary Short Film ANJELA
International Film Festival Of Myanmar 2022 Yangon
2022
Best Documentary Film Award ANJELA
Redwood Film Festival 2022
2022
Best Film Made by a Woman Filmmaker ANJELA
MP Film Award online
2022
Best Women Director ANJELA
Cine Fern 2022 online
2022
Best Film on Women ANJELA
Temple Town Film Festival 2022 Madurai
2022
Best Documentary ANJELA
Andromeda Film Festival 2022 Istanbul
2022
Winner Films on Disability Issue ANJELA
Druk International Film Festival 2022 Punakha
2022
Best International Short Film ANJELA
Wide Angle International Film Festival Chiang Mai
2022
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
Brno Film Festival 2022 Brno
2022
Honorable Mention ANJELA
Košice International Film Festival: Autumn Edition 2022/23 Košice
2022
Best Animation ANJELA
First Women Film Festival 2022 Tabriz City
2022
Best Women Short Film ANJELA
Meridian Independent Film Festival Malé
2022
Best Inspirational Film ANJELA
Tokyo Film Awards 2022 Tokyo
2022
Best Documentary ANJELA
European Peace Film Festival 2022 Vatutine
2022
Best Women Short Film ANJELA
International Film Festival Of Bangkok 2022 Bangkok
2022
Best Documentary Film ANJELA
Author Film Festival 2022 Barcelona
2022
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival 2022 Austin
2022
Best Cinematography ANJELA
Diversity Feedback Film Festival 2022 Toronto
2022
Best Women Short Film ANJELA
Black Mountain Film Festival 2022 Kathmandu
2022
Best Documentary Short Film ANJELA
Peoples International Film Festival 2022 Nusajaya
2022
Best Documentary ANJELA
Film in Focus 2022 Bucharest
2022
Best Film on Women ANJELA
Colombo Independent Film Festival 2022 Colombo
2022
Best Women Short Film ANJELA
Little Buddha Indie Film Festival 2022 Kathmandu
2022
Best Film On Women ANJELA
Black Swan International Film Festival 2022 Kolkata
2022
Best Woman's Film ANJELA
World Film Carnival – Singapore 2022 Singapore
2022
Best Short Documentary ANJELA
NYCinternationalfilmfestival 2022 New York
2022
Best Documentary ANJELA
Nicomedia International Film Awards 2022 Izmit
2022
Special Award ANJELA
Eastern Europe Film Festival 2022 Crayova
2022
Honorable Mention ANJELA
SEEfest 2022 LA
2022
Best Women's Film - Short Film My Gypsy Road
Australia Film Festival 2022 Sydney
2022
Best Women's Film - Short Film My Gypsy Road
Siberia Indo Film Festivel 2022
2022
Honorable Mention The Animal
Emerald Peacock 2022 Berlin, Germany
2022
Special Mention Trust Exercise
Dubai Festival 2022 Dubai
2022
Best Short Trust Exercise
Sydney Australian Film Festival 2022 Sydney
2022
Best Documentary Short Film My Gypsy Road
Perth Film Festival 2021 Perth
2021
Nomination Best Documentary My Gypsy Road
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festiva 2021 Rio de Janeiro
2021
Best Women's Short Film My Gypsy Road
Seoul Indie Film Festival 2021 Seoul
2021
Best Documentary Short Film My Gypsy Road
Ipoh International Film Festival 2021 Ipoh
2021
Special Jury Award Best Women’s Short Film My Gypsy Road
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2021 Sydney
2021
Jury’s Award My Gypsy Road
RAGFF Cairo Egypt 2021 Cairo
2021
Best Short Doc My Gypsy Road
Teknochat Film Festival 2021 Barcelona
2021
Best Women’s Short Film My Gypsy Road
Myanmar Independent Film Festival
2021
Special Jury Award Best Documentary Short My Gypsy Road
Vietnam Independent Film Festival
2021
Best Documentary My Gypsy Road
BlackCat Film Festival 2021 Ljubljana
2021
Best Documentary Short Film My Gypsy Road
Brunei International Film Festival 2021
2021
Best Women's Short Film My Gypsy Road
Cambodia Independent Film Festival 2021
2021
Special Mention My Gypsy Road
Early Bird International Student Film Festival 2021 Sofia
2021
Special Jury Award My Gypsy Road
Philippines Independent Film Festival 2021
2021
Special Mention My Gypsy Road
Indie Doc Pro 2021 Barcelona
2021
Best Documentary Film My Gypsy Road
Chachiphe International Roma Film Festival 2021 Stuttgart
2021
Best Women’s Short Film My Gypsy Road
Tekka International Film Festival 2021 Singapore
2021
Best Documentary Short Film My Gypsy Road
Atlantic International Film Festival 2021 Barranquilla
2021
Best Short Documentary My Gypsy Road
Golden Lemur IFF 2021 Lisabon
2021
Best Short Documentary My Gypsy Road
IFF On The Beach 2021 Burgas
2021
Best Documentary Short My Gypsy Road
Mount Fuji International Film Festival 2021 Sendai
2021
Category: Women’s Films – Winner My Gypsy Road
World Film Carnival – Singapore (WFCS) 2021 Singapore
2021
Honorable Mention My Gypsy Road
On Art - Film Festival 2021 Warsaw
2021
Best Inspirational Film My Gypsy Road
High Tatras Film & Video Festival 2021 Vysoké Tatry
2021
Honorable Mention – Best Documentary Film My Gypsy Road
Only the Best Film Awards 2021 Miami
2021
Best Romantic Film My Gypsy Road
Imaginary Mind Film Contest 2021
2021
Golden Moksha Award My Gypsy Road
Mokkho International Film Festival 2021 Avvai Nagar
2021
Special Mention My Gypsy Road
Europa Film Festival 2021 Barcelona
2021
Best Short Screenplay The Animal
Liberty Film Awards 2021 online
2021
Best Short Script The Animal
Gona Film Awards 2021 India
2021
Best Love Comedy Trust Exercise
Forum Film Festival 2021 Barcelona
2021
Best Romantic Short Trust Exercise
Red Dragon Creative Awards 2021 Dallas
2021
Best Romance Short Film Trust Exercise
International Short Film Awards 2021 New York
2021
Best Women's Film - Short Film Trust Exercise
Ray International Film Festival 2021 Tirupattur
2021
Nominations Best Performance in A Comedy - Vilma Kartalska&Stoyan Tsvetkov Trust Exercise
Reel Love film festival 2021 Pleasant Hill
2021
Special Mention Trust Exercise
Love Film Festival 2021 Barcelona
2021
Best Mobile Short Film Milk Fit
Batu Caves International Film Festival 2021 Gombak
2021
Best Mobile Micro Film Milk Fit
Golden Reel International Film Festival 2021
2021
Best Short Comedy Milk Fit
Author Film Festival 2021 Barcelona
2021
Best Mobile Short Film Milk Fit
Hodu International Film Festival 2021 White Town
2021
Best Script My Gypsy Road
RedWood Film Festival 2020
2020
Nomination Best Documentary My Gypsy Road
Film in Focus IFF 2020
2020
Award of Exillance Short Documentary My Gypsy Road
Pacific Screen Awards 2020
2020
Nomination Best Women Filmmaker Film My Gypsy Road
CineFern Film Award and Competition 2020
2020
Gold Award Best Documentary Short Film My Gypsy Road
Eastern Europe International Movie Awards 2020 Izmir
2020
Winner in category Women’s Films My Gypsy Road
Druk International Film Festival 2020 Paro
2020
Europe Asia Christal Award: Best European Documentary Short My Gypsy Road
Europe Asia Festival of Cinema 2020 Jakarta
2020
Best Documentary My Gypsy Road
Halicarnassus Film Festival 2020 Bodrum
2020
Grand Prix My Gypsy Road
International Short Film festival FROM Returnees Mali Iđoš
2020
Special Mention Trust Exercise
4 Seasons Film Festival 2020 Barcelona
2020
Best Romantic Comedy Trust Exercise
Blu-Hill Film Festival 2020
2020
Special Mention Trust Exercise
Santa Marina Film Festival 2020 Sozopol
2020
Best Female Director Trust Exercise
Under The Stars International Film Festival 2019 Bari
2019
Best Short Romance Trust Exercise
Continental Film Festival 2019 Toronto
2019
Best Short Film - Jury Award Trust Exercise
MP Film Award
2019
Golden Award Trust Exercise
European Screen Awards 2019 Jakarta
2019
Best Female Director Trust Exercise
Piggy Bank International Short Film Festival 2019 Jaipur
2019
Nomination "Best Editing" Trust Exercise
DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival Sarandë
2018
Official Selection Trust Exercise
In The Palace FF (Academy Award Qualifying) Balchik
2018
Best Producer Award Milk Fit
AFRICAN SMARTPHONE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 Lagos
2018
Best Smatrphone Short Film Award Milk Fit
Global India International Film Festival Pune
2018
Best Smartphone Short Film Award Milk Fit
CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI International Film Festival 2017 Pimple Nilakh
2017
Best Art "Erika's Jewel" Milk Fit
The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF) 2017 Siracusa
2017
First Prize Milk Fit
Sofia Pocket Movies 2017 Sofia
2017
Best Writer Nomination Janne of Love
Selby International Short Film Festival 2016 Selby
2016
Cinematographer of the Month Janne of Love
12 Months Film Festival 2016 Cluj, Romania
2016
Best Short Film Janne of Love
Golden Camera Film Festival 2016 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2016
Award of Excellence Janne of Love
International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Comedy 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia
2015
Best Short Janne of Love
Sarmat Independent International Festival 2015 Russian Fedaration
2015
Award for Best Actress /Millitsa Gladnishka/ Janne of Love
Lecce Film Festival 2014 Lecce, Italy
2014
Nominee Best Short Documentary ANJELA
Golden Art Film Academy
Best Short ANJELA
Gladiator Film Festival 2023 Istanbul
Certificate in Excellence in Filmmaking My Gypsy Road
Spotlight Film Awards 2022 Atlanta
Best Documentary Short Film My Gypsy Road
International Motion Picture Festival of India 2021 Pondicherry
Best Documentary My Gypsy Road
Košice International Monthly Film Festival 2020 Košice
Best Documentary My Gypsy Road
Continental Film Awards 2021
Best Film on Women Short Film My Gypsy Road
International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar 2021 Port Blair
Best Short Documentary My Gypsy Road
Stockholm City Film festival 2021 Stockholm
Best Film on Women Short Film My Gypsy Road
Port Blair International Film Festival 2021 Port Blair
Honorable Mention – Best Documentary Film My Gypsy Road
Uruvatti International Film Festival 2021 Sevarakottai
Nominee Best Short Script The Animal
Golden Art Film Academy USA
Best Romantic Short Trust Exercise
Virtual View International Film Challenge 2021
Award of Excellence Trust Exercise
Pacific Screen Awards 2019 Surabaya
Best Mobile Short Film Milk Fit
Edison International Film Festival 2021 Erachakulam
Best Short Foreign Film Janne of Love
Meliorist Film Festival 2017 Nagpur
Gold Award Janne of Love
International Film Festival For Women, Social Issues & Zero Discrimination 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia