Rumen Russev develops a passion for storytelling during his "Creative Writing" classes at LIVERPOOL COLLEGE. A few years later, he studies "Film, Television and Digital Media" at UCLA. In 2022, the young director creates a studio space in Sofia.
Founder of Studio Flickers.
(Studio Flickers is a Bulgarian production and service company, which focuses on the creation of digitally distributed films, shows, music videos and ads. It was established in 2020 and develops stories about love, self-discovery and alternative worlds.)
  • Editor (3 Credits)
    MIMESIS2023
    Short
    Captured2019
    Short, Student
    Jump Cut2017
    Short, Student
  • Executive Producer (3 Credits)
    MIMESIS2023
    Short
    Captured2019
    Short, Student
    Jump Cut2017
    Short, Student
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    MIMESIS2023
    Short
    Captured2019
    Short, Student
    Jump Cut2017
    Short, Student
  • Director (3 Credits)
    MIMESIS2023
    Short
    Captured2019
    Short, Student
    Jump Cut2017
    Short, Student
  • Cinematographer (1 Credit)
    Captured2019
    Short, Student
  • Story (1 Credit)
    Jump Cut2017
    Short, Student
  • Producer (1 Credit)
    Jump Cut2017
    Short, Student
Winner: The Goldfinch Film Award
MIMESIS
Stoyan Kambarev Art Foundation 14th Ceremony (2023)
Sofia
2023
Category: Short Films
MIMESIS
Киноваканция 2nd New Bulgarian Cinema Festival (2023)
Burgas
2023
Category: Short Films
MIMESIS
Balkan 13th Film Food Festival (2023)
Pogradec
2023
Category: Short Films
MIMESIS
Electric 1st Film Festival (2023)
Bournemouth
2023
Category: A Collection of Globally Submitted Indie Shorts
MIMESIS
Lift-Off Global Network (2023)
Pinewood Studios, Iver
2023
Category: International Short Films, Guerrilla
MIMESIS
Sci-Fi Floripa 2nd International Film Festival (2023)
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
2023
Category: Stories of the Future
MIMESIS
Narrar el Futuro: X Festival de Cine & Nuevos Medios (2023)
Bogotá
2023
Category: Short Films
MIMESIS
Golden Rose 41st Bulgarian Feature Film Festival (2023)
Varna
2023
Category: International Competition for Short Films
MIMESIS
Soundscreen 8th Film Festival (2023)
Ravenna
2023
Category: International Comedy Short Films
MIMESIS
Film 4 Fun 15th International Comedy Short Film Festival (2023)
Bucharest
2023
Official Selection
MIMESIS
Short Short Story 16th Film Festival (2023)
Hartford, Connecticut
2023
Official Selection of No Words Shorts
Captured
No Words 2nd International Short Film Festival 2020
Ptolemaida
2020
Semi-Finalist
Captured
Los Angeles 5th CineFest 2020
Los Angeles
2020
Official Selection of Short Films
Captured
Boulder Creek 4th Film Festival 2019
Boulder Creek, California
2019
Official Selection of Student Films
Captured
Beach 2nd Film Festival 2019
Ohrid
2019
Official Selection of Short Silent Films
Captured
180 Degrees 6th Laboratory for Innovative Art 2019
Sofia
2019
Official Selection of Short Films
Captured
Love is Folly 27th International Film Festival 2019
Varna
2019
Student Program
Captured
Manaki Brothers 40th International Cinematographers' Film Festival 2019
Bitola
2019
Official Selection of Mini Films
Captured
Short Form 5th International Short Film Festival 2019
Gornji Milanovac
2019
Student Program
Captured
Balkan 9th Film Food Festival 2019
Pogradec
2019
Official Selection of Other World Films
Captured
East Northeast 1st International Film Festival 2019
Newburgh, New York
2019
Horror & Supernatural Shorts
Captured
Southern Screen 9th International Film Festival 2019
Lafayette, Louisiana
2019
Official Selection of Micro-Film
Captured
The 8th China International Micro-Films Exhibition 2019
Beijing
2019
Nominated for Best Student Film and Best Cinematography
Captured
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie 6th Film Festival 2019
Montréal, Canada
2019
Finalist
Captured
Sound & Image Challenge 10th International Festival 2019
Macau
2019
Program Two, The Imagination: Beautiful and Dangerous
Jump Cut
European Union 6th Short Film Festival 2019
Ottawa
2019
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Bar Friday 4th Mini Film Festival 2018
Sofia
2018
A Platform for Emerging Filmmakers
Jump Cut
SIFFV 9th Sofia International Film Festival - Varna 2018
Varna
2018
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Hyperdrive 3rd Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival 2018
Hailsham
2018
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Balkan Can Kino 2018
Athens
2018
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Love is Folly 26th International Film Festival 2018
Varna
2018
Semi-Finalist
Jump Cut
Los Angeles CineFest 2017
Los Angeles
2018
Semi-Finalist
Jump Cut
MystiCon 8th Independent Film Festival 2018
Roanoke
2018
Winner: Best Student Film
Jump Cut
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie 5th Film Festival 2018
Montréal
2018
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Unseen Mini Film Festival 2017
Cavtat
2017
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Early Bird 13th International Student Film Festival 2017
Sofia
2017
Official Selection
Jump Cut
Art Short 7th Short Films and Video Clips Contest 2017
Smolensk
2017
Nominated for a Best Bulgarian Short Film
Jump Cut
Golden Rose 35th Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 2017
Varna
2017
Finalist
Jump Cut
"Ciak... un’emozione" 8th Videofestivalgiovani 2017
Sanremo
2017
Finalist
Jump Cut
Festival de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada (FECEA) 2017
Alvorada
2017
Winner: Best Editing
Jump Cut
Great Message International Film Festival 2017
Pune
2017
College
University of California, Los Angeles
BA (Hons) "Film, Television and Digital Media"
20172018
College
University of Kent
BA (Hons) "Film with an Approved Year Abroad"
20152019
High School
Liverpool College
GCE (Advanced Level) "English Language, Business Studies and Mathematics"
20132015
Current City
Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
Gender
Male
Rumen Russev develops a passion for storytelling during his "Creative Writing" classes at LIVERPOOL COLLEGE. A few years later, he studies "Film, Television and Digital Media" at UCLA. In 2022, the young director creates a studio space in Sofia.
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