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.
(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.)
Filmography
Editor (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
Executive Producer (2 Credits)
MIMESIS2023
Short
Captured2019
Short, Student
Cinematographer (1 Credit)
Captured2019
Short, Student
Story (1 Credit)
Jump Cut2017
Short, Student
Producer (1 Credit)
Jump Cut2017
Short, Student
31 Awards & Selections
Winner: The Goldfinch Film Award MIMESIS
Stoyan Kambarev Art Foundation 14th Ceremony (2023) Sofia
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
GCE (Advanced Level) "English Language, Business Studies and Mathematics"
2013 – 2015
Personal Details
Current City
Sofia, London, Los Angeles
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.