Director

Iskra Yossiffova

Directing

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 1259280

IMDb ID: nm0949123

Known for: Directing

Born: February 26, 1956

Died: September 14, 2005

Age: 49

Place of birth: Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1977 - 1990

Years active: 14

Wikidata: Q12281864

Also known as

Iskra Yosifova • Искра Йосифова

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Biography

Iskra Yosifova (1954-2005) was born in Cherven Bryag. In 1972-1973 she studied sociology at the Institute of Economics in Sofia but in 1978 graduated Cinema and TV Directing at the Krastyo Sarafov Higher Institute of Theatre Art (VITIZ) as it was called until 1995, in the class of Georgi Dyulgerov and Hristo Hristov. She made her debut with the film Voyage (1980) which she co-directed with Malina Petrova. She has made two more feature films – Love therapy (1986) and Cruel and innocent (1989). She has also made a number of documentaries, some awarded nationally and internationally. Her film The wall (1988) about John Lennon was to turn into a symbol of rebellion against any conformism.

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