Binka Zhelyazkova

Binka Zhelyazkova

personal-info

known-for

Directing

gender

Female

birthday

1923-07-15

place-of-birth

Svilengrad, Bulgaria

also-known-as

Бинка Желязкова
Binka Ganeva
Бинка Ганева
Бинка Желязкова-Ганева
Binka Zhelyazkova-Ganeva

biography

Binka Zhelyazkova was a Bulgarian film director. She was the first Bulgarian woman to direct a feature film. Her work often reflected her struggles, and four of her nine films were banned from distribution and reached audiences only after the end of communism. Despite her difficulties at home her films won numerous awards outside of Bulgaria.