Bulgarian director and screenwriter Ivan Cherkelov was born in Lovech in 1957. He graduated from the High Institute of Theater Arts in 1982, with a degree in film directing. He received the Burgas Municipality Award during Sofia Film Fest On The Beach for Christmas Tree Upside Down and the Jury’s Special prize in Karlovy Vary and he was also nominated for the Grand prize in Cottbus.
FILMOGRAPHY1989 Pieces of Love
1995 Thundering Stones
1999 Glass Marbles
2006 Christmas Tree Upside Down – Codirected with Vasil Zhivkov
2009 Crayfish
