Iglika Triffonova, born 1957 in Sofia, Bulgarien, studied film & TV at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art in Sofia. Her career began with a series of documentaries, the first being "Year of 1990", documenting the year after the fall of the Berlin wall. Among her other works of this time are "Possible Distances" (1992), about the distances separating a Bulgarian man and a Turkish woman – called by the critics a "documentary love story" – and "Murder Stories" (1993), being the confessions of three men who have committed murder. The film played an important role in forming the public opinion during the debate against the death penalty held in Bulgarian in the early 90s and had a strong influence on the themes contained in "The Investigation", her next award-winning feature. Triffonova's films have been screened at numerous international festivals and won various Bulgarian and international prizes.
Göteborg Film Festival
