Actress, journalist, writer, choreographer, cine-tv-music producer

 

Graduated from the Music Academy of Sofia and in Theater and Music Management at the NBU, Sofia.

 

Languages: French, Russian, English, Italian and Bulgarian Journalist – collaborations with BNT-Bulgaria, TG LA 7, Uno Mattina-RAIUNO, has various participations and collaborations with RaiUno, RaiDue, Canale 5.

 

Actress in numerous film and television productions (around 60) in Bulgaria and Italy (also in theatre), in Germany, France, USA.She teaches choreography, classical, modern and jazz dance and attended various schools and faculties.Producer in Italy and Bulgaria and owner of Adria film international ltd.

 

Since 1993President of the ”Nicola Ghiuselev” Foundation since 2015Founder of the ”Artemidia” Biennial of art between Rome and Sofia since 2007

 

Shee is part of the National Order of Journalists in Italy and Bulgaria

 

She is part of FUIS Unitary Federation of Italian Writers and of the National Union of Bulgarian Writers – SBP Jury of the Italian Film Academy – “David di Donatello” awards
Jury of the Bulgarian Film Academy, NFZ Secretary Department of Art and Culture, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts – BASA

Director of the Board of Directors at the Confederation of Bulgarian Cultural Operators Abroad, Chicago

 

Among her written works – publishing books for opera music; publications in Bulgarian and Italian national newspapers on foreign policy, current affairs and culture.

 

Publications of poems in the female poetic almanac “Eugenia Mars” by Sofia 2002-2024; in the Italian national magazine “Poets and Poems” – dir. Elio Pecora 2009;

in the anthology “Dear Alda, I’m writing to you…” Ed.Ursini 2010;

in the Poetic Anthology, Poet’s Agenda, Impronte Anthology, Ed.Pagine 2011-2014; in the anthology ”Umbria in versi”, Bertoni Editore 2017;

in the female anthology of Abruzzo ”Lingua di terra e di luna”, Robin editions 2017;

in the anthologies ”Versi per Alda” Ed. Ursini 2018 and ”Alberoandronico” 2019;

in the Anthologies ”M’illumino d’immenso” and the Poet’s Agenda dedicated to Dante Alighieri, Ed. Pagine, 2020/2021.

She publishes the anthologies: ” Elegy of Life ”, in Bulgarian and Italian-“ Ivan Vasov ”Publisher 2001;

“Flowers and thorns of via Egnatia”, Edizioni Tracce, 2011; “…And the soul knows”,

Published by the National Writers’ Union of Bulgaria, 2015;

“Briciole”, Bertoni Editore, 2015; ”Annabelle and the clouds under the sun”,

FNG Art in Life Editore, 2019, with the participation of prof. G. Dell’Agata;”One morning, opening my eyes”,

Publisher Albatros Il Filo, 2021;”Siddhartha-Buddha, wake us up!”, Publisher Zahariy Stoyanov, Sofia 2023.

 

Presented as an author for Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Rome and the Association of European Cultural Institutes for the UNESCO European Poetry Day, March 2016.

 

Present at the Turin Book Fair, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2024 and at the ”More books, more free” Fair in Rome, 2013, 2017, 2021.

 

Awards:

Award for “Religious Education” at the 48th Salerno International Film Festival with the mini series “I’ll tell you about the Bible” – as actress and producer, 40 episodes of the Old and New Testament for RAIUNO.

 

Nominations for the “David di Donatello” Award for Italian Cinema 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001. Nominations for the ”Bulgarian of the Year” Award of the National Agency for Bulgarians in the World, 2010, 2022.

 

National Award from the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria for the promotion of Bulgarian art and culture abroad with the Artemidia Biennial, 2017.

National Award for Culture of Bulgaria “The Golden Age/Zlaten Vek” for May 24 – Saints Cyril and Methodius of the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria, 2023.

 

Literary Awards: at the European Poetry Competition – Lecce 2000, 2007,

2010 (first prize); Alberoandronico Competition, Rome 2008; Alda Merini Award, Catanzaro 2010 and 2018; Grand Culture Trophy at PremioHistonium-Vasto2012;

EU Parliament Award, Cattolica Italia 2013;

Award at SpoletoFestivalArtExpo2013 for the book “Fiori e thorni di via Egnatia” Edizioni Tracce;

SpoletoFestivalArtExpo2015 for the book “Briciole” Bertoni Editore;

SpoletoFestivaArt2019 for the book ”Annabelle and the clouds under the sun”,

Edit.FNGArtinLife; Literary prizes at the Menotti FestivalArt2021 and 2022 with the anthology ”Una giorno, schiudendo gli occhi”, Publisher Albatros Il Filo;

”Communicating Europe” Award from the MenottiArtFest2022 and Literature Award from the MenottiArtFest2023 Special Venice Biennale for the anthology ”Annabelle and the clouds under the sun” by FNG Art in Life Editore;

Literature Prize of the Menotti Festival Art 2023 for the anthology ”Siddharta-Budda, wake us up!” by Publisher Zahariy Stoyanov, Sofia.