Regional Competition

The Last Black Sea Pirates

Svetoslav Stoyanov
Screening time  
24.02. / Monday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5  
26.02. / Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 5  
27.02. / Thursday, 16:00 - 18:00 Theatre 2  
For 20 years, Captain Jack The Whale and his crew have been drinking, dreaming and hunting for treasure buried in the gully of Karadere, the pristine beach they call home.

The Last Black Sea Pirates swim in testosterone and rugged tenderness in a land of wilderness and legends, far from civilization. For 20 years, Captain Jack The Whale and his crew have been drinking, dreaming and hunting for treasure buried in the gully of Karadere, the pristine beach they call home. But someone else has got wind of Karadere’s treasures. When the news of imminent change begins to find its way to this remote oasis, the pirates' world begins to unravel. Doubts erode the foundations of trust, conflicts brew, tensions are on the rise. In this crisis emerges a contemporary fairy tale about the treasures we hunt and those that we find.

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Svetoslav Stoyanov

Svetoslav Stoyanov is a director and DOP whose short documentaries, experimental films and audio-visual projects have been screened across Europe and selected in the official competitions of festivals in Athens, Madrid, Moscow, Dublin, Sarajevo, Bratislava, Venice. His work has participated in the Venice Biennial, and received awards in Skopje and Yerevan. The Last Black Sea Pirates is his feature film debut.

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Poslednite chernomorski pirati

Bulgaria
2013, 72', video

Directed by:
Svetoslav Stoyanov

Screenplay by:
Vanya Raynova

Cinematography:
Orlin Ruevski, Ivan Nikolov

Edited by:
Petar Marinov

Producer:
Martichka Bozhilova

Produced by:
Agitprop

Festivals & Awards:

Krakow Film Festival 2013 – FIPRESCI Award;  UnderhillFest 2013 – Special Mention; Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2013 – Grand Prize for Best Documentary; Let’s CEE Film Festival 2013 – Best Documentary Award; Hot Docs 2013; Visions du Reel 2013;  Transilvania International Film Festival 2013; Documentarist – Istanbul 2013