‘DJADO IVAN’

a short documentary produced by Noumia Film

The 70 year old "Djado Ivan" lives in Grivitsa, a small bulgarian town close to the romanian border. In close communion with nature and his many animals, he spends his life on his small farm and thereby maintains his very own rhythm of life.
In order to portray his life, Silke Meya (Director) and Laura Mentgen (Director of Photography) spent one month with Ivan in Bulgaria where they were able to capture his philosophy of life.

// 49. Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2015 - Deutschland Premiere
// Festival de Cannes 2015 - Short Film Corner
// IFFF 2016 - nominiert Nationaler Wettbewerb für Bildgestalterinnen 2016
// Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene 2016 - Wiesbaden
// Kinoki International Film Festival - Mexico
// Brazilian Int'l Labour Film Festival - São Paulo, Brazil
// East End Film Festival 2016- London
// Inigo Film Festival (Official Selection, Krakow, Poland) - 3rd Prize Inigo Award
// BIFED | Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary - Turkey - nominated for GAIA Student Award
// North Carolina Film Awards (Official Selection, Raleigh, USA)
// Portobello Film Festival - London
// BauernHofKino Kleinlositz - Hof, Germany
// Northern Wave International Film Festival (Official Selection) - Rif, Iceland
// Pigrecozen Filmfest (Official Selection)

Director - Silke Meya
Director of Photography - Laura Mentgen
Sounddesign - Gerald Mandl
Color Correction - Marco Nieschka
Music - Swinx

with: Ivan Dimitrov

All photography provided by Noumia Film.