Bulgarian National Television, Studio 5
Journalist, producer and film director
Producer, director and jurnalist. Member of Menagement Board, Programing director and Head of Film Production of Bulgarian National Television for more than 10 years. Producer of the best seling bulgarian series “Undercover” with distributtion in more than 185 teritories. Producer of series “Fourth Estate” – Best Drama Series on CIRCOM 2014, public broadcasters association in Europe. Co – producer of feature films with the latest production being Aga, closing film of Berlinale 2018 and winner of Sarajevo Film Festival 2018.
Sevda Shishmanova is a journalist with practical experience in Television program-making. Reporter, commentator and international correspondent in Bulgarian National Television (BNT) and Economedia. Film director and producer.
Film directing graduated with significant background in documentary productions.
In 2002 had won “ Johns Hopkins” University SAIS – Novartis International Journalism Award for year 2001 and documentary “The Unfinished War” had been nominated in top 10 for international journalism achievements.
In 2002 documentary „Pakistan – the shadow of the war” was selected for the main competition of FIPA, Biarritz film festival, France.
In 2009 was awarded the Special prize for outstanding contribution of Bulgarian Book Association.
In 2012 was awarded the prize of Bulgarian Union of Film Makers for Best Producer for the TV Series Undercover
In 2013 was awarded the prize of Bulgarian Union of Film Makers for Best Producer for the TV Series The Fourth Estate
Member of the Management Board of Bulgarian National Television 2004/2010.
Director of Programme and Head of Film Production of Bulgarian National Television 2010/2017.
Member of the National Counsel of Cinema 2006/2008
Member of the International jury of Sofia Film Fest 2007
Member of the International jury of Filmini / short movie film festival/ 2008
Member of the Joury of National Film Festival “Golden Rose” 2010
Member of the Joury of International Students Film Festival “Early Bird” 2016
Member of the International Joury of Master of Art Film Festival 2016, 2017, 2018
Member of the International Joury of So Independent Film Festival 2017
Member of the Industry joury of Haifa International Film Festival 2018
Member of International Joury of MediaMixx Television Festival 2018
Master Degree, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Slavic Studies
Master Degree , National Academy for Theater and Film Art
Professional timeline
- Government correspondent for BNT since 1992 to 1998
- Presidency correspondent for BNT since 1994 to 1998
- Author of a journalistic investigation that caused the resignation of the Minister of the Interior in 1996 and reportage has led to an unprecedented public and political debate
- International correspondent for BNT since 1998. Correspondent in Kosovo and in Italy /Aviano military base/ during the war campaign in Yugoslavia in 1999. Correspondent in Turkey during earthquake shock in 1999. Correspondent in Skopje during the Macedonia war in 2001. Correspondent in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2001 and 2008. Correspondent in Turkey and Northern Iraq during the war in Iraq in 2003. Correspondent in London in 2005, after the terror attack. Correspondent in Afghanistan in 2006. Roaming correspondent during Election Campaigns in USA, Russia, Turkey, Italy, Macedonia, UK, Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1994 to 2008.
Documentaries time-line:
1994 Berlusconi – The Pawn Success
1995 North Iraq – No man’s Land
1995 The Power Russia
1997 Bulgaria – 1/11/1997 The Real Revolution
1999 In the Hope by Richter Scale
2000 BBC – Verification
2001 The Unfinished War/ Macedonians unsolved Albanian problem/
2001 Pakistan – The Shadow of the War
2002 The Choice of War
2006 Afghanistan unveiled
2008 The Base: Pakistan/Afghanistan
2009 One Hundred Years of Solitude / The Big Read Format /
Film Productions timeline
2011 – Undercover / Season 1 / BNT
2012 – Undercover / Season 2 / BNT
2013 – Undercover / Season 3 / BNT
2013 – Forth Estate / BNT
2015 – Undercover / Season 4 / BNT
2016 – Undercover / Season 5 / BNT
Projects in execution
