Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Firebird’ by Velislava Gospodinova

“An artistic impression, driven by the rhythm of the music and the freedom of the dance, creates a magical world, where love is the leading metaphysical force that overpowers life and death.”

Film by Velislava Gospodinova, Bulgaria, 2016.

Read an interview with the director at Directors Notes.

Credits
Director, screenplay, design: Velislava Gospodinova
Music: “Smallman” band (Cvetan Hadzhiyski, Andon Trapkov, Ivan Todorov, Stefan Penev)
Choreography: Galina Srebreva
Sound design and mix: Lachezar Georgiev
Animation: Daniel Chalakov, Velislava Gospodinova
Visual effects and rendering: Bottleship VFX
Visual effects supervisiors: Martin Naydenski, Hristo Velev
Visual effects artists: Veselin Gyurov, Iliya Halembakov, Yasen Panev, Vassil Vassilev, Yana Petkova, Cedric Profijt
Visual effects producer: Lyubomir Grancharov
Visual effects coordinator: Virjiniya Marinova
Rigging: Denislav Georgiev
Modelling: Oleg Topalov
Editing and compositing: Velislava Gospodinova
Producer: Red Stroke Ltd (Velislava Gospodinova)
In association with Bottleship VFX
Funded by Bulgarian National Film Center