Zahari Zhandov ( ) ( 1 June 1911 &ndash; 2 February 1998 ) was a Bulgarian film director , script writer and cinematographer . He was born on 1 June 1911 in the city of Rousse . At first he studied mathematics and then administrative sciences at Free University of Political and Economic Sciences , today UNWE in Sofia . His debut in film-making was with the a short documentary '' One Day in Sofia '' ( '' Edin den v Sofia '' , 1946 ) . Later he came to direct films like '' Shibil '' ( 1968 ) , '' Birds Come Flying to Us '' ( '' Ptitzi dolitat '' , 1971 ) and '' The Master of Boyana '' ( '' Boyanskiyat maystor '' , 1981 ) . Zhandov got a Golden palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957 for the film '' Earth '' ( '' Zemya '' ) . In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival
6th Moscow International Film Festival
6th Moscow International Film Festival
Zahari Zhandov