Writer and filmmaker Petar Valchanov returns to the Toronto International Film Festival with the final installment in his absurdist trilogy, 'Triumph'. The film, set in the early 1990s after the fall of communism, follows a Bulgarian task force sent to locate an ancient artifact based on a psychic's telepathic communication with an alien.
The Big Picture In a full circle moment, writer and filmmaker Petar Valchanov returned to this year's Toronto International Film Festival — where both his previous films, The Lesson and Glory, premiered — with the final installment in his trilogy, Triumph. With his directing partner Kristina Grozeva, the two reunited with Guardians of the Galaxy's Maria Bakalova for a starring role opposite Julian Kostov in a tale that seems too unbelievable to be true, and yet...
VALCHANOV: One of the elements is that all these stories take place in the democracy period in Bulgaria. The first, chronologically in real life of the first stories is Triumph, and it happened exactly at the beginning of the democracy period. After this came Glory and after, The Lesson. So, the absurd elements are something that connects all of these stories, and they're very connected to the spirit of this time.
VALCHANOV: I remember the first moment that we started to work on some exercises with her and we found out how talent and how great , and her power and potential of a great actress she had. We invited her for our previous film, The Father, for one very important role. She did great in casting, but also she looks like my mother, who was a very important part of the story of The Father. It was amazing experience. After that, we are very thankful that she came on board for Triumph.
The freedom and safety to fail on set is of the utmost importance, and every single set needs that. How about for you, Maria? Anything you want to add to this one? VALCHANOV: They were amazing. We love when actors surprise us, and it was plenty of surprising moments with them. So, we are so happy. KOSTOV: I think what's very meta for that scene, as well, that was just released as a clip was I think Margita Gosheva, the actress who plays Pirina…VALCHANOV: Yes, her task was to prepare.
KOSTOV: Thank you, Maria. Likewise. To touch on what you started, in Bulgaria, we don't have an infrastructure, we don't know how to be a part of the world market for acting and for filmmaking. Because my career started in London, I've always tried to expand opportunities to people from my country, from our region, and not limited to, but mostly I've been a patron for young, unknown-to-the-world talent.
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