Petar Valchanov

Petar Valchanov (; born May 15, 1982) is a Bulgarian filmmaker. He is best known for his cinematography on feature films such as The Lesson (2014), Glory (2016) and The Father (2019). Biography Valchanov was born on 15 May 1982 in Plovdiv. He is the son of actress Vanya Bratoeva and artist Valchan Petrov. In 2000, he graduated from the Tsanko Lavrenov Art High School in Plovdiv. In 2008, he graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts with a degree in film and television directing in the class of Ludmil Staikov. Career Valchanov has worked on many projects alongside his partner Kristina Grozeva including the short film Family Therapy (2008), the television film Emergency Landing (2010), Samburu (2011) and others. In 2012, the pair co-wrote and co-directed the short film Jump, which was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards and won the Grand Prix at the Brussels Short Film Festival as well as best film at the Bulgarian Film Academy Awards in 2013.