{{Short description|Bulgarian film director and writer (born 1968)}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=October 2025}} {{resume-like|date=January 2026}} {{BLP primary sources|date=October 2025}} }} {{use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Stiliyan Ivanov | native_name = Стилиян Боянов Иванов | native_name_lang = bg | image = Stiliyan Ivanov 2025.jpg | alt = October 2025 photograph of Ivanov with greying beard in a black T-shirt | caption = Ivanov in October 2025 | birth_name = Стилиян Боянов Иванов [Stiliyan Boyanov Ivanov] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|08|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sandanski]], [[Bulgaria]] | education = [[National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts|Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts]] | occupation = {{flatlist| *[[Film director]] *[[writer]] *[[teacher]] }} | years_active = Since - 1992 | works = {{Collapsible list |bullets=true |1=''Vanga'' (1996) Documentary Movie |2=''The truth about Orpheus'' (2007) Documentary Movie |3="Bolshoi Theatre" (2011) Documentary Movie |4=''Dervishes - Mystics Of The East'' (2012) Documentary Movie |5=''The Centaurs'' (2025) Documentary Movie }} | awards = {{Collapsible list |bullets=true |1="Director of the Year" – 1997, video clip |2="Director of the Year" – 1999, video clip |3="I am a person", Orenburg - 2007 |4=Second International Film Festival "Vernoe serdce", Moscow - 2007 |5=10th Anniversary Eurasian Television and Film Festival – 2007 |6=Union of Russian Journalists – “For High Professional Achievements” – 2013 |7=Movie Award from International Film Festival Zaječar – 2018 }} | website = {{URL|https://aseman.eu/}} }}
'''Stiliyan Ivanov'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Bulgarian Public Radio about Stiliyan Ivanov as film director, screenwriter, self-knowledge teacher and journalist. |url=https://bnr.bg/sofia/post/100671844/stilian-ivanov-profesiata-e-kato-lubovta-otrazava-nashata-sashtnost}}</ref> ({{langx|bg|Стилиян Боянов Иванов}}; Stiliyan Boyanov Ivanov) is a [[Bulgaria]]n [[film director]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Congress |first=The Library of |title=Ivanov, Stilii︠a︡n, 1968-; Иванов, Стилиян, 1968- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies {{!}} Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016044566.html |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=id.loc.gov}}</ref> [[writer]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ООД |first=LiterNet |date=2021-07-12 |title=Режисьорът Стилиян Иванов представи първата си детска книга |url=https://kulturni-novini.info/sections/31/news/33103-rezhisyorat-stiliyan-ivanov-predstavi-parvata-si-detska-kniga |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=kulturni-novini.info |language=bg}}</ref> and astrologer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=АСЕМАН СЕБЕПОЗНАНИЕ в центъра на София и в подножието на Олимп |url=https://dromomania.bg/2025/02/24/%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8/ |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Дромомания |language=bg-BG}}</ref> He has directed over 63 documentaries and written eight books about [[history]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Траките |url=https://www.btv.bg/movies/trakite.html |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=bTV Media Group |language=en}}</ref> [[culture]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Изповед в стихове - Българска национална телевизия |url=https://bnt.bg/news/izpoved-v-stihove-324791news.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240221224208/https://bnt.bg/news/izpoved-v-stihove-324791news.html |archive-date=2024-02-21 |access-date=2025-12-21 |work=bnt.bg |language=bg}}</ref> and [[philosophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Истанбул открива "Орфей и Златното руно" |url=https://www.segabg.com/category-culture/istanbul-otkriva-orfey-i-zlatnoto-runo |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Новини СЕГА |language=bulgarian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Режисьорът Стилиян Иванов представя новия си филм - "Кентаврите" - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини |url=https://bntnews.bg/news/rezhisyorat-stiliyan-ivanov-predstavya-noviya-si-film-kentavrite-1334755news.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250412095406/https://bntnews.bg/news/rezhisyorat-stiliyan-ivanov-predstavya-noviya-si-film-kentavrite-1334755news.html |archive-date=2025-04-12 |access-date=2025-12-21 |work=bntnews.bg |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Bulgarian Public Television about Stiliyan Ivanov as writer. |url=https://bnt.bg/news/knigata-lyubov-seks-samota-na-stiliyan-ivanov-v309642-301246news.html?page=75}}</ref>
He has directed films about global cultural sites and traditions around the world, including the [[Bolshoi Theatre]] in Moscow,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Тв "Арт" пуска филм за "Болшой театър" за тригодишния си рожден ден |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/kultura/article/1393129 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> the traditions of Shamans in Canada (''A Tale about Faith''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian National Public Television News about documentary "A tale about Faith" |url=https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/rezhisort-stiliyan-ivanov-predstavya-prikazka-za-vyarata}}</ref> the Sufi traditions in Iran (''Worshipers of the Light''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian National Public Television News about documentary "Worshipers of the light" |url=https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/premiera-na-poklonitsi-na-svetlinata}}</ref> the ancient world in Mesopotamia (''The traces of the Sand''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Сирия ще гледа български документален филм |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/spravochnik/article/414017 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> and the history of Anatolia, Turkey (the ''Anatolia'' trilogy).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Трилогията "Пътят на човешката цивилизация" показва обичаите и вярата на траките |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/1514831399-Trilogiyata_.html |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=bTV Новините |language=bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AnadoluWEB |title=İnsan Medeniyetleri Yolunda {{!}} adiyaman-haber |url=http://www.adiyaman-haber.com/news/5107/Insan-Medeniyetleri-Yolunda.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017071546/http://www.adiyaman-haber.com/news/5107/Insan-Medeniyetleri-Yolunda.html |archive-date=2009-10-17 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.adiyaman-haber.com}}</ref>
His work has been recognized with international awards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Стилиян Иванов с награда от кинофестивал в Сърбия |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/7084784 |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The premieres of Ivanov's documentaries "The Truth about Orpheus" and "The Thracians" and International Awards in Moscow. |url=http://www.arenamedia.net/news.php?newsandpromotion_id=20416}}</ref> and is kept in Bulgarian national libraries as educational material.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Info about the initiative committee. |url=http://www.arenamedia.net/na_arenata.php?intervu_id=4532&hl=bg}}</ref>
He is a member of the [[Union of Bulgarian Journalists]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Списък на новоприетите членове в СБЖ, предложени от дружествата - декември 2020 г. |url=https://sbj-bg.eu/article/details/48585 |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=sbj-bg.eu |language=bg}}</ref> He co-owns the production company DodoFilm, where he teaches documentary filmmaking and internet television. He has also led journalism masterclasses at the Moscow State University branch in Sevastopol and Bulgarian school in Istanbul.<ref>{{Cite web |title="ТРАКИТЕ" и "ОРФЕЙ" под звезите на Кремъл {{!}} Expo World |url=https://www.expoworld.bg/archives/6226 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=www.expoworld.bg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Стилиян Иванов ще преподава в българското училище в Истанбул |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/7118678 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref>
In 2009, he founded TV Art, a television and web platform focused to culture, tourism and the arts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Режисьорът Стилиян Иванов пусна телевизия за изкуство |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/141221 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref>
== Education == He graduated with a gold medal from the [[National Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics "Academician Lyubomir Chakalov"|National Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics “Academician Lyubomir Chakalov”]] in [[Sofia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BTV National Tv of Bulgaria about Ivanov's education. |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/predavania/stilijan-ivanov-za-tajnite-na-astrologijata.html |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=bTV Новините |language=bg}}</ref> In 1994, he graduated from the directing department at the [[National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts|Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts]] in the class of Prof. [[Hacho Boyadzhiev]].<ref name=":0" />
== Career == Ivanov is the author of 63 documentaries, including "Vanga"<ref>{{Cite news |title=Вангя - Българска национална телевизия |url=https://bnt.bg/bg/a/vangya |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210225112920/https://bnt.bg/bg/a/vangya |archive-date=2021-02-25 |access-date=2025-12-22 |work=bnt.bg |language=bg}}</ref> 1996 (about Bulgarian prophet), “Emil Dimitrov - Love, Glory and Loneliness”<ref>{{Cite news |title=Емил Димитров - Българска национална телевизия |url=https://bnt.bg/bg/a/264178-emil-dimitrov |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211219000539/https://bnt.bg/bg/a/264178-emil-dimitrov |archive-date=2021-12-19 |access-date=2025-12-22 |work=bnt.bg |language=bg}}</ref> 2001 (about Bulgarian pop icon), "For Dogs and for People"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-09 |title=За кучетата и хората – 10 години по-късно (18+) - Новини |url=https://www.haskovo.net/news/101164/za-kuchetata-i-horata-10-godini-po-kasno-18 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Haskovo.NET}}</ref> 2002 (research about street dogs cruelty), "The Truth about Orpheus"<ref>{{Cite web |title=ОРФЕЙ - документален филм |url=http://fccvarna.bg/%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5/%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=fccvarna.bg}}</ref> 2007 (research of philosophy system orphism), "The Thracians"<ref name=":1" /> 2008 (research about ancient culture in Balkans region in Europe), "The Dervishes, Mystics of the East"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Над 3000 души в 8 града гледаха едновременно филм за дервишите |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/1682096 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> 2013 (research about Sufi tradition), the tetralogy "Confession" 2020-2024 (about Bulgarian leaders in culture), "The Centaurs"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Мъдростта на кентаврите в нов филм на Стилиян Иванов |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/18305655 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> 2025 (about ancient beliefs).
Ivanov began his career at [[Bulgarian National Television]] (BNT) while still a student, making biographical documentaries on notable figures like the prophet Vanga (1996)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Николаев Украина Ва��га предсказала, как отразится на человечестве глобальный кризис! Новости |url=http://nikportal.net/story.php?id=1288&pers=user |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620201935/http://nikportal.net/story.php?id=1288&pers=user |archive-date=2010-06-20 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=nikportal.net}}</ref> and pop icon Lily Ivanova (1995).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian Public House about Stiliyan Ivanov as a film director, screenwriter, self-knowledge teacher and journalist. |url=https://enthusiast.bg/bg/avtori/stilijan-ivanov}}</ref>
In the early 2000s, he moved into private media as the managing director of Balkan Bulgarian Television (BBT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director Stiliyan Ivanov Took Over The Cable Television BBT |url=https://www.karieri.bg/news/20110_rejisyorut_stiliian_ivanov_poe_kabelnata_televiziia_vvt}}</ref> During this period, he produced several television programs, including ''Naked News'' for Msat,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Стилиян Иванов: "Най-прекият път до Бог, т.е. до самите нас, е изкуството" {{!}} Public Republic |url=http://www.public-republic.com/magazine/2010/03/41342.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309040630/http://www.public-republic.com/magazine/2010/03/41342.php |archive-date=2010-03-09 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.public-republic.com}}</ref> and documentaries, including the documentary of his academy teacher - filmmaker [[Hacho Boyadzhiev|Hacho Boyatzhiev]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian National Public Television about Ivanov's documentary on Hacho Boyadzhiev. |url=https://bnt.bg/bg/a/nezavarshena-istoriya-opit-za-portret}}</ref>
In 2011, an initiative committee released on DVD Ivanov's [[Documentary film|documentaries]] ("The Truth about Orpheus"), ("The Thracians"), ("Vanga"), ("Emil Dimitrov - Glory! Love! Solitude!"), ("Unfinished Story"), ("The Healer Petar Dimkov") and sent copies to all regional libraries in [[Bulgaria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Подаряват филм на Хачо Бояджиев - Gramophon.com |url=https://gramophon.com/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/2012/01/19/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82-%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BE-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2.html?hl=bg |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=gramophon.com}}</ref>
In 2019, a panorama of Ivanov's work was presented in Varna at the Festival & Congress Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bulgarian National Public Television about Ivanov's documetary panorama in Varna. |url=https://bnt.bg/bg/a/panorama-na-dokumentalnite-filmi-na-stiliyan-ivanov}}</ref> This was followed by a similar showcase in Sandanski in 2024, featuring a selection of his documentaries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Сандански организира панорама на филмите на Стилиян Иванов |url=https://www.segabg.com/category-culture/sandanski-organizira-panorama-na-filmite-na-stiliyan-ivanov |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Новини СЕГА |language=bulgarian}}</ref>
A selection of world premieres of his films:
* [[The Hague]]: "The Path of Human Civilization"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vd7o1whr1s |title=Bulgarian National Public Television about the premiere in Hague of "The path of human civilization. |date=2009-11-11 |last=cambeep |access-date=2025-10-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> * [[Munich]]: "Aseman - the heaven in Me"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-30 |title="Асеман - небето в нас" ще има премиери в София, Атина, Истанбул и Мюнхен. |url=https://www.segabg.com/category-culture/aseman-nebeto-nas-shte-ima-premieri-sofiya-atina-i-istanbul |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=Новини СЕГА |language=bulgarian}}</ref> * [[Moscow]]: "The Truth about Orpheus"<ref>{{Cite web |title=В Москве открылась выставка фракийских сокровищ из Болгарии - Болгария Сегодня |url=http://bulgariatoday.ru/news/culture/v_moskve_otkrylas_vystavka_frakiyskikh_sokrovishch_iz_bolgarii/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015061937/http://bulgariatoday.ru/news/culture/v_moskve_otkrylas_vystavka_frakiyskikh_sokrovishch_iz_bolgarii/ |archive-date=2013-10-15 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=bulgariatoday.ru |language=ru}}</ref> and "The Thracians"<ref>{{Cite web |title="Траките" и "Орфей" на червения площад в Москва |url=https://www.btv.bg/shows/predi-obed/videos/trakite-i-orfei-na-cherveniya-ploshtad-v-moskva.html |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=bTV Media Group - bTV |language=en}}</ref> * [[Istanbul]]: "Orpheus and the Golden Fleece"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Български филм за Орфей с премиера в Истанбул |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/14736246 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> and "Aseman Heaven within me"<ref name="24chasa.bg">{{Cite web |title=Филмът на режисьора Стилиян Иванов "Асеман - небето в нас" с премиери в София, Атина и Истанбул |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/15696621 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> * [[Athens]]: "Beyond the Pain"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Атина гледа новия филм на Стилиян Иванов за звездата на гръцката художествена гимнастика - "Отвъд болката" |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/19345507 |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref> and "Confession with Love and Pain"<ref>{{Cite web |last=коментари |first=Труд-Новини, анализи и |date=2019-02-13 |title=Поредна премиера в Атина на режисьора Стилиян Иванов |url=https://trud.bg/a/articles/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=trud.bg |language=bg}}</ref> * [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec City|Quebec city]], [[Ottawa]]: "Vanga", "Emil Dimitrov", The trilogy "The Thracians", "Orpheus" and "The Music", "The Healer" (about Petar Dimkov) and "Lighthouse for Souls" (about Reverent Stoyna<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 документални филма на Стилиян Иванов на турне в Канада |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/5128660 |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref>)
==Astrology== Since around 1996, Ivanov has developed and practiced a system called "Aseman",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Режисьорът Стилиян Иванов: Човек е свързан с астрологията от момента, в който вече се разпознава като цивилизовано същество |url=https://www.btv.bg/shows/tazi-nedelia/video-sabota/rezhisyorat-stilijan-ivanov-chovek-e-svarzan-s-astrologijata-ot-momenta-v-kojto-veche-se-razpoznava-kato-civilizovano-sashtestvo.html |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=bTV Media Group - bTV |language=en}}</ref> which combines philosophical study with astrological analysis. Under the method of this system, he leads seminars and training programs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-28 |title=Стилиян Иванов със семинари по АСЕМАН СЕБЕПОЗНАНИЕ в Мюнхен, София и Пловдив |url=https://dromomania.bg/2025/10/28/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%81-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Дромомания |language=bg-BG}}</ref> Ivanov's work in this field includes creating personalized "educational cards," that use astrology for personal development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Режисьорът Стилиян Иванов и неговата академия по себепознание |url=https://nova.bg/news/view/2025/03/15/490892/%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8A%D1%82-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=nova.bg |language=bulgarian}}</ref> He has also provided weekly astrological forecasts for Bulgarian national newspapers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Венера е ретроградна – има реална опасност да се върнете към стара връзка |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/20015180 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.24chasa.bg |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://aseman.eu/index.php/za-nas Aseman Self-Knowledge] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vd7o1whr1s ''The path of human civilization - trailer''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091005175034/http://www.ftnnews.com/content/view/7268/33/lang,english "The path of human civilization” Continues in Turkey] * https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n2016044566 * https://datos.bne.es/resource/XX4893470 * https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrKMdw6MVrQ6kwcB8rpfq {{Authority control}}
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