Bulgarian filmmaker Ina Sotirova has won the Best Emerging Filmmaker award at the inaugural Caribbean Film Awards, held on 10 October in Wilmington, USA.
Sotirova’s short film Stinky Mango received three nominations: Best Short Film, Best Actor for Sheldon Shepherd, and the Caribbean Cultural Heritage Award. Sotirova herself was also nominated for Best Emerging Filmmaker, the award she ultimately won at the event. The Caribbean Film Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in filmmaking, acting, directing, storytelling, music, and cultural impact throughout the Caribbean and its global diaspora.
Hours before the ceremony, Ina Sotirova gave a special interview to Radio Bulgaria, sharing her excitement at being among the nominees and discussing her latest film, Sisters and the Storm, which she had been working on until recently. The film was also nominated for Best Documentary. Read more on the topic in the article published on Radio Bulgaria’s website.
Edited by Miglena Ivanova
Tanslated by Kostadin Atanasov