Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
12
Gender
Female
Birthday
1923-07-15
Day of Death
2011-07-31 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Svilengrad, Bulgaria
Also Known As
Бинка Желязкова
Binka Ganeva
Бинка Ганева
Бинка Желязкова-Ганева
Binka Zhelyazkova-Ganeva
Binka Zhelyazkova
Biography
Binka Zhelyazkova was a Bulgarian film director. She was the first Bulgarian woman to direct a feature film. Her work often reflected her struggles, and four of her nine films were banned from distribution and reached audiences only after the end of communism. Despite her difficulties at home her films won numerous awards outside of Bulgaria.
