Actors from the "Academy for Talents" school, taught by Natalia Dukova and Tsvyatko Tsenov, appeared in the graduation film of young directing student Sofiya Ivanova. The plot reveals a poetic story of life and death, told through the withering of a flower. "Together, the young actors helped create a believable hospital environment. They all immersed themselves in vivid roles as arrogant smoking doctors, despairing disabled people, hardworking nurses and colourful patients. They all took their tasks very seriously and showed great talent on camera. I can say categorically that without the tremendous help of the Academy for Talents and Natalia Dukova, this film would never have seen the light of day," commented Viktor Paskov. On the very first day of filming, young actor Aleksandar Chupetlovski made a huge impression on the crew, and everyone unanimously decided that he should play one of the film’s supporting roles. Although the boy was nervous at first, whenever the director called action, he immediately slipped into character. The crew also sent their praise to Nikolay Nikolov and Raya Alamurova, who attended every filming day throughout. The two performed their roles without unnecessary retakes, despite the complex acting responses they were asked to deliver. Ekaterina Pencheva stepped into the shoes of a disabled person and, within a few hours, learned to handle the wheelchair skilfully. The crew hopes this skill will serve her only in other similar acting roles. Young Simona Filadova caused considerable bewilderment when she became upset after performing her role. The little girl had burst into tears because her shot had finished so quickly. She thought she hadn’t managed her task, whereas the truth was that she had done so well there was no need for more takes. Now that is a real compliment! Nikola Dimov, Denis Kukushev and Kiril Kirilov also played very interesting roles in the student film. It was astonishing how, in such a short time, the young and beautiful Hristomira Slavcheva managed to embody several completely different roles. She appeared as a deranged patient, a nurse and an elegant young woman, and on top of that, she wanted to play even more roles. Before leaving on holiday with her young son, Daniela Milenkova came to play the small comic role of an irritated doctor shooing flies from her neck. To put it mildly, the whole crew was in tears of laughter watching the shot. This is the moment to say that many difficulties and misunderstandings arose during filming. The performers had to wait for hours to play their roles, but nevertheless showed patience and professionalism, for which the entire crew is very grateful. On top of that, one day there was serious confusion over filming times and locations that would have made most actors give up. Yet every participant from the "Academy for Talents" proved talented and adaptable, overcoming every obstacle and inconvenience like true professionals. The crew strongly recommends actors from the "Academy for Talents", taught by Natalia Dukova, because they are talented and full of ideas, and trained in real professionalism and patience. Best wishes: Viktor D. Paskov, screenwriter. Look out for more details about the film! 
