Наталия Дукова-Вранчева

She was born in 1980. She completed her secondary education at a foreign-language high school, which shaped her into a person with high standards for the arts. She grew up in a highly intellectual environment with high expectations for achievement, without this limiting her freedom or aspirations.

She has always known what she wanted to pursue – acting, psychology, entertainment and directing.

The notable moments in her professional career include:

- She graduated in Drama Theatre Acting from the Lyuben Groys Theatre College, where she studied in Georgi Novakov’s class.

- She began working as a full-time actress at the Kazanlak Theatre, where she performed a number of significant roles and gained the experience and courage to begin writing.

- She wrote her first play, “Thoughts Out Loud”, which she directed several years later on the stage of the Tear and Laughter Theatre. It was followed by the plays “Brain Drain”, “Market of Lives”, “Monsters”, “Connections with Reality”, a stage adaptation of “Karlsson-on-the-Roof”, as well as “In the Cube” and “Pickles with Vodka”.

- She created her first one-woman show, “Brain Drain”, which she directed and performed on the stage of the Vazrazhdane Theatre.

- She directed the puppet production “Pippi Longstocking” at the Karlsson Theatre.

- She completed a film directing course with Borislav Kostov.

- She completed a creative writing course with Rosen Karamfilov.

- She completed the courses “Creating an Artistic Reality” with Georgi Tenev and “Screenplay Architecture” with Zornitsa Sophia.

- She began teaching at the Film Academy for Talents, where she currently also serves as art director of the largest film acting school.

- She published her first original book of poetic prose and meditative stories, “Dukovisms – Umbilical Cord”.

- She created a number of poetic performances with music, including “Love Strikes Back”, “Restart” and “Dukovisms – Portraits”.

- She began writing screenplays, with some of her plays subsequently being adapted into films.

- The Film Academy for Talents is also a production company, which produced her first film as a screenwriter. “Monsters” was released in cinemas in 2023, starring Yana Marinova, Anastasia Levordashka, Lili Sucheva and Vladislav Violinov in the leading roles.

- She also created her first film as a director – “Story-ta”, which was released in cinemas in 2024.

- She developed a system for teaching acting through creative thinking.

- Under her guidance as the lead instructor, eight graduating classes of actors between the ages of 5 and 65 have completed their training. A large proportion of them have subsequently appeared in productions by the Academy.

- She has been directly or indirectly involved in the production of nine films, gaining experience in various professional roles.

- She is the author of the adaptation of the book “One Gram of Life”, based on the film of the same name, which was released this year and set a precedent with its growing number of viewers following its opening weekend.

She also has experience in creating stage designs, writing screenplays and hosting various cultural events and television programmes.