Bulgaria, 2026, 58 min., Bulgarian with English subtitles, dir. Adela Peeva, Antony Donchev
“Municipal councilor” offers a revealing look at democracy in action at the local level – where it is most visible, and where every vote and every decision leaves a lasting mark. In a small provincial town, the Municipal Council becomes an arena of fierce clashes, long-standing rivalries, and emerging ambitions. The film follows the rise of Kosto Tomov, the youngest municipal councilor in Bulgaria. Caught between expectations, party loyalty, personal ambition, and pressure from the system, Kosto gradually confronts the complex and often disillusioning reality of local government.
Screenwriter: Adela Peeva, Antoniy Donchev
DOP: Emil Topuzov, Bozidar Simeonoff
Production: Adela Peeva, Adela Media, Film & TV Production
Director’s Biography:
Adela Peeva is a famous Bulgarian documentary film director and producer. Her films enjoy marked audience interest and have been awarded numerous prestigious awards at a number of film festivals in Europe, Asia and America. They are part of the libraries and video libraries of prestigious European and American universities in Paris, Amsterdam, Chicago, Harvard, Yale and others. The films “Whose Song Is This” (2003) and “Divorce in Albanian” (2007) were the first Bulgarian and Balkan films to be nominated for the European Film Academy’s Prix Arte award for best documentary.
Antoni Donchev is the director and screenwriter of more than 20 documentaries and feature films, shown at numerous festivals and awarded with prestigious awards, including for best film, best director, best actor.