Dessy Tenekedjieva
www.tenekedjieva.com
Education
Krustyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA), study in the class of Prof Nikolina Gueorgieva
Frederic Joliot-Curie French Language High School
Languages
Bulgarian, French, English, Russian, Italian
Theatre
2007 www.lubovnika.com The Student, Ionesco, director Boyko Bogdanov, The Theatre Behind the Channel, Sofia
2003 Ana's Subway, K. Vampila, director A. Donchev
2001 Ionesko window, Elin Rahnev, director G. Mihalkov, Bulgarian National Radio
1998 - 2004 Three Sisters – Natasha, Anton Pavlovich Chehov, director Stoyan Kambarev, Sofia Drama theatre
1996 - 2002 The Master and Margarita – Hela and Margarita, Michael Bulgakov, director Teddy Moskov, co-production of La Strada Theatre and the Theatre of the Bulgarian Army
1996 Actress and singer in AKVA Theatre, director Delyana Micheva
1994 Between the Sky and the Earth, director Peter Todorov, National Palace of Culture
1993 A Play of Lights and Shadows, director Professor Nikolina Gueurgieva, NATFA
1993 Lissan the Philosopher, Slavomir Mrojek, director Roumen Rachev
Films
2007 Chechenia, director Leonardo Julliano, Italy
2006 Daddy's New Car, director Ivaylo Draganov, Bulgaria
2005 Coffee Break, director Sv. Todorov – Roggy, Bulgarian National TV
2004 Ventitre, director Duccio Forzano, Italy
2004 Eyes of Crystal, director Eros Puglielli, Italy – Official Selection, Venice International Film Festival, 2004
2003 Pink Pelican's Preservation Area, director Ivaylo Djambazov, Bulgaria
2003 The Conscience Case, director Luigi Perelly, Italy
2002 Bycicle Tour of Flandria, director Andre Shandel, France
2002 The Most Important Things, director Ivan Andonov, in the role of Mellinda, Bulgarian National Television
2001 The Watcher, director Ivailo Djambazov, Bulgarian National TV
2002 Killer Rats, director Tibor Takach, USA, in the role of Sypress, New Image Company
2001 Il M&1077;stiere Delle Armi, director Ermanno Olmi, Italy, in the role of Maria Salviati Medici, opening in the official programme in Cannes
1999 Versenjetorics, director Jacques Dorfmann, France/Canada.
1999 Dunav Bridge, 6 series TV film, director Ivan Andonov, Bulgarian National TV
1999 A Hospital of the Third Floor, TV series, director Nikolay Akimov, Bulgarian National TV
1999 The Straw Orphan, director Stanislava Kalcheva, TV film series, Bulgarian National TV
1999 Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault, Director Mark Roper
1998 Deep Crack, director Mark Rupert, USA
1997 Profondo Nel Cuore, director Luigi Perelly, Italy
1997 Five Rooms, director Nelly Andreeva, Nova TV, Bulgaria
1996 La Rivolta del Cittadino, director Luigi Perelly, Italy
1996 Home Coming by Harold Pinter, director Stoyan Kambarev, TV film, Bulgarian National TV; the roll of Ruth
1995 Criminal Chronicles, director Plamen Maslarov
1994 Rosita, please, director Ventura Ponce, Spain
1993 I want to break free, director Ilian Djevelekov, Golden Rose Award for Best Short Film at Varna International Film Festival
1990-1995 Participation in a number of student films at NATFA Kr. Sarafov
1989 The Big game, Russia, director Semyon Aranovich
1987 The Camp, director Georgi Dyulgerov, Bulgaria
1987 Forbidden for Adults, director Plamen Maslarov
Major TV shows
2008 Host of Eclipse, 2007 – Charity Ball supporting the fight against people traffic and prostitution, Nova TV
2007 Host of Ivet Fashion Super Model, Nova TV
2006 Host of Discovery International Music Festival in Varna, Bulgarian National TV
2003 Host of International Kid's Music Festival, Berkovitca, Bulgarian National TV
2000 Host of the New Year Programme, Nova TV – Bulgaria
1999 Host of Sleepless weekly show of Bulgarian TV – Channel 3
1998 - 1999 It's not possible!, weekly entertainment show on Nova TV – Bulgaria, director Nelly Andreeva; Golden Mellon '99 – Best Bulgarian TV Show Award
1999 The Street, TV show, director Stefan Moskov, Bulgarian National Television; Award of the Critics, Montreal International Festival, France
1995 TV theatre productions, Nikolay Haitov, director Damian Petrov, Bulgarian National TV
1994 Sunday – at no particular time, TV play, director Nelly Andreeva, Bulgarian National Television
1993 200 kings of the cinema – TV show, directors Alexander Morfov and Victor Chouchkov
1992-1993 National Student TV shows Ku Ku, directors Ilian Dzevelekov and Ivailo Palmov, Bulgarian National Television
A TV guest of all popular talk-shows in Bulgaria
Music (see more in Music section in the website)
2007 Chillout Project: a musical project of Dessy Tenekedjieva and Inside Band: Milen Kukosharov (piano), Toni Rikev (guitar), Valeri Tsenkov (percussion).
2006 When Everything is Over, single and a video of Dessy Tenekedjieva, feat. Miro (Karizma)
2004 Dark: single and video of Dessy Tenekedjieva, feat. John Kalleka (Congo)
2003 Inside: a musical project by Dessy Tenekedjieva and Nikolay Ivanov (OM), starring Mario Ivanov (base), Misho Yosifov (trumpet), Stoyan Pavlov (percussion), Nikolay Ivanov (OM – piano & vocal), Dessy Tenekedjieva (vocal).
1996 – 2000 Actress and singer in AKVA Theatre, musical director Delyana Micheva
Awards
2006 Award for the Best Song of the Year in the Bulgarian Internet Community (When Everything Is Over)
2006 Nomination for the Best Song of the Year, BG Radio Awards (When Everything Is Over)
2006 Nomination for Woman Of the Year (Art Section)
2005 The NICKE Celebrity Award for Winner of the Year
2003 Bulgarian Critics Award – Natasha, Three Sisters
2000 Best Actress Award at the National Theatre Festival, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
1999 Best Young Bulgarian Actress Award
1992 Best Actress Award in a Student Films Festival in Varna
NOVA FILM – Producing Company
NOVA FILM is a production company founded in 2000 by Dessy Tenekedjieva. From its very beginning, the company has been involved in music, film and theatre production as well as advertising.
Producing, Directing (see more in NOVA FILM)
2007 Eclipse 2007: a charity event – performance, formal dinner and auction in support of the fight against human traffic and forced prostitution. The event was held on 16th September, 2007 with Boiko Borisov, mayor of Sofia, as a patron. (www.eclipse-07.com)
2007 www.lubovnika.com: theatre performance based on the famous comic drama “The Lesson” by Eugene Ionesco, staged at Little Town Theatre behind the Channel; premiere April 3rd, 2007. (www.theatreoffthechannel.org)
2006 Chillout Project: a musical project of Dessy Tenekedjieva and Inside Band: Milen Kukosharov (piano), Toni Rikev (guitar), Valeri Tsenkov (percussion).
2006 When Everything is Over, single and a video of Dessy Tenekedjieva, feat. Miro (Karizma).
2004 Dark: single and video of Dessy Tenekedjieva, feat. John Kalleka (Congo).
2003 Inside: a musical project by Dessy Tenekedjieva and Nikolai Ivanov (OM), starring Mario Ivanov (base), Misho Yosifov (trumpet), Stoyan Pavlov (percussion), Nikolai Ivanov (OM – piano & vocal), Dessy Tenekedjieva (vocal).
1999 – 2000 Sleepless, a night TV show co produced with TV Channel 3.
1999 Black Hole by Goran Stefanovsky: TV version of the theatre performance by Stoyan Kambarev, stage-director; Stoyan Buchvarov Drama Theatre, Varna; released in Bulgarian National Television.
1999 Vasa Jeleznova by Maxim Gorky: TV version of the theatre performance by Stoyan Kambarev, stage-director; Stoyan Buchvarov Drama Theatre, Varna; released in Bulgarian National Television.
Festivals
2007 In 10th May Dessy and the Inside Band participated in the new Lovech International Music Fest, 2007. In the course of six days there were guest artists from world-famous bands as Supermax, Europe, Hot chocolate, and Eruption.
2007 On 14th December, especially for the celebrations of the Bulgarian accession to the European Union, Dessy and her Inside Band were invited to perform in the Red Town Hall in Berlin with their Chillout Project
2006 Host of Discovery International Music Festival in Varna, Bulgarian National TV
2004 Official guest at The Jewish Image Awards – Beverly Hills, LA, California
2004 International Jazz Festival in Bansco. Galla Concert of Dessy's band with their Inside Project
2003 Wroclav International Theatre Festival, Three Sisters
2002 Evropalia – Eurpean Festival for Arts and Music, Three Sisters, Antwerp, Belgium, October
2002 Nitra – International Theatre Festival, Slovaky,Three Sisters
2002 International Theatre Sea Festival – Burgas, Three Sisters
2001 Avignon International Theatre Festival, Three Sisters
2001 Cannes International Film Festival, Official Guest - Il Mastiere Delle Armi in the Official Competition programme, award “Golden Globe” of the Italian Movies Critic for the Best Movie, Nine Davide di Donatello Award, 2002
2001 Budapest Interantional Art Festival, The Master and Margarita
2000 Zurich International Theatre Festival - The Master and Margarita in the Official Festival Programme
2000 Jerusalem International Festival - The Master and Margarita in the Official Programme
2000 Moscow - Theatre Olympic Forum, The Master and Margarita, May
2000 International Film Festival Love is Folly, Varna, Bulgaria – official guest
2000 Official National Theatre Festival –Three Sisters Blagoevgrad, May
2000 International Varna Summer Festival, The Master and Margarita June
2000 Official National Theatre Festival – Blagoevgrad, The Master and Margarita, May
1999 Avignon International Theatre Festival – The Master and Margarita in the In Festival
1999 NET International Festival for a new European Theatre, Moscow, Russia, official guest
1999 International Varna Summer Festival, Three Sisters, June
1999 International Theatre Sea Festival – Burgas, The Master and Margarita,September
1999 Participation with Master and Margarita and Three Sisters in all major theatre festivals in Bulgaria: Varna Summer International Festival; Blagoevgrad National Theatre Festival; Plovdiv International Festival
1998 Crossing Road International Theatre Festival – Plovdiv, The Master and Margarita
1996 Avignon International Theatre Festival – official guest
1997 International Theatre Festival in Dy, France: Between the Sky and Earth
1993 International Theatre Festival in Saarbruecken, Germany: participation with a Play of Lights and Shadows
A member of the jury and official guest at many cinema and theatre festivals such as:
Golden Rose – a festival for Bulgarian films
Love is Folly – International Film Festival, Varna
Sofia Music Film Fest
Lachena Obuvka – Festival for Children's Songs, Berkovitsa
Hit Minus Edno – Young Performers Contest, Bulgarian National TV
Children's Theatre Festival, Sofia
BG Radio Awards
MMTV Music Awards
MTV Mania Awards
A member of the jury and official guest at many contests for beauty and modelling such as Miss Cannes 2001, Miss Bulgaria, Miss Sunny Beach, Miss Varna, Pantene Beauty Award, Top BG Model and others
Other activities and achievements
Since 2007 Advertise Face for SUZUKI
Since 2000 Advertise face for Jean-Paul Gautier for Bulgaria
2007 Grand Prix for winner of the See Me Charity Auto-Rally
2007 Finalist of Roland Garros Peugeot Tennis Tournament for Mixed Couples
2007 Grand Prix for the First Place in Leaders Tennis Tournament, arranged by Standard Daily
2006 Golden Cup for the First Place in Leaders Tennis Tournament, arranged by Standard Daily
2006 Peter Popangelov Golden Cup for Gigant Slalom, Borovets, Bulgaria
2006 Silver Cup of PRO-AM Tennis Tournament for Couples, Sofia
2005 Zagorka Golden Cup Tennis Tournament (Mixed Couples), Plovdiv
2005 Zagorka Silver Cup Tennis Tournament (Mixed Couples), Sunny Beach
2005 Silver Cup in International Media Events Tennis Tournament, Albena
1979 – 1990 Multiplex winner with golden medals in National Mats Competitions as a student
OTHER
Participation in a lot of charity concerts such as: Eclipse 2007: a charity event in support of the fight against human traffic and forced prostitution. Anti AIDS Concert of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre; Raising funds for orphans; Raising funds for senior actors
• One of the faces of the National Campaign against Intellectual Piracy
• A member of the Civil Movement in Support of Desegregation of Roma Children in Education, a frame program for integration of Roma in Bulgarian society, 10th January, 2002
• A member of the United Media Organization, committed to raising funds for curing diseased children abroad and developing a centre for marrow transplantations
Abilities
swimming, horse racing, skiing, tennis, basketball, and windsurfing.
dancing, singing, and playing on piano and guitar
cars, motors, water scooters