Atanas Djonov
Date of Birth: 30th August 1972
Place of Birth: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nationality: Bulgarian, Australian citizen
Education
1999-2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts (honours) – Major Time-Based Art, COFA, University of New South Wales
1998 Certificate II in Film and T.V. Production Techniques, Wesley Mission Employment and Training, City
1994 Completed Videoproduction course at College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Sofia University Named in Honour of Saint Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria
1990 Completed High School Certificate at Secondary Polytechnic School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Achievements and Awards
2002 Match, 2002, stop-motion black-and-white animation, selected as finalist for the screenings of the 7th International Festival of New Film SPLIT, Croatia http://www.splitfilmfestival.hr/program/video_c.html
2002 Match, 2002, stop-motion black-and-white animation, selected as finalist for the screenings of the Kaleidoscope Metro Screen Video Festival http://www.metroscreen.com.au/kaleidoscope.htm
2002 Match, 2002, stop-motion black-and-white animation, First Prize Winner of A Corto di Cinema, Lucca Short Film Festival, Italy, Language Section http://www.cinefestival.it/acortodicinema/
2002 A Film, 2001, experimental video, selected and screened as part of d>ART02 International Showcase of Experimental Media Art at
Dendy Opera Quays, Part of the 49th Annual Sydney Film Festival http://www.dlux.org.au/dart02/index.html
2002 Match, 2002, stop-motion black-and-white animation, selected as Short Animation finalist for the Designation Awards 2002
2002 Video Player, stop-motion black-and-white video animation, selected for the screenings of “BRITSPOTTING 2002â€- British
Independent Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, 18-24 April 2002 http://www.britishcouncil.de/d/arts/britspotting/films.htm
2002 Recipient of the UNSW Honours Year Scholarship 2002
2001 Video Player, 2001, stop-motion black-and-white animation, First Prize Winner of the UNSW Union Film/Video Competition http://www.cofasa.student.unsw.edu.au/aboutsa/homepage_archive01/sa_home_features/unsw_artsparts01/artsparts_unsw01.html
2001 Selected as a winner of the Student category of the 2001 “NESCAFÉ Short Film Awards with the animation Match http://www.nestle.com.au/nescafe/NSFnew/winners2001/index.asp
2001 Video Player, 2001, stop-motion black-and-white animation, Third Prize Winner in the Animation Category of The National Student Film and Video Festival http://www.yap.com.au/filmfest/winners.php
1999 Selected as one of the six finalists for the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Award http://www.eps.cofa.unsw.edu.au/calendar/yk2000/cfaeps_adfass_091000.html
Group Exhibitions
2002 Compass, a four-channel DVD installation presented at Annual, COFA, end-of-year honours and master students’ exhibition
2002 Hourglass, a photo-sculpture presented at “The Left Roomâ€, Knot Gallery, Surry Hills, November 29 – December 3.
2002 Monotonous, compilation of experimental music compositions, featured in “This is not houseâ€, sound exhibition with live performances, Kudos Gallery, Paddington, September 24-27
2002 One, Second, mixed media installation exhibited in “Speak Up: Visions of Alternate Worldsâ€, student exhibition, COFA Performance Spaces, UNSW. http://www.eps.cofa.unsw.edu.au/calendar/yk2002/may/speak_up/speak_up_docs/speakup_artist_bios.html
2002 Second Nature, video installation presented at “Appliance 2002â€, SOLARCH (Solar Research Centre), UNSW http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/gallery/exhibitions/appliance2002/appliance_artists_text.html
2001 Fragile, performance presented at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/gallery/performance/perform-elec-280501/fragile280501.html
2000 Second Nature, video installation presented at the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Scholarship Exhibition, COFA Performance Spaces, UNSW
Relevant Professional Experience
2002-present Demonstrator in Electronics, School of Art, College of Fine Arts, UNSW (casual)
2002-present Computer Student Unit Assistant, College of Fine Arts, UNSW (casual)
2002 89.7 Eastside Radio – voluntary sound editor (casual)
2000 Video Editing on Thawra, director Lisa Faddoul, Metro Screen Pty Ltd., Paddington (project)
2000 Preparator for The Annual Phototechnica Award at the Australian Centre of Photography, Paddington (project)
1997 Greenpeace Video and Photo Library Assistant (voluntary casual)
Computer Skills
Experience with various computer programs such as: Final Cut, Media 100 (video editing program), ProTools (sound editing program), After Effects, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Flash and Director
Languages
Fluent spoken and written Bulgarian, English and Russian Very good understanding of spoken and written Serbian, Macedonian and Croatian
Interests
Short animations and experimental films, photography, video installation art, performance, sound and music composition, electronics and drawing.
Atanas Djonov participates in
curated by Agricola de Cologne