Zako Heskiya

Zako Heskiya
Born	(1922-09-21)21 September 1922 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	3 June 2006(2006-06-03) (aged 83) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1965-1989

Zako Heskija, Зако Хеския, also:Zako Heskia or "Sako Cheskija" (21 September 1922 – 3 June 2006) was a Bulgarian film director and writer.

Heskia became in 1966 international audience for "Gorechto Pladne" (Torrid Noon), the first Bulgarian contribution to the Cannes Film Festival and a nomination for the Palme d'Or. In 1981 he won the spezial prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival for Yo Ho Ho.

Zako Heskia works together with the former state Boyana Film Studio in Sofia.

Filmography

Films

• 1966 Goreshto pladne (Torrid Noon) (Director)
• 1966 The Start of the Summer Holidays (Director)
• 1969 The Eighth (Director)
• 1971 Three Reservists (Director)
• 1974 Dawn Over the Drava (Director)
• 1976 Bou Posledon (Director/ Screenplay)
• 1979 A Final Battle (Director)
• 1981 Yo Ho Ho (Director)
• 1989 Scar-Free (Director)

TV films

• 1979 Alone Among Wolves (Director)
• 1985 Nights with the White Horses (Director)

External links

• Zako Heskija at IMDb