Award-winning full-service content creation studio

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Selected clients

Dimitar Iliev, Lidl Bulgaria

Handplayed thinks outside of the box and possesses excellent creative talent. Their work produces effective results and they react in a fast turnaround. Their work produces effective results

Hristo Kenanski, Devin Spring Water’s Brand Manager

The superb organization around the production, combined with the outstanding professionalism of the entire team was at the core of the success of our project.

Yana Tavanier & Ana Alexieva, Fine Acts

The superb organization around the production, combined with the outstanding professionalism of the entire team was at the core of the success of our project.

The people behind handplayed

Angel founded handplayed in the summer of 2015 and has since produced tv and internet commercials for some of the largest brands in Bulgaria, several music videos, and awarded short films. He believes in the persuasive power of film and is willing to take wild risks to get an artistic vision or an important message across.

Angel Ivanov

Managing Partner

Virginia started her career at handplayed back in 2015 as an assistant producer, but now runs projects on her own with an endless curiosity for new challenges. AKA Verjo, she believes that being positive and patient is key - if you really think something could happen and work hard for it, it will ultimately happen. No matter what that thing is. She is also the co-founder of Place 167, a boutique art space in Sofia.

Virginia Venkova

Head of Production & Partner

Vlady is the creative Swiss army knife of handplayed. He spent 5 years working as an agency producer on TV commercials, receiving awards from festivals such as Effie, Epica & FARA. In 2014, he won the highest award - Gold - in the Cannes Young Lions Film Competition.

Vlady Gerasimov

Creative Partner

Krasi found her way to handplayed back in 2017. Since then, her professional versatility has allowed her to support the team in multiple ways – from coordinating and producing to even being an actress and girl - grip. Describing herself as a people’s person, Krasi draws her inspiration from communicating with others and helping them achieve their vision.

Krasimira Krasteva

Producer

Passionate for storytelling, directing, and performing arts, she wishes for her professional path to be always split between the worlds of cinema and theatre. If there is one thing from the turbulent 2020 that Leda is grateful for, it is that it led her to handplayed. She believes in the power of art in all its forms and hopes that her work could leave a positive footprint in the world someday.

Leda Dragieva

Producer

Nicola is a self-taught filmmaker who does a bit of everything. Though he could be shooting anything from freshly baked vegan cookies to people falling in a middle of a freezing lake, his main passion is documentary storytelling and real human characters who want to make a meaningful change.

Nicola Atanasov

Director & DP

Alex is a visual artist with multiple passions - from creating artworks for stickers, to building brand strategies and complex motion graphics. He is dedicated to trying new and better ways of bringing his ideas to life, trying to avoid staying in his comfort zone. His passions are all driven and united by his desire of creating.

Alex Mitov

Motion Graphics Designer

Mitko is the in-house editor of handplayed. He takes interest in editing, directing, conceptualization, art direction and color correction. Outside of handplayed, he is the art director and co-founder of the urban art organization Podlezno and has a passion for creating art, music and music videos.

Mitko Stafidov

Editor / Creative

Dimitar started his career in advertising and brand management, but quickly moved on to become a writer and producer for late-night comedy TV, working on TV shows. After getting his master's at Southern Illinois University, he spent the next several years there teaching screenwriting classes. He spent the next five years as a writer in the gaming industry. His directorial debut - the short film "The Groomsmaid" premiered at In the Palace Film Festival 2023.

Dimitar Velkov

Copywriter

Having honed her skills in music festival production and the world of advertising, Nikol embodies a fusion of strategic thinking and creative edge. Her journey reflects her passion for merging diverse experiences to produce compelling content that resonates with diverse audiences.

Nikol Dragneva

Junior Producer