Screening of the documentary “My name is Minko” by Vladina Tsekova

Thursday, 26/09/2024; 7:00 PM; “Sofia” Gallery

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Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to the screening of the documentary “My name is Minko”, dedicated to Prof. Minko Balkanski.

Special guest: the author and director of the film Vladina Tsekova

“My name is Minko”

Film – a confession about Prof. Minko Balkanski’s journey from his birthplace in Bulgaria to Paris and his achievements in science

Synopsis:

Paris and Forges Normandy. A story – a confession about the long journey of a little boy from the village of Oryahovitsa to the dream of being a great world scientist. About the letters of his wise father, about the difficult moments in which he was followed by the communist authorities, about the achievements in science and giving for the sake of the future. Shared reflections on a lifetime full of meaning and accomplishments and dreams coming true.

Minko Balkanski entered the Sofia University as a student at the age of 15. And the following year, he left Bulgaria alone by train and with a fake passport, following his dream of becoming a world-renowned physicist. He became a doctor of sciences and a professor of physics in France at the age of 28, and to this day he is a professor emeritus at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, at the University of California, Irvine, at MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts.

To this day, Prof. Minko Balkanski visits Bulgaria every year to present medals and prizes to students who have excelled in Olympiads and world competitions and to lead the learning center for talented Bulgarian children.

Prof. Minko Balkanski is the biggest contemporary donor in the education of Bulgaria.

To this day, he is considered one of the most famous scientists in the field of physics worldwide.

Today Prof. Minko Balkanski is 97 years old and does not stop helping the children of Bulgaria.

The film is in Bulgarian with English subtitles.

Author and screenwriter is Vladina Tsekova.

She is a long-time television producer, the author of dozens of television shows and productions, a public relations expert, screenwriter and editor-in-chief of well-known and beloved shows on Bulgarian National Television, a prominent public figure and an activist for the preservation of human values ​​and virtues.

Cinematographer and post-production editing – Plamen Yordanov, BLUEMAX studio

“I made and filmed this another meeting of mine with Prof. Minko Balkanski to follow the path of a dream come true and to share the professor’s belief that nothing is impossible. Prof. Minko Balkanski is a remarkable scientist, Man and Personality. He is a phenomenon and an example for all of us with what he has achieved and what he is. He teaches us altruism, kindness, faith even in the impossible. He is the biggest contemporary donor in education in Bulgaria. This confession of his would be a wonderful lesson in virtues.” Vladina Tsekova