7- Wondering Souls

Animation Competition

The Weed’s Gardener

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A short story about two good old friends and neighbors (a gardener and a mole) who live in the wilderness, waiting for the wind, which will help them fulfill an absurd dream.

Director
Assia Kovanova
Time
0:12:04
Country
Bulgaria
Genre
Animation
Year
2025
Cast
with the voices of , DIMITAR KOTSEV-SHOSHO as the MOLE, GEORGI PRETROV-KOALA MONK as the GARDENER

Awards Nominations

23th SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST AT THE COAST / BURGAS DISTRICT GOVERNOR AWARD
15th SEE FILM FESTIVAL Paris-Berlin-Washington / BEST ANIMATED FILM AWARD
7th The Union of Bulgarian Film makers Awards / BEST ARTIST OF ANIMATED FILM AWARD

Director

Assia Kovanova

Film director, producer and artist, born in Sofia, 1973. Graduated from the NATFA, Sofia with a M.A. in animation directing. Conducted a series of lectures on animation design in the Varna Free University, Bulgaria. Member of ASIFA Bulgaria. Since 2011 she is an art director of the WFAF, Varna.

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The most appealing aspect of the film is the characters’ absurd dialogue.

Cast

with the voices of , DIMITAR KOTSEV-SHOSHO as the MOLE, GEORGI PRETROV-KOALA MONK as the GARDENER

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
Euro Live2026.06.03 [Wed] 15:10-17:00

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2026.06.11 [Thu] - 2026.06.30 [Tue]

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