Zahari Zhandov

Zahari Zhandov (Bulgarian: Захари Жандов) (1 June 1911 – 2 February 1998) was a Bulgarian film director, script writer and cinematographer.

At first he studied mathematics and then administrative sciences at Free University of Political and Economic Sciences, today UNWE in Sofia.

Later he came to direct films like Shibil (1968), Birds Come Flying to Us (Ptitzi dolitat, 1971) and The Master of Boyana (Boyanskiyat maystor, 1981).

Zhandov got a Golden palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957 for the film Earth (Zemya).

In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.