Petrinel Gochev

Petrinel Gochev was born in 1968 in Sofia. He completed his secondary education at the National High School of Applied Arts "St. Luke" - Sofia, and higher education at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts "Krustyo Sarafov", majoring in "Directing for Dramatic Theater" in the class of Margarita Mladenova in 1999, but already in 1998 he made his directorial debut on the stage of the Pazardzhik Drama Theater with the production "Epic Times" by Yordan Radichkov. From 2000 to 2001 he was the director of the Blagoevgrad Drama Theater. Petrinel Gochev is not only a director, but also a set designer and artist. He has more than 10 solo exhibitions. His works are owned by the National Art Gallery and many private collections. His debut feature film is "Bulgarian Ship Sinks in a Stormy Sea" (2023).