The Bulgarian movie “Losers” was awarded on Friday the main prize at the 37^th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF).

The Golden George prize was awarded to director Ivaylo Hristov by the president of the jury Jean-Jacques Annaud, TASS news agency reports.

The movie, which was in competition with eleven other films for the main prize, tells the story of a secondary school student and his life as a loser in a small provincial Bulgarian town.

In 2008, the Bulgarian movie “Zift”, directed by Javor Gardev, was awarded the second prize of the festival – Silver George for Best Film and Best Director at the 30^th edition of MIFF.

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