Bulgarian writer and director Andrey M Paounov directed several documentaries including Georgi and the Butterflies, which won the Silver Wolf in Amsterdam in 2004, The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories (2007), selected in Cannes, and The Boy Who Was a King (2011). His film Walking on Water following renowned artist Christo premiered at Locarno Festival 2018. Andrey's first narrative feature film January was part of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021.