Christo Christov

{{Short description|Bulgarian film director (1926–2007)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

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| name = Christo Christov

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|4|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|4|16|1926|4|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| othername = Hristo Hristov

| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1969-1997

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{{Family name hatnote|Kostov|Christov|lang=Bulgarian}}

Christo Kostov Christov ({{langx|bg|Христо Костов Христов}}; 11 April 1926 – 16 April 2007) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1969 and 1997.

In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 |title=8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973) |accessdate=25 December 2012 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194922/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1973 |archivedate=16 January 2013 }} His 1976 film Cyclops was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167100/awards |title=IMDB.com: Awards for Cyclops |accessdate=21 July 2010 |work=imdb.com}} His 1979 film The Barrier won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |title=11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979) |accessdate=15 January 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116210417/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |archivedate=16 January 2013 }} In 1981, his film The Truck was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133042/awards |title=IMDB.com: Awards for The Truck |accessdate=30 August 2010 |work=imdb.com}} His 1985 film Reference was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1985 |title=14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985) |accessdate=17 February 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316084353/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1985 |archivedate=16 March 2013 }}