Alexander Yanakiev was a Bulgarian film historian and critic. He was born in Sofia on January 13, 1955. He graduated from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts with a degree in film studies (1979). He was the head of the Repertoire Department of the Bulgarian National Film Archive (1978-1984). He was a Doctor of Arts (Candidate of Art History) with a dissertation on the topic: "Space and Time in Cinema and Television" (1988). He was a research associate at the Institute of Art History of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1988). He was an Associate Professor at NATFA (1995). He was a Senior Research Associate II at the Institute of Art History of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1996). He was a Doctor of Arts with a dissertation on the topic: "Cinema in Bulgaria in the First Half of the 20th Century" (2005). He was Deputy Director (1996-2000) and Director (2004-2014) of the Institute of Art History of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He published reviews, articles and studies in the journals "Kinoizkustvo" / "Kino", "Bulgarian Films", "Cinema and Time", "Film News", "Problems of Art", "Bulgarian Journalist", "Bulgarian Music", "Flame", "Youth", "Film", "Screen", "Art / Art in Bulgaria", "Media and Advertising", "Media World", "LIK", "Soviet Screen" (Moscow), "Iluzion" (Warsaw), "MovEast" (Budapest), etc., as well as in the newspapers "Narodna Kultura" / "Kultura", "Pulse", "Look", "Boyana Film Express", "Film Express", "Democracy", "Century 21", "Capital (Capital)", etc. He was the founder and editor-in-chief (2000-2005) of the online publication Cinema.bg (ISSN 1311-6819). He died suddenly on June 12, 2015.
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January 13, 1955 Facts
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Александър Янакиев belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Sofia
Educated At: Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
Occupation: film critic | editor | university teacher
Employers: Institute of Art Studies
Awards Received: Награда от Международния конкурс на Global Inventory Project (GIP), провеждан от Exol-GIP Consortium и Европейската комисия за „значителен и новаторски проект за развитието на информационното общество в България“, 1997 | Почетна грамота на Министерството на културата за принос в развитието и популяризирането на българската култура, 2001 | Награда на СБФД за книга, 2003
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 13, 1955
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 13, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 13, 2026 |
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| Sun | 22 Capricorn 26 | 23 Capricorn 13 | 3 Aries 59 |
| Moon | 24 Virgo 6 | 23 Scorpio 13 | 21 Aries 3 |
| Mercury | 4 Aquarius 5 | 18 Capricorn 5 | 10 Pisces 17 |
| Venus | 6 Sagittarius 13 | 24 Capricorn 50 | 24 Aquarius 1 |
| Mars | 28 Pisces 42 | 22 Capricorn 15 | 18 Taurus 42 |
| Jupiter | 24 Cancer 58 | 19 Cancer 42 | 19 Cancer 47 |
| Saturn | 19 Scorpio 49 | 26 Pisces 55 | 21 Scorpio 12 |
| Uranus | 25 Cancer 49 | 27 Taurus 40 | 23 Cancer 38 |
| Neptune | 28 Libra 10 | 29 Pisces 41 | 27 Libra 29 |
| Pluto | 26 Leo 18 | 3 Aquarius 6 | 24 Leo 41 |
| Rahu | 4 Capricorn 45 | 11 Pisces 30 | 1 Capricorn 0 |
| Ketu | 4 Cancer 45 | 11 Virgo 30 | 1 Cancer 0 |
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