Nikolay Todorov was born in 1979 in Sofia. He graduated in Film and TV Directing at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art in classes of professor Georgi Djulgerov in 2007. His diploma film The Minutes After has been selected at numerous international festivals and won several international awards including the Award of the Festival at Cork '07 and the Jameson Award at Sofia Film Fest '07. Three Days in Sarajevo is his second film. He is married to the film director and producer Pavlina Angelova. They have two daughters - Andrea and Matea.