Zlatolin Donchev (1990, Beijing) is a Bulgarian filmmaker, member of the artistic duo Milotta/Donchev. Currently he lives between Genoa and Sofia, basing his practice in the field of contemporary art. Donchev has studied painting in Bulgaria and in Italy, subsequently obtaining a master degree in visual arts from the Academy of fine arts of Genoa and a degree in video production from the college APM of Saluzzo (Italy). It is in this latter film school where in 2014 he became interested in film directing, learning from prominent Italian filmmakers and eventually undertaking a 3-month internship with the film directors Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio. Since 2015, he has been working in video productions for different artists, while exhibiting his work with Milotta/Donchev collective. Book of Jonah is his first entirely independent feature film, produced by De Serio brothers.
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