The Beautiful Faces of CIMMfest Plus Bonus Bios

Festival Director

Ilko Davidov is a documentary filmmaker with an extensive list of credits and awards. After moving to Chicago from Bulgaria in 1990, he graduated Columbia College, and founded BulletProof Film in 1995, where he currently produces, directs, and edits. Music has always been Ilko's inspiration in filmmaking, and after traveling around the world to many festivals with his music related film work, he realized that there is an opening in his home town of Chicago for merging his two passions - film and music, together in one unique showcase. After convincing his like-minded friend, Josh Chicoine that this would be a good idea, they founded the Chicago International Movies and Music festival in 2008.

Festival Director

Josh chicoine has been singing and playing music from the time he was 2 years old After being cast as winthrop in the highschool production of music man as a fourth grader he was hooked. Bands, tours, writing, recording and performing have been the life since moving to Chicago in 1995. During a haitus from his band, the m's, he was wooed by his neighbor, Ilko, to take his love of music and movies and start a festival that would be unique to Chicago, if not the country, bringing the two together in a headlock of love.

Art Director / Website Design

Aside from creating the look of CIMMfest, Eric Burton has been involved in film and video for more than 10 years, seven of which have been with Chicago's own BulletProof Film. His work has aired on ABC, NBC, HDNet, and Comcast's Luxury Living On Demand, as well as on the websites of Nike, Crain's Chicago Business, The National Green Party, The Heritage Foundation, and Thrill Jockey Records.

He has created videos for such clients as Benjamin Moore and the American Dental Association, and in-store video displays for Starbucks Inc. and the Chicago Cubs. Eric's videography work in documentary films appears in "Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam," "Dead On," "Patriot Act," "Gangster With a Heart of Gold: The Noonie Ward Story" and a behind-the-scenes featurette for George Romero's "Land of the Dead."

He is also not to be confused with the lead singer of The Animals,
Eric Burdon. He is of no relation.

Entries Coordinator

Carmine Cervi is an award-winning director and producer of numerous shorts, features, and documentary films. He is partner in BulletProof Film, Inc.

Festival Manager

Prior to obtaining the title of festival manager for CIMMfest, Jennifer also volunteered for the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Queens International Film Festival, and was the Festival Manager for the Animation Block Party Festival in Brooklyn, NY. In response to what Jennifer likes to do in her spare time, she casually replied "I like to pet unicorns".