The world famous English comedian Michael Palin (part of the legendary Monthy Python) arrives as a special guest of the 13 edition of the International Sofia Film Fest.

Palin will receive the special award of Sofia Film Fest for outstanding contribution to the world's cinema.

Michael Edward Palin, (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries.

Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "The Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition", "Bicycle Repairman" and "Spam".

He has also appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted the 30th favorite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

In Monty Python, Palin played various roles, which ranged from manic enthusiasm (such as the lumberjack of the Lumberjack Song) to unflappable calmness (such as the Dead Parrot vendor, Cheese Shop proprietor, or Postal Clerk). As a straight man he was often a foil to the rising ire of characters portrayed by John Cleese.

Traveling has always been a  huge passion for the genius comedian and he starts hosting a geographical  TV show with which he travels around the world, the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and most recently, Eastern Europe.

The biggest success for Palin, however, comes when he starts "Around the World in 80 Days" show. The show was inspired by Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days, in which a character named Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days or less. Palin was given the same deadline, and not allowed to use any kind of transportation that did not exist in Jules Verne's time, in particular aircraft. He followed Phileas Fogg's route as closely as possible.

As a special guest to the Sofia Film fest, Michael Palin will present a special programme of selected movies:

 "Life of Brian", "Monthy Python's Flying Circus", Around the World in 80 Days", "Sahara", "Himalaya", "Pole to Pole", Michael Palin's New Europe".

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