Viktor Chichov was born on 3 March 1934 in Sofia. He graduated in Machine Engineering in 1959 and immediately started working at Boyana Feature Film Studios as an engineer/constructor. In 1960-1967 was an assistant camera and since 1967 until 1992, cameraman. As such, he has made over 40 movies, among them: The Peinleve Case (1968); Birds and Greyhounds (1969); The Five of the Moby Dick (1970); Judge and the Forest (1975); A Roof (1978); Boomerang (1979); A Nameless Band (1982); White Magic (1982); Balance (1983); Steppe People (1986);The Lot (1993).