Bulgaria Introduces COVID-19 Green Pass for Cinemas
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health has launched the COVID-19 Green Certificate as a mandatory requirement for access to cinemas. The initial version of the decision was to enter into force…
FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Fear to Represent Bulgaria in Oscar Race
SOFIA: Ivaylo Hristov’s black and white drama Fear has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2021: In The Heart of the Machine Grabs Best Film Award
VARNA: Martin Makariev’s period feature film In The Heart of the Machine received the main prize of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23-29 September 2021). The same film…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Uncle Claus
VARNA: Ivaylo Penchev’s third feature film Uncle Claus, produced by Cinemaq, will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021).…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Fish Bone
VARNA: Dragomir Sholev’s third feature film Fish Bone will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021). The film is…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: In the Heart of the Machine
VARNA: Martin Makariev’s period feature film In the Heart of the Machine, produced by Forward Pictures Entertainment, will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: February
VARNA: Kamen Kalev’s fourth feature film February will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23–29 September 2021). This French/Bulgarian coproduction was a participant…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: The Naked Truth about Zhiguli Band
VARNA: Victor Bojinov’s The Naked Truth about Zhiguli Band will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021). This low…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: I Don’t Like You
VARNA: Borislav Kostov’s sophomore feature I Don’t Like You will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23–29 September 2021).The film focuses on the…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Women Do Cry
VARNA: Mina Mileva's and Vesela Kazakova’s sophomore feature Women Do Cry will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021).The…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: January
VARNA: Andrey M Paunov’s debut feature January will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021). The film is a…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Humble
VARNA: Svetoslav Draganov’s debut feature Humble (aka Waterfall CEO) will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021). The film…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: Petya of My Petya
VARNA: Alexander Kossev’s debut feature Petya of My Petya will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23 – 29 September 2021). This low…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: A Twisted World
VARNA: Marius Kurkinsky’s period drama A Twisted World, produced by ARS Digital Studio, will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23–29 September 2021).…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2021: German Lessons
VARNA: Pavel G. Vesnakov’s debut feature German Lessons will screen in the main competition of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival (23–29 September 2021). This Bulgarian/German coproduction got the…
FESTIVALS: Golden Rose Film Festival 2021 Ready to Kick Off
VARNA: A total of 12 feature films and 15 short films will be screened in the two official competitions of the 39th Golden Rose National Film Festival, which will be…
FESTIVALS: The 25th Anniversary Sofia IFF Celebrates With Special Autumn Edition
SOFIA: The first part of the 25th anniversary of the Sofia International Film Fest took part mostly online in March 2021, while the second part started in a physical format…
Bulgarian National Film Centre Restarts Stalled Funding
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Centre (BNFC) has announced it will launch calls for funding which have been stalled since the beginning of the year. Calls for all types of…
PRODUCTION: Tonislav Hristov Wraps Fiction Debut The Good Driver
SOFIA: The acclaimed documentary director Tonislav Hristov completed the Helsinki shooting of his fiction debut The Good Driver on 6 August 2021. The film is a coproduction between Finland’s Making…
Kamen Balkanski Re-Appointed Director of Bulgarian National Film Center
SOFIA: Kamen Balkanski, Head of Creative Europe’s Media office – Bulgaria since 2004, has been appointed Acting Director of the Bulgarian National Film Center. He is replacing Jana Karaivanova, forced…
