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Bulgarian Film Viktoria Makes it in America

Bulgaria 2015-06-02

SOFIA: Maya Vitkova's family drama set in communist Bulgaria, Viktoria, has been picked up for North American release by Brooklyn-based distributor Big World Pictures. The film was already the first…

Ivaylo Hristov’s Losers Scores Slot in Moscow Festival Competition Line-up

Bulgaria 2015-05-22

CANNES: Bulgarian director Ivaylo Hristov’s Losers has scored a slot in the official competition of Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) which has just announced its competition line-up in Cannes.

Bulgarian Cinema in Cannes 2015

Bulgaria 2015-05-16

The Bulgarian National Film Center is backing five market screenings at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, including two international coproductions.

PRODUCTION: Bojanov to Helm Bulgarian Coproduction I Want to Be Like You

Bulgaria 2015-05-11

SOFIA: Award-winning Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov will go into production with his second film in July 2015, I Want to Be Like You, a Danish/UK/Belgian/Bulgarian coproduction which features an international…

Mihail Bilalov in The Woman of My Life by Antoniy Donchev

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Coproduction Debut The Woman of My Life in Postproduction

Bulgaria 2015-05-08

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Antoniy Donchev is in postproduction with his first feature film The Woman of My Life coproduced by Bulgarian Ars, Macedonia’s KT Film & Media, Romania’s Peter Film…

Jana Karaivanova in Family Relics by Ivan Cherkelov

PRODUCTION: Ivan Cherkelov in Postproduction with Family Relics

Bulgaria 2015-04-16

SOFIA: Bulgarian director/scriptwriter Ivan Cherkelov is in postproduction with Family Relics, a drama unfolding through three intertwined subplots, which is set to be released at the end of 2015.

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Mira Staleva, Art Fest

Bulgaria 2015-03-25

FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…

FNE TV: Mira Staleva Director of Sofia Meetings and Deputy Director of Sofia International Film Festival

Bulgaria 2015-03-17

FNE spoke to Mira Staleva about how bringing together pan-European AV organizations like FERA, Europa Cinemas and Europa Distribution is helping to build audiences for European film.

The Lesson by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

FNE at Sofia IFF 2015: Sofia Film Festival Prize Winners

Bulgaria 2015-03-16

SOFIA: The big winner at the 19th Sofia International Film Festival held 5-15 March 2015 was the Bulgarian/Greek coproduction The Lesson directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, who won…

FNE at Sofia Meetings 2015: Winning Projects Announced

Bulgaria 2015-03-16

SOFIA: Prizes of the 12th edition of Sofia Meetings, which took place from 12 to 15 March 2015, were handed out for projects from the UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia and…

New Head of the Bulgarian National Film Center

Bulgaria 2015-03-13

SOFIA: Film director and manager Pavel Vasev was appointed as acting director of the Bulgarian Film Center on 10 March 2015. He is replacing acting director Georgy Cholakov, who was…

FESTIVALS: Sofia Meetings 2015 Announces Second Fiction Film Projects

Bulgaria 2015-03-09

SOFIA: The Sofia Meetings coproduction market this year includes projects from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Georgia, Romania and Latvia. The event, which supports first, second or third feature projects looking for financial…

Bulgarian National Television Opens Public Vote for Best Film

Bulgaria 2015-03-09

SOFIA: As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema in 2015, Bulgarian National Television has opened a public vote for Best Bulgarian Film among 100 titles.…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Euro Cinema and G8 Cinema, Sofia

Bulgaria 2015-03-06

This month we speak with Ina Darova, manager of the Euro Cinema and the Cultural Centre G8. Euro Cinema was founded in 2001 as a single screen Art house cinema,…

Historical Saga Triumphs at the Bulgarian Box Office

Bulgaria 2015-03-04

SOFIA: The two part 117 minutes historical saga Dyakon Levski, directed by actor Maxim Genchev and produced by Amrita Art, ranked third in the Bulgarian Top 10 this weekend with…

FESTIVALS: Sofia IFF Lineup Announced

Bulgaria 2015-03-03

SOFIA: The festival programme for the 19th International Sofia Film Festival has been announced. This year Sofia is celebrating 100 years of Bulgarian Cinema. The film festival will gather films,…

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Bulgarian Film in Berlin

Bulgaria 2015-02-08

Bulgarian coproduction opens the 65th Berlinale

French TV Series Section Zero Shooting in Sofia

Bulgaria 2015-01-19

SOFIA: The first season of a French futuristic political series Section Zero by the famous TV director Olivier Marchal, has started shooting in Sofia. It is the most expensive French…