FNE at CineLibri IFF 2019 in Sofia: Interview with Founder and CEO Jacqueline Wagenstein

SOFIA: Jacqueline Wagenstein, working at Colibri Publishers since 2005 and founder of the International Book&Movie Festival CineLibri, spoke with FNE about its unique content and latest successes. The festival, which…
14-10-2019

Grand Opening of CineLibri 2019 in Sofia

SOFIA: The grand opening of the fifth edition of the International Book&Movie Festival CineLibri took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 5 October. It is the only film festival in the…
10-10-2019

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2019: The Father Wins Five Awards in Varna

VARNA: Kristina Grozeva’s and Petar Valchanov’s The Father won the Golden Rose award of the 37th Golden Rose National Film Festival (28 September - 4 October 2018). The film also…
07-10-2019

FESTIVALS: The 37th Golden Rose Film Festival Announces Lineup

VARNA: A total of 13 feature and 17 short films will screen in the official competition of the 37th Golden Rose National Film Festival, running in Varna from 27 September…
24-09-2019

MediaMation to Open Four MX4D Auditoriums in Bulgaria

SOFIA: MediaMation Inc. has signed an agreement with Kino Arena to open four MX4D auditoriums in Bulgaria. The first one will open in Sofia in the autumn of 2019.
24-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Bulgaria Selects Ága as Oscar Bid

SOFIA: Milko Lazarov’s sophomore feature Ága has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film category.…
11-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Armenian/Bulgarian/German Feature Film and TV Series in Production

SOFIA: The Bulgarian company Jelfilm is currently in production with a TV series-melodrama Remission, set to premiere in November 2019 on the Armenian Public TV. The main subject of the…
06-09-2019

Turkish Biopic of Boxer Naim Süleymanoğlu Shooting in Bulgaria

SOFIA: Turkish biopic Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoğlu / Cep Herkülü: Naim Süleymanoğlu is currently shooting in Bulgaria. The film directed by Özer Feyzioğlu will also be shot in Turkey and…
31-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Stefan Komandarev Completes Bulgarian/Serbian Coproduction Rounds

SOFIA: Stefan Komandarev has finished his fifth feature film Rounds, a Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction supported by Eurimages. It is a sequel to the director’s previous Bulgarian/German/Macedonian film Directions (Argo Film, Aktis…
24-06-2019

PRODUCTION: Bulgaria Joins Armenian Film and TV Project Remission

SOFIA: The Bulgarian company JelFilm teams up with Armenia’s Parallels Film Production and Germany’s Clever Production on the feature film Remission. The project, which was on hold, has now restarted…
12-06-2019

GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Production Grants for 2019

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center decided to allot 2,393,250 EUR / 4,786,500 BGN at its first session in 2019. Nine films, including two with high budgets, three with low…
06-06-2019

Mariya Gabriel and Wim Wenders Discuss Digital Single Market Initiatives in Sofia

SOFIA: European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel and world-famous director Wim Wenders, Ambassador of the SaferInternet4EU campaign, participated in a public debate on the improvement of the…
09-04-2019

PRODUCTION: Svetoslav Draganov Films Bulgarian/Romanian Coproduction

SOFIA: Mostly known for his documentaries, the Bulgarian director Svetoslav Draganov started shooting his debut feature Waterfall CEO on 23 March 2019. The film is a Bulgarian/Romanian coproduction supported by…
03-04-2019

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Lumiere, Sofia, Bulgaria

This month we speak with Hermina Azarian, the programmer (together with Vladimir Trifonov) of Cinema Lumiere from Sofia, Bulgaria.
20-03-2019

FNE at Sofia IFF: Romania's Monsters. Wins 23rd Sofia IFF

SOFIA: Marius Olteanu’s debut feature Monsters. won the Grand Prix in the international competition of the 23rd Sofia International Film Festival, held from 7 to 17 March 2019.
18-03-2019

Sofia Meetings Ready to Kick Off With Record Number of Projects

SOFIA: The 16th edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market, set to take place from 13 to 17 March 2019 within the 23rd Sofia International Film Fest will host 34…
11-03-2019

FESTIVALS: The 23rd Sofia IFF Announces Lineup

SOFIA: Twelve films have been selected for the International Competition of the 23rd edition of Sofia International Film Festival and will compete for the Grand Prix Sofia – City of…
27-02-2019

FNE at Berlinale 2019: Bulgarian Film in Berlin

BULGARIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTER AT BERLINALE 2019 and EUROPEAN FILM MARKET - Martin Gropius Bau, #G9.
09-02-2019

Bulgaria Boosts Public Funding For Film

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center will increase the annual amount of film funding by 12.19 percent from 6,411,600 EUR in 2018 to 7,192,854 EUR in 2019. The support for…
04-02-2019

FNE Market Analysis 2018: BULGARIA

The year 2018 turned out to be extremely complex for the Bulgarian film industrу. Public support for film was blocked and the Bulgarian National Film Center was forbidden to allot…
22-01-2019