Awards of 5th Sofia DocuMENTAL

SOFIA: Czech director Klára Tasovská won the Best Female Director Award for her film I'm Not Everything I Want to Be at the 5th Sofia DocuMENTAL, held 29 September -…
10-10-2024

PRODUCTION: Nikolay Stefanov Shoots Intergenerational Trauma Documentary

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov follows the reopening of the cold case of his father’s killing 30 years ago in a documentary, while also exploring the ideas of masculinity and…
06-10-2024

Triumph Wins 2024 Golden Rose National Film Festival

VARNA: Triumph by Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov won the Best Film Award at the 42nd Golden Rose National Film Festival, which was held in Varna 19 – 26 September…
29-09-2024

Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival 2024 Kicks Off in Varna

VARNA: A total of 16 feature films, 19 short fiction films and five fiction TV series are screening in the three official competitions of the 42th Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature…
19-09-2024

Awards of 20th World Animation Film Festival in Varna

VARNA: The Japanese short film A Night at the Rest Area by Saki Muramoto won the Grand Prix at the 20th anniversary edition of the World Festival of Animated Film…
19-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Bulgaria Selects Triumph as Oscar Candidate

SOFIA: The Bulgarian/Greek black comedy Triumph directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
04-09-2024

Awards of 2024 International Film Festival Love Is Folly

VARNA: The Argentinian/German coproduction Adios Buenos Aires by German Kral received the Grand Prix Golden Aphrodite at the 32nd edition of the International Film Festival Love is Folly, which took…
01-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Yordan Petkov Shoots Resonance

SOFIA: Bulgarian screenwriter/director Yordan Petkov is currently in production with his first feature film Resonance, which is a coproduction between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. The project is supported by the…
15-08-2024

Bulgarian NOVA Gets International Emmy Nomination

SOFIA: NOVA’s investigative journalist Marijeta Nikolaeva and cameraman Tasi Asenov received a nomination in the News and Current Affairs category at the 2024 International Emmy® Awards.
11-08-2024

Winners of Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest 2024

SOFIA: The Austrian/Argentinian coproduction The Klezmer Project by Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann received the award for best international long documentary at the 4th edition of the Rhodope International Documentary…
18-07-2024

Bulgarian/German Lessons Win 2024 Sveti Vlas Film Fest

SOFIA: The Bulgarian/German coproduction German Lessons by Pavel Vesnakov received the award for Best Feature Film at the 3rd edition of the Sveti Vlas Film Fest. Stephan Komandarev won Best…
11-07-2024

Jessica Lange Opens Photo Exhibition in Sofia

SOFIA: American actress Jessica Lange attended the opening of her photo exhibition at the National Gallery in Sofia on 4 July 2024. This is the 16th exhibition in the programme…
07-07-2024

FESTIVALS: IN THE PALACE International Short FF 2024 Kicks Off in Bulgaria

SOFIA: Thirteen Bulgarian films will vie in the various competitions of the 21st IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, the only festival in Bulgaria certified to nominate professional short…
27-06-2024

Alpha Violet Acquires Pavel G. Vesnakov’s Windless Ahead of Its World Premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF

SOFIA: Pavel G. Vesnakov’s sophomore feature Windless has been picked up by Alpha Violet ahead of its world premiere in the Proxima Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival…
30-05-2024

Nadejda Koseva’s Bulgarian/German The Trap to Be Released in Bulgaria in October 2024

SOFIA: Nadejda Koseva’s sophomore feature The Trap will be released in Bulgarian cinemas in October 2024 by Purple Rain. The Bulgarian/German film has recently received the Outstanding Performance by a…
23-05-2024

Bulgarian/German Coproductions Win Awards at Vasil Gendov Awards 2024

SOFIA: The Bulgarian/German coproduction Blaga’s Lessons by Stephan Komandarev received the Best Feature Film Award at the closing ceremony of the third edition of the National Film Festival “Vasil Gendov”…
19-05-2024

FNE at Cannes 2024: Bulgarian Cinema in Cannes

Bulgaria is waiting for you at Cannes! The Bulgarian National Film Center will be representing the country’s policies and opportunities in the film industry. Meet talented Bulgarian filmmakers and producers…
14-05-2024

FESTIVALS: National Festival of Bulgarian Cinema to Screen Over 90 Films

SOFIA: More than 90 feature, documentary and animated films from 2023 will be screened free of charge at the National Festival of Bulgarian Cinema organised by the Union of Bulgarian…
26-04-2024

Bulgarian Minority Coproduction The Shameless by Konstantin Bojanov in Official Selection of 77th Cannes Film Festival

PARIS: Konstantin Bojanov’s third feature The Shameless has been selected for the Un Certain Regard competition of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which will be held from 14 to 25…
11-04-2024

Bulgarian Series Reach HBO Max

SOFIA: Bulgarian series are starting to be featured on HBO Max as three acclaimed productions of the Bulgarian National Television will be broadcast on the global streaming platform starting April…
07-04-2024