News Corp may sell Central European stations
The Bulgarian news service Novinte reports that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will likely sell its Bulgarian station bTV by the end of 2008.
Bulgarian crew detained
Three members of a Bulgarian National TV crew were arrested in Macedonia while filming in the town of Bitola on August 15.
Sweden's MTG buys Bulgarian channel Nova TV
Sweden's Modern Times Group, MTG (STO: MTGA, MTGB), announced the purchase of Bulgarian commercial channel Nova TV for 620 million Euros.
CME acquires two Bulgarian stations
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ("CME") (Nasdaq/Prague Stock Exchange: CETV) announced the purchase of an 80% interest in two Bulgarian television channels, TV2 and Ring TV, for $172 million (110…
Nu Image and Nu Boyana bring Hollywood to Bulgaria
The 4th Kind and Command Performance are keeping locally based production companies Nu Boyana film studio, Millenium Films, Nu Image, and producer Gold Circle Films busy with action thrillers this…
Bulgarian film support announced
Bulgarian films have received a total of over 5.4 million Euros in support from the Bulgarian National Film Center (www.nfc.bg).
BUFO wraps The Hills Run Red in Bulgaria
The $4.5 million (€2.8 million) Bulgarian Unified Film Organization (BUFO) production of The Hills Run Red wrapped filming in Sofia and surrounding areas in early July.
Kids Channel Launches in Bulgaria
HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia's pre-school channel JimJam will launch in Bulgaria in July. The channel is first launched internationally seven months ago, and has a Central and East European feed.
Bulgarian Short Film Festival opens in Balchik
The sixth International Short Film Festival takes place in the Black Sea town of Balchik June 23-30. The competitive programme consists of 185 short films from 72 countries.
Advertising fuels Bulgarian media growth
Never mind the relatively high number of TV channels in Bulgaria (195): two more are to start regular broadcasts. The first is the satellite channel of Nova TV, Nova+, aiming…
Open Class Cinema Forum celebrates 10th anniversary in Sofia
The newest installment of Patrick Sandrin's film conference initiative "Regards sur le monde" (started in 2005), Impressions of Africa, attracted researchers and film lovers this weekend at the Sfumato Theatre…
Festival of European Co-productions opens May 30 in Bulgaria
The 13th Festival of European Co-productions opens May 30 in Sofia and runs until June 8. Organized by the Bulgarian National Film Center, this year's festival runs concurrently with a…
Bulgaria to get second HDTV service
Cable provider CableTEL is to launch a new four-channel HDTV service within the month. The announcement follows rival Eurocom's plan to launch three HDTV channels.
Warner Bros Dubs Moonlight at Graffitti Studio
Sofia's Graffitti Studio has completed dubbing for the Warner Bros TV series Moonlight. It was the first U.S. studio contract for the Bulgarian sound studio.
Bulgarian director wins HBO prize at Hot Docs
Bulgarian director Boris Despodov won HBO's first Emerging Artist Award for his film Corridor #8 at Canada's Hot Docs festival.
Open Class discusses industry changes
The latest of the Open Class seminars has wound up in Sofia after playing host to a number of Bulgarian filmmakers, researchers and students. The two-day seminars are organized by…
Festival time in Bulgaria
Three mini film festivals are playing in Bulgaria this week, with Czech and Nordic films featured in Sofia and a week of Moroccan cinema in Varna.
Nu Boyana unveils expansion plan
The board of directors of Nu Boyana Film Studios has unveiled plans to construct 10 new ultramodern stages, one of them larger than 5,000 square metres, as part of a…
Nu Boyana to finance Bulgarian student films
Bulgaria's Nu Boyana Studios has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) under which it will provide €35,000 to finance student films made…
Depardieu planning film in Bulgaria
French actor and director Gerard Depardieu will arrive in Bulgaria later this year to shoot a film, according to media reports citing producer Gianfranco Pierantoni from Nimar Studios Ltd.
