PRODUCTON: Iglika Triffonova Shoots Bulgarian/Dutch/Romanian Feature Kalunyo

SOFIA: The prominent Bulgarian director Iglika Triffonova is currently in production with her feature Kalunyo. The film produced by the Bulgarian producer Rossitsa Valkanova and coproduced by the Dutch producer…
10-12-2024

Bansko Film Fest 2024 Starts in Bulgaria

BANSKO: The 23rd edition of the International Festival of Mountaineering and Extreme Cinema, Bansko Film Fest, will screen 75 films from 39 countries from 20 to 24 November 2024 in…
19-11-2024

New Film Facility to Be Built in Bulgaria by Local Production Company

SOFIA: The Bulgarian production company Solent Film plans to invest 15.3 m EUR / 30 m BNG in a new film centre near Sofia.
12-11-2024

Bulgaria and Kosovo Sign Coproduction Agreement

SOFIA: The ministries of Culture of Bulgaria and Kosovo have signed an agreement in Pristina regarding film coproduction.
05-11-2024

BOX OFFICE: Domestic Biopic about Legendary Football Player Sets All-time Opening Record in Bulgaria

SOFIA: Dimitar Dimitrov’s biopic Gundi – Lengend of Love has set a record for the biggest opening weekend in the modern history of Bulgaria's film distribution with 726,364 EUR /…
22-10-2024

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