ScripTeast Winning Team Nabs IPDF Project Prize with Dora

SOFIA: Feature film project Dora, co-written by Milko Lazarov and Simeon Ventislavov and produced by Sofia based Red Carpet was chosen as “best project“ by the International Project Discovery Forum,…
09-06-2015

Bulgarian Film Viktoria Makes it in America

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…
02-06-2015

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

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.
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Bulgarian Cinema in Cannes 2015

The Bulgarian National Film Center is backing five market screenings at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, including two international coproductions.
16-05-2015

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

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…
11-05-2015

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

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…
08-05-2015

PRODUCTION: Ivan Cherkelov in Postproduction with Family Relics

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.
16-04-2015

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

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…
25-03-2015

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

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.
17-03-2015

FNE at Sofia IFF 2015: Sofia Film Festival Prize Winners

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…
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FNE at Sofia Meetings 2015: Winning Projects Announced

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…
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New Head of the Bulgarian National Film Center

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…
13-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Sofia Meetings 2015 Announces Second Fiction Film Projects

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…
09-03-2015

Bulgarian National Television Opens Public Vote for Best Film

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.…
09-03-2015

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

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,…
06-03-2015

Historical Saga Triumphs at the Bulgarian Box Office

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…
04-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Sofia IFF Lineup Announced

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,…
03-03-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Bulgarian Film in Berlin

Bulgarian coproduction opens the 65th Berlinale
08-02-2015

French TV Series Section Zero Shooting in Sofia

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…
19-01-2015

Bulgaria Celebrates 100 Years of National Cinema

SOFIA: Bulgaria’s most important governmental institutions and cultural organizations will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema today, 13 January, which has been designated as the official Day of Bulgarian…
13-01-2015