FNE at Golden Rose FF 2014: Competition: Roseville
VARNA: Martin Makariev's Roseville, promoted as the first Bulgarian psycho thriller, screens in the main competition of the annual Golden Rose Film Festival (11 to 17 October 2014) of new…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2014: Competition: Living Legends
VARNA: Bulgarian writer/director/actor Niki Iliev’s second feature Living Legends which screens in the main competition of the annual Golden Rose Film Festival (11-17 October 2014) of new Bulgarian films in…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2014: Competition: Adultery
VARNA: Bulgarian film and theatre director and former international fashion model Yavor Vesselinov concentrates on a triangle love story in his graduation film Adultery. The film screens in the main…
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Golden Rose Sets Up International Jury
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Golden Rose Film Festival is establishing a pitching workshop for new projects which have recently received public support for development.
FESTIVALS: Golden Rose Returns to Bulgaria
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center announced the titles of the 15 films that will compete in the 32nd edition of the country’s oldest film event, the “Golden Rose” National…
OBITUARY Bulgarian Former Nobel Prize Nominee Valeri Petrov Dies at 94
SOFIA: Often called “man of hope” and ‘’father of the nation’’ prominent poet, scriptwriter and translator Valeri Nissim Mevorah, known with his pen name Valeri Petrov, died in Sofia at…
PRODUCTION: Iglika Trifonova in Postproduction with False Witness
SARAJEVO: Bulgaria’s award-winning Iglika Trifoniva (Letter to America, Investigation) is in postproduction with her Hague Tribunal fiction False Witness, an ambitious coproduction between Bulgaria’s Klass Film , Holland’s Phanta Vision…
PRODUCTION: Milko Lazarov in Development with Nanook
SOFIA: Milko Lazarov, whose minimalist, almost dialogue-free low budget debut film Alienation became Bulgaria’s 2013 creative surprise, is developing Nanook produced by his company Red Carpet.
New Minister of Culture Appointed in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Martin Ivanov has been named as the new Minister of Culture in the caretaker government just appointed by the country’s President Rosen Plevneliev.
Bulgarian National Film Center to Fund Low Budget Films
SOFIA: For the first time since its establishment in 1991 the Bulgarian National Film Center will support low budget feature films, with up to 200,000 EUR per project. The application…
Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody in Bulgaria for new film
SOFIA: Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody are currently in Bulgaria for the filming of Septembers of Shiraz, according to local media reports.
Bulgarians Respond to Activist 38 Claims
SOFIA: Producers/directors Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova from Activist 38 have accused the Union of the Bulgarian Film Makers - Film Academy (consisting of over 900 members) and the Bulgarian…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Emil Simeonov, Pro Films, Bulgaria
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…
EFP Producers on the Move 2014: Maya Vitkova
SOFIA: Maya Vitkova will represent Bulgaria at European Film Promotion’s Producers on the Move in Cannes.
Bulgarian Film Academy Nominates FNE Correspondent for Critics Award
SOFIA: Pavlina Jeleva, Bulgarian correspondent for Film New Europe, has been nominated by the Bulgarian Film Academy for the annual Best Critic award.
Bulgarian Advertising Market Struggles to Remain Stable
SOFIA: The Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies reported that in 2013 the country’s advertising market amounted to 303 m BGN, a decrease of 0.62%, and has a possibility of 2%…
Bulgaria Sets 2014 Film Funding
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center will distribute 12.7 m BGN (6.5 m EUR) in film funding in 2014.
New Director Appointed at Bulgarian National Film Center
SOFIA: Film producer Georgy Cholakov has been named Executive Director of the Bulgarian National Film Center, replacing documentary film director and academic Marin Martschewski who has been in the post…
FNE at Sofia IFF: Georgian Blind Dates Grabs Three Awards in Sofia
SOFIA: Levan Koguashvili’s Blind Dates produced by Millimetr Film won the Sofia IFF Grand Prix in the International competition for first and second films.
