Hollywood remake for Dzift
Dzift, the award-winning neo-noir film debut from Bulgarian director Javor Gardev, is near to closing a deal to sell rights for a Hollywood remake.
Bulgarian National Film Centre supports FNE
The Bulgarian National Film Centre (www.nfc.bg) has decided to support the work of Film New Europe (FNE) in 2009 with a grant of 2000 Euros.
Bulgaria renews Forbidden Love
Bulgaria's Nova TV has acquired rights to a second season of the soap opera Forbidden Love (Zabranena Lyubov) from FremantleMedia Enterprises.
Austria bids for Bulgarian station
ORS, the Austrian company Oesterreichische Rundfunksender, is reviving its bid for Bulgarian telecom Vivacom's broadcasting unit, NURTS.
Swedes buy Bulgarian cable companies
The Swedish investment fund EQT V (EQT) (www.eqt.dk) has paid €210 million for the acquisition of the two Bulgarian major cable operator, Eurocom (ekk.bg) and Cabletel (www.cabletel.bg).
Mid Europa Partners acquires Bulgaria's ITV
Mid Europa Partners (www.mideuropa.com) announced that it has completed acquisition of Bulgarian pay-TV operator ITV.
CME looks at Bulgarian channel
News Corp is considering the sale of a 55% stake in its Bulgarian TV station bTV to Central European Media Enterprises (CME).
Eastern Plays received Lux nomination
Kamen Kalev's acclaimed look at Sofia's underground youth life, Eastern Plays, has received one of the coveted three nominations for the European LUX Prize of 2009.
Rambo 5 heads back to Bulgaria
Sylvester Stallone's fifth Rambo opus is green lighted for filming in Bulgaria with Stallone once again teaming with Nu Image/Millennium and Sofia based Nu Boyana Film (http://nuboyana.com/) .
Production: Sneakers starts shooting in Sofia
Sneakers, the Bulgarian debut film by co-directors Ivan Vladimirov and Valery Yordanov, is filming on locations aroung Bulgaria through September 26.
Darik Radio launches Bulgarian TV Channel
Bulgaria's Council for Electronic Media (www.cem.bg) has issued a license to the leading radio station, Darik (http://darikradio.bg) to establish a TV channel under the name Darik Radio and TV.
Bulgaria's new Minister of Culture promises a film fund
Bulgaria's new minster of culture Vezhdi Rashidov, the new Bulgarian minister of culture, has appointed former National Film Centre (NFC, www.nfc.bg) director Dimitar Dereliev as a vice-minister.
Bulgarian antitrust commission allows TV channel acquisition
The New Bulgarian Media Group Holding (NBMGH) owned by the former head of the Bulgarian State Lottery Irena Krusteva has been allowed to acquire cable operator Balkan Bulgarian Television (BBT)…
Zift wins at Bulgarian film awards
Javor Gardev's radical neo noir Zift was awarded "best film" of the year during an official ceremony on July 30 at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.
Bulgarian TV stations cope with ad market decline
A TNS/TV Plan survey shows the Bulgarian TV advertising market has decreased 8.6% in the first half of 2009, to 151 million Euros, compared with the same period in 2008.
CME signs WB deal
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced that it signed a multi-year output deal for Warner Bros TV (www.timewarner.com) series and feature films for CME's Bulgarian station, PRO.BG.
Bulgarian company wins digital TV tender
Hannu Pro Bulgaria has been selected from a field of six bidders for the tender to build digital TV networks in Bulgaria.
Austrian firm acquires stake in Bulgarian channel
Austrian media company Stevia Communications will buy a 50% stake in TV Evropa, a Bulgarian news channel.
Green light for Bulgarian feature projects
Six film productions and five projects in development have been chosen to receive 2.1 million Euros in support from Bulgarian state funds.
Production: Ao in rehearsals in Sofia
French directorJacques Malaterre is in Sofia rehearsing the UGC YMhigh budget epic fictionAo: The Last Neanderthal based on Marc Klapczynski's book Aô, Ancient Man.
