FNE at Berlinale 2025: Bulgarian Cinema in Berlin
Dear colleagues and friends, Bulgaria is waiting for you at EFM 2025! Berlinale gives you an opportunity to meet talented Bulgarian filmmakers and producers while also catching up with our…
BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Domestic Films almost Tripled in Bulgaria in 2024, with One Domestic Film Leading Top 10
SOFIA: The domestic biopic Gundi - Legend of Love by Dimitar Dimitrov was the most watched film in Bulgarian cinemas in 2024, while another domestic film, The Vacation by Dimitar…
Winners of 28th Golden Rhyton Documentary and Animated Film Festival
PLOVDIV: Geri's Wish by Tonislav Hristov and White Shoulder for a Black Man by Anri Kulev won the awards for Best Documentary and Best Animated Film, respectively, at the 28th…
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…
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…
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.
Bulgaria and Kosovo Sign Coproduction Agreement
SOFIA: The ministries of Culture of Bulgaria and Kosovo have signed an agreement in Pristina regarding film coproduction.
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 /…
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 -…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
