FYROM takes Sofia pitching award

The Nu Boyana Film Studios award for best pitching at the Sofia Meetings ‘Second Films Pitching' Programme was handed out to the project Kalabalak by Sasha Damjanovski (UK, Former Yugoslavian…
16-03-2010

Russian One War wins Sofia IFF award

Vera Glagoleva's debut drama One War, treating the tragic fate of exiled Soviet mothers with children by German fathers during World War II, was awarded the Grand Prix of the…
15-03-2010

PRODUCTION: Komandarev in development with The Judgment

Following The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, the first Bulgarian film sold in 25 territories, director Stefan Komandarev is developing a cross border drama The Judgment.
07-03-2010

CME buys Bulgaria's bTV

Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has negotiated a deal to buy Bulgarian channel bTV from News Corporation for $400 million.
21-02-2010

Sofia festival gets FIAPF recognition

Bulgaria's leading film festival, Sofia IFF, has received FIAPF accreditation in the category of competitive festival specialized in first and second films.
17-02-2010

Orthodox online TV launches in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's first Orthodox online broadcasts have been launched in Plovdiv.
16-02-2010

PRODUCTION: The Ravishment plans Bulgarian release

Film director Plamen Masslarov (14 Kisses, 1997; Mayor, Mayor, 1990; The Judge, 1986) and head of the Bulgarian National Film Archive announced that his Bulgarian-Russian co-production The Ravishment will be…
01-02-2010

Bulgaria establishes film Academy

Bulgaria's national film awards will be decided by a newly created Academy beginning with the 2010 awards.
24-01-2010

Bulgarian film on Oscar foreign film short list

Stephan Komandarev's Bulgarian-German-Hungarian-Slovenian co-production, The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner, is among nine films vying for an Oscar nomination for the best foreign language film.
21-01-2010

Strong year ahead for new Bulgarian films

Bulgaria's National Film Center (www.nfc.bg) announced that 14 new titles are expected to be produced in 2010.
17-01-2010

Eastern Plays lines up theatrical releases

Kamen Kalev's festival success, Eastern Plays, will have theatrical releases in 15 countries across Europe -- including Hungary and Slovenia -- and beyond, through international sales agent Memento Films.
14-01-2010

Bulgarian film industry faces drastic cuts

The Bulgarian government is proposing a 57% cut in public funding for the national film industry, prompting an official protest by the National Film Council.
10-01-2010

Bulgarian grants announced

The Bulgarian NFC selected its final round of films receiving funding in 2009, distributing a total of € 2.3 million.
17-12-2009

Bulgarian film funding faces drastic cuts

Following initially promising discussions during the summer, the new administration of the Ministry of Culture will need to cut film funding in 2010.
15-12-2009

Bulgarian films finding distribution success

Bulgarian films, including two awarded features and a documentary film, are attracting local audiences and international distribution.
15-12-2009

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.
14-12-2009

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.
29-11-2009

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.
25-11-2009

Austria bids for Bulgarian station

ORS, the Austrian company Oesterreichische Rundfunksender, is reviving its bid for Bulgarian telecom Vivacom's broadcasting unit, NURTS.
18-11-2009

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).
02-11-2009