PRODUCTION: Conan filming in Bulgaria

The Nu Image/Millennium/Lionsgate Conanremake starring Jason Momoa has begun a 12-week shoot in Sofia.
12-04-2010

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Love.net ends shooting

The first national IT romantic drama Love.net ended a three part shooting that took place between October 29, 2009 and March 29, 2010.
30-03-2010

Bulgaria predicts 10% ad decline

The Association of Bulgarian Advertising Agencies (www.arabulgaria.org) predicts that in 2010 the Bulgarian media market will fall by at least 10%.
23-03-2010

PRODUCTION: Hunting Down Small Predators in postproduction

Hunting Down Small Predators, the first feature film by director/actor Tzvetodar Markov, is in he final stages of postproduction.
21-03-2010

Bulgarian daily sells national features on DVD

Bulgaria's National Film Center this month is funding production of 100,000 DVD's of 12 Bulgarian features for sale with a daily national newspaper.
17-03-2010

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