PRODUCTION: Bojan Vuletic in Postproduction with Requiem for Mrs J
SOFIA: Serbian writer/director Bojan Vuletic is in postproduction with the dark comedy Requiem For Mrs J, a Serbian/Bulgarian/Macedonian coproduction. Famous Serbian actress Mirjana Karanovic is Mrs J, a middle-aged widow…
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Godless Wins Locarno Film Festival
LOCARNO: Ralitza Petrova’s Godless won the Golden Leopard and Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts the Special Jury Prize at the 69th edition of Locarno Film Festival held 3-13 August 2016.
PRODUCTION: Rouzie Hassanova in Postproduction with Radiogram
SOFIA: Rouzie Hassanova is in postproduction with her debut feature, Radiogram, a Bulgarian/Polish/Turkish coproduction. Based on personal memories, the film follows a father who walks almost 100 km to buy…
PRODUCTION: Andrey Chertov in Postproduction with Silent Movie
SOFIA: Andrey Chertov is completing postproduction on Silent Movie, a feature film based on many documentary elements. The story follows the life of the famous Bulgarian composer, jazz performer and…
Increased Popularity of Bulgarian Short Films Portal
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s independent online portal NoBlink! Media, focusing on short films, is enjoying a growing interest among audiences. It has released over 40 fiction, documentary and animated short films since…
Be For Films Picks up King of the Belgians
SOFIA: The Bulgarian minority coproduction King of the Belgians has been acquired by Be for Films. The film directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth landed a slot in the…
PRODUCTION: Kiran Kolarov Preps Melodrama
SOFIA: Bulgarian writer/director Kiran Kolarov will start the shooting of his twelfth feature film Melodrama on 6 August 2016.
PRODUCTION: Maria Veselinova Starts Filming Smart Christmas
SOFIA: Bulgarian actress Maria Veselinova will start shooting her debut feature Smart Christmas on 26 July 2016. The film is a fantastic fairy tale dedicated to the young audience.
PRODUCTION: Ivaylo Penchev in Postproduction with Holiday Makers
SOFIA: Bulgarian director/producer Ivaylo Penchev is in postproduction with Holiday Makers, a seaside comedy intended for a wide audience.
OBITUARY: Ani Bakalova
SOFIA: Beloved Bulgarian film and theatre actress Ani Bakalova passed away on 3 July 2016 at the age of 76.
PRODUCTION: Stephan Komandarev’s Compatibility Gets Coproduction Support
SOFIA: The Macedonian Film Agency decided to support Compatibility, the new low budget film by writer/director Stephan Komandarev, with 55,400 EUR (3 400 000 MKD). This is the second minority…
PRODUCTION: Bulgaria Supports Georgian Film Brighton 4th
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center decided to support Brighton 4th, the third feature film by acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili, which will be a Georgian/Russian/Bulgarian/French coproduction.
Losers Wins Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
SOFIA: Ivailo Hristov’s ironical black and white film Losers (produced by Pro Film) won six awards including film of the year, topping the list of fourteen feature films from 2015…
PRODUCTION: Atanas Hristoskov in Postproduction with Eighteen
SOFIA: Atanas Hristoskov’s low-budget second feature film Eighteen is in postproduction.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Grants for 2016
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted approximately 1.8 m EUR / 3.5 m BGN in its first session in 2016, on 2 June. Only four feature films received funding:…
Films, Screens and Attendance Rise in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Cinema attendance, film production and the number of screens rose in Bulgaria in 2015, with 26 feature films produced and cinema attendance up 4.8 per cent.
FNE at Cannes 2016: Aktis Film Boards Komandarev’s Compatibility
CANNES: Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev’s new project Compatibility is set to go into production in November of this year after Germany’s Aktis Film Production agreed to coproduce the project together…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Bulgarian Cinema in Cannes
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ScripTeast - 10 Years: Focus on Bulgaria
Film New Europe and Independent Film Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of ScripTeast with a series of weekly interviews with scriptwriters and key players involved in ScripTeast activity. This…
FESTIVALS: MofA Film Festival Ready to Kick Off
SOFIA: The first edition of the Master of Art International Documentary Film Festival, a showcase of documentary films devoted to arts, will be held in Sofia from 15 to 22…