FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: Migration of the Belted Bonito

VARNA: Bulgarian film critics called Migration of the Belted Bonito, written, directed and produced by Lyudmil Todorov, “one of the finest comedies of the newest Bulgarian cinema.” The film is…
11-10-2012

FNE AVP Live !: Interview with Irina Kanousheva Head of Bulgarian National Film Centre

SOFIA: FNE spoke with Irina Kanousheva, acting director of the Bulgarian National Film Center (www.nfc.bg) on the challenges facing the film industry in Bulgaria and how Bulgarian and EU policies…
10-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012:Competition: Faith, Love and Whisky

VARNA: Kristina Nikolova’s debut film Faith, Love and Whisky is an emotional and personal film about a young woman whose life is divided between the US, where she emigrated, and…
09-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: Rapid Reaction Corps

VARNA: The 91-minute comedy Rapid Reaction Corps directed by Stanislav Donchevshot on HD is appearing in the Bulgarian national competition of the Golden Rose Film Festival, running through 11 October…
09-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: July

VARNA: July (previously known under the working title Three), fresh from its participation in competition at the Moscow International Film Festival is screening in the Bulgarian national competition of the…
08-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: I Am You

VARNA: I Am You directed by Petar Popzlatev is one of 13 films screening in the national competition of the Golden Rose Film Festival, running through 11 October 2012.
08-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: Sunny Side

VARNA: Iliya Kostov’s film Sunny Side, which premiered at the 20th International Film Festival“Love is Folly” (www.loveisfolly.ida.bg) where it won the jury’s Special Prize, is screening in the Bulgarian national…
08-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: The Color of the Chameleon

VARNA: The Color of the Chameleon, Vladislav Todorov's film adaptation of Zincograph based on his novel, competes in the Bulgarian national competition of the Golden Rose Film Festival, taking place…
08-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Competition: Pistol, Briefcase and Three Stinking Barrels

VARNA: Georgi Kostov’s debut film Pistol, Briefcase and Three Stinking Barrels, competing in the Bulgarian national competition at the Golden Rose FF 2012, is a low budget film financed by…
08-10-2012

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: Thirteen Features Compete at Bulgaria’s Golden Rose

VARNA: State of Shock, a coproduction between Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina by Slovenian director Andrej Kosak, opens the 31st "Golden Rose" Bulgarian film festival, 5-11 October…
05-10-2012

Stoessel to Head Bulgarian TV Group

SOFIA: Didier Stoessel has been appointed CEO of Bulgaria's Nova Broadcasting Group (nova.bg).
17-08-2012

Bulgaria Begins Cinema Cartel Investigation

SOFIA: Bulgaria's two leading cinema chains are at the center of a cartel investigation by the country's anti-trust agency, theCommission the Protection of Competition (KZK).
01-08-2012

FNE - Step In - Locarno Country Report: Bulgaria

After almost two years of a funding crisis, the second half of 2011 marked the restoration of the government's financial support for Bulgarian film.
24-07-2012

Bulgaria Seeks Delay of Digital Switchover

SOFIA: Bulgaria will request an extension of the September 2012 deadline for the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting.
13-07-2012

FNE IDF DocBloc: Steam and Faith

The Bulgarian documentary Steam and Faith is participating in the 2012 Ex-Oriente Workshop as it prepares for a March 2013 completion date.
09-07-2012

FNE IDF DocBloc: A Classroom Story from Bulgaria

Bulgarian production company tanaki films plans a January 2014 premiere for the documentary A Classroom Story from director David Djambazov.
29-06-2012

Bulgarian Film Academy Awards TV Series

{mosimage}SOFIA: For the first time the national Film Academy awards, co-organised by the Union of the Bulgarian Film Makers, Bulgarian National Television (bnt.bg), the Bulgarian National Film Center (www.nfc.bg) and…
21-06-2012

Bulgarian Lifetime Achievement Award for Tosheva

SOFIA: One of Bulgaria's most valued film prizes, the Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the eminent documentary director Nevena Tosheva who marks her ninetieth birthday.
07-06-2012

FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: Bulgarian Cinema in Cannes

CANNES: Bulgarian film is represented in Cannes this year with the doc Sofia's Last Ambulance screening in the Critic's Week as well as four films screening in the market and…
22-05-2012

Bulgaria Reports Film Production Decrease

SOFIA: The 2011 report from Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute showed that national film production was down compared with 2010, but cinema attendance rose by 12%.
21-05-2012