SOFIA: Broken Voices by Ondřej Provazník received the Sofia City Film Award in the International Competition for First and Second Films at the 30th Sofia International Film Festival. Mother by Teona Mitevska won the Balkan Film Competition, while Women Out of Order by Alexander Kossev won the Best Bulgarian Feature Film Award.
SOFIA: Sofia Meetings announced the awards of its 23rd edition, held from 18 to 22 March 2026 within the 30th Sofia International Film Festival (12 – 31 March 2026).
SOFIA: Bulgaria has reinforced its position as an attractive filming destination by raising the cap on its cash rebate scheme from 1 m to 5 m EUR per project. Productions can now receive a 25% cash rebate on eligible expenses, including for film and TV series, with a total annual budget of 10.3 m EUR.
SOFIA: Sofia Meetings announced the selection for its 23rd edition, set to take place 18 - 22 March 2026 within the 30th Sofia International Film Festival (12 – 22 March 2026).
SOFIA: The 30th Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) will take place from 12 to 31 March 2026 under the motto “The Party Goes On”. The 30th anniversary edition will screen 145 long fiction, documentary, and animated films, as well 19 short films, from 60 countries.
SOFIA: Aurora directed by Georgi Stoev-Jacky and Nikola Boshnakov will have a gala premiere at the 30th Sofia International Film Festival (12 – 31 March 2026). The film is a Bulgarian/Italian coproduction.
SOFIA: Ralitza Petrova’s awaited sophomore feature Lust was acquired by the Paris-based sales agent Inwave Films ahead of its world premiere in the Forum section of the 76th Berlin IFF (12 – 22 February 2026). Lust is a Bulgarian/Danish/Swedish coproduction.
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Films Break into Bulgaria’s 2025 Top Ten Despite Falling Admissions
Bulgaria 04-02-2026SOFIA: Social teen drama One Gram of Life / Edin gram zhivot by Atanas Mihailov was the most-watched domestic film in Bulgarian cinemas in 2025. The film produced by Cinema Academy for Talents Bulgaria and released by Аlexandra Films came 5th in the overall box office.
PRODUCTION: Martin Markov’s Bulgarian The Life We Never Had Moves into Postproduction
Bulgaria 21-01-2026SOFIA: Bulgarian director Martin Markov is currently in postproduction with his debut feature The Life We Never Had, which is a national coproduction backed by the Bulgarian National Film Center.
PLOVDIV: The 29th Golden Rhyton Festival of Bulgarian Documentary and Animated Film will take place from 17 to 22 December 2025 in Plovdiv, screening 59 films across its two official competitions.
