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%.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
Orthodox online TV launches in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's first Orthodox online broadcasts have been launched in Plovdiv.
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…
Bulgaria establishes film Academy
Bulgaria's national film awards will be decided by a newly created Academy beginning with the 2010 awards.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bulgarian grants announced
The Bulgarian NFC selected its final round of films receiving funding in 2009, distributing a total of € 2.3 million.
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.
Bulgarian films finding distribution success
Bulgarian films, including two awarded features and a documentary film, are attracting local audiences and international distribution.
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.
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.
