Film Industry in Crisis as Bulgaria Extends State of Emergency
SOFIA: The Bulgarian Parliament voted on 3 April 2020 to extend by one month the State of Emergency declared on 13 March over the coronavirus pandemic. All cultural and entertainment…
Bulgaria Declares State of Emergency as Financial Losses for Cinemas Mount
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s government has declared a “one month state of emergency on the territory of the whole country”. It was immediately and unanimously voted by the country’s Parliament on 13…
Bulgaria Eases Restrictions on Cinemas After Protests and Sofia FF Announces New Dates
SOFIA: Restrictions imposed on Bulgarian cinemas have been eased following protests by Bulgarian Association of Cinemas. The authorities have decided to amend the initial “prohibition of cultural and public events…
FESTIVALS: Sofia Film Fest Postpones 2020 Edition
SOFIA: Following an order of Bulgaria’s Minister of Health related to the registered cases of COVID-19, the director of the Sofia Film Festival Stefan Kitanov announced that the 24th edition…
FESTIVALS: Sofia Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup
SOFIA: Twelve debut and sophomore films have been selected for the international competition of the 24th Sofia International Film Fest. The festival will run in Sofia from 12 to 22…
Sofia Meetings Announces Projects Selection
SOFIA: The 17th edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market, set to take place from 18 to 22 March 2020 within the 24th Sofia International Film Festival, will host 38…
FNE Market Analysis 2019: BULGARIA
SOFIA: Public support for film was finally unlocked in 2019 and the Bulgarian National Film Center resumed its regular activities. This became possible after the harmonisation of the Film Industry…
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Second Grants in 2019
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted 1,987,397 EUR / 3,887,000 BGN at its second session in 2019. Nine fiction films, including two with higher budgets, three with lower budgets,…
European VoD Meetings in Sofia Deadline on 15 December
SOFIA: Executives and intermediate professionals are invited to apply for the second workshop of the European VoD Meetings to be held in Sofia 18 – 21 March 2020. The deadline…
FESTIVALS: CineLibri IFF 2019 Winners Announced
SOFIA: Burning by Lee Chang-dong, based on a story by Haruki Murakami, tops the CineLibri competition.
FNE at CineLibri IFF 2019 in Sofia: Interview with Founder and CEO Jacqueline Wagenstein
SOFIA: Jacqueline Wagenstein, working at Colibri Publishers since 2005 and founder of the International Book&Movie Festival CineLibri, spoke with FNE about its unique content and latest successes. The festival, which…
Grand Opening of CineLibri 2019 in Sofia
SOFIA: The grand opening of the fifth edition of the International Book&Movie Festival CineLibri took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 5 October. It is the only film festival in the…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2019: The Father Wins Five Awards in Varna
VARNA: Kristina Grozeva’s and Petar Valchanov’s The Father won the Golden Rose award of the 37th Golden Rose National Film Festival (28 September - 4 October 2018). The film also…
FESTIVALS: The 37th Golden Rose Film Festival Announces Lineup
VARNA: A total of 13 feature and 17 short films will screen in the official competition of the 37th Golden Rose National Film Festival, running in Varna from 27 September…
MediaMation to Open Four MX4D Auditoriums in Bulgaria
SOFIA: MediaMation Inc. has signed an agreement with Kino Arena to open four MX4D auditoriums in Bulgaria. The first one will open in Sofia in the autumn of 2019.
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Bulgaria Selects Ága as Oscar Bid
SOFIA: Milko Lazarov’s sophomore feature Ága has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film category.…
PRODUCTION: Armenian/Bulgarian/German Feature Film and TV Series in Production
SOFIA: The Bulgarian company Jelfilm is currently in production with a TV series-melodrama Remission, set to premiere in November 2019 on the Armenian Public TV. The main subject of the…
Turkish Biopic of Boxer Naim Süleymanoğlu Shooting in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Turkish biopic Pocket Hercules: Naim Süleymanoğlu / Cep Herkülü: Naim Süleymanoğlu is currently shooting in Bulgaria. The film directed by Özer Feyzioğlu will also be shot in Turkey and…
PRODUCTION: Stefan Komandarev Completes Bulgarian/Serbian Coproduction Rounds
SOFIA: Stefan Komandarev has finished his fifth feature film Rounds, a Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction supported by Eurimages. It is a sequel to the director’s previous Bulgarian/German/Macedonian film Directions (Argo Film, Aktis…
PRODUCTION: Bulgaria Joins Armenian Film and TV Project Remission
SOFIA: The Bulgarian company JelFilm teams up with Armenia’s Parallels Film Production and Germany’s Clever Production on the feature film Remission. The project, which was on hold, has now restarted…
