Cinema City Adds Sofia Multiplex

SOFIA: Cinema City opened its sixth multiplex in Bulgaria, and second multiplex in Sofia, on 28 March 2013, bringing its total number of screens in Bulgaria to 65.
29-03-2013

Bulgarian National Television Launches The Ungiven

SOFIA: On 21 March 2013 Bulgarian National Television begins broadcasting The Ungiven, a new 12 part historical series about the rescue of 48,000 Bulgarian Jews from death camps during World…
21-03-2013

FNE at Sofia Meetings 2013: Awards for Best Projects

SOFIA: The 10th edition of Sofia Meetings hosted over 150 producers, distributors, representatives of film markets and film funds TV buyers and other film professionals as guests and firmly established…
18-03-2013 m

FNE at SIFF 2013: Grand Prix for Oh Boy

SOFIA: The Grand Prix for best film in the International Competition for first and second films of the 17th Sofia IFF went to the black and white film Oh Boy…
18-03-2013

New Minister of Culture Appointed in Bulgaria

SOFIA: Actor Vladimir Penev was appointed Minister of Culture in the interim government by President Rosen Plevneliev on 12 March 2013.
15-03-2013

Komandarev Launches The Judgment at Sofia Meetings

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Stefan Komadarev (The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner, shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 2010) will show ten…
11-03-2013

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month – Cinema House, Bulgaria

FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
06-03-2013

TV7 Launches Bulgarian News Channel

SOFIA: Bulgaria’s TV7 will launch an HD information channel, News 7, on 7 March 2013.
06-03-2013

FNE at Sofia IFF: Sofia Showcases Bulgarian Films

SOFIA: Seven new Bulgarian productions will screen at the 17th Sofia International Film Festival, opening 7 March 2013.
05-03-2013

Sofia’s Cinema House Goes Digital before SIFF

SOFIA: Just in time for the 17th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival which opens on 7 March 2013, the Cinema House has been fitted with new digital equipment.
04-03-2013

Bulgarian Distributor Competes at Cartoon Movie

Bulgaria’s Pro Films is one of three nominees for Cartoon Movie’s European Distributor of the Year.
01-03-2013

Bulgaria Halts Tax Incentives for Film

SOFIA: The Bulgarian Parliament has put film tax incentives on hold indefinitely, following the veto of the Investment Encouragement Act by President Rosen Plevneliev.
11-02-2013

Bulgarian Admissions Drop

SOFIA: Admissions and box office for domestic films saw decreases of 67 percent in 2012, when nine Bulgarian films drew 214,800 viewers and box office of 745,287 EUR.
04-02-2013

Bulgaria Takes Center Stage at FIPA

BIARRITZ: A seven-film Bulgarian focus was the Central European highlight of the 26th International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) held 22-27 January 2013.
28-01-2013

FNE - IDF DocBloc: East European Forum Projects Announced

Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are well represented in the selection of documentary film projects in the East European Forum.
25-01-2013

Bulgarian President Vetoes Film Tax Incentives

SOFIA: Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev vetoed the Investment Encouragement Act, which outlined tax incentives for film productions, shortly after it passed a vote in Parliament.
11-01-2013

Bulgaria Assumes European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency

STRASBOURG: Irina Kanousheva will represent Bulgaria as the country takes on the annually rotating Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2013.
11-01-2013

New Chief for Bulgaria’s National Film Center

SOFIA: Documentary film director and academic Marin Martschewski has been selected as the new director of the Bulgarian National Film Center (www.nfc.bg). He was officially nominated to the post by…
08-01-2013

FNE: Interview with Stefan Kitanov, Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year

SOFIA: FNE spoke with Stefan Kitanov on the challenges facing the development of the Sofia Film Fest and the distribution of European films in Eastern Europe.
13-12-2012

Bulgarian Cinemania fest reports record breaking audiences

SOFIA: The most important Sofia autumn film event Cinemania (www.kinomania.bg), which for the first year was also held in Plovdiv and Varna, reported record breaking audiences.
12-12-2012