FNE at Berlinale 2018: Review: Out of Competition: Aga (Bulgaria, Germany, France)
BERLIN: Bulgarian director Milko Lazarov offers a poignant view on a vanishing way of life with his Berlin competition entry Aga.
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Bulgarian Film in Berlin
Bulgarian Films at Berlinale
FNE Country Report 2017: BULGARIA
SOFIA: The year 2017 started with the appointment of a caretaker government by the Bulgarian president, General Rumen Radev, designated to act in a limited time. Centre-right GERB party won…
Admissions for Domestic Films in Bulgaria Triple in 2017
SOFIA: Admissions to domestic films almost tripled in Bulgaria from 176,395 in 2016 to 512,521 in 2017, while the domestic films cashed in over 2 m EUR in 2017 compared…
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Second Production Grants for 2017
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted 1,856,000 EUR / 3,630,000 BGN in its second session at the end of November 2017. Nine projects, including three feature films with higher…
Bulgaria Moves Forward With New Draft of Film Industry Act
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft of an amended Film Industry Act, which must align film industry to the latest European Union rules.
Bulgarian/Macedonian Heights Opens in Top Spot in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Victor Bojinov’s debut feature, the historical drama Heights, based on Milen Ruskov’s eponymous epic bestseller, opened in first place at the domestic box office with nearly 30,000 admissions on…
New Head of the Bulgarian National Film Centre
SOFIA: Actress/producer Jana Karaivanova has been appointed as executive director of the Bulgarian National Film Centre on 27 October 2017. She took the post after an election call including three…
Poland and Bulgaria Get EFA Nominations
BERLIN: The Polish/UK coproduction Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchmanand the Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian film King of the Belgians by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens have been nominated for European…
Godless Nominated for European Discovery Prix FIPRESCI
SOFIA: The Bulgarian/Danish/French coproduction Godless directed by Ralitza Petrova has been nominated for the European Film Academy’s European Discovery 2017 – Prix FIPRESCI.
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National FF 2017: Omnipresent Takes Five Awards
VARNA: Ilian Djevelekov’s sophomore feature Omnipresent won the Golden Rose Award of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017).
FNE at the Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: Directions
VARNA: Stephan Komandarev’s low budget film Directions (aka Compatibility) will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017).…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: Radiogram
VARNA: Rouzie Hassanova’s first feature and low budget film Radiogram screens in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival, which wraps on 7 October 2017.…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: Bubblegum
VARNA: Stanislav Todorov – Rogi’s first feature film Bubblegum will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival currently running through 7 October 2017.…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: Light Thereafter
VARNA: Konstantin Bojanov’s first English-language film Light Thereafter (aka I Want to be Like You) screens in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: Broken Road
VARNA: Katerina Goranova’s and Asen Blatechky’s first feature film Broken Road screens in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival, which runs through 7 October…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: 3 / 4
VARNA: Ilian Metev’s feature debut 3 / 4 (Three Quarters) screens in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival, running through 7 October 2017. The…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: The Motorbike
VARNA: Valentin Goshev’s first feature film The Motorbike screens in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October, 2017).
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival: A Little Bit Of Luck
VARNA: Chavdar Jivkov’s and Aleksandar Smolianov’s first feature film A Little Bit Of Luck screens in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: Enemies
VARNA: Svetoslav Ovcharov’s new feature film Enemies aka David's Sling will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October…