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Margarita Stoykova wins Berlinale Shooting Star Award

Margarita Stoykova is among the ten shooting stars of the Berlinale. She received the award of the prestigious European film festival for her role in Yana Titova's film "Diada". The Shooting Stars Awards are presented by the..

published on 2/20/24 1:15 PM
Georgi Gospodinov

Georgi Gospodinov: Bulgaria is a place that is alive with stories that are mostly untold

After the novel "Time Shelter" British readers can get acquainted with another book by Georgi Gospodinov - "Physics of Sorrow". It is now published for the first time in the UK, alongside his 80-page memoir. In an interview for The Guardian..

published on 2/19/24 9:05 AM

Artist Doncho Donchev represents Bulgaria at world exhibition of art from recycled materials in Qatar

Artist Doncho Donchev is to represent Bulgaria at the world exhibition of art from recycled materials in the capital of Qatar Doha. The event opens on 18 February and will be on until the end of the month. Doncho Donchev will present 10 works, in the..

published on 2/18/24 8:15 AM
Monument to Vasil Levski in Chicago

Bulgarians in Chicago will commemorate Vasil Levski with various events

For yet another year, Bulgarians living in Chicago will pay tribute and bow their heads before the feat and work of Bulgaria's national hero Vasil Levski on the 151st anniversary of his heroic death. On February 18, a t 12:00 p.m. local time,..

published on 2/17/24 5:20 PM

Artist Stefan Ivanov opens exhibition in Mlada Boleslav, Czechia in March

There aren’t many people in Bulgaria familiar with the history of any given car manufacturer in minute detail. But Stefan Ivanov, an artist born in Dryanovo, and the man who created an illustrated history of Skoda is one such person.  On 16 March..

published on 2/17/24 9:00 AM
Rene Karabash

International recognition for translations of She Who Remains

The novel by Rene Karabash She Who Remains has been reaping success in France and in the US. At the end of 2023, the French translation of the book won the PEN prize for translation. The English-language translation by Izidora Angel won the Gulf..

published on 2/16/24 10:01 AM
Alessandro Massacci is proud of his Bulgarian roots

Italian actor of Bulgarian origin Alessandro Massacci will appear in Bulgarian TV series

He was born in Italy 26 years ago. His mother is Bulgarian, his father Italian, and he is proud to be the bearer of two cultures and two languages. He admits that he feels at home in Sofia. And his great love is cinema. Alessandro Massacci decided to..

published on 2/15/24 2:31 PM

Bulgaria participates at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival

This year Bulgaria will again participate at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), the National Film Center announced. The young actress Margarita Stoykova will be featured in the European Shooting Star for her performance in the film..

published on 2/15/24 9:30 AM
Alexander Georgiev

With Love for Colours: Charity exhibition for children with autism opens in Parliament

Young artist Alexander Georgiev's charitable exhibition "With Love for Colours" aims to support the personal development of autistic children , BTA reported. At the opening of the exhibition in the marbled foyer of the Parliament building, the artist..

published on 2/14/24 4:18 PM

Radio theatre is not a thing of the past even in today's digital world

"With the advent of the radio, a new kind of work appeared - the radio play, the auditory play, as some call it.... The action must be born and developed in the moment, without particular returns to the past or deviations," writes Sirak Skitnik - the..

published on 2/13/24 4:02 PM