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Svetlozara Kabaktchieva presents her debut book “Heart-shaped rocks” in Brussels

“I don’t know whether I chose fairytales or fairytales chose me,” says Svetlozara Kabaktchieva whose first book is having its international premiere at the Bulgarian embassy in Brussels today, 19 January. But there is one thing she says she..

updated on 1/19/24 11:53 AM

French thriller masters arrive in Sofia for Night of Reading at the French Institute

Four French writers are visiting Bulgaria for the Night of Reading , which will take place today and tomorrow. These are Michel Bussi, Jerome Loubry, Bernard Minier and Franck Thilliez  , the organizers from the French Institute in Sofia and..

published on 1/19/24 9:07 AM

Atanas Milanov from Prague: Sofia trams remind me of childhood

The Czech capital city at the threshold of the night, when the last trams take the late passengers to their homes... Through the contrast between lights and shadows, Atanas Milanov shows us a different Prague. His photos are arranged in the hall of the..

published on 1/16/24 2:30 PM
Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta to receive Sofia Award

German film director, actress and screenwriter Margarethe von Trotta is to receive Sofia municipality’s Sofia Award. The award ceremony will take place during the 28 th Sofia Film Fest, the organizers say. The first woman to have been awarded a..

published on 1/16/24 1:11 PM
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Vasil Levski Lyceum - a temple of the Bulgarian spirit in Chisinau

"Created and developed with sincere love and thought for the motherland Bulgaria" - this would be the definition of the Vasil Levski Bulgarian Theoretical Lyceum in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, if there was an explanatory dictionary of educational..

published on 1/15/24 2:40 PM

Virtual exhibition shows the history of Ivan Vazov National Theatre

A postcard with a view of the newly built National Theatre and an inscription on the back - "Remembrance of the opening of the theatre. Josef Schmaha, 1907” - is part of a virtual exhibition that can be viewed on the website of the National History..

published on 1/14/24 5:05 AM

New exhibition "Christo - Art and Colors" reveals more from the personality of the world-famous artist

A new donation to the exhibition on Hristo Yavashev-Christo in the National Gallery Kvardat 500 is now a fact.  In 2012, Vladimir Tchimov and his wife donated to the then National Gallery of Foreign Art works by Hristo Yavashev-Christo from his student..

published on 1/13/24 5:05 AM

The Bulgarian documentary "On The Other Side" awarded at Best Film Awards

The Bulgarian documentary "On The Other Side" took the prize for Best Feature Documentary at the Winter 2023-2024 Edition of the Best Film Awards in the United States. It also won an honorable mention in the Golden Doc: Best Feature Documentary..

published on 1/12/24 10:01 AM
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Sofia Menar Film Festival opens with Kazakh comedy "Wild Onion"

  The sixteenth edition of the Sofia Menar Film Festival opens tonight at the Sofia House of Cinema.  More than 40 feature films, documentaries and shorts from the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa will be screened. The programme will also..

published on 1/12/24 7:05 AM

Elzhana Popova: "Italian cinema still has a clichéd image of Eastern European women"‎

She was one of the most filmed Bulgarian actresses in the 1990s. She was part of the troupe of the National Theater in Sofia with a vivid stage presence. Elzhana Popova is a legend for an entire generation of Bulgarians. We remember her mostly as "the..

published on 1/12/24 6:05 AM