Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Czech Centre presents films by director and Oscar winner Jan Svěrák

Photo: Czech Centre Sofia

The Czech Centre in Sofia is screening six films by the popular Czech director and Oscar winner Jan Svěrák. The films are subtitled in Bulgarian and will be shown until March 17. Jan Svěrák will be among the guests at the 27th Sofia Film Fest at the invitation of the Czech Centre and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Sofia. During the film festival, on March 18, he will present his latest film "Bethlehem Night".

 "The Elementary School", "Accumulator 1", "The Ride", "Dark Blue World", "Empties" and the Oscar-winning foreign language film "Kolya" are among the films that will be screened free of charge at the Czech Centre.  The screening began on March 10 with Svěrák’s debut film "The Elementary School". The story of “The Elementary School” takes place shortly after World War II in a boys’ school in Prague. The script was written by Jan Svěrák’s father, Zdenek Svěrák, and contains many biographical elements.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Festival of Bulgarian literature gathers compatriots in Hamburg

The Club of Bulgarian Women and Families in Hamburg is actively preparing for the Second Festival of Bulgarian Literature. The event is planned for July 13 and this year's festival is organized with the support of the Executive Agency..

published on 7/11/24 3:09 PM
National Exhibition of Crafts and Arts in Oreshak

Jazz and Art Festival in Oreshak gathers performers from several continents

The second edition of the Jazz and Art Festival in Oreshak, from July 11 to 14, brings together performers from Cuba, Argentina, China, Brazil, Serbia, France and Bulgaria, Ivanka Dzhabrailova, manager of the National Exhibition of..

published on 7/11/24 7:55 AM
Professor Krassimir Stantchev

Prof. Krassimir Stantchev: Language can be used for any purpose, from promoting peace to declaring war

"The dying fire is often rekindled thanks to a few remaining embers."  With these warm words, Slavic philology professor Krassimir Stantchev inspires hope that the fading interest in the Bulgarian alphabet, the Bulgarian language and Bulgarian culture..

published on 7/9/24 2:10 PM