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IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE PROGRAMME

The Documentary Competition of the Sofia Film Festival Brings Together Once Again Leading World Titles

Twelve Films Will Compete for the Domaine Boyar Award within the Balkan Competition of the 23rd Sofia Film Fest

The Bulgarian feature film "IRINA" by Nadejda Koseva won top awards in Tirana and Cottbus

The Tickets for the 22 Sofia Film Fest are on SALE!

The Motorbike Valentin Goshev is among the Bulgarian premier films at the 22nd Sofia Film Fest

"Happy End" by Michael Haneke with a premier screening in Cinema Today – Masters section at the 22nd Sofia Film Fest

Golden Palm winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan will present his latest film “The Wild Pear Tree” at Cannes 2018

The film is coproduction between 7 countries, including Bulgaria(Stefan Kitanov, RFF International)

TO HEAR THE CINEMA! The first screening of KING OF THE BELGIANS, specially adapted for blind people, was held at Cinema House in Sofia!

On April 27th Cinema House welcomed blind people who were very happy with the opportunity to hear and “watch” a film, comprehensible for them.

THE AWARDS OF THE 21st SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The tickets for 21-st Sofia Film Fest on sale from March 2!

They are available at every Festival movie theatre and online

“Moonlight” to be premiered in Bulgaria at the 21-st Sofia Film Fest!

The film received Academy Award for Best Picture and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay

One of the latest highlights in the festival program of 2017 Sofia Film Fest is the special “teen” theme selection.

One different prom night… at 21-st Sofia Film Fest

The new Atanas Hristoskov’s movie with a premiere in Sofia in March

Prizewinners from prestigious Worldwide Film Festivals are part of “The Big Awards” at 21-st Sofia Film Fest

“It’s Not The Time of My Life” by Szabolcs Hajdu won the “Crystal Globe” for Best film at Karlovy Vary. Special guests for its screening in Sofia will be the director, the actress Orsolya Török-Illyés and the producer András Muhi.

50 films at the price of 20 BGN – only for students in the Sofia Film Fest semester

"Izvan Patya" by Nikolai Volev - with a gala premiere at the 21st Sofia Film Fest

The great director returns to filming after 16-years of silence

11 films will compete in the Balkan Competition at the 21-th Sofia Film Fest

Once again "Domain Boyar" supports the competition and provides the award for best Balkan film

Svetoslav Ovtcharov’s “Enemies” to be premiered at 21-st Sofia Film Fest!

“À la guerre comme à la guerre!”

The latest film of Iglika Triffonova, “Lift for Patients”, to be premiered at the 21-st Sofia Film Fest!

“The actors are not only interpreters, but also objects of research – real characters…”

The Music Box of Sofia International Film Festival - Classical art allures and engages

The legendary British director TONY PALMER will be a special guest in Sofia! BEATLES, LEONARD COHEN, ROLLING STONES! You choose everything, these films are mandatory!

14-th edition of Jameson Short Film Award - Sellection

Discover new horizons in the world of cinema!

Sofia Film Fest's MUSIC BOX

IGGY POP through JARMUSCH's eyes, Irish MUSICAL with songs from the '80s, LAIBACH's film concert in NORTH KOREA - choose all these films and you won't regret that!

„KING of the BELGIANS” awarded at Rotterdam

Just hours ago the co-production between Belgium, the Netherlands and Bulgaria, which will open the 21st Sofia Film Fest on March 9 in Hall 1 at National palace of culture, was presented with KNF AWARD at International Film Festival in Rotterdam

The Sofia Film Fest's International competition reveals six more impressive films competing for the Grand Prix "Sofia City of Film"

Twelve first and second films will compete for the Grand Prix "Sofia City of Film", provided by Sofia Municipality

The directors duo Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth will be guests at 21 st Sofia Film Fest with six of their films

Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens are both documentary filmmakers, whose common work received a most widespread acclaim for their three feature films of which they are both writers, directors and co-producers: "Khadak" (Venice 2006 - "Lion of the Future"), "Altiplano" (Cannes 2009 - Critics' Week) and "The fifth season" (Venice 2012 - International competition). Their films are shown at hundreds of festivals and have won dozens of prestigious awards.

Three Bulgarian films in 21st Sofia Film Fest's International Competition

For the first time in the history of the most prestigious international festival in Bulgaria three films created by Bulgarian authors and with majority domestic funding will compete for the Grand Prize of the festival "Sofia - City of Film", provided by Sofia Municipality

International Film Festival Rotterdam - special screenings at CINEMA HOUSE * Sofia!

January 28-29 @ Дом на киното / Cinema House

„King of the Belgians” opens 21st Sofia International Film Festival

March 9th at Hall 1 of National Palace of Culture - Special Premiere of the Co-production between Belgium, Netherlands and Bulgaria

FIRST FILMS FIRST IS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!

The deadline for applications is March 1st, 2017.

"The Other Side of Hope" - the newest Aki Kaurismaki's film comes at 21-st Sofia Film Fest directly after Berlinale

The newest film by famous Finnish director "The Other Side of Hope"'s premiere, is at 67-th edition of Berlinale (9-19 February 2017) - in the competition, it will compete for the prestigious "Golden Bear" Award

Bogdan Mirica's "Dogs", awarded with FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes, with premiere at 21st Sofia Film Fest

"Dogs" was presented in "Un Certain Regard" competition programme as "a promising debut, which cleverly mixes the crime genre with elements of western, presenting conflicts in contemporary Romania". The film is a co-production between France, Romania, Bulgaria and Qatar, as producers from Bulgarian side are Stephan Komandarev and Katia Trichkova ("Argo Film") and production is carried out with the support of the Executive Agency "National Film Centre".

Andrey Konchalovskiy "Paradise" ("Ray") - at 21-st Sofia Film Fest!

Konchalovskiy's film has a chance to get a foreign language Oscar nomination along with "Toni Erdmann"

93 days till the opening of 21-st Sofia Film Fest

Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann" and François Ozon's "Frantz" with gala screenings at the festival Goran Paskaljevic will personally present his newest film "Land of the Gods / Dev Bhoomi"

14-th Jameson Short Film Award

A little over a month left until the deadline for submission of films for the Jameson Short Film Award. Sofia Film Fest and Jameson Irish Whiskey are waiting for movies that qualify for participation, to apply for the prize of € 6,000 no later than January 10, 2017.

Two awards for Ralitza Petrova's GODLESS at Sarajevo

Bulgarian film won Special Jury Award and the Heart of Sarajevo for Best actress Special Jury Mention and the Heart of Sarajevo for Best actor were presented to Bogdan Mirică's "DOGS/CÂINI",

KING OF THE BELGIANS goes to VENICE

The coproduction between Belgium, The Netherlands and Bulgaria, with participation of Nina Nikolina and Valentin Ganev, will compete in the world's oldest film festival "Orizzonti" programme

Stanimir Trifonov’s "Prez salzi" to premiere at the 20th Sofia International Film Festival

The special presentation of the film about the Armenian genocide to open festival screenings at The Cinema House on 1st March

"ANOMALISA" - exclusively at the 20th Sofia International Film Festival!

Charlie Kaufman’s cult film will be presented with one screening only on 13th March in NDK hall 1

"Every Thing Will Be Fine" – Wim Wenders’ new 3D masterpiece to have a special premiere at the 20th Sofia International Film Festival

The film is part of a special program of 3D films by Wenders in honour of his 70th anniversary. Wenders will present each film in exclusive video addresses to Sofia International Film Festival audiences

A unique opportunity for first-timers in Sofia International Film Festival’s competition program

The competition's award is the "Sofia – City of Film" Grand Prize awarded by the Sofia municipality

Exceptional first and second films in the 20th Sofia International Film Festival competition program

The competition's award is the "Sofia – City of Film" Grand Prize awarded by the Sofia municipality

Todd Haynes’ „Carol” with 6 OSCAR nominations - exclusively at the 20th Sofia Film Fest!

The Bulgarian audience will have the opportunity to watch the exceptional Kate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in a love story

The unique Jackie, Johnnie and Charlie to present new film at Sofia International Film Festival

Three of Bulgaria’s most artistic and unconventional film artists to receive Sofia Municipality’s honorary Sofia Award at the 20th Sofia International Film Festival

„My Father, My Mother, My Sister”

Dimitar Kotzev-Shosho's second feature will be among the special screenings at the 20th Sofia Film Fest

ROOM by Lenny Abrahamson - in the GRAND PRIZES section of the 20th Sofia International Film Festival

With four Oscar nominations, winner of the audience award from festivals in Toronto and Warsaw, "ROOM" has more than 50 awards and nearly 100 nominations within the last three months of 2015!

EMBRACE CINEMA with the JAMESON Award

For the 13th time JAMESON will give an award of € 6 000 in SOFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’s competition for short films - Jameson Short Film Award. We are presenting here the 2016 selection committee!