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30,000 people brave cold and rain to hear Andrea Bocelli at Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia

Nearly 30,000 people applauded Andrea Bocelli as he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his career in Sofia on Saturday night, September 14.  The audience braved the rainy weather to attend the Italian tenor's two-hour performance at the Vasil..

published on 9/15/24 12:31 PM
The National Opera and Ballet of North Macedonia presented

Joint symphony concert of leading orchestras from Sofia, Thessaloniki and Skopje is being planned

On the evening of September 13, the National Opera and Ballet of North Macedonia presented "Nabucco" at the Sofia Opera and Ballet . The production is by an Italian team. The director is Renato Bonajuto and conductor is Bisera..

published on 9/14/24 11:08 AM
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Bulgarian cinema for Francophones in Sofia

The festival of Bulgarian cinema, which takes place from September 10 to 13 in Paris, will continue in Sofia. The French Cultural Institute in the Bulgarian capital will present to the Francophone audience in this country films from..

published on 9/12/24 3:52 PM
Rayna Mandjoukova

The Heart of the Other Bulgaria - a documentary about a small agency with a big mission

In the autumn of 1992, a decree of the Council of Ministers in Bulgaria established the Agency for Bulgarians Abroad to coordinate state policy towards Bulgarians living around the world. Its first president, Georgi Danailov, put together a team and the..

published on 9/12/24 8:35 AM

Varna hosts the 20th World Festival of Animated Film 

The 20th edition of the World Festival of Animated Film officially opens today at the Festival and Congress Centre in the port city of Varna and runs until 15 September.  More than 70 productions have been selected in 7 categories . According to..

published on 9/11/24 7:50 AM

Festival in Paris presents young Bulgarian cinema

There are four upcoming days of exciting screenings of Bulgarian films in Paris. From September 10 to 13, the Bulgarian Cinema Festival will be held in the French capital and its sixth edition is under the motto "Stronger Together"...

published on 9/9/24 2:00 PM

Translator Yana Ellis talks about the paths of Bulgarian literature to the English-speaking market

English translator Yana Ellis is today's interlocutor in the "Translator's Perspective" series of the House for Literature and Translation in Sofia.  Tonight from 18:00 live on the Facebook page of the house, Ellis will explain how she decided to..

published on 9/5/24 7:10 AM
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The film Triumph by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov will be shown at Toronto Film Festival

Today marks the official opening of the International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. The film of the directorial tandem Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Triumph has been selected in the competition program of the festival. Triumph - a..

published on 9/4/24 4:53 PM

Liliya Zaharinova tells fabulous stories in the urban environment

When walking through the towns of Montana and Belogradchik (Northwestern Bulgaria), one will sooner or later come across electric switchboards painted with a sense of vitality and purity, as if coming from childhood.  And for a single moment, one..

published on 9/4/24 1:28 PM
Scene from the film Triumph

"Triumph" with Maria Bakalova is the Bulgarian proposal for Oscar

The film Triumph by the directorial duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov is the Bulgarian proposal for an Oscar, announced the Bulgarian National Film Center.   The Bulgarian selection for the International Film category at the 97th..

published on 9/3/24 4:31 PM