The XVI Spring Book Fair and the Sofia International Literary Festival for Children and Youth has opened in the capital in front of the National Palace of Culture. A record number of 144 publishing houses are participating. Until June 4, more than 40 book premieres, meetings with authors, translators and illustrators are coming up. There will be a parallel program in bookstores and literary clubs.
"I don't have wings like the birds, but books give me wings. Being a reader is a power that no one can take away from you," Prime Minister Galab Donev said at the opening. He expects that in the near future there will be requirements for job candidates to be literate in the Bulgarian language. The grammar of a language is its constitution and it is observed without arbitrariness and deviations, Donev added.
The eighth International Violin Competition “Vasco Abadjiev” will take place in Sofia from 20 to 23 November, attracting record interest. The organizers from the UNESCO Club “Leonardo da Vinci” – Sofia are delighted to have received 32 applications..
Stefan Komandarev’s film “Made in EU” has won the Critics’ Prize at the Arras Film Festival in France, the film’s team announced. The jury was composed of film critics and journalists from France 2, France Inter, Allociné, Konbini, Vanity Fair, and..
The first Sound and Light multimedia show took place at Tsarevets fortress in Veliko Tarnovo in 1985. The occasion – the 800 th anniversary of the uprising by Peter and Asen that led to the restoration of Bulgarian statehood after two..
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