''The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent'' was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Live Action Short Film. It is a co-production with Bulgarian participation was and was created in collaboration with Katya Trichkova from Contrast Films.
The film is based on real events and takes place in 1993 in Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces during an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers – Tomo Buzov – dares to stand up against them. The short film has won the Golden Palm for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Award in the same category. It is directed by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, and there is also Bulgarian involvement in the costumes, sound design, makeup and hairstyling.
The upcoming exhibition of Bulgarian artist George Papazoff in Zagreb on 5 May 2025 was the focus of a meeting at the Bulgarian Embassy in the Croatian capital. The discussion brought together Diana Glasnova, Secretary General of the..
The Sofia Opera has been invited to open the opera season in Salerno, Italy on April 11 and 13 with a performance of the second part of Richard Wagner's tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) - Die Walkure (The Valkyrie). This..
One of Hollywood's greatest directors and producers, Ted Kotcheff (William Theodore Kotcheff), has passed away at the age of 94. His name is associated with landmark films such as ''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' which earned him the Golden..
A pianist and conductor with a world-class career, Ivan Yanakov has been performing on several continents..
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