And there is no road, no train. Me - a lonely pebble, standing and grasping the tiny blade of grass ripped to the root – this verse from Boris Hristov’s poem Heartstroke gives the title frame of a film story. The plot takes us back to Bulgaria's..
Few people have probably heard of Alexander Eppler – an American of Russian descent who is in love with Bulgaria and the Bulgarian kaval . As a teenager he was fascinated by the magic of Bulgarian folklore when he went to a concert by a Bulgarian..
The documentary “ 49,172 ” and the exhibition “The Jews in the Bulgarian lands” from the archives of the Saints Cyril and Methodius National Library, were presented in Los Angeles. The film “ 49,172 ”, directed by Plamen Petkov and produced by..
Today, Bulgaria celebrates its National Day of Liberation - March 3. It is 145 years since Bulgaria's Liberation from Ottoman rule and the return of Bulgaria on the European political map. The good news is that these days Bulgaria is everywhere in..
The Bulgarian Sunday school Asen and Iliya Peykovi and students from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia are working on a joint project – a documentary about three prominent figures who fought for the national..
A classical live cinema concert by pianist Veneta Neynska is the first event for the year organized by the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Paris. The concert is on 12 January at the gallery of the institute. The music, performed by Veneta Neynska,..
Not many people know that in the last years of high school the famous Bulgarian lawyer Christian Takov took a course in photography. In his lifetime he took tens of thousands of photos. Today, a young journalist and documentary filmmaker is..
The Ukrainian film Terykony directed by Taras Tomenk o won the prize for best international feature film and the special prize at the International Rhodope Film Fest documentary film festival. “We saw so many soldiers – Azeri, Armenian, Arab,..
The world-renowned opera diva Raina Kabaivanska is the protagonist of a new documentary, La Scuola Kabaivanska ("The School of Kabaivanska"). After the premiere in Sofia on 24 May, the film will now have a screening in Rome, which will be attended by the..
"Never again!" Th e phrase has been a slogan for politicians, institutions and citizens for decades now. It is an expression of hope and resolve. It is also a reminder of the events in human history from eight decades ago . A pledge..
