2026 SEE COUNTRY IN FOCUS - BULGARIA
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A cup of coffee (2026) - SHORT FILM
A Cup of Coffee follows Eli, a 26-year-old woman who lives with her parents in her childhood home while working remotely for an American company. Her days are filled with online meetings, spreadsheets, and the glow of her laptop screen. Her father, Stefan, spends his time in the garden among his flowers and beehives, often appearing at Eli’s door with small excuses to talk to her, always ending with an invitation to have coffee together outside. Runtime: 14 min. Bozhana Marinova: Director, Writer, Producer New Bulgarian University, American Foundation for Bulgaria: Co-Producers Georgi Chelebiev: Director of Photography Vasilen Dragomanski: Editing and Post-Production Sound Design: Stoyan Anov, Post-Production Monika Nedyalkova: Executive Producer Cast: Valentin Ganev, Vessela Petrova, Margarita Teneva, Monica Balcheva |
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A few instants of extraordinary (2019) - DOCUMENTARY
Yordan Kamdzhalov is a world-renowned Bulgarian conductor who chooses to return to Bulgaria with the mission to create music that is a complete experience, not just a well-executed form. Having worked with orchestras and performers from different parts of the world, he founded a choir, orchestra, and ensemble through which he realizes his creative and philosophical principles. Runtime: 5:16 min. Dobrin Kashavelov: Director, Writer |
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BET (2025) - FEATURE
Sofia, 1890. In the past, the Major and the Prime Minister lived together in Bucharest, where they shared a lover. Presently, the Major conspires with Russia against the Prime Minister. He has attracted to his cause the Woman they were once in love with. In the ensuing political struggle and battle for the Woman, one of the men will lose his life. Runtime: 105 minutes Svetoslav Ovtcharov: Director, Writer, Editor, Visual Effects Svetla Tsotsorkova: Producer, Editor Vesselin Hristov: Cinematographer Mira Kalanova: Production Designer Gabrielle Kardjilova: Costume Designer Daniela Avramova: Makeup Department Valeria Popova: Sound Mixer Cast: Zachary Baharov, Assen Blatechki, Deyan Donkov, Malin Krastev, Ofelia Popii, Ivan Savov |
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Crossroads (2026) - SHORT FILM
Lyubo, an ordinary slacker, walks to his car, glancing around nervously. He spots a police officer frisking a teenager and quickly gets in. He hides a rolled joint in the sun visor and starts the engine, but has to stop at a red light at a nearby intersection... Runtime: 12:39 min. Penko Kotov: Director, Writer, Producer Anastasiya Artyomova: Producer Pavel Cheshmedzhiev: Co-Producer Tihomir Rachev: Director of Photography Stanimir Bikovski: Editing and Post-Production Sound Design: Kaloyan Dimitrov Executive Producer: Nikola Stoyanov Cast: Vessela Petrova, Boyan Petrov, Todor Todorov, Andrey Milushev, Yuriy Labunski |
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Everyday Life (2025) - DOCUMENTARY
Follows the every day's life of a shepherd... Runtime:6 minutes 36 seconds Martin Paunov: Director, Producer Teodosiy Spasov, Dancho Radulov: Music |
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Levanter (2025) - SHORT FILM
The Levanter — a warm easterly wind that sweeps across the Mediterranean — carries the memories of two young drifters who once met on the seaside. Through an imagined conversation that bends time and distance, they revisit a brief love that felt infinite while it lasted. “Levanter” is a tender, unvarnished portrait of a generation in motion — searching for connection, for meaning, for something that feels real, even if only for a moment. Runtime:14 minutes 59 seconds Vanina Kondova: Director, Writer Elizabeth Kormnova: Producer Daria Zara Kondova: Producer Kalin Ivanov: Producer Vera Georgieva: Production Design Georgi Tsvetkov: Sound Design Radostina Vasileva: Editor Cast: Vanina Kondova, Leonid Yovchev, Nikol Milevska, Meridith Jones |
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NEON GODS (2025) - ANIMATION
The grey experimental rats worship their beautiful neon god, who devours them, becoming their idol again and again. This way the subjects put themselves in an endless and irreversible loop. Runtime:5 minutes 45 seconds Kalina Dimitrova: Director, Writer, Animator Asen Hristov: Composer Ivo Peshev: Animator Dea Chipeva: Animator |
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OLEG (2026) - DOCUMENTARY
In 1984, a talented young engineer and his team of scientists work on the Bulgarian supercomputer. Recognized for his contributions, he receives an invitation from NASA to visit the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he spends a month. Offered a job, he declines for ideological reasons. Returning to Bulgaria, he finds his dreams shattered. Runtime:13 minutes 35 seconds Vladimir Valentinov Velichkov: Director, Writer Cast: Vladimirov Kostadinov |
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RAZOR (2026) - SHORT FILM
While preparing her terminally ill father for his move to a hospice, Dora tries to carry out a simple yet emotionally charged ritual — shaving him. During the process, she begins to suspect Kremena, his caregiver, of stealing a piece of cured sausage. In truth, however, the guilt lies with her father, innocent in intention, and Dora is forced to seek forgiveness from Kremena. Runtime: 19:45 Vesela Petrova: Director, Editor, Writer Yuri Labunski: Scrip supervisor Monica B.Balcheva: Producer Nicole Trendafilova: Art Direction Alexander Benev: Camera Milen Apostolov: Music Manuela Georgieva: Sound Cast: Martina Troanska, Nataliya Tsekova, Hristofor Nedkov |
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ROOTS (2025) - DOCUMENTARY
ROOTS is a short documentary that explores the cultural heritage of Milanovo, a Bulgarian mountain village where tradition is woven into every stitch of its folk costumes. Through the dance team’s devotion to wearing these authentic garments during festivals, the film reveals how clothing becomes more than fabric - it carries memory, identity, and the spirit of an entire community. Four women, who still dance in these costumes, share intimate stories of love, nostalgia, and the importance of preserving the past, offering a glimpse into the roots that keep our culture alive. Runtime:7 minutes Nikolai Yulianov Dimitrov: Director, Producer, Cinematographer Cast: Iva Fileva, Tatyana Ivanova, Donna Karaburova, Mia Karaburova |
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Second Star to the Right (2025) - DOCUMENTARY
In a world where reality often is gloomy and depressing, there are people who still believe in magic and keep their inner child alive. Runtime:20 minutes 45 seconds Simona Georgieva: Director, Writer, Editor Georgi Gvozdev: Director of Photography Petur Rayzhekov: Assistant-Camera |
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The Flatterer (2025) - ANIMATION
“The Flatterer” is an animated film that explores the themes of vanity, deceit, and the destructive power of flattery in the world of fame. The film serves as a visual metaphor for modern society’s obsession with image and recognition, revealing through transformations and symbolic imagery how fragile the line is between admiration and self-delusion. Runtime:2 minutes 24 seconds Vanessa Aleksandrova: Director, Writer, Animation |
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TIC TAC (2022) - DOCUMENTARY
Ever since the ancient times people feel the need to measure the time. In the beginning they used sundials, then water clocks, then hourglasses. In the 17th century, the Dutch astronomer, physicist and mathematician Christian Huygens invented a mechanical pendulum clock. Later, the pendulum was replaced by a mainspring, which allowed the size of the clocks to be reduced. Throughout all those times, for the watches to be working and for the people to precisely know what time it is, the watchmakers had to step in and do their job. As a result of progress, nowadays, they are faced with a new problem, which could deprive them from the opportunity to continue with their craft. Runtime:23 minutes 12 seconds Yaroslav Stavrev: Director, Writer, Producer |
