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Days of Ivan Shishmanov in Ruse and in Vienna
On the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Shishmanov, founder and first chairman of the Bulgarian section of the Pan-European Union and of the PEN Club, the International Society "Elias Canetti" Ruse and the Wittgenstein House Vienna are organizing a double conference in Ruse and in Vienna on the topic IVAN SHISHMANOV AND A UNITED EUROPE . "Union of Spirits and Hearts", which will involve historians, politicians, political scientists, writers and will take an...
Presentation of a selection of photos from the exhibition "Traditions" in Budapest
On September 26, 2022, a selection of photos from the thematic exhibition "Traditions" were hung on the fence of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Budapest, which is located on the capital's emblematic Andrassy Boulevard. The pedestrian route in front of the embassy building is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and is among the must-see destinations for the many tourists visiting the Hungarian capital. The event aims to popularize Bulgaria and its rich cultural and...
Bulgarian Participation in This Year's Edition of the "European-Chinese International Literary Festival"
Vladimir Poleganov is a Bulgarian writer, translator and screenwriter who represents our country at this year's edition of the European-Chinese International Literary Festival. He is the author of a short story collection, The Deconstruction of Thomas S (published in 2013 by St. Kliment Ohridski University Press) and a Helikon Award-winning novel, The Other Dream (2016, Colibri). for the best fiction book of the year for 2017. His stories have been published in various literary...
The Bulgarian Embassy in Brussels Opened its Doors for Heritage Days on September 17-18
As part of the traditional Heritage Days in Brussels, which took place on September 17 and 18 this year, the Embassy of Bulgaria was one of the twenty diplomatic representations in the Belgian capital that opened their doors to the general public for the first time. Hundreds of visitors had the opportunity to view the paintings from the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs exhibited in the salons of the embassy, which include works by prominent Bulgarian artists, such as...
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From September 19 to 28, 2022, the Balkan Documentary Center organizes the Sofia DocuMental film festival, dedicated to the best documentary cinema, at the center of which are topics causing hot debates in society - the traumas of war and violence, the refusal to recognize the right of the individual to decide your destiny. 30 titles comprise the festival program in the halls of Sofia's Largo, the Czech Center, the House of Cinema and Lumière. "Today, times seem more and more...
Participation in the "European Days of Heritage" and "European Day of Languages" of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs
The State Institute for Cutlture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs will participate for another year in two large-scale European initiatives that will take place in Sofia between September 17 and 18 - the "European Days of Heritage" and the "European Day of Languages". "European Heritage Days - Sofia 2022" are organized by the French Institute in Bulgaria in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sofia Municipality. This year's edition is themed 'Sustainable Cultural Heritage' and aims...
Award for the Best Bulgarian Art Documentary at the Master of Art 2022 Festival
On September 9, 2022, the closing award ceremony of the seventh edition of the Master of Art Film Festival was held at the Odeon Cinema. The jury awarded the prize for the best Bulgarian art documentary to Bilyana Kirilova's film "Voev", which also won the debut award. The award for the second year in a row is provided by the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The film tells about the life and work of Dimitar Voev - a musician, poet and artist, one of the...
Premiere Presentation in Milan of the Mobile Exhibition
On the occasion of the National Day, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Milan organized together with the Municipality of Milan the opening of the exhibition "Bulgaria from a Bird's Eye View", kindly provided by the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an exhibition space near the Arch of Peace in Milan. The official celebration on September 6, 2022 was attended by the Councilor for Culture in the Municipality of Milan, Mr. Tommaso Sacchi, the...
Presentation of the exhibition "Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO" in Romano di Lombardia
The Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Milan organized a presentation of the exhibition "Bulgarian monuments under the protection of UNESCO", provided by the State Cultural Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Romano di Lombardia. The exhibition was prepared in collaboration with the Municipality of Romano di Lombardia, Province of Bergamo. The opening ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Romano di Lombardia, Mr. Sebastian Nicoli, and representatives of...
The State Institute For Culture And The Bulgarian National Radio Send Greetings To Bulgarians Around The World On The Occasion Of September 6
The unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia is a key episode in the emancipation of Bulgarian diplomacy since the end of the 19th century. On the occasion of the official holiday, the Day of the Unification of Bulgaria, the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Radio send a virtual greeting to all Bulgarians and friends of Bulgaria around the world. The specially realized video uses works from the repertoire of the...
On the occasion of the Unification Day the Directions exhibition will be presented in the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague
On September 8 the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague and the State Institute for Culture of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs present the exhibition "Directions". The representative photographic exhibition consists of selected photographs of the participants from the photographic competition "Directions": Ventsislav Petrov, Violeta Apostolova, Georgi Mitev, Elena Savova, Zlatko Latev, Ivan Nestorov, Izabela Manolova, Lilyana Karadjova, Minko Mikhailov, Nikolay Alexiev, Plamen Hristov,...
ON THE OCCASION OF SEPTEMBER 6: PREMIERE OPENING IN MILAN, ITALY OF THE NEW EXHIBITION OF THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE
On the occasion of September 6, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Milan organized the premiere presentation of the new exhibition of the State Institute for Culture "Bulgaria from a Bird's Eye View". The exhibition presents an author's selection of 25 large-format photographs by Alexander Ivanov, dedicated to the theme of the beauty of Bulgarian natural and historical landmarks. Alexander Ivanov's photos are an authentic photo journey through the picturesque...
The Mobile Exhibition “The Light of the Letters” will be Presented in Vancouver, British Columbia
The Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Toronto organizes the presentation of the exhibition "The Light of the Letters" in Vancouver, British Columbia province on September 22, 2022. The date was chosen because of the celebrations on the occasion of the Bulgarian Independence Day, which will be celebrated together with the Bulgarian community and the Canadian authorities in Vancouver. The exhibition, which was created on the initiative of the State Institute for Culture...
Stones from Perperikon Represent Bulgaria in an Art Project in Luxembourg
On September 1, within the Night of Culture in Esch-sur-Alzette, one of the three European capitals of culture in 2022, the art project "Motherland" will be presented. It sends messages to the audience with soil samples from iconic places in the countries, whose representatives live in Luxembourg. The first phase - "The Collection" - takes us to different geographical locations with cultural, geological or historical significance. The authors of the project are the artists Sandy Flinto and...
A new book with a Chinese translation of selected short stories of the Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov
The translation team, led by Yu Jhu and Xie Xuemin, informs about the publication of a new book with a Chinese translation of selected short stories by the Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov.
Bulgarian Participation in the FeKK Short Film Festival, Ljubljana
This year, too, Bulgaria will participate in the Festival of Short Films "FeKK", the eighth edition of which is being held in Ljubljana from August 15 to 20, inclusive, under the motto "Secret Life". This time our country will be represented by Geri Georgieva - with her experimental film "Sybil's Noon Stone Shower". It is included in the "FeKK off" section, within which productions from Serbia, the USA, Slovenia, Latvia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Scotland and the Czech Republic will...