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BG SCREEN ONLINE Extended Until December 13
Due to the great interest in the event, the BG SCREEN ONLINE festival is extended by one week. More than 20 Bulgarian films can be watched completely free of charge until December 13 on the Neterra TV + platform.
Bulgarian Рarticipation in the Animation Film Festival "Animateka" 2020
With eight films and co-productions, Bulgaria will participate in the 17th edition of the Animateka International Animation Film Festival in Slovenia. Due to the epidemic, this year the event will be held from November 30 to December 9 only in a virtual format, offering the audience 252 of the initially planned 338 titles.The young Bulgarian authors and production companies will present themselves in three sections - "Main Competition Program", "Eastern and Central European...
Presentation of Photo Exhibition "Fragrances from Bulgaria" by State Institute for Culture at the Jasmine Festival in China, November 28-30
The collection of photo sketches "Aromas from Bulgaria" of State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was shown in China during the Jasmine Festival in the Autonomous Province of Guangxi. The festival was held in the period November 28-30, 2020. and was organized by the provincial government of the Autonomous Province and the local municipality of Nanning City, with the Chinese State Agency Xinhua magazine "Fine Things in China" co-organizing the Opening Ceremony of the...
Participation of the Bulgarian film
As part of the 35th edition of the traditional European Film Festival in Canada, in the period 16-18 November 2020, the Bulgarian film "Attraction" (2018) by screenwriters Yana Marinova, Borislav Zahariev and Georgi Angelov, and director Martin was screened. Makariev. The festival is an annual tradition and prestigious event in Canada, which successfully presents the film art of the EU member states to Canadian audiences. For another year, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ottawa...
The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Sofia University will Cooperate in the Field of Popularization of our Cultural and Historical Heritage
On November 19, 2020, a cooperation agreement was concluded between Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski” through the National Scientific Program“ Cultural and Historical Heritage, National Memory and Social Development ”and the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The main purpose of the agreement is to establish cooperation between the two institutions in the preparation and implementation of nationally and internationally significant...
BG SCREEN ONLINE takes Bulgarian cinema abroad
On the occasion of its 15th anniversary the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents more than 20 Bulgarian film productions which will be available for online watching outside the territory of Bulgaria. The project starts on November 20 and will continue until December, 6. The virtual film festival BG Screen Online will present a diverse selection of contemporary feature, documentary, animated, and short films. The project is aimed at...
THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE PARTICIPATES ONLINE IN THE NATIONAL EDITION OF THE RUSE MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS FAIR
For another year in Ruse is held the Fair of Museum Exhibitions, which has become an emblem for building a modern repertoire and cultural policy in museums in our country. The Museum's Exhibition Fair is a forum that started in 2009 and for a decade now it has brought together directors of museums and galleries from the country, with international participation and the presence of leading specialists from the European museum management scene, curators presenting finished products - temporary...
Bulgarian participation in the European Film Week, organized by EUNIC Iran
The European Film Week in Iran, organized by the EU National Institutes for Culture in Iran, took place from 7 to 16 November 2020. Bulgaria participated in it with two screenings (11 and 16 November) of the movie “Letters from Antarctica” by the director Stanislav Donchev. Due to the restrictions placed to battle with COVID-19, the film week was held online on the movie screening platform hashure.com. On 11 November the director of the Bulgarian movie Stanislav Donchev...
Presentation of the exhibition "Bulgaria and Japan, the heritage of civilizations" on the occasion of the Night of Museums
"Bulgaria, Japan and the Heritage of Civilizations", an exhibition at the Ruse Museum for the Night of Museums. The exposition is dedicated to three past but important anniversaries of the bilateral diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Japan - 80 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, 60 years since their restoration and 110 years since the beginning of official contacts.The heritage of the civilizations in the two countries goes in different directions, but the mutual...
Bulgarian film at the 25th European Film Festival in India
This year, India will host the 25th anniversary edition of the annual European Film Festival (EUFF). The film festival will be held from November 5 to November 30, 2020 entirely online and will include 41 films in 37 languages. The Bulgarian film "Rounds" is among the films participating in the festival. It is directed by Stefan Komandarev. Apart from Bulgaria, the festival features films from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia,...
Nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) 2021
263 authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and reading promoters of children's and young adult's literature from 69 countries are in the running for the he Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2021, including 63 entirely new names. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature and was established in 2002 by the Swedish government to commemorate writer Astrid Lindgren. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is given annually to...
National Endowment Fund "13th Century Bulgaria" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with an Exhibition of Atanas Kachamakov "The Bread"
November 2020 – April 2021Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lobby, ground floorThe exhibition "The Bread" by Atanas Kachamakov is part of the collection of NEF "13th Century Bulgaria" and visits the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the invitation of the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the Day of the National Awakeners.The initiative is part of the partnership between the two institutions and aims to promote the Bulgarian artistic...
THE EXHIBITION "MANDALA - THE TEMPLE OF THE MYSTERIOUS TANTRA" CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN BULGARIA AND MONGOLIA
An exhibition presenting a variety of Buddhist paintings "Mandala", called by the Mongols "Painting of sacred objects", was opened today in the representative parts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event is an initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Mongolia in Sofia in partnership with the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Mongolia in the...
The Bulgarian letters in Budapest 2020
On October 19 - the Day of Bulgarian-Hungarian Friendship, the opening of the art installation "Bulgarian Letters in Budapest 2020" will take place in the park of the Hungarian National Museum. The initiative is being implemented as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Bulgarian Letters combines poetry and typography in an urban environment to...
Exhibition "Mandala – The Temple of Secret Tantra"
October 20 - 30, 2020Vernissage: October 20, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.Ministetry of Foreign AffairsSofia, 2 Alexander Zhendov Str. State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Mongolia proudly present “Mandala – The Temple of Secret Tantra”, exhibition which displays photos of Buddha statues, Buddhist texts and paintings from the 18th and 19th century. The exposition also presents photos of beautiful architectural designs of the Choijin...
Sixth Annual Festival of Bulgaria in Keio Floral Garden "ANGE" in Tokyo
On October 17 and 18, 2020 in the park Keio Floral Garden "ANGE" in Tokyo for the sixth consecutive year was held a Festival of Bulgaria dedicated to the Bulgarian rose In the exhibition hall of the park were exhibited photos of Bulgaria; men's and women's folk costumes provided by the embassy; Bulgarian embroidery provided by Mrs. Iren Yamami, a specialist in Bulgarian embroidery; homemade spices, pastries and a collection of handicrafts provided by the Japanese artist Chicago Sato. The...