The State Institute for Culture – Partner of the European Film Festival "Europe - Always Young and Creative"
In the period from June 5 to 26, 2024, in Sofia, Borisova Garden Park, summer scene, the Festival of European films "Europe - Always Young and Creative" will be held. The event, organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the largest enlargement in the history of the European Union, will present the film achievements of young European directors from different EU countries, highlighting the cultural richness and creative diversity of the European Community. Entrance to the event is free and all films will be screened with Bulgarian and/or English subtitles.
The State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is a key partner of the Festival. During the official opening on June 5, the Institute will present the film "Flying with Fins", directed by Maria Averina (Bulgaria, 2023), which was awarded the award for the best Bulgarian documentary within the 9th edition of the Film Festival for Art Documentaries – Master of Art.
Festival program:
05 June - Official opening: "Flying with Fins", directed by Maria Averina, Bulgaria 2023
Presented by: State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
June 6 - "Because I Love Bad Weather", directed by Yana Lekarska, Bulgaria 2024
Presented by: European Commission, Directorate-General for Translations
June 11 – “Iman”, directed by Kyriakos Tofarides and Corinna Avraamidou, Cyprus 2022
Presented by: Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus
June 13 - "Our Color", directed by Dora Szuch, Hungary-Vietnam 2023
Presented by: List Institute
June 18 - "We've Come This Far and Now Where?", director Felix Maria Bühler, Germany 2023
Presented by: Goethe Institute
June 19 – “Fallen Leaves”, directed by Aki Kaurismäki, Finland-Germany 2023
Presented by: Bureau of the European Parliament in Bulgaria
June 20 – “Life on the Edge”, directed by Pavlo Peleshok, Ukraine 2022
Presented by: Embassy of Ukraine in Bulgaria
June 25 – “Thank you Guys”, directed by Riccardo Milani, Italy 2023
Presented by: Italian Cultural Institute
June 26 – “Almost Nothing”, directed by Grzegorz Dembowski, Poland 2023
Presented by: Polish Institute in Sofia
The festival is organized by the Polish Institute in Sofia and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bulgaria. Among the partners and participants are the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, Directorate General "Translations" and the Bureau of the European Parliament in Bulgaria. The embassies of Cyprus and Ukraine, as well as the Liszt Institute, the Goethe Institute and the Italian Cultural Institute are actively involved in presenting films from their respective countries. Among the main partners are Sofia Municipality and Euronews TV, which support the festival with media coverage.