The Bulgarian cartoon movie "Shell in Love" (2021) by the director Svilen Dimitrov will be screened on May 4, 2024, after 4 PM local time at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court Theater (Daly Avenue 2).

The selected movie, kindly provided by the Bulgarian National Film Center, will represent our country in this year's edition of the EU Short Film Festival in Canada (EUSFF), that will take place on May 3 and 4. All admissions to the event are free.

The opening of the festival will take place at 7 PM on May 3. Before that at 6 PM visitors will be able to try samples of food and beverages from EU Member States during a short reception under the title "Tastes of Europe". Viewers will be able to watch one film from 21 EU Member States over the two days of the EUSFF. The entire program can be accessed here, and the trailer of the Bulgarian animation can be viewed on this link.

Тhe co-organizers of the event are the Canadian Film Institute, the Embassies of EU Member States, EUNIC-Ottawa and the EU Delegation in the Canadian capital. The Facebook event is available here.

The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ottawa extends special gratitude to the Bulgarian National Film Center in Sofia for its kind assistance in providing the Bulgarian selection for the EU Short Film Festival.