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THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE STARTS A NEW ONLINE SUMMARY #guestsofSIC
At the beginning of 2021, the State Institute for Culture launched a new online section "Guests of DKI", with the aim to promote interesting and nationally significant cultural projects through its communication channels. Short videos on cultural, educational and tourist topics will be regularly presented by partners of the institute, from various museums, galleries and institutions and through which virtually many more people will have the opportunity to get to know the richness of...
Virtual Meeting with the Exhibition "Bread", Visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs together with the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund created a virtual touch of a national treasure - the exhibition "Bread" with drawings and texts by the artist who lived for many years in the United States Atanas Katchamakoff. It is part of the collection of the Fund and is arranged in the representative halls of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The artist...
Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Bulgaria and Greece
In 2020, Bulgaria and Greece mark 140 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.At the end of the jubilee year for both countries, the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the platform www.stefangechev.com, presents a small part of the Bulgarian-Greek relations - through the story of Professor Kiril Topalov (Ambassador to Athens and Vatican, Lecturer in Alma Mater, writer and screenwriter) about the famous...
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...