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MASTER OF ART - "Ahab was here: reflections on Moby Dick" (51 min., 2025) wins Best Bulgarian film, provided by the State Institute for Culture
"Ahab Was Here: Reflections on Moby Dick" (51 min., 2025) has won Best Bulgarian Film at the 11th edition of the MASTER OF ART film festival. The award is provided by the State Insitute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and was received by the film's director Mr. Todor "Tosh" Lichev, who also won the prize for Best Debut. The film is produced by Bulgarian production company SHOOT, and is in co-production with the "Museum Night" European initiative. The film is in black and white...
The State Institute for Culture in partnership with the 11-th edition of the "Master of Art" Film Festival
For a sixth consecutive year, the State Institute for Culture will be an institutional partner of the Master of Art Film Festival, which will be held from 6th to 26th February 2026. The program presents documentaries dedicated to art in all its forms, and brings to life the stories and works of names such as Michelangelo Buonarroti, Erik Satie, Caravaggio, Titian, Haruki Murakami, Dante Alighieri, Piero della Francesca and many more. The 11th edition of festival includes screenings in a number...
DAYS OF THE FRANCOPHONIE IN ISRAEL WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF BULGARIA
This year, the Days of Francophonie in Israel took place from March 1 to 21. The event was organized by the French Institute in Israel and the embassies of the member countries of the International Organization of the Francophonie (IOF), accredited in the country. The program included a film festival, a Francophone science forum, a gastronomy festival, a French dictation competition and literary debates. All events took place online in view of the restrictive measures imposed in connection...
FRANCOPHONE CINEMA WEEK IN TUNISIA
The Embassy of Bulgaria in the Republic of Tunisia took part in the Week of Francophone Cinema in Tunisia (March 12-20, 2021) with the Bulgarian documentary "Palaces of the People" by screenwriters Boris Misirkov and Georgi Bogdanov. The screening took place on March 17, 2021, at the Cinémathèque, within 1/3 of the capacity of the hall, in compliance with all sanitary measures. The film presents 5 monumental buildings built during the communist era - the Palace of Culture in...