Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

17 Bulgarians elected to the European Film Academy

Photo: europeanfilmacademy.org

The European Film Academy (EFA) has welcomed 709 new film professionals as members. Among them are actors Maria Bakalova and Boyko Krastanov and 15 other Bulgarian film professionals. As EFA members, they will be eligible to vote for the European Film Awards. 

The European Film Academy now has over 5,000 members from 52 countries. The names of all new members were announced on the EFA website on Europe Day, 9 May. New members are elected once a year. Among the new members are Cate Blanchett, Jovan Marjanović, Jerry Hoffmann and Sofia Exarchou

Also joining the EFA are directors Liza Boeva, Andrey Hadjivasilev, Kosta Karakashyan, Nicky Stoichkov and Galya Stoyanova, cinematographers Ivan Chertov and Alexander Stanishev, and screenwriters Teodora Markova and Simeon Ventsislavov. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Photo: Homo Faber team/Rosina Pencheva

Bulgaria is part of the Venice Homo Faber Biennial for creative artisanship and contemporary craftsmanship

Bulgarian culture and tradition, until recently exotic to the rest of the world, is gradually becoming part of 21 st century world culture – with the country’s participation in Homo Faber, the biggest forum of creative artisanship and contemporary..

updated on 9/17/24 10:12 AM

"I am Sofia" festival to kick off in the Bulgarian capital

"I am Sofia" - this is the name of the new city festival of arts and emotions, which will be held from September 17 to 23 in the space in front of the National Palace of Culture in the center of the Bulgarian capital. It is part of the "Sofia..

published on 9/17/24 6:05 AM

The first secular book - Riben Bukvar celebrates its 200th anniversary with a new edition

This year, 2024, marks the 200th anniversary of the so-called "Book of Miscellaneous Instruction" . This is the original title of the book, better known as "Riben Bukvar" (The Fish Primer) by Dr Petar Beron - a prominent figure of the Bulgarian Revival..

published on 9/16/24 8:55 AM