''The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent'' was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Live Action Short Film. It is a co-production with Bulgarian participation was and was created in collaboration with Katya Trichkova from Contrast Films.
The film is based on real events and takes place in 1993 in Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces during an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers – Tomo Buzov – dares to stand up against them. The short film has won the Golden Palm for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Award in the same category. It is directed by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, and there is also Bulgarian involvement in the costumes, sound design, makeup and hairstyling.
The 51 st Sofia International Book Fair opens today at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The forum, which will be on until 15 December, is organized by the Bulgarian Book association. 160 publishing houses are taking part in the forum..
"Through his plays, Jean-Pierre Martinez strives to restore the prestige of comedy as a mirror held out to society" - the playwright's website states. Martinez is the author of 101 comedies performed all over the world, which are studied in French schools..
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov is one of twelve writers from around the world invited to become international members of the British Royal Society of Literature, the organisation announced on its website . The writers were selected by a committee..
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