Thematic exhibition precedes the 30th edition of Sofia Film Fest

The largest Bulgarian film festival is preparing its 30th anniversary edition. Ahead of the opening of the Sofia International Film Festival on March 12, the festival’s entire history has been complied in an exhibition of 60 panels arranged on the pedestrian bridge next to the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, also known as the Lovers’ Bridge.

The exhibition features 611 photographs in which fans of the film forum will recognize more than 850 people. Among them are members of the organizing team, partners, guests, and friends who have taken part of the festival’s events over the years.

“The Party Goes On!” is the motto of this year’s edition of the festival, which will present more than 150 feature films, documentaries, animated films, and short films. Audiences in cinemas will also have the opportunity to meet many of their creators—more than 300 special guests will attend the forum this year.

Among them is the Polish actor and director Jan Englert, well known to Bulgarian audiences for his role as Father Heredia in the Bulgarian film “Osadeni Dushi” (Doomed Souls), based on the novel of the same name by Dimitar Dimov.

A musical highlight will be the concert by the Turkish band Baba Zula on March 20. Sofia International Film Festival remains a key event in the cultural calendar of the Bulgarian capital until March 31. The film forum will also have satellite editions—in Plovdiv from March 20 to April 5; in Varna from March 20 to 29; and in Burgas from March 19 to 27.

Edited by Gergana Mancheva

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov