Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s Glory (Slava, 2016)

Vol. 75 (May 2017) by Moritz Pfeifer
Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's second feature is a technically flawless bleak comedy about an ordinary man's descent to hell.

Kamen Kalev’s Eastern Plays (Iztochni piesi, 2009)

Vol. 71 (January 2017) by Anna Batori
Kamen Kalev takes on the unrealistic aim of cramming Bulgaria's post-Communist transition into his debut.

Ralitza Petrova’s Godless (Bezbog, 2016)

Vol. 67 (September 2016) by Zoe Aiano
Ralitza Petrova's bleak debut exploits the familiar, post-Socialist trope of corruption and despair.

Iglika Triffonova’s The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and His Son (2015)

Vol. 66 (Summer 2016) by Yoana Pavlova
The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and His Son is an overdue take on the sense of collective guilt related to the Yugoslav wars.

Food as Transnational Object in Balkan Cinema

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Ana Grgić
Ana Grgić examines how food reflects debates about transnational identities in the Balkans.

Maya Vitkova’s Viktoria (2013)

Vol. 42 (June 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Maya Vitkova’s film revolves around a mother, and her unloved daughter.

Emil Christov on The Color of the Chameleon

Vol. 24 (December 2012) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
Anastasia Eleftheriou met Christov at the Thessaloniki IFF to speak to him about his latest film.

Emil Christov’s The Color of the Chameleon (Zincograph, 2012)

Vol. 24 (December 2012) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
In this spy film from 2012, a Bulgarian secret agent uses the system’s oppressive tactics against itself…

Ilian Metev’s Sofia’s Last Ambulance (Poslednata Lineika na Sofia, 2012)

Vol. 17 (May 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
In his documentary, Bulgarian filmmaker Ilian Metev portrays the crew of an overworked ambulance

Ilian Metev on Sofia’s Last Ambulance

Vol. 17 (May 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
Bulgarian director Ilian Metev speaks about his debut feature.
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