New Bulgarian Cinema Festival "Kinovakantsiya" — 2026-06-20 – 2026-06-22
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New Bulgarian Cinema Festival "Kinovakantsiya"

A three-day festival of new Bulgarian cinema at the NHK Cultural House in Burgas — feature films, shorts, documentaries, debuts and meet-the-makers talks. Free admission.

  • Date
    2026-06-20 – 2026-06-22
  • Time
    17:00 – 22:00
  • Venue
    NHK Cultural House
  • Price
    Free admission
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    Three days of new Bulgarian cinema await audiences at the "Kinovakantsiya" festival, held from 20 to 22 June 2026 at the NHK Cultural House (Dom na neftohimika) in Burgas. The programme brings together feature and short films, documentaries, debuts and established names of contemporary cinema.

    Free admission!

    20 June · Saturday

    • 17:00 — an animation block and a block of short fiction films, followed by a discussion.
    • 19:30 — official opening with the feature film “Divi yagodi” by Tatyana Pandurska.

    21 June · Sunday

    • 15:00 — documentary “Neravnodelnata dusha” by Sofia Stoycheva.
    • 17:00 — documentary “Kucheto na Zlatyu” by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, followed by a discussion.
    • 19:30 — “Paket «Vechnost»” (Bulgaria / Italy) by Magdelena Ilieva, with a discussion featuring special guest Kitodar Todorov.

    22 June · Monday

    • 17:00 — finalists of the Stoyan Kambarev Foundation competition and the documentary “Niy vsichki sme detsa”, followed by a discussion.
    • 19:30 — closing film “Rozhden den” by Ivaylo Penchev, presented with special guest Meglena Karalambova.

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