PROGRAMME
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All of the screenings at BIFF have English and Bulgarian subtitles. Free entrance.

Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"

12 July

NHK Cultural Center

13 july

  • 16:00 • Captives

  • Kristóf Deák
  • Hungary, 2019 | 85′
  • Guest: Q&A with Adam Balazs, composer of the film’s music

  • 18:00 • AQUANIMA

  • Special animation selection curated by Theodore Ushev

  • 19:30 • Lessons Learned

  • Bálint Szimler
  • Hungary, 2024 | 99′
  • Guest: Bálint Szimler
  • * with the support of Liszt Institute in Bulgaria
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Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"

13 july

NHK Cultural Center

14 july

  • 17:00 • Burgas Corner

  • 18:30 • Short Competition 1

  • Immaculata |Kim Lea Sakkal, 2024 | 22′
  • Precipice| Semyon Gritsai, 2024 | 15”
  • Greek Apricots| Jan Krevatin, 2024 | 20′

  • 20:00 • Masterclass: Composing film music with Ádám Balázs

  • Moderator: Svetoslav Todorov
  • During the event, Adam Balazs will present his creative approach, share elements of his film music composition process, and participate in an open dialogue with the audience. The event is suitable for both professionals and music and film enthusiasts.
  • Participation is completely free for all interested parties. Working language: English 
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Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"

14 july

FLUCA

(next to Expo Center Flora)
14 july

  • 21:30 • Plankton 1

  • А new programme of experimental short films

  • I Would Rather Be a Stone | Ana Hušman, 2024 | 24′
  • I Want to Know What Love Is | Hanna Järgenstedt , 2024 | 6′
  • The Mirage of Ultra Realistic Hands | Guillaume Vallée, 2024 | 14′
  • for here am i sitting in a tin can far above the world | Gala Hernández López, 2024 | 19′
  • Grandmamauntsistercat | Zuza Banasińska, 2024 | 23′
  • Adrift Potentials | Leonardo Pirondi, 2024 | 11′
  • *screened with Bulgarian and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

  • BIFF Plankton

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NHK Cultural Center

15 july

Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"

15 july

NHK Cultural Center

16 july

  • 16:00 • Plankton 2

  • А new programme of experimental short films

  • The Exploding Girl| Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel | 2024 | 19′
  • Portals | Elena Duque, 2025 | 16′
  • Quadrant| Slava Doycheva, 2023 | 8′
  • Exit Through the Cuckoo’s Nest | Nikola Ilić, 2024 | 19′
  • Hun Tun | Magdalena Hejzlarová, 2024 | 14′
  • The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing | Theo Panagopoulos, 2024 | 17′
  • *screened with Bulgarian and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

  • BIFF Plankton

  • 18:00 • Short Competition 3

  • Bad for a Moment |Daniel Soares, 2024 | 15′
  • Dream Now Revolution Tomorrow | Francesco Manzato, 2024 | 9′
  • Berta | Lucía Forner Segarra, 2024 | 17′
  • Astro | Tim Ewalts, 2024 | 17′

  • 19:30 • Promise, I’ll Be Fine

  • Katarína Gramatová
  • Slovakia, Czech Republic, 2024 | 91′

  • 21:30 • Chunking Express

  • Wong Kar-wai
  • Hong Kong, 1994 | 102′
  • (part of retrospective programme In the Mood for Wong Kar-Wai)

Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"

16 july

NHK Cultural Center

17 july

NHK Cultural Center

18 july

  • 18:00 • Free, freer, Dimitar

  • Rozita Elenova
  • Bulgaria, 2024 | 60′

  • 20:00 • Official Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony

  • 20:30 • 2046

  • Wong Kar-wai
  • Hong Kong, 2004 | 129′
  • (part of retrospective programme In the Mood for Wong Kar-Wai)
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