PROGRAMME
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All of the screenings at BIFF have English and Bulgarian subtitles. Free entrance.
Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"
12 July
21:15 • Opening Ceremony
21:30 • Becoming Madonna
Michael Ogden
United Kingdom, USA, 2024 | 90′
BIFF Tunes
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
Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"
13 july
21:30 • Eternity Package
Magdalena Ilieva
Bulgaria, Italy , 2024 | 85′
Guest: Magdalena Ilieva
BIFF Black Sea
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
Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"
14 july
21:30 • Silent Observers
- Elitza Petkova
- Bulgaria, Germany, 2024 | 96‘
BIFF Black Sea
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
NHK Cultural Center
15 july
18:00 • Short Competition 2
- The Journey of a Mattress | Lina Pavlova, 2025 | 21′
- Gadjé | Georges Vanev, 2025 | 24′
- Iskra | Snejina Latev, 2024 | 20′
19:30 • Perla
Alexandra Makarova
Austria, 2025 | 108′
21:30 • Mongrels
Jerome Woo
Canada, 2024 | 106′
Open Air Stage "Ohliuva"
15 july
21:30 • Blur: To the End
Toby L.
United Kingdom, 2024 | 94′
BIFF Tunes
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
21:30 • The House With No Address
Hatice Aşkın
Turkey, 2024 | 96′
Guest: Emre Oskay
BIFF Black Sea
NHK Cultural Center
17 july
18:00 • Short Competition 4
- Boyan and Petra | Aleksandar Milchev | 6′
- Cats Have No Roots | Antoniy Hristov | 27′
- Lonesome Star | Simona Ivanova | 15′
19:30 • September Says
Ariane Labed
France, 2024, 100′
21:30 • In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai
Hong Kong, 2000 | 98′
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)