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- Two trains uncontrollably move towards each other within temporal boundaries of a human life. One of them is taking a genial young man to his unforeseen future; he would marry his beloved; have a son; become a brilliant doctor; do his duty and save the live of enemies of the communist regime; get a 20-years sentence for that. Prison would turn out to be an unbearable nightmare; his wife would eventually give in to the tortures of the authorities and seek divorce; this would mean no one to visit him in prison. 15 years without any news about his child, only a snapshot of his family on which the tree of them are smiling and happy.
- The film is a tragicomic puzzle of personal confessions in the mirrors of a hairdressing salon in Sofia. It is a portrait of Bulgaria in the last 25 years.
- This film is a portrait of a journey to a man who in times of universal strives for refuge had made the choice to be left alone. The film is about the romantic side of his poems and his longing for human communications through the destiny he himself decided to nave.
- Grigor, a plain and guileless man, mockingly nicknamed Gringo, starts hearing an inner voice. This voice claims to be his true character, prompting him to avenge himself for the humiliations and violence done to him all the time. The man offers resistance,but could the temptations and the evil truth be resisted? The inner voice is heard no more after the crime is committed. Was Grigor the perpetrator? What a man he would become after that?
- The film was banned by the communist authorities. It dared to criticize and show the hypocrisy and the double-standard morals of the Communist society. Awarded the "Silver Rhyton" Prize at the National Non-fiction Film Festival. It was selected and was screened in its censored versions at the festivals in Oberhausen, Leipzig and Bilbao.
- Weekly official view of events in the country and around the world. It mainly includes the following story lines: chronicles of official meetings and events, reports on construction, agriculture, culture and sports. It is required to be displayed in cinemas before the start of the feature film.
- Atanas Burov is a well-known Bulgarian financier, philanthropist, diplomat and politician. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Bulgarian political life in the first half of the 20th century, and because of his political speeches and the introduction of modern European practices for his time on Bulgarian soil, he is called the "ideologist of the Bulgarian bourgeoisie".
- The film is a story about the life and work of the writer and revolutionary Lyuben Karavelov. The period when he was chairman of the Bulgarian secret revolutionary committee is considered. This is one of the most important and intense periods of both his life and the history of the Bulgarian revolutionary movement for national independence.
- The stories of a group of old villagers are fraught with passion for they have been robbed and humiliated by the local administration for years now. As if unleashed by the new trends of broad publicity, everybody wants to speak out before the camera. People talk about their life in the village, which is a life of work, efforts and patience, but also of expedients, disrespect and opportunism. The village has its local heroes, myths, unacknowledged leaders and suppressed bitterness. But are all these things enough to develop into a war?
- There is a foggy night in Sofia. Anna is a typical modern girl, who knows on which side her bread is buttered and copes very well with men. Tonight though, she faces a challenge: a stranger, who is different. He is capable of changing her life for good.
- The film traces the life path and forms a portrait of one of the most famous scientists in our time. Einstein was also introduced as a public figure, a dissident who created problems for Hitler's Germany and then for the US authorities.
- The film tells about the phenomenal abilities of beetles. Their world is as famous as it is amazing.
- The film is a biographical portrait of the masters of the Bulgarian theater. It talks about the beginning of their stage life, for their meeting in the theater troupe " Teardrop And Laughter", about the creation of the "Free Theater", for joining the troupe of the People's theater.
- This is a film about the life and views (political, social, moral) of the great writer Aleko Konstantinov. They are presented through iconographic material and through an interesting "voice over" between the writer and his hero Bai Ganyo. The dialogue is performed by actors Ivan Kondov and Georgy Kaloyanchev.
- The lamb sucks from the sheep. The sheep is tied to a chain. They're taking her to the slaughterhouse. The whole flock follows the sheep. Dead sheep hang on hooks in the slaughterhouse. The same lamb and the same sheep are again led to the slaughterhouse. Once again, the flock follows them.
- Exhibitions and concerts present the works of good Bulgarian artists to the audience of various social groups. The authors and the audience discuss the way of art to people. This film polemics with the socialist postulate "art for ordinary people". It shows the elementary reactions of the mass audience to contemporary works. Musicians, artists, and connoisseurs defend high, elite art.
- A little-known technical method used in acoustics is the basis for the film. Sound vibrations generate a variety of shapes, colors, and dynamics in liquid mixtures. As a result, there is an expressive image on the screen.
- The film was constructed as a movie with "actors" - a dog and a cat. This is an original experience of promoting love for pets, to get acquainted with the peculiarities of their behavior.
- This is a look at the problems, searches, and riddles of modern physics. The complex matter for the world of elementary particles is explained in an understandable way.
- The old town of Plovdiv is represented by its remarkable Renaissance architecture. It shows historical monuments of different eras and libraries that store documents about the history and ethnography of the city. Attention was also paid to archaeological excavations from ancient times.
- Volunteer enthusiasts collect garbage left behind by tourists in the mountains.
- The "dead" salt-producing pools are inhabited by plants and lower animals adapted to live in these absurd conditions. The information is presented in an interesting way, with an impressive image.
- The author's idea is to use four colors-red, black, white and yellow - to tell about the richness of folk art.
- The film presents unique biological species that exist as "living fossils" and thus prove the mutual conditionality between the organism and the environment.
- The film tells about termites. These insects live in huge tower-shaped colonies in Central Africa. They introduce us to their biology, their life cycle, and their reproduction.
- A film about the origin, development and growth of crystals. Here are the so-called twin crystals. There are unique photos through the microscope.
- The film features non-professional singing choirs and soloists who perform folk songs at competitions in the mountains.
- The geese in the village want to fly, but their flight only reaches the electric cables. They disconnect the wires. The village remains without electricity. A duck action is being held to carve the wings of all birds.
- The trial of Todor Zhivkov provided an occasion to go back in time and rethink an entire era. The issues that concerned me in this film were fear and manipulation, what the mechanisms were that turned this man into a nondescript and mute automaton, and how deeply those mechanisms penetrated into his subconscious. The film crosses the paths of informants and victims, uncovering a perfectly honed system of rumors, denunciations, fear and surveillance by the security services. On the other side is Todor Zhivkov himself. His role is re-examined, with a look behind his mask as a "man of the people," which over the years gradually revealed a very good manipulator, who controlled the whole system personally and who, thanks to his skillfully perfected ability as a "puppet-master," managed to stay in power for 35 whole years.
- This film was banned for six years. It was a kind of continuation of the series of films of Adela Peeva showing the true face of the Communist system. The film reveals the hidden from the public inhuman methods of training of the elite athletes seeking to prove at all prices the advantage in sports of the so-called "most human society". Already before it was finished, the film and all the resource materials were confiscated.
- The film is an exquisite observation of the life and biology of a dragonfly. There are unique episodes in the narrative. The film rises to poetic stylistics and unobtrusive natural philosophical generalizations.
- This film advertises the mineral springs in Hisar. It represents a comprehensive treatment in sanatoriums and the use of the latest achievements of medicine, therapeutic gymnastics, massages. It also promotes the hospitality of the Bulgarian people, good living conditions and an abundance of fruits and entertainment.
- The film is dedicated to the invisible micro-organisms that are usually invisible to the eyes. With a series of micro graphs, the existence of a huge number of microorganisms has been proven. Some of them are good for humans, but others are extremely dangerous.
- Originally, the film instills the idea of unity and diversity of life.
- This film is about Alexander Vutimski - one of the most confessional and tragic Bulgarian poets, who passed away in the age of 24. He, who foreboded his forthcoming end, and captured with the perspicacity of a clairvoyant the spirit of totalitarian times that came to reign only a year after his death, aristocratic to the marrow of his bones, he flashed thunder-like but is never to be forgotten.
- The film examines one of the eternal questions - What is time? Is time only a physical category? Or is it a philosophical concept of the universe? Does time only work in one direction at a constant speed? The authors try to think in the parameters of modern knowledge. The image is spectacular.
- Workers load fallen leaves into a dump truck. The truck drives away, the leaves crumble.
- The documentary is a portrait of Vassil Gendov - one of the first Bulgarian film director, producer and actor.
- This is a miniature about inefficient labor carried out with primitive technical means.
- This is a popular science film about love rituals in different animals. They are not a feature of nature, but they have a deep biological meaning for the continuation of the species in the best way for its survival.
- The film tells about the relationship between animals, birds, fish and their children. It was found that animals have no intelligence and no feelings. It is assumed that during evolution, elements of mental activity were involved in the automatic behavior of animals. That remains to be determined.
- It is one of the first Bulgarian films that promote industrial electronics-principles, equipment; applicability in engineering, production, everyday life.
- The film presents the biological cycle of bats, their inhabitants (caves and snores), unique features in the structure of their bodies. The film pays special attention to the wings of bats, their "ultrasonic" devices, their method of guidance, their reproduction.
- The establishment of the Sofia University is a significant cultural event in Bulgaria. The film tells about the main moments of the history of the university in the first 20 years after its construction.
- An ancient Thracian settlement has been discovered near the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora. Among the many finds, the remarkable chariot of the Thracian leader stands out. It was found in the Mound of Shaggy Dragana.
- For centuries, Turks and Bulgarians have coexisted in one Bulgarian village. In the late 80s of the 20th century, the communist authorities forcibly changed the names of the Turks, replacing them with Bulgarian. There were unrest, many Turks emigrated. Today, many have returned, but their relations with the Bulgarians are complicated. The tension is felt even in children's games.
- Day after day, with documents, photos, and newspaper quotes the Communist Party's takeover of power in 1944 was traced. The author uses archival materials-diaries of political figures such as Bogdan Filov, Bagryanov, General Rusev, Tsankov, Muraviev. The film also includes chronicle footage from the greeting of the Soviet Army and partisans.
- In the film, the authors discuss the main problems of rainbow diagnostics (iridotonics). This is as ancient as the modern method of making diagnoses. Watch for changes in the color of the iris of the eyes. The film starred ophthalmologists, folk healer Peter Dimkov, specialists from Romania.
- The film presents complex hierarchical dependencies in different animals. The author explains the biological expediency of the hierarchy, its importance for the preservation of the biological species and the natural selection of specimens. The director applies interesting ideas. The text contains elements of a popular fable.