CINEMA VACATION – Festival of New Bulgarian Cinema
Three days filled with exciting encounters with Bulgarian cinema await audiences at the “Cinema Vacation” festival, which will take place from June 20 to 22, 2026, at the House of Neftohimik in Burgas. The event brings together feature films and short films, auteur projects, debuts, and established names from contemporary cinema. FREE ADMISSION! JUNE 20 / SATURDAY 17:00 – ANIMATION BLOCK BALCONADA – 9’ Screenplay and Director: Iva Tokmakchieva THE CROW HOUSE – 9’ Screenplay and Director: Teodor Ralev CONNECTED – 13’ Screenplay and Director: Simeon Sokerov SHORT FILM BLOCK – FICTION FILMS FLIGHT Screenplay: Mariana Dimitrova, Elena Telbis Director: Valya Pelova Cast: Svetlana Yancheva, Elena Telbis OFFSPRING – 20’ Screenplay: Emil Aleksandrov, Ivana Stoykova Director: Emil Aleksandrov Cast: Aleksandar Tanev, Dimitar Terziev GIRLFRIEND – 25’ Screenplay and Director: Georgi Vanev Cast: Evgeni Chuchkov, Zhasmina Tsvetanova, Irmena Chichikova, Bogdan Kazandzhiev, Nikola Dodov GOD’S WORK – 35’ Screenplay: Maria Ivanova, Hristo Rayanov Director: Maria Ivanova Cast: Marin Yanev, Vasil Iliev, Nikola Tonev, Valeri Yordanov, Elina Ilieva, Nikolay Zhelev, Dimitar Sulev DISCUSSION 19:30 – OPENING WILD STRAWBERRIES – 102’ Director: Tatyana Pandurska Screenplay: Decho Taralezhkov, Tatyana Pandurska Cinematographer: Stefan Vrachev Cast: Vanina Kondova, Ivan Yurukov, Stela Gancheva, Neno Koynarski, Nikola Dodov, Nikola Pashov, Vasil Binev, Kiril Kavadarkov JUNE 21 / SUNDAY 15:00 – THE UNEVEN SOUL – Documentary – 109’ Director: Sofia Stoycheva 17:00 – ZLATYU’S DOG – Documentary – 74’ Screenplay: Diana Stoykova Directors: Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva Cast: Emil Stefanov DISCUSSION 19:30 – PACKAGE “ETERNITY” – 85’ Bulgaria / Italy Director: Magdalena Ilieva Screenplay: Jonathan Heidelberger, Magdalena Ilieva Cast: Stoyan Doychev, Mariana Krumova, Kitodar Todorov, Vanina Kondova, Aleksandra Sarchadjieva, Konstantin Todorov, Zhivko Iliev DISCUSSION WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF KITODAR TODOROV JUNE 22 / MONDAY 17:00 – FINALISTS FROM THE STOYAN KAMBAREV FOUNDATION COMPETITION Kristian Georgiev – “Second Verse” Lina Pavlova – “Pig Fighters” Vasil Hristov – “The Big City” WE ARE ALL CHILDREN – Documentary – 75’ Screenplay and Directors: Svetla Tsotsorkova, Svetoslav Ovcharov Cinematographer: Veselin Hristov DISCUSSION 19:30 – CLOSING BIRTHDAY – 105’ Screenplay: Bozhan Petrov, Ivaylo Penchev Director: Ivaylo Penchev Cast: Vasil Banov, Meglena Karalambova, Stefan Denolyubov, Svezhen Mladenov, Stanimir Gyamov, Milena Avramova, Kitodar Todorov, Filip Avramov Presentation of the film with the special participation of MEGLENA KARALAMBOVA
