About Us
Sofia DocuMental is the first international festival in Bulgaria for creative non-fiction film with a focus on human rights. Organised by the Balkan Documentary Center, the event is a kind of platform for human rights debates, open to a wide range of Bulgarian and international audiences. The festival presents a selection of documentaries that aim to showcase the truth about the times we live in, in a visually appealing manner. Through screenings, special events and discussions between the filmmakers and the audience, the festival focuses on the most pressing social issues in society, making the subject matter accessible to a wide audience in order to increase the degree of social engagement.
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SOFIA DOCUMENTAL 2024
The fifth edition of the Sofia Documental Int. Film Festival with a focus on human rights will take place between September 28 and October 6, 2024 under the motto ‘Step out of the Bubble". The festival will present 30 premiere films for Bulgaria which are recognised for their quality internationally. There will be exclusive meetings with the filmmakers and a number of special events, discussion panels and masterclasses. Part of the program will be available online nationwide until the end of October in partnership with Neterra TV+.
In a world where indifference and division rule, Sofia DocuMental invites us to step beyond our comfort zone and expand our perception of reality, as implied by the visual identity of the festival, which will come to life in key places all over Sofia, such as the Sofia Largo, Cinema House, Odeon Cinema, Czech Center Sofia, Goethe Institute, Polish Institute, French Institute, Club DOM, as well as the newly opened cultural scene of the Central Hall.
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TEAM
Martichka Bozhilova, festival director
Georgi Bogdanov, Executive Director
Neda Milanova, Industry Director
Radina Vladimirova, Programmer / Partnerships and Communications Manager
Kevork Vanlyan, Technical Supervisor
Nelli Ruseva, Editor and Translator
Mikhail Ilievski, Festival Production
Nadezhda Moskovska, PR
VISUAL CAMPAIGN
The Convo Foundation