A program celebrating the latest works of Bulgarian animation cinema.
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Bulgaria, 2025, 6’16”, 2D animation
director: Nikolay Yanev
An animated film about an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer's disease, getting trapped in the endless corridors of his mind


Bulgaria, 2026, 3’34”, 2D animation
director: Zdravko Merdzhanov
A black cat is trying to find his love through tarot cards. Will he find his true soulmate?


Bulgaria, 2025, 6’28”, 2D animation
director: Ryan Dimitrov
A young man attempts to sleep during a long train ride. However he is constantly woken up by various exotic passengers. He finally wakes up on his own and meets a like-minded person on the train.


Bulgaria, 2026, 10’08”, 2D animation
director: Ivan Veselinov, Ilia Shekerdjiev
A dreamlike film in which an inexplicable attraction and the pursuit of the ideal—the Idol—lead to a dramatic end. A story told in the style of Gothic narrative, grotesquely revealing human devotion before the false mask of the demagogue.


Bulgaria, 2025, 11’00”, 2D animation
director: Dimitar Dimitrov
“A somber symphony under whose sounds talent and guilt intertwine in a fateful dance.”


Bulgaria, 2026, 8’00”, 2D animation
director: Nastimir Tzatchev
According to belief, the chimney sweeper is a symbol of happiness.
Everyone strives to touch him to get a piece of his luck. But people are selfish and often the one who helps us and gives us happiness is not happy and those who took advantage of him are the reason for this.


Bulgaria, 2026, 6’00”, mixed media
director: Magdalena Kalieva
to live is to dance
two in a doorless circle
now is forever


Bulgaria, 2025, 15’10”, 2D mixed media
director: Kristian Zahariev
A BOY (Black and White Drawing) is in love with A GIRL (Cardboard Cut Out Puppet), but he is too shy and anxious, which makes him too incapable to express his feelings for her. The BOY starts waiting for the GIRL to come back, while a toxic spider spins its web over his overthinking head.


Bulgaria, 2026, 6’46”, 2D animation
director: Yoni
An astronaut is flying in open space when he notices a cord connecting him to something. He decides to follow it. During this emotional journey he finds himself connected to a person similar to him while feeling othered by the other people.


Bulgaria, 2026, 4’38”, 2D animation
director: Vladislav Ivanov, Ivaylo Zahariev
A lonely and boring train station somewhere on the outskirts of a big city. A young man who finds himself there on business calls his girlfriend, but crossed telephone lines turn into a battlefield of personalities.
An animation based on the short story "On the phone" by Mikhail A. Bulgakov.