The lessons learned in this pitch-black German-Bulgarian co-production are very grim indeed, a social-realist drama that takes an unexpectedly shocking turn at its harrowing climax. The film’s recent ...

'Blaga's Lessons' team: Eli Skorcheva, Stephan Komandarev, Eike Goreczka (Courtesy of KVIFF) Bulgarian crime story “Blaga’s Lessons” by Stephan Komandarev scored the top prize and $25,000 at the 57th ...

Filmmaker Stephan Komandarev, whose credits include two previous Bulgarian Oscar entries including the shortlisted The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner, wrapped a movie trilogy about ...

Bulgarian crime story “Blaga’s Lessons” by Stephan Komandarev scored the top prize and $25,000 at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Saturday, capping a week of celebrating art film, stars and ...

In one fell swoop, 70-year-old widow Blaga Naumova goes from being cash-strapped to cash-stripped. All her life, she’s carefully pinched pennies to accumulate a modest cushion of life savings that she ...

The Bulgarian proposal for the Oscars is Stefan Komandarev's film "Blaga's Lessons". The decision of the selection committee was made unanimously, reports the National Film Center. The film recently ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The resignation of Bulgaria’s government after violent protests is a warning for other European countries. Even ...