Bulgarians on Long Island

2008 BULGARIAN FILM FESTIVAL

FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH,

7 PM SEAMSTRESSES, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Liydmil Todorov
Cinematographer: Emil Hristov
Cast: Alexandra Surchadjieva, Elen Koleva,
Violeta Markovska, Asen Blatechki, Nona Yotova,
Filip Avramov, Joana Bukovska

9 PM OPENING NIGHT GALA
Special guests from Bulgaria:
Nona Yotova, Elen Koleva, Violeta Markovska,
Vladimir Shishkov, Petya Braykova

SATURDAY APRIL 6TH
5 PM MARGO AND FRIENDS, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Ivan Rossenov
Cinematographer: Mihail Georgiev
Special guest: Ivan Rossenov

6 PM THE TRANSLATOR OF BLACK-AND-WHITE MOVIES, BULGARIA, 2006,
Director: Tedy Moskov
Cinematographer: Hristo Dimitrov – Hindo
Special guests: Tedy Moskov, Maya Novoselska

7 PM INVESTIGATION, BULGARIA/NETHERLAND, 2006,
Director: Iglika Trifonova
Cinematographer: Rali Ralchev
Cast: Svetlana Yancheva, Krasimir Dokov, Deyan Donkov, Hristo Gurbov
Special guest: Iglika Triffonova

9 PM, HINDEMITH, BULGARIA, 2008
Director: Andrey Slabakov
Cinematographer: Dimitur Gotchev, Nenad Boroevich
Cast: Ernestina Shinova, Deyan Donkov, Petur Slabakov, Tonche Tokmakchiev

FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH,

7 PM, NIGHT AND DAY, BULGARIA, 2006
Director: Krasimir Kroumov
Cinematographer: Emil Hristov
Cast: Kristian Simeonov, Radena Vulkanova, Nikolay Urumov, Roumen Traykov, Ivan Burnev

9 PM, FLY BY ROSSINANT, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Georgi “Jacky”Stoev
Cinematographer: Plamen Gelinov
Music: Goran Bregovich
Cast: Krustyo Lafazanov, Itzko Fintzi,
Maya Novoselska, Tatyana Lolova, Georgi Mamalev
Special guest: Georgi “Jacky” Stoev

SATURDAY, APRIL 12th

5 PM, BALKAN SHORTS, BULGARIA, ROMANIA, CROATIA, TURKEY, GREECE

7 PM, SMALL TALKS, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Vladimir Kraev
Cinematographer: Svetla Ganeva
Cast: Joana Bukovska, Ivaylo Hristov,
Diana Dobreva, Iyri Angelov, Valentin Tanev
Special guest: Joana Bukovska

9 PM, FROZEN DREAM, BULGARIA, 2005
Director: Ivan Georgiev
Cinematographer: Ivaylo Penchev
Cast: Teodora Ivanova, Ivan Iyrukov, Valentin Tanev, Valentin Ganev, Boyka Velkova, Krustyo Lafazanov

FRIDAY, APRIL 18th

7 PM, THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM AND OTHER STORIES, BULGARIA/NETHERLAND, 2007
Director: Andrey Paunov
Cinematographer: Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov

9 PM, SOUFFLE D’AMORE, BULGARIA, 2006
Director: Plamen Panev
Cinematographer: Ivan Varimezov
Cast: Irini Jambonas, Dimitur Rachkov, Antoaneta “Neti” Dobreva, Alexandur Doynov,
Dobrin Vekilov

10 PM, LONELY HEARTS, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Valentin Goshev
Cinematographer: Nenad Boroevich
Cast: Hristo Gurbov, Svetlana Yancheva,
Filip Trifonov, Vesela Kazakova

SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH,

5 PM, LOVE IS…, BULGARIA, 2005
Director: Ivan Tonev
Cinematographer: Iliya Vuchkov
Cast: Mihaela Mihaylova, Evgeni Pavlov
Special guest: Ivan Tonev

6 PM, WALTZES AND TANGOES IN THE VILLAGE OF BELA VODA, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Ivan Vladimirov
Cinematographer: Georgi Chelebiev
Cast: Dimitur Ovcharov, Stefka Yanorova, Tzvetan Aleksiev, Alexandra Surchadjieva, Pepa Nikolova

6:35 PM, A MOVIE BUFF IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Petar Odajiev
Cinematographer: Emil Penev
Special guest: Petar Odajiev

7 PM, WHICH WAY NOW, BULGARIA, 1988
Director: Rangel Valchanov
Cinematographer: Radoslav Spasov
Cast: Albena Stavreva, Ani Valchanova,
Georgi Staykov, Nikolay Ishkov, Iliyana Kitanova
Special guests: Rangel Valchanov, Ani Valchanova, Nikolay Ishkov, Iliyana Kitanova

9 PM, WHICH WAY TODAY, BULGARIA, 2007
Director: Rangel Valchanov
Cinematographer: Radoslav Spasov
Cast: Albena Stavreva, Ani Valchanova,
Georgi Staykov, Nikolay Ishkov, Iliyana Kitanova
Special guests: Rangel Valchanov, Ani Valchanova, Nikolay Ishkov, Iliyana Kitanova

11 PM CLOSING NIGHT PARTY

SHOWCASE

This mix of five different Balkan countries movies.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH,
5 PM, BALKAN SHORTS, BULGARIA, ROMANIA, CROATIA, TURKEY, GREECE

SPECIAL EVENTS

East-West Cinema dialogues featuring Q&A session with our special guests.

1. Iglika Trifonova – Director (Letter to America, Investigation)
2. Elen Koleva – Actress (Seamstresses)
3. Violeta Markovska – Actress (Seamstresses)
4. Nona Yotova – Singer/Songwriter, Actress (Seamstresses, Fly by Rossinant)
5. Vladimir Shishkov – Set Designer/Producer
6. Ivan Tonev – Cinematographer/Director (Love is…)
7. Georgy Stoev – Director (Fly by Rossinant)
8. Genoveva Dimitrova – Film critic
9. Rangel Vulchanov – Director (The Unknown Soldier’s Patten Leather Shoes, Which Way Today)
10. Stefan Kitanov – Artistic Director Sofia International Film Festival
11. Ani Vulchanova – Actress (Which Way Today)

TWO WEEKS IN BULGARIA: PAINTINGS BY ELEANOR GILPATRICK
An Exhibition of Paintings On Display at the Bulgarian Consulate

November 1, 2007 – January 30, 2008

121 East 62 Street, New York, NY; Tel. (212) 935-4646

Opening Gala: Thursday, November 1, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Bulgaria’s first-ever reelected president has indeed secured his post with a smashing advance on his opponent, the ballots counted so far show. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria’s first-ever reelected president has indeed secured his post with a smashing advance on his opponent, the ballots counted so far show.

With 99% of the ballots already checked, Georgi Parvanov has garnered 75.736%, while nationalist Volen Siderov has convinced some 24.264% of the voters to join him.

Parvanov’s lowest count comes from the eastern city of Stara Zagora, where all ballots have been counted and he has only gathered 69% of the votes, as announced by the Central Election Committee.

Siderov’s biggest loss seems to be among the Bulgarians abroad, where he has only gathered 5.24% with 79.17% of the ballots counted.

Within the borders of Bulgaria Parvanov’s most impressive victory was noted in the predominantly Turks-populated region of Kurdzhali, where he garnered the whooping 91.2%.

A total of 2,674,586 of the 6,430,117 who were eligible to vote, have cast a ballot in the run-off. Parvanov won over 2,000,030 people, while Siderov settled for 643,876.

Hamptons Restaurant Week is an annual event on the East End of Long Island. The week long promotion features a special prix fixe dinner offered by all restaurant participants. As well, the promotion includes discounts at lodging properties, retail outlets, transportation and local wine. The Fourth Annual “Hamptons Restaurant Week” is scheduled to launch from Sunday, March 26th through Sunday, April 2nd, 2006.

An exhibition of contemporary Bulgarian art will be presented at the European Parliament in Strasbourg March 14 to 16.

The exhibition aims to present works of Bulgarian artists from Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Veliko Tarnovov, the cities of the Bulgarian observers in the European Parliament, Maria Kapon, an observer in the EP, announced.

Paintings of Bulgarian artists Nedko Itinov, Svilen Russev, Stanimir Videv, Snezhana Slavova, Greddy Assa and the sculpturers Rada Dicheva, Bozhidar Bonchev and Yana Yunakova.

Our aim is to present to the MEPs the real life of the Bulgarians, before they vote whether to take us in the EU, Kapon underlined.

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