News – Cinelibri – Кино-литературен фестивал

The forthcoming 11th edition of Cinelibri International Book-to-Film Festival (Cinelibri IFF) is to be held in the fall of 2025 between October 10th and November 2nd. As the venerators of this delightful and incomparable event already know, it is a showcase of the best book-to-screen adaptations completed during the last year or two. This year Cinelibri welcomes inventive, distinctive, topical, reflective and/or sharply critical of today's global reality book-to-screen adaptations in 3 main categories: full-length feature films, short films, documentaries…

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Cinelibri: Films in Distribution 2024-2025

Cinelibri 2024, Cinelibri 2025

Several films from the program of the tenth edition of Cinelibri IFF - the unique International film festival of literary adaptations - went into distribution after the end of the festival. Two of them had been released in movie theaters by the end of 2024, including PARTHENOPE, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, and BEING MARIA directed by Jessica Palud. Famous for memorable film revelations such as The Great Beauty, Youth and The Hand of God, Paolo Sorrentino has tens…

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The November issue of LIK magazine tells the story of the 10-year history of the Cinelibri IFF

Cinelibri 2024

The November issue of LIK magazine tells the story of the 10-year history of the Cinelibri International Book-to-Film Festival. The publication of the Bulgarian News Agency (literally Bulgarian Telegraph Agency or BTA) traces the development of the forum from its establishment in 2015 to its tenth anniversary edition, which took place this year. The publication will be presented on November 25 (Monday) at 5:00 p.m. simultaneously in BTA press clubs in the country and abroad. Among the participants of the…

First International Film Forum BOB (Based-on-Books)

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Adapting Is Translating: You Need to Betray to Stay Faithful

Cinelibri 2024

First International Film Forum BOB (Based-on-Books) On October 26 and 27, the first BOB (Based-on-Books) film forum, organized by Cinelibri IFF, took place at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia. The event brought together local and foreign directors, producers, writers, screenwriters and actors, sales and literary agents, festival selectors, allowing them to exchange experience and ideas for future partnerships and collaborations. Statements and presentations of the panelists and participants were loaded with numerous examples from theory and practice. Each project was…

Биографичната драма „Лимонов“ грабна награда Синелибри 2024

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Biographical Drama “Limonov” Wins Cinelibri 2024 Grand Prize

Cinelibri 2024

The daring biographical drama “Limonov” (2023), a co-production of Italy, France and Spain directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, has won the Cinelibri award for masterfully crafted literary adaptation in the feature film competition at the tenth edition of the festival. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the prominent French writer Emmanuel Carrère, and the script was written by Pawel Pawlikowski, a Polish-British director and screenwriter known for acclaimed films such as “Cold War” and…

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Cinelibri 2024 will be held between 10 October and 3 November under the motto “Endless Poetry”

Cinelibri 2024

On the horizon is the tenth edition of the Cinelibri International Book-to-Film Festival which this year will take place between October 10 and November 3 under the motto "Endless Poetry". Intended to show the latest cinematic masterpieces inspired by the immeasurable world of literature, this one-of-a-kind film forum, which already has a devoted audience at different age, will be held in parallel in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo and Stara Zagora. We are pleased to present the official…

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Isabel Coixet’s drama “Un Amor” won the 2023 Cinelibri Grand Prize

Cinelibri 2023

“Anselm” directed by Wim Wenders was awarded the Documentary Competition Prize Cinelibri Best Book-to-Film Adaptation Award 2023 in the Feature Film Competition was bestowed on Isabel Coixet’s extraordinary romance drama “Un Amor” (“One Love”). The film is based on the best-selling novel by Sara Mesa, selected by influential Spanish newspaper “El PaÍs” as Spain’s 2020 Book of the Year and translated into 13 languages internationally. The International Jury of Cinelibri competition for a full-length feature film based on work of…

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National Premiere of “The Palace” in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture – Sofia

Cinelibri 2023

90 years since the birth of Roman Polanski On October 20, the premiere of the staggering black comedy "The Palace" will take place in the Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, with which we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Roman Polanski. The screening on October 20 will be the only one within Cinelibri 2023 and the only one in Bulgaria for the time being, after the world premiere of the film in Venice. Immediately…

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Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things” opens Cinelibri 2023

Cinelibri 2023

“Poor Things” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, one of the most curious films of the year, a daring combination of science fiction, surreal romance and a Victorian tale of self-discovery and growing up, will mark the opening of the Cinelibri International Book-to-Film Festival. Emma Stone is entrusted with the leading role of Bella Baxter. The mind-blowingly talented actress is partner with Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef and Margaret Qualley. The opening ceremony of Cinelibri will take place on October 6…

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Cinelibri 2023 will be held between October 6 and 29 under the motto “Metamorphoses”

Cinelibri 2023

The ninth International Book-to-Film Festival Cinelibri (Cinelibri IFF) will tempt viewers in the capital and six other locations in Bulgaria between October 6 and 29! We present to you the vision of this year's edition, authored by Radoslava Boor and Slava Studio. The variegated palette of colors promises an impressive stylistic diversity, multi-genre and a multi-faceted program that brings together the best of world cinema for the past year! With the motto "Metamorphoses", the festival marks 140 years since the…