Tag - CineLibri 2023

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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…
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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…
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Paolo Genovese in Bulgaria

CineLibri 2023

One of the brightest stars of contemporary Italian cinema, Paolo Genovese, arrives in Sofia for the official premiere of the novel "The First Day of My Life" and the film adaptation of the same name, directed by himself. "The First Day of My Life" is a story about the strength to start over when everything around seems to collapse. There are four of them: Napoleon the motivator, Emily the gymnast, Arita the policewoman and twelve-year-old Daniel. And they are determined…

The project takes place with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the action
“Program for Recovery and Development of Private Cultural Organizations”.