Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian feature film Women Out of Order (2026), directed by Alexander Kosev, will have its Burgas premiere in the feature competition of the 11th Burgas International Film Festival, the organizers said on Tuesday.
Production team members and actors Julian Vergov, Alexandra Kostova, Martin Metodiev and Nikolay Urumov, together with screenwriter Neli Dimitrova, will attend the premiere as special guests. Kosev’s film follows four women confronting personal conflicts and life challenges, while exploring relationships, choice and inner transformation.
The film marks cinematographer Mihail Yanakiev’s feature debut. It was shot entirely in Burgas, with the story set around several of the city’s landmarks.
The festival’s second-day programme also features a short-film block with three titles competing in the international Best Short Film section: Class, directed by Rumi Kaul (the Netherlands), A Sky So Low, directed by Joachim Michaux (Belgium, France), and Pirateland, directed by Stavros Petropoulos (France, Greece).
The evening programme at the NHK Cultural Centre continues with a screening from Focus Austria, a special section devoted to leading contemporary European director Jessica Hausner. Audiences will be able to see her 2014 film Amour Fou.
At the same time, director Sunay Terzioglu will appear in person at the Ohlyuva Open-Air Stage to present his feature Bonds, Roots and Passions (Turkiye, 2025), part of the BIFF Black Sea selection. Terzioglu is also expected to speak about his personal connection to Bulgaria.
Tuesday’s side programme will be held at the Sea Casino Cultural Centre, where film critic and researcher Mirela Vasileva will lead the Enneagram creative workshop. The event will examine psychological types and their role in shaping film characters. Later, in Petya Dubarova Hall, Vasileva will present her book Scandinavian Cinema: Styles and Motifs, nominated for the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers’ 2025 Book of the Year award.
All screenings and programme events through July 25, 2026, are free of charge. Bulgarian films are screened with English subtitles, while foreign films are shown with Bulgarian subtitles. Burgas International Film Festival Hosts Local Premiere of Bulgarian Feature Women Out of Order 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-21 07:30:13 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law