Balgarianovinite.com The 12th edition of The Quarantine International Short Film Festival opens in Varna on Tuesday, featuring 44 films from 19 countries, the organizers from the Dedal School said. The festival will run until August 8 on the beach in the Asparuhovo neighbourhood, in front of the Quarantine fishing village.
Over five evenings, audiences will be able to see 44 fiction, documentary, animated and experimental films, as well as video art. Many of the films will have their Bulgarian premieres and will be screened in Varna for the first time. The programme features titles from South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain and other countries. Many have been shown at international festivals in Venice, Toronto, Locarno, the Berlinale and Sundance. Several Bulgarian films are also included in the selection.
Screenings begin at 9 p.m. every evening. Each screening will be preceded by a music programme featuring original music by the Bulgarian bands Gipsy Jazzika, Andrey Gichev Music Band, Gypsy Swingin’ Cats, S.A.N.G.B.A and The VJD Brass Syndicate. Admission is free, and transport is provided for audiences from the Archaeological Museum. All films have Bulgarian subtitles and are also adapted for English-speaking audiences.
The Quarantine film festival also features a number of accompanying events. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Dedal School is hosting a creative laboratory titled “Between Documentary and Fiction” with Boryana and Milko Yovchev, where participants are working on case studies related to the filmmaking process.
A selection of video art and experimental films will be screened at the City Art Gallery until August 9, starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. A meeting with visiting filmmakers is planned at Dedal on August 8.
The Quarantine festival in Varna focuses on young filmmakers, international cultural exchange and socially engaged art. Its aim is to promote Bulgarian and international short films, with an emphasis on ecology, human relationships and cultural heritage, the organizers said.
This year’s edition is being held with the financial support of Varna Municipality’s Culture Fund, Solvay Sodi, the Big Orange Foundation, Plastchim-T, Glob Stroy, Gaming Consulting and ThreeStars, and with the assistance of the Asparuhovo district administration. The Quarantine International Short Film Festival Opens in Varna 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-04 06:15:50 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