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Theater actress dies aged 68

Theater, cinema and TV drama actress Tomris ?ncer died on Oct. 5 at an Istanbul hospital, where she had been receiving cancer treatment for some time. She was 68. 

A funeral ceremony for the actress will be held today in the Eski Foça cemetery in ?zmir. 

Bulgaria's Stara Zagora Holding 10-Day Beer Festival

The town of Stara Zagora, in Southern Bulgaria, has become Bulgaria's "beer capital" as of October 02, Friday.

As Stara Zagora is preparing to mark its own official holiday on Monday, the local administration has decided to organize what it hopes will become the biggest beer festival in the country - named BEER ?????? ("The BEER FEST").

Grigor Dimitrov Tops List of 70 Most Popular Bulgarian Celebrities - Forbes Bulgaria

Bulgaria's top ranking male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is the country's most popular celebrity for a second consecutive year according to the Bulgarian edition of Forbes magazine.

Forbes Bulgaria announced its list of the country's 70 most popular celebrities for a third consecutive year on Thursday.

Bulgaria Unveils 2015 Junior Eurovision Anthem

#Discover is the name of this year's Junior Eurovision anthem, organizers from the Bulgarian National Television announced less than two months before the contest takes place in Sofia.

11th Bulgarian Film Festival in New York to Open Sept. 28

The eleventh edition of So Independent, the first ever yearly Bulgarian film showcase outside of Bulgaria, will open in New York on Monday.

A platform for the most successful Bulgarian filmmakers and a cultural bridge between the United States and Bulgaria, this year's edition of the festival will be held under the patronage of Bulgaria's President  Rosen Plevneliev.

Divers Arrange Underwater Exhibition in Bulgaria's Primorsko

Divers from the Bulgarian town of Primorsko have arranged copies of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci at the bottom of the Black Sea.

Copies of the "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa" are the first paintings in the underwater exhibition.

The paintings are waterproof and fishes can be seen swimming around them, private bTV station informs.

East in the Park 2015 in Sofia: Music, Dance and Storytelling

A new edition of the annual East in the Park festival is due this Sunday afternoon in downtown Sofia.

At the Summer Scene One More ???? ("One More Cinema"), singing lessons, storytelling, dancing, yoga, and Eastern fairy tales will all be part of the event scheduled between 15:00 and 19:00.

Bulgarian-German Drama Awarded at Montreal Film Festival

Dosieto Petrov (The Petrov File), a drama co-produced by Bulgaria and Germany, has grabbed one of the two Best Director awards at the Montreal Film Festival's 2015 edition.

Bulgaria Chooses Its Junior Eurovision 2015 Contender

Gabriela Yordanova, 12, will sing for Bulgaria at the Junior Eurovision song contest this November.

Yordanova was picked on Tuesday evening by both the jury and viewers who voted by sending text messages.

Bulgaria came second in last year's junior contest, but the winner Italy declined to host the 2015 edition and Sofia was offered the opportunity to organize it.

Head of Bulgaria's National Theater Steps Down

Aleksandar Morfov, a renowned theater director who has worked as interim chair of the Natonal Theater Ivan Vazov, has submitted his resignation, officials say.

In a statement to the media, Bulgaria's Culture Ministry has thanked Morfov for his work in the past 5 months and has announced a new contest will take place on September to pick his successor.

Enrique Iglesias to Hold First Individual Concert in Bulgaria on December 14

The world-famous Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias will perform at the Arena Armeec hall in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on December 14.

This will constitute the first individual concert of Iglesias in Bulgaria, who previously performed in 2010, but together with other artists.

Bulgarian Samuel Finzi Voted Actor of the Year in Germany

Bulgarian-born actor Samuel Finzi has been declared actor of the year in Germany.

49-year-old Samuel Finzi won the award for the role of Vladimir in Ivan Pantaleev's staging of "Waiting for Goddot" at Deutsches Theater Berlin, according to reports of DPA.

Bulgaria's Varna Hosting Love Is Folly Film Festival

The 23rd edition of the annual Love Is Folly film festival kicked off Friday in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna.

Twelve movies from around the globe will be screened as part of the shortlist, and a film made in Uruguay will be featured for the first time in the festival's history.

Bulgaria to Pick Its Junior Eurovision 2015 Contender

Bulgaria is starting on Monday the choice of young girl or boy to represent the country in the 2015 Junior Eurovision song contest.

This year's edition will be held on November 21 in the capital Sofia, at the Arena Armeec hall.

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