Tonislav Hristov

Four films with Bulgarian and Romanian participation have been shortlisted in four different categories for prestigious European Film Awards.

Ivan, the postman of a mostly deserted Bulgarian village on the border with Turkey, is running for mayor on a rather unconventional message: If he wins the election, he will welcome Syrian refugees, who now creep silently through the rural terrain, so they can settle in the village's many vacant, dilapidated properties and breathe new life into the settlement.

The documentary movie Love & Engineering by director and screenwriter Tonislav Hristov will be finally released in Bulgarian cinemas, after it's premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, the producers of the film announced on Monday.