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A list of the most notable films produced in Bulgaria during the 2020s ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Bulgarian films, see Category:Bulgarian films.
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| Title | English title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Страх | Fear | Ivaylo Hristov | Svetlana Yancheva, Michael Flemming | Drama | Bulgarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards [1] |
| Като за последно | Last Call | Ivaylo Penchev | Vasil Banov, Maria Bakalova, Phillip Avramov, Malin Krastev, Stefan Denolyubev, Kitodar Todorov, Svezhen Mladenov, Gerasim Georgiev | Satire, Black comedy, Comedy-drama | Nominated - Best Film at the 2020 Golden Rose Film Festival [2] Winner - Audience Award at the 2020 Golden Rose Film Festival |
| Title | English title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Докато мога да вървя | As Far as I Can Walk | Stefan Arsenijević | Ibrahim Koma, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Maxim Khalil, Rami Farah | Drama | Winner - Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winner - Best Actor for Ibrahim Koma at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| Рибена кост | Fishbone | Dragomir Sholev | Deyan Donkov, Suzy Radichkova, Valentin Andreev | Fantasy, Drama | Winner - Best Cinematographer at the 2021 Golden Rose National Film Festival Winner - Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers’ Award - Best Feature Film at the 2021 Golden Rose National Film Festival |
| В сърцето на машината | In the Heart of the Machine | Martin Makariev | Alexander Sano, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Ivaylo Hristov, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Stoyan Doychev, Vladimir Zombori, Bashar Rahal | Thriller, Drama | Bulgarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards [3] Winner - Best Feature Film at the 2021 Golden Rose Film Festival |
| Петя на моята Петя | Petya of My Petya | Alexander Kossev | Albena Pavlova, Vasil Banov, Yasen Atanasov, Martin Metodiev, Yulian Vergov, Aleksandra Kostova, Alisa Atanasova, Alena Vergova | Drama | Winner - Best First Feature at the 2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Winner - Best Actress for Aleksandra Kostova at the 2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival |
| Жените наистина плачат | Women Do Cry | Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva | Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Dobriela Popova, Katia Kazakova, Rositza Gevrenova, Siana Georgieva, Dragomir Kostadinov | Drama | Nominated - Un Certain Regard at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival [4] |
| Title | English title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Oameni de treaba (Romanian) | Men of Deeds | Paul Negoescu | Iulian Postelnicu, Vasile Muraru, Anghel Damian, Crina Semciuc, Daniel Busuioc, Oana Tudor, Vitalie Bichir | Black comedy, Comedy-drama | |
| ф 1.618 | Phi 1.618 | Theodore Ushev | Deyan Donkov, Martina Apostolova, Irmena Chichikova, Nikolay Stanoev | Dystopian, Science fiction, Adventure | Winner - Best Costume Design at the 2022 Cinelibri International Book&Movie Festival Nominated - New Alchemist Award - Feature Film at the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma |
| Шекспир като улично куче | Shakespeare Like A Street Dog | Valeri Yordanov | Vladislav Stoimenov, Zahari Baharov, Vasil Iliev, Eleonora Ivanova | Drama | Winner - Best Director at the 2022 Golden Rose Film Festival Winner - Best Screenplay at the 2022 Golden Rose Film Festival Winner - Best Actor for Vladislav Stoimenov & Vasil Iliev at the 2022 Golden Rose Film Festival |
| Борсови играчи | SpeculatorS | Georgi D. Kostov | Aleksandar Aleksiev, Daniel Angelov, Boryana Bratoeva, Darin Angelov, Marian Valev, Dimitar Banenkin, Radina Kardjilova | Thriller, Drama | |
| Vasil | Avelina Prat | Ivan Barnev, Karra Elejalde, Alexandra Jiménez, Susi Sánchez, Sue Flack | Comedy-drama | ||
| Title | English title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Докато мога да вървя | As Far as I Can Walk | Stefan Arsenijević | Ibrahim Koma, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Maxim Khalil, Rami Farah | Drama | Winner - Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winner - Best Actor for Ibrahim Koma at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| Рибена кост | Fishbone | Dragomir Sholev | Deyan Donkov, Suzy Radichkova, Valentin Andreev | Fantasy, Drama | Winner - Best Cinematographer at the 2021 Golden Rose National Film Festival Winner - Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers’ Award - Best Feature Film at the 2021 Golden Rose National Film Festival |
| В сърцето на машината | In the Heart of the Machine | Martin Makariev | Alexander Sano, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Ivaylo Hristov, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Stoyan Doychev, Vladimir Zombori, Bashar Rahal | Thriller, Drama | Bulgarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards [5] Winner - Best Feature Film at the 2021 Golden Rose Film Festival |
| Петя на моята Петя | Petya of My Petya | Alexander Kossev | Albena Pavlova, Vasil Banov, Yasen Atanasov, Martin Metodiev, Yulian Vergov, Aleksandra Kostova, Alisa Atanasova, Alena Vergova | Drama | Winner - Best First Feature at the 2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival Winner - Best Actress for Aleksandra Kostova at the 2021 Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival |
| Жените наистина плачат | Women Do Cry | Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva | Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Dobriela Popova, Katia Kazakova, Rositza Gevrenova, Siana Georgieva, Dragomir Kostadinov | Drama | Nominated - Un Certain Regard at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival [6] |
| Title | English title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Защото обичам лошото време | Because I Love Bad Weather | Yana Lekarska | Neda Spasova, Vladimir Mihaylov, Boryana Puncheva, Eleni Dekidis, Ivan Barnev, Veselin Rankov | Comedy-drama, Romance | |
| Триумф | Triumph | Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov | Maria Bakalova, Julian Kostov, Julian Vergov, Margita Gosheva, Stanislav Ganchev, Ivan Savov, Ivan Barnev | Black comedy |
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Women Do Cry is a 2021 Bulgarian drama film written and directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva, and starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev and Ralitsa Stoyanova. Set in Sofia, the film depicts 19-year-old Sonja, who is diagnosed with HIV, and the women in her family who flock around and support her.
Transgression is a 2017 Bulgarian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Val Todorov, and based on his 2016 novel Daddy Dear. It stars Maria Bakalova, Rosen Penchev and Joanna-Izabella Varbanova, and follows an 18-year old (Bakalova) who has a relationship with an older has-been rock musician (Penchev).
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Shakespeare Like A Street Dog is a 2022 Bulgarian drama film written and directed by Valeri Yordanov. Starring Vladislav Stoimenov, Zahari Baharov, Vasil Iliev and Eleonora Ivanova. The film was named on the shortlist for Bulgarian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. It was considered again when Mother was disqualified, however, it was not selected.
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Fishbone is a 2021 Bulgarian-Romanian fantasy drama film directed by Dragomir Sholev and written by Sholev, Emanuela Dimitrova & Georgi Merdzhanov. Starring Deyan Donkov, Suzy Radichkova & Valentin Andreev. The film was named on the shortlist for Bulgarian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. It was considered again when Mother was disqualified, however, it was not selected.
Phi 1.618 is a 2022 Bulgarian-Canadian dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Theodore Ushev and written by Vladislav Todorov. Starring Nikolay Stanoev, Deyan Donkov & Martina Apostolova. It is based on the novel The Spinning Top by Vladislav Todorov. The film was named on the shortlist for Bulgarian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. It was considered again when Mother was disqualified, however, it was not selected.
Petya of My Petya is a 2021 Bulgarian drama film directed by Alexander Kossev and written by Valentina Angelova and Nelly Dimitrova. It stars Alexandra Kostova, Alena Vergova, Yasen Atanasov and Martin Metodiev. It is inspired by the life and work of the poet Petya Dubarova. The film was named on the shortlist for Bulgarian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but was not selected. It was considered again when Mother was disqualified, however, it was not selected.
