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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 | ||
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