About us
Mission
Every National Film Archive represents a film collection of particular nation. These films are in most cases unique. The Film Archive somehow resembles a museum or a library. But books are printed in thousand of copies, whereas one film has only a dozen copies, sometimes just one. If it disappears, that is forever. Therefore single film copies are seen as a cultural treasure, belonging not only to the particular state, but to all mankind. Films are documents visually depicting the time, the history of the century, the reflection of the people in there drama, joy, peaks and falls. The Film Archives working with unique archival heritage are protected by UNESCO.
To preserve "the moving pictures" for the future generations – that in UNESCO`s terms is the first and main duty of any national film archive.
The main responsibilities of Bulgarian National Film Archive at the moment are: to acquire, restore, preserve and store film and film related archival artefacts of the national and world culture; all kind of audio-visual documents with documentary, historic and cultural significance; to organize the film libraries by cataloging them and preparing the supporting documentation; to use the libraries for science and research; to screen films on education and cultural events.
Structure
In the Bulgarian Film Archive there are the following structural units.
Direction
Director
Mr. Plamen Maslarov is a renowned Bulgarian film and stage director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He is born in 1950 and graduated "Drama Theatre Directing" at The National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia in 1974. During his academy years he worked as an assistant film directorand made his acting debut with the lead role in one of the most significant Bulgarian films of the 70-s "And the Day Came" (1973). After several years stage directing in foremost national theatres, Plamen Maslarov specialized film directing and writing in Paris and made his film debut, the short &fiction "Situation". His first long-metrage feature film "Miron`s Love" (1980) won the Best Actor Award in San Remo Film Festival. In 90-s Plamen Maslarov took part in the European Council`s programme "Ulysses" for cultural cooperation with Eastern Europe. Since 2001 Mr. Maslarov took the head position of the National Drama Theatre "Ivan Vazov".
Plamen Maslarov has made over 50 documentary and 10 feature films, lot of TV productiona as screenwriter, director and producer. He usually is co-writer of the scripts of his own films and often helps out with the scripts of his fellow filmmakers.
Odeon Cinema
International statute
Since 1959 Bulgarian National Film Archive is a Member of the International Federation of Film Archives. By its international recognition it carries the responsibility to preserve the Bulgarian part of the world motion picture heritage.
Collection access
Repository
