I do not know the way to success or whether I am there yet. I try not to think about the result, but to enjoy the process and the journey instead. What happens after that is none of my concern, says actress Maria Bakalova in an interview for BTA.

David Fincher’s “Mank” led nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards with 10 nods on Monday, and for the first time, two women -Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell were nominated for best director, AP reported.

The Romanian director Radu Jude’s “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn”, a sexually explicit dark comedy of the everyday aggression experienced by a teacher in contemporary Bucharest, won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear award on Friday, Reuters reported.

The 71st Berlin Film Festival opens on Monday in an online version due to the pandemic and featuring movies about the horrors of the Lebanese civil war, a humanoid and a young man's journey of self discovery kicking off the five-day event, dpa reported. The three movies form part of the 15-film race for the Golden Bear - the Berlinale's top prize for best picture, due to be announced by a six-member jury on Friday, along with the festival's other prestigious awards.

The soulful road drama "Nomadland" and the bawdy prank comedy "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" collected the top film prizes at the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday at a largely virtual ceremony, NBC news reported.

Many people perceive art just as an extra in their lives and do not realise that it is a very powerful way to develop their imagination, which in turn makes it possible for them to change their life perspectives - not to be staring at the ground only, but also to be able to soar, says film director Nikolay Vassilev.

The 71st Berlin Film Festival opens online next month with a competition line-up shaped by the coronavirus crisis and including movies from award-winning directors such as Celine Sciamma, Xavier Beauvois and Hong Sangsoo, dpa reported.

An expose about government corruption around a Bucharest nightclub fire, a look into the extent of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. and an exploration of the origins of the disability rights movement are among the documentary films that are advancing to the next round of Oscar voting, AP reported.

“My God! I'm shocked!” The young Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova reacted with these words to the news about her Golden Globe nomination. She became the first Bulgarian Golden Globe nominee for best actress in the starring role in a movie musical or comedy, with her part in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, where she partnered with Sasha Baron Cohen.

The famed Cannes Film Festival, set for May following its coronavirus cancellation last year, will be delayed again, news wires reported. Cannes organisers announced on Wednesday that this year's festival will take place from 6 to 17 July, about two months after its typical period.  The world's most prestigious film festival, which has run for nearly 75 years with few interruptions, is currently hoping the coronavirus recedes enough by summertime.