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.

Our generation is the bridge between the eras of communism and democracy. What we do not know is whether the foundations of that bridge will turn out solid enough for our children to cross it, or they will have to reinforce the structure to prevent it from collapsing so that at least their children can confidently and safely walk across it one day, say directors Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva in an interview to Europost.

Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round was the big winner at the 33rd European Film Awards, taking best film, best director, and best actor for star Mads Mikkelsen who plays a boozy high school teacher in the Danish crowd-pleasing dramedy. 

In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that all of its 2021 film slate - including a new “Matrix” movie, “Godzilla vs. Kong” and the Lin-Manuel Miranda adaptation “In the Heights” - will stream on HBO Max at the same time the films play in theaters.

On the occasion of its 15th anniversary, the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents more than 20 Bulgarian film productions which are available for online watching outside the territory of Bulgaria. The initiative will continue until 6 December. The virtual film festival BG Screen Online presents a diverse selection of contemporary feature, short, documentary and animated films.