Closing : 30 Apr 2009 - next probably end April 2011
Festival: 24-29th June 2009 - next probably June 2011

Set in Ruse (aka Rousse) Bulgaria - a town on the River Danube the festival is held every second year. The theme is SENSE OF A RIVER. Humans have five senses - we see, hear, feel, taste, smell. There is one more very important sense - the sixth sense, which is often doubted. It is called intuition. While watching a movie we can see and hear. But can we smell the scent of the flowers on the river bank or taste the fish? Or do we sense the gentle touch of the waves? In that way you can feel the river even in the desert. It's just a matter of your creativity - try it!

There is no length limit or genre restriction. Entries on miniDV or DVD (one film per cassette or disc). All the titles and subtitles have to be in Bulgarian, German or English. If your entry is received by the deadline one of the makers can have accommodation and food free of charge. (Fly to Bucharest in Romania - it is a 30Km run by bus/taxi from there over the border bridge to Rousse.) Events include a Danube cruise, workshops and discussions.

No entry fee or even forms. Write or email your intention to enter include information about: the name, length and type of digital carrier of the film, name and address of the author and if s/he will come to Bulgaria. The friendly festival team arrange for students to translate into excellent English.

Contact: Vladimir Iliev
PO Box 365
Rousse 7000
Bulgaria

Tel: 00 359 899 056 119
      00 359 82 82 41 61

E-mail : e-mail: vladimiriliev@abv.bg or val@jusoft.net