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Stephan Komandarev was born in Sofia in 1966. He graduated from the French language high school in 1985, the Medical Academy in Sofia with a specialty in "medicine" in 1993, in 1999 - film and television directing at the New Bulgarian University, and in 2010 - film dramaturgy again at New Bulgarian University (NBU). He also graduated in film production at EAVE.

Bulgarian film "Blaga's Lessons" is set to make its debut in New York and Chicago, promising audiences a compelling cinematic experience. The Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York announced on its Facebook page that the film will have its first screening on April 9 at The Museum of Modern Art and on April 14 at The Walter Reade Theater.

The Bulgarian proposal for the Oscars is Stefan Komandarev's film "Blaga's Lessons".

The decision of the selection committee was made unanimously, reports the National Film Center.

The film recently received the big "Crystal Globe" award for the best film at the Karlovy Vary festival, as well as a statuette for the best female role of Eli Skorcheva.

Today we mark the great feast of the Annunciation (Blagoveshtenie), the glory of the gospel that Archangel Gabriel told the Blessed Virgin Mary - that she will give birth to the Son of God, the expected Savior of mankind.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Friday that the vote cast on the motion of censure against him and talk about a new parliamentary majority are over and the Government should continue its activities.

Victor Ponta, Romania's Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), announced on Monday at the beginning of the sitting of the party's National Standing Bureau, that he intends to address the leaders of the National Liberal Party (PNL) a letter inviting them to jointly sit down to discuss the five themes considered to be essential at this moment - the revision of th

First Deputy Chairman of the National Liberal Party Catalin Predoiu has stated on Wednesday that the party he is leading will reject the state budget on 2015, yet he mentioned that the Liberals will submit amendments to this document.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday called 'the most shameful moment possible to Romania' the fact that President Traian Basescu and the leaders of the Opposition 'have sabotaged Romania's interest in having an important portfolio in the incoming European Commission.'

Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) chair Vasile Blaga on Thursday announced that the new party to result from the merger between the Liberals and the Democrat Liberals will keep the name of the National Liberal Party (PNL), and it will use PDL's traditional headquarters in Modrogan Alley 1, Bucharest.

PDL (Democratic Liberal Party) and PNL (the National Liberal Party) on Wednesday will submit to the Deputies Chamber a simple motion about the political interference in the justice system, in which they especially refer to the Duicu case [Adrian Duicu, chief of the Mehedinti County Council, accused of corruption], PDL chairman, Vasile Blaga said in the end of the meeting of the St