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Ten contemporary Bulgarian movies will be shown at the Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona between January 5 and 29 as part of the thematic cycle "Bulgaria, the invisible Europe".

The program includes ten Bulgarian feature and documentary films, which have been shot during the past 15 years.

The Bulgarian movie "Losers" was awarded on Friday the main prize at the 37th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF).

The Golden George prize was awarded to director Ivaylo Hristov by the president of the jury Jean-Jacques Annaud, TASS news agency reports.

Bulgarian actor Zahary Baharov has landed a role in the hit HBO television series Game of Thrones.

In the Golden Globe-nominated series based on the epic drama by George Martin, Baharov will be portraying the 40 year-old leader of a merciless cannibal tribe Ten, OFF news reported.

Bulgarian cinema celebrates its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, its birthday being the showing of the movie "Balgaran e galant" ("The Bulgarian Is Gallant") in 1915.

The comedy is the first Bulgarian black-and-white silent movie, which depicts the random meeting between Balgaran and a young lady.