Exhibition

State support for the exhibition of films shall be provided in the respective cinema theater for Bulgarian films and films created in co-production with countries, which are a party under the European Convention for cinematographic co-production and with other countries, with which the Republic of Bulgaria has concluded agreements in the film industry sector, and also for European films.

Only persons registered under Single Public Register, who have no outstanding liabilities to the Agency or outstanding public liabilities to the state, may apply for support. State support shall be granted at a request of the persons/exhibitors of the film, who shall provide information on their activities. State support for the exhibition of films shall be granted on the grounds of projects, which may include up to 4 films.

  • State support of exhibition of Bulgarian films and films created in co-production shall be provided in the shape of earmarked funds amounting to no more than 50 per cent of the average ticket price in the preceding year in the respective cinema theater or a cinema screen in a cinema complex, multiplied by the number of seats therein and by the number of projections of the film.

The time for the exhibition of Bulgarian films may not be less than 5 per cent of the total annual time of each cinema theater, evenly distributed in all hour slots.

  • State support for the exhibition of European films shall be granted in the amount of up to 25 per cent of the total revenues from sold tickets in the respective cinema theater or cinema screen in a cinema complex incurred by the distributor expenditures for the respective film.

No less than 15 per cent of the total annual time in each cinema theater and cinema screen in a cinema complex must be allocated to European films.

The Financial Commission shall review the requests submitted and shall propose to the Executive Director of the Agency the amount of state support.