

Support for Bulgarian Olympic Teams in Natural Sciences
Secondary Education Scholarship Program
University Student Film Production Grants
The 1st Students’ Film Festival “EARLY BIRD” took place on May 25, 2005, in cinema “Center”, Sofia. Students from the South-West University "Neofit Rilski", The National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts, and the New Bulgarian University participated in the film competition with 24 films.
The 2nd Students’ Film Festival “EARLY BIRD” took place October 27-29 in “House of Cinema”, Sofia. The program featured a two-part master class, presentation of a book, and, of course, a film competition, in which participated student films from the South-West University "Neofit Rilski", The National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts, the New Bulgarian University, Art College, and Varna Free University.
The 3rd Students’ Film Festival “EARLY BIRD” was international and took place November 1-4 in “House of Cinema”, Sofia. The participants were from Serbia, Greece, Croatia, Romania, Turkey, and Bulgaria. The jury was also international: Silvio Fischbein (Argentina), Arik Kaplun (Israel), Henry Verhasselt (Belgium), Ivan Pavlov (Bulgaria).