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Sofia International Film Fest begins on March 7

March 7, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s biggest annual cinema event, Sofia International Film Festival, opens on March 7 at the National Palace of Culture (NDK)

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Tourism’s ‘robust’ performance in Europe to continue in 2013, survey says

March 6, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The tourism industry’s “robust and resilient” performance in 2012 is expected to continue in 2013, according to the results of

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Bulgaria chooses ‘Kismet’ as entry for 2013 Eurovision song contest

March 3, 2013March 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Duo Elitsa and Stundzhi will perform the song Kismet as Bulgaria’s entry in the 2012 Eurovision contest after it was

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Controversy over Macedonia’s 2013 Eurovision song contest entry

March 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

A video for Macedonia’s entry for the 2013 Eurovision song contest, Vlato “Lozano” Lozanoski and Esma Redžepova’s Imperija (“Empire”), was

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New EU regulations on bus and coach passenger rights come into effect on March 1

March 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

A new European Union regulation on bus and coach passenger rights came into effect on March 1 2013, providing bus

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Film review: Silver Linings Playbook

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Some people have called Silver Linings Playbook a version of Garden State set in suburban Philadelphia, but it is a

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Film review: Hyde Park on Hudson

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Oh, how wonderful it must have been. In 1939, while the Depression is still in full swing across the 48

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Argo wins Academy Award for best picture

February 25, 2013February 25, 2013 VOANews

Argo, the film about the Iranian hostage crisis, won the top prize at the Academy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles,

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Film review: Flight

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

In the first scene of Flight, the first live-action feature master filmmaker Robert Zemeckis has made in more than a

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