10th Anniversary

Master of Art Film Festival

February 7-27, 2025

AWARDS – 2025

  • МASTER OF АRT – AURUBIS AWARD – AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY – bestowed by AURUBIS BULGARIA
ON MELTING SNOW
Belgium (2024) 73 min. dir. Mojtaba Bahadori


  • BEST BULGARIAN DOCUMENTARY– Award bestowed by STATE CULTURAL INSTITUTE TO THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
VASKO and THE VIOLIN
Bulgaria (2024) 83 min. dir. Lora Krumova, Maria Yotova


  • BEST DEBUT– Award by the Youth Jury
PIPE DREAM
Bulgaria – Sweden (2024) 49 min. dir. Nikolay Nikolov, Zachary Alfred


  • AUDIENCE AWARD
VAN GOGH: POETS and LOVERS
UK (2023) 90 min. dir. David Bickerstaf


  • SPECIAL JURY MENTION
PIPE DREAM
Bulgaria – Sweden (2024) 49 min. dir. Nikolay Nikolov, Zachary Alfred


  • AWARD FOR MOST BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY
ON MELTING SNOW
Belgium (2024) 73 min. dir. Mojtaba Bahadori


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN ARCHITECTURE
THE BATALHA OF PORTO
Portugal (2023) 52 min. dir. Pedro Lino


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN ART AND POWERThe category is supported by OVERGAS
ART VS WAR. BANKSY AND C215 IN BORODYANKA, UKRAINE
Italy (2024) 55 min. dir. Michele Pinto


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN CONTEMPORARY ART
TAKING VENICE
USA (2023) 98 min. dir. Amei Wallach


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN DESIGN and FASHION
INVISIBLE BEAUTY
USA (2023) 116 min. dir. Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN FINE ART
BACON FREUD, Face à Face
France (2024) 52 min. dir. Catherine Aventurier


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN LITERATURE
SPINOZA – 6 REASONS FOR THE EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHER
Israel (2023) 55 min. dir. David Ofek


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN MUSIC AND DANCE
ZUCCHERO SUGAR FORNACIARI
Italia (2023) 100 min. dir. Valentina Zanella and Giangiacomo De Stefano


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN PHOTOGRAPHY
GRANT SHEEHAN: LIGHT, GHOSTS and DREAMS
New Zealand (2023) 120 min. dir. Robin Greenberg


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN THEATER AND CINEMA
CHAPLIN’S MODERN TIMES – THE PATH OF SILENCE
France (2024) 55 min. dir. Gregory Monro


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN ART MUSEUMS
THE IMMORTALS. THE WONDERS OF THE MUSEO EGIZIO
Italy (2024) 95 min. dir. Michele Mally


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN ART AND NATURE
LET THEM BE NAKED
USA (2024) 105 min. dir. Jeff Garner


  • BEST DOCUMENTARY IN CULINARY ART
BOB NOTO, THE WORLD’S FINEST PALATE
Italy (2024) 70 min. dir. Francesco Catarinolo

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2025


JURY – 2025

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Katharina JeschkeKatharina Jeschke (Austria)
She was the driving force and programme developer of Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin, presenting latest music film productions for international broadcasting and coproduction and now helps to successfully develop projects internationally.



Andrey KulevAndrey Kulev (Bulgaria)
Filmmaker, Director.





Georges GachotGeorges Gachot (Switzerland)
Filmmaker, Director.







Maria AverinaMaria Averina (Bulgaria)
Filmmaker, Director.






Nayo TitzinNAYO TITZIN (Bulgaria)
Producer, director and Artistic director of Master of Art Film Festival.





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MASTER OF ART FILM FESTIVAL 2025

Nayo Titzin — Artistic Director:
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Lilia Atanasova — Festival Manager:
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Hristo Hristozov — Festival Programmer:
hnhristozov@gmail.com

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