The nineteenth edition of Sofia Film Fest will honor the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema in May.

Ten classic Bulgarian movies will be featured, as well as another ten contemporary productions.

The Peach Thief (1964), by director Vulo Radev tells the story of a Bulgarian army officer falling in love with a Serbian prisoner in WWII. Based on the story by Emilian Stanev, the movie one of the all-time favourites of the Bulgarian audience.

Monday morning (1966) has been deemed illegal for over twenty years. This May, however, the audience will have the opportunity to see Pepa Nikolova's acting debut. The story revolves around the life of young woman, condemned by society on account of her free spirit.

Binka Zhelyazkova's satirical film Tied Balloon (1967) depicts the characteristics of the Bulgarian national mentality. Film critics have largely praised it as one of the most successful adaptation of the classic Bulgarian author Radichkov.

One of the all-time most acclaimed movies The Goat Horn (1972) will also be featured in the program. The unforgettable performances by Katya Paskaleva, Anton Gorchev and Milen Penev helpd bring Nikolay Haytov's script to life. Among the many awards of the film is the Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The counting of the wild hares (1973) by Eduard Zahariev is a satirical comedy, aimed at depicting the bureaucratic pseudo-patriotic habits of people in contemporary life.

The winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlinare in 1978, Bulgarian film Advantage will also be showed in Sofia in May. It tells the story of a young capable man, trying to find his way in life, and in the meantime working as nothing but a pickpocket.

Rangel Valchanov's The Patent Leather Shoes of the Unknown Soldier (1979) is a touching and thought-provoking tale of the shift in our perception of the world over time.

The drama It's All About Love (1979) by director Borislav Sharaliev produced one of Bulgaria's biggest stars and sex symbols of all time, Ivan Ivanov.

All for Love on the other hand, is a drama revolving around the lives of people in an ordinary Bulgarian family. The father gets involved in bribery, while he is trying to provide for his wife and son as a truck driver. The all-encompassing story of hope, redemption, inner struggles, and the desire to remain true to your beliefs, has become one of Bulgaria's favorite movies of all time.
Critics often say that the last movie in the selection is the epitome of the inner struggle of Bulgarian youth over the course of the never ending ''transitional period'' in the country. Pieces of Love (1989) by director Ivan Cherkelov certainly raised a lot of questions.

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