Week of Bulgarian Cinema to Be Held in Qatar
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Movie-star-turned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (r), and Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov (l) during the meeting at Nu Boyana Film in Sofia. Photo by Nu Boyana
A week of Bulgarian cinema will be held in June in the capital of Qatar Doha to showcase the country's best movies and TV series.
The news was reported by the Bulgarian Standard daily, citing Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov.
A special council is to decide which movies and TV series will be featured, but from the latter, the TV hits "Glass Home," "Seven Hours Difference," and "Undercover" will be certainly included.
Rashidov further informs that he had invited Hollywood mega stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mickey Rourke to travel to Doha for the event to share their experiences from filming in Bulgaria the hit action movie The Expendables 2.
The visit of the Hollywood legends and the fest will be held under the patronage of the Qatari princess.
During his trip to Doha, Rashidov will also discuss details about the upcoming display of Bulgaria's famous Thracian "Panagyurishte Gold Treasure."
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