Astrid Lindgren Inspires Young Bulgarian Talents

Society | May 22, 2006, Monday // 00:00
Astrid Lindgren Inspires Young Bulgarian Talents Bertil Roth, the Swedish Ambassador to Bulgaria is amused by the colourful paintings of Bulgarian children who were inspired to paint the heroes from the books of Astrid Lindgren. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)

The lively works of Astrid Lindgren and her charming characters inspired many Bulgarian children to sit down and put down on paper and in vivid colours their view of the characters.

A total of 19 pictures by the young talents were awarded in the contest for children's paintings inspired by the legendary Swedish author, an event which is part of the first festival dedicated to her 100th birth anniversary, organized in Bulgaria.

Swedish Ambassador Bertil Roth and the jury - professor Nikola Manev, Maria Ladova and the chair of the jury Borisslav Stoev - announced the names of the winners on Monday.

"It was a difficult choice - all paintings were so beautiful and inspiring! And although he had decided to award 15 paintings we picked 19", Stoev explained.

"These initiatives reminded me of the childhood and the dreams in which together with Pippi Longstocking we saw the world in different colours", he added.

The paintings will be exhibited at the Euro-Bulgarian culture centre May 26.

The Swedish embassy is organizing the festival for the first time.

"I am extremely glad that we launched a project in Bulgaria to mark the anniversary. It targets the Bulgarian children, who I am sure read with great interest her books," Ambassador Roth said.
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