The 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival started today with the first film in competition "Moonrise Kingdom" starring Bruce Willis.

The 65th Cannes Film Festival started today on the French Riviera. Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, starring Bruce Willis, Bill Murray and Edward Norton is the first film to be shown competing for the festival's biggest prize, the Palme d'Or.

Bulgarian crime thriller "Operation: Shmenti Capelli" won the first prize for best film at the film festival DetectiveFEST, which is taking place in Moscow.

This is the debut of Vladislav Karamfilov, aka Vladi Vargala, as film director and tells the tale of a mystery string of crimes modelled after Bulgarian real lfie.

A conflict between the two largest press business groups in Bulgaria as well as "corporate journalism" undermines the credibility of Bulgarian media, the South and East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) has concluded in a report.

The Vienna-based South and East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) conducted a mission to Sofia, Bulgaria, from April 1 to 4, 2012, in order to assess the latest media developments in the light of changed media ownership and reports of pressure on media.

The Dallas International Film Festival presented by the Boardwalk Auto Group Volkswagen Dealers announced its 2012 award winners at its annual gala, The Dallas Film Society Honors presented by the Arthur E. Benjamin Foundation and supported by the Trinity Diversified Film Fund Advisors. In an evening where independent film and filmmakers were celebrated for their incredible work, award winners were presented with cash prizes and grants that totaled more than $70,000.

Bulgaria is sending for the first time ever a pop folk singer – Sofi Marinova, to represent the country at the Eurovision contest.

Marinova won Wednesday evening the nomination in competition with 11 other finalists in the Bulgarian edition of Eurovision.

Her song "Love Unlimited" was the choice of viewers. The Musical Academy was also part of the vote, but it ranked "Love Unlimited" 3rd, while their pick was the group "New 5" with their song "Chance for Better Life."

Several major Bulgarian newspaper and magazine publishers have founded a new media association in Sofia, after the Union of Publishers in Bulgaria has been ripped apart by conflicts.

The lowest level of internet access in the EU has been registered in Bulgaria with a 45% share of households with such access.

Popular and beloved Bulgarian actor, Velko Kanev, had passed away late Sunday night at the age of 63.

Kanev succumbed to vocal cords cancer, which he was battling since 2009. He underwent several treatments in a clinic in Germany after the Chair of the Union of Bulgarian Actors, Hristo Mutafchiev, issued an appeal for donations. The Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, further assisted for BGN 80 000 to be granted from the State Fund for the Treatment of Bulgarians Abroad.