FOURTEENTH
INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE FESTIVAL « SOLEIL »
01.06 – 08.06.2025, SOZOPOL
PROGRAM
01.06.2025 (SUNDAY)
- Official opening of the International Plain-air Workshop « Soleil », with the participation of painters from Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, North Macedonia.
Beginning: 14:30 h.
Place: « Green Life Resort » Complex
- Official opening of the Fourteenth International Francophone Festival « Soleil » under the patronage of Mr. Tihomir Yanakiev, mayor of Sozopol.
Concert of Margarita Hranova.
Beginning: 20:00 h.
Place: Amphitheatre in ancient town of Sozopol.
02.06.2025 (MONDAY)
- Solemn session “Diplomacy and Culture” on the occasion of 20th anniversary of the establishment of the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs.
Beginning: 14:00 h.
Place: Municipality council, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Official opening of the exhibition “Bulgaria and Mosaics”. The exhibition is kindly provided by State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs.
Beginning: 16:30 h.
Place: Archeological Museum, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Official opening of exhibition of original books “French Travelers in the Balkans 18th – 19th Century”. Kindly provided by the University Library “St. Kliment Ohridski” at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
Beginning: 17:00 h.
Place: Archeological Museum, ancient town of Sozopol.
03.06.2025 (TUESDAY)
- Art workshop “Ebru” – traditional Turkish technique, painting on water. Free access and participation.
The event is organized with the kind assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye to Bulgaria.
Beginning: 16:30 h.
Place: Gallery of fine arts in ancient town of Sozopol.
- Fashion Show “Turkish Red and Moon White”.
The event is organized with the kind assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye to Bulgaria.
Beginning: 19:30 h.
Place: Amphitheatre in ancient town of Sozopol.
04.06.2025 (WEDNESDAY)
- Official opening of engraving exposition “Theodore Leblanc: Images of Greece and Asia Minor”. The exposition is kindly provided by the Central Library of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Beginning: 18:00 h.
Place: Gallery of fine arts in ancient town of Sozopol.
- Official opening of the exhibition “A Man and a Woman”. The history of the Cannes festivals through posters and billboards. Author: Mrs. Ivelina Kuncheva.
Beginning: 18:30 h.
Place: Gallery of fine arts in ancient town of Sozopol.
- Concert “The Other Greek Music”. Authentic Greek music.
Musical director Giorgos Mavrakis. The concert is organized with the kind assistance of the Embassy of Greece in Bulgaria.
Beginning: 20:00 h.
Place: Amphitheatre in ancient town of Sozopol.
05.06.2025 (THURSDAY)
- Official opening of the International Animation Festival “Soleil” – collage animation. Competition program.
Beginning: 15.00 h.
Place: Cinematographic club of the « Otetz Paisiy » Community center, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Art workshop – how to make a collage animation.
Beginning: 15.30 h.
Place: Cinematographic club of the « Otetz Paisiy » Community center, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Official opening of the exhibition “Neglected Memories”, assemblage. Author: Antonia Avramova
Beginning: 18.00 h.
Place: Ethnographic Museum, Sozopol.
- „Jazz is love“. Jazz concert, soloist Vessela Morov – vocals, Emil Pehlivanov – percussions, Martin Denev – piano, Alexandar Lekov – bass.
Beginning: 20:00 h.
Place: The Amphitheatre in ancient town of Sozopol.
06.06.2025 (FRIDAY)
- Art workshop – how to make a collage animation.
Beginning: 10.00 h.
Place: Cinematographic club of the « Otetz Paisiy » Community center, ancient town of Sozopol.
- International Animation Festival “Soleil”. Out-of-competition program.
First block – selected from Bulgarian animation.
Second block – selected from the work of Marko Tadić, Croatia.
Beginning: 11.00 h.
Place: Cinematographic club of the « Otetz Paisiy » Community center, ancient town of Sozopol.
- International Animation Festival “Soleil” – collage animation. Competition program.
Beginning: 14.30 h.
Place: Cinematographic club of the « Otetz Paisiy » Community center, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Art workshop – how to make a collage animation.
Beginning: 15.30 h.
Place: Cinematographic club of the « Otetz Paisiy » Community center, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Official opening of the exhibition “Graphic Comments and Pictorial Reminiscences”. The exhibition is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Cultural and Information Center of the Republic of North Macedonia in Bulgaria.
Authors: Mariyan Dzingarov and Ivo Petsov, Republic of North Macedonia.
Beginning: 18.00 h.
Place: Center for Art and Archaeology, ancient town of Sozopol.
- Concert “Long Journey”. Soloists: Plamenka Trajkovska – violin, Milena Gievska – violin, Ljubitsa Boshkoska – viola, Aleksandra Janevska – cello.
The concert is organized with the kind assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia in Bulgaria.
Beginning: 20:00 h.
Place: Archeological Museum, ancient town of Sozopol.
07.06.2025 (SATURDAY)
- Official closure of the International Plain-air Workshop « Soleil ». Exposition of participants’ paintings.
Beginning: 14:00 h.
Place: « Green Life Resort » Complex.
- Official closure of the Thirteenth International Francophone Festival « Soleil ».
Awarding of the distinguished participants in the International Animation Festival “Soleil” – collage animation.
Concert by Vladimir Mihaylov and REWIND, Mihaela Mihaylova (vocals, ukulele, violin), Mihail Shishkov (slide guitar), Petar Rangelov (bass), Martin Profirov (percussion).
Beginning: 19:00 h.
Place: Amphitheatre in ancient town of Sozopol.
