On April 29, 2011 from 17 pm in the Art Gallery Iliya Beshkov - Pleven is the seventh opened edition of the International Biennial fotofestival "Phodar" organized by “Phodar” Foundation with the municipality of Pleven - "Contemporary Myths". In competitive unit at the festival were obtained 1247 photographs of 140 authors from 27 countries. 9-member interdisciplinary jury: Prof. Alexander Kiossev, culturologist; f.h. Antoine Bojinov, President of the “Phodar” Foundation,Prof. Dr. Georg Kraev, NBU, Dr. Elizabeth Moussakova, art, Ivan Kiuranov, NAA, Ivan Zahariev, zam.-gl. line. c-168 hours; Dr. Maria Vassileva, art, Art Gallery, Nicholas Mihov, student NBU and Dr. Rosen Kolarov set for exhibition 316 photographs of 38 authors from 19 countries: Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Mozambique, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, USA, Serbia,
France, Netherlands, Montenegro, Sweden and South Korea. In the second module festival - "Accompanying exhibitions”, will be presented 10 collections – Antoine Bojinov – “Moscow `89-91", "From the archives of Atanas Darakulev, Smolyan, 1912-1945”, Babak Salari, Iran - Afghanistan, John Houdini, Poland – “Silesia Odysseus ", Jean-Christophe, France -" Tokyo", Ivailo Stoyanov - "Pavilion", Natalie Daust, Canada - "Tokyo hotel stories”. Course Photography at FJMC of Sofia University, Class of 2010 - "The City", Nikola Ivanov, Prague, "Anonymous Zones” and Olof Yarlbro, Sweden - “Nepal and Mao”. Of
April 28 at 11 am in the Art Gallery Iliya Beshkov organizers will hold a press conference. The third module of the festival - theoretical seminar will be held on 30th April, Saturday, from 10 to 16 am. Lecturers in it are Dr. Ales Hradlichka, Dr. Elizabeth Moussakova, Ivailo Stoyanov and Dr. Rosen Kolarov, and guests John and Olof Yarlbro Houdini. In arranging and hanging the exhibition and the seminar will be attended students majoring in photography of the NBU. In the fourth module of the festival 30.04. 2011 14 to 18 am invited curators and authors of accompanying exhibitions will see portfolios of young artists. On May 1, Sunday, is organizing a small tour for the guests of the festival in the near region.
