National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts

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    The Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts[a] (commonly referred to as NATFIZ)[b] is a performing, cinematic and media arts institution of higher education based in Sofia. It is the first Bulgarian university in the field of theatre and film arts. It was founded in 1948, being the only public and state-run institution of its kind in the country.[1]

    The Academy enrolls about 120 new students every year, including 20 international students. It is located in three adjacent buildings in

    Studentski grad.[1]

    History

    After the

    Ivan Vazov National Theater. Subsequently, as Bulgarian press
    raised the idea of creating a higher theatre school, it turned into the first Bulgarian State Higher Theater School in 1948.

    Boyan Danovski's 1952 directing class

    In its first class, 22 students were admitted in

    theater studies
    . Initially, the duration of all courses was four years, but it was later extended to five for directors and theater critics. The school's first seventeen teachers were prominent experts in theater art and theater critics. Over the years, the number of teachers increased and the curriculum improved.

    Dimitar Mitov, a prominent author, publicist and literary and theater critic, was appointed as the first rector. The School was initially housed at 43 Vasil Levski Boulevard, but the building turned out to be too small to accommodate all of its students. In 1951, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Krastyo Sarafov’s birth, the school was named after him, and in 1954 it was renamed to Krastyo Sarafov Higher Institute of Theater Arts.

    In 1955, the Institute received a new building with three stages and a larger audience capacity, located at 108A

    amphitheater hall has 430 seats. In 1962, the Institute introduced a puppetry acting course. A decade later, directing for puppet theater was also added. In 1966, the Training Puppet Theater was inaugurated with a performance of The Carnival of the Animals to the music of Camille Saint-Saëns, directed and written by Nikolina Georgieva. It is located at 20 Stefan Karadja Street and has a hall with 100 seats. In 1973, new courses such as filmmaking and cinematography
    were added to the Institute's curriculum.

    On 1 August 1995, the university received its current name: Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theater and Film Arts.[1]

    Notable alumni

    Academy Award
    -nominated actress

    Notes

    1. ^ Bulgarian: Национална академия за театрално и филмово изкуство "Кръстьо Сарафов"
    2. ^ An abbreviation of the Academy's name in Bulgarian.

    References

    1. ^ a b c "НАТФИЗ" (in Bulgarian). National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

    External links

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