Dear Friends,

The movie “Wedlock” by the director Magdalena Ralcheva is the Bulgarian selection at the annual European Film Festival (EUFF) 2025, which will be held in Vancouver from November 13 to 26, 2025.

The movie will be screened in Vancouver
on Novеmber 19th (Wednesday) at 8:40pm
at The Cinematheque- 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC

In the Rhodope Mountains at the turn of the 20th century, the headstrong daughter of a wealthy landowner falls in love with a wild-spirited orphan boy. What starts as a familiar story of forbidden romance takes a series of unexpected turns when Hatte (Ralitsa Stoyanova) tries to elope after her betrothal to an unwanted suitor. The drama stages intergenerational love triangles and long-simmering familial resentments in an unforgiving landscape, where every character faces impossible choices between love and responsibility, freedom and sacrifice, honor and sin.

Movie Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aihxJfzTkvY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fthecinematheque.ca%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Awards:

• “Golden Rose” Festival – 2024, Varna, Bulgaria “Critics Guild” Award – Magdalena Ralcheva, “Scenography” Award – Ivelina Mineva
• 11 nominations at the “Vasil Gendov” National Awards – 2025
• “Best Costumes” Award – Marta Mironska “Golden Linden” International Film Festival, Bulgaria – 2025
• “Best Actress” Award – Ralitsa Stoyanova
• “Audience Award” for the film “Wedlock” International Film Festival Western Gate, Russia – 2025
• Best Director Award – Magdalena Ralcheva Best International Film Festival – Romania – 2024
• Best Sound Design – Alexander Simeonov
• Honourable Mention for Direction – Magdalena Ralcheva
• Honourable Mention for Cinematography – Emil Hristov Bridges International Film Festival – Corinth, Greece
• Golden Pegasus for Best Cinematography – Emil Hristov
• Best Production Design – Magdalena Ralcheva Golden Aphrodite International Film Festival – Cyprus
• Best Director – Magdalena Ralcheva
• Best Cinematography – Emil Hristov Black Owl Film Festival – Bodrum, Turkey
• Best Film – Magdalena Ralcheva
• Best Director – Magdalena Ralcheva
• Best Actress – Ralitsa Stoyanova Around Films International Film Festival
• Best Feature Film – Barcelona, August 2024
• Audience Award – Berlin, September 2024
• Jaipur International Film Festival – India- Red Rose Award for Best Film & Best Visual Effects

Tickets:
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2025/wedlock

More information about the festival can be found at:
https://www.thecinematheque.ca/series/euff-2025

Join us!

Bulgarian- Canadian Society of BC