RIFE’s second edition will take place in Smolyan, Bulgaria from 7 to 12 July 2022.
The Festival will screen films from Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Israel, Austria, Bulgaria and others.
More than 700 films have been submitted for the competition, however after selection about 30 films will be screened.
On the last two days of the festival, 11th and 12th July, as a treat for the Smolyan’s citizens and guests, new Bulgarian documentaries will be screened, which are out of competition.
Official opening of the Festival will take place on 7th July 2022 in the town of Smolyan, with the film “Voev”, Bulgaria, 2022, 77′ under the open sky.
On the 10th of July, an open-air concert of the attractive funk-jazz-ethno formation CINGA MANGA FUNK will take place in the Amphitheatre space of the cultural complex of Smolyan, which will mark the official closing of the festival’s competition programs.
All screenings are free of charge.