Francesca & Giovanni
The true, emotional love story of Italian magistrates Francesca Morvillo and Giovanni Falcone set against their courageous fight against the Sicilian mafia.
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[ 34TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
LOVE
LOVE
IS
FOLLY
The festival of romantic cinema. Where love and great art meet the audience.
LOCATION
Varna Festival and Congress Center
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL “LOVE IS FOLLY” — CINEMA & ROMANCE BY THE SEA — 34 YEARS OF CINEMATIC PASSION — FROM 1993 TO 2026 — BOLD STORIES — VARNA BULGARIA — INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL “LOVE IS FOLLY” — CINEMA & ROMANCE BY THE SEA — 34 YEARS OF CINEMATIC PASSION — FROM 1993 TO 2026 — BOLD STORIES — VARNA BULGARIA —
THE
LEGACY
Established in 1993. Over 1,500 feature films have been shown at the festival to date.
EXPLORE HISTORY1993
SELECTED
Life in a Beat
When a 20-year-old Athenian woman simultaneously loses her job and discovers she is pregnant, she must make bold choices to regain control of her life and achieve independence.
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The Lesson
A top attorney taking on a complex harassment suit finds her personal trauma blurring the lines between reality and memory.
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The Grand Prize
The Aphrodite Award
Each year a golden statuette of Aphrodite, goddess of love, is bestowed upon the film that best captures the enduring power of human connection. Since 1993, thirty-three laureates have carried her home. The creator of this beautiful statuette is the renowned Varna sculptor Plamen Bratanov.
