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Daisy Ridley’s ‘Young Woman and the Sea’ Among 30 Projects to Shoot in Bulgaria in Two Years: ‘That Was the Start of a Good Relationship With Disney’
More than 30 projects have been awarded Bulgaria's 25% rebate since it launched two years ago, including Daisy Ridley's "Young Woman and the Sea."
At the Variety Global Conversations Summit held on Friday at Lucia Beach in Cannes, Stefan Prohorov, international relation expert at the Bulgarian National Film Center, reported that more than 30 projects — including Disney+’s “Young Woman and the Sea,” which stars Daisy Ridley and is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer — have been awarded Bulgaria’s 25% cash rebate since it launched two years ago. Krassimira Belev, a Bulgarian actor, producer and writer, who is premiering her first feature film “The Therapy” at Cannes, said the country also has plenty to offer independent filmmakers. Almost anyone can be your fixer in Bulgaria.” Lerner referred to the country as a “hub of creativity,” and added: “So many people that come as filmmakers actually want to buy houses there and live there, and they love Sofia.
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