The Screen Arts Sector celebrated the 75th anniversary of Petar Karjilov, DSc, and the publication of his new book, “From Luna AD to the Cinema Education in the Villages”

On January 12, a celebration was held at the Odeon Cinema on the occasion of the anniversary of the distinguished historian of Bulgarian cinema, film critic and fiction writer, Petar Karjilov, DSc, an associate member of the Screen Arts Sector, and the publication of his new book, part of the publication program of the project FILM CULTURE, ARTS AND NATIONAL IMAGES IN BULGARIA (1920–1940), supported by the Scientific Research Fund at the Ministry of Science and Education.
During the evening, Prof. Andronika Martonova, PhD, (Institute of Art Studies), Prof. Bozhidar Manov, DSc,  Prof. Radost Neykova, PhD (NATFA),  Rosen Spasov, PhD (Bulgarian National Film Archive), Toni Nikolov (Editor-in-Chief of the Culture Portal and Culture Magazine), Kalin Nikolov (artist of the first book of P. Karjilov with fiction stories and novels, "The Orbit of Sisyphus") and Ivan Pavlov (Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Film and Television Creators) spoke about the honouree and his work. On behalf of the Screen Arts Sector, the Director of the Institute of Art Studies, Prof. Joanna Spassova-Dikova, PhD, presented Petar Karjilov with a sculpture depicting the Vitruvian Man, based on Leonardo da Vinci's famous sketch.