Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
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based in Sofia
Sofia
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, the capital of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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. It is the first Bulgarian university in the field of theatre and film arts and was founded in 1948, being the only public and state-run institution of its kind in the country.
The academy, welcoming about 120 new students a year (of which some 20 international), is located in three neighbouring buildings in the centre of Sofia, and disposes of a Training Drama Theatre (since 1957), a Training Puppet Theatre (since 1966), a cinema and video hall and an educational audiovisual centre, as well as an academical information centre that stores 60,000 volumes of Bulgarian and international literature. NATFA also has a student dormitory in Studentski grad
Studentski grad
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As of 2006, new actors are taught by leading Bulgarian professors in acting within the classes of: Prof. Stefan Danailov, Prof. Dimitrina Gyurova, Prof. Zdravko Mitkov, Prof. Margarita Mladenova, Prof. Plamen Markov, Prof. Snezhina Tankovska, Prof. Atanas Atanasov.
Rectors
- Dimitar Mitov (1948–1952)
- Lyubomir Tenev (1952–1953)
- Boyan Danovski (1953–1954)
- Dimitar Mitov (1954–1961)
- Zhelcho Mandadzhiev (1961–1964)
- Vasil Kolevski (1964–1968)
- Stefan Karakostov (1968–1970)
- Ivan Chipev (1970–1976)
- Krastyo Goranov (1976–1981)
- Nadezhda Seykova (1981–1987)
- Encho Halachev (1987–1989)
- Hristo Rukov (1989–2001)
- Zdravko Mitkov (2001–2003)
- Stanislav Semerdzhiev (2003–incumbent)