National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts

National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
TypePublic
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
RectorStanislav Semerdzhiev
Academic staff
259
Students700 (approx.)
Location,
42°41′32.26″N 23°19′33.72″E / 42.6922944°N 23.3260333°E / 42.6922944; 23.3260333
CampusUrban
Affiliations
Websitewww.natfiz.bg

The Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts[a] (commonly referred to as NATFIZ)[b] is a performing, cinematic and media arts institution of higher education based in Sofia. It is the first Bulgarian university in the field of theatre and film arts. It was founded in 1948, being the only public and state-run institution of its kind in the country.[1]

The Academy enrolls about 120 new students every year, including 20 international students. It is located in three adjacent buildings in downtown Sofia: a Training Drama Theatre (est. 1957), a Training Puppet Theatre (est. 1966), a cinema and video hall and an educational audiovisual centre, as well as an academic information centre that stores 60,000 volumes of Bulgarian and international literature. NATFA has a student dormitory in Studentski grad.[1]


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