National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts
Национална академия за театрално и филмово изкуство "Кръстьо Сарафов"
State university · Sofia · www.natfiz.bg
Latest institutional decision
9.51 / 10
Accredited, grade 9.51, to 2 Apr 2032
Bachelor's and master's programmes
41
24 bachelor's, 17 master's
Taught in English
1
Accredited doctoral programmes
2
of 2 in the register — counted, not listed
Institutional accreditation
| Decision | Grade | Term | Capacity set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited | 9.51 | 2 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2032 | — |
| Accredited | 9 | 7 Nov 2019 – 7 Nov 2025 | 920 |
| Accredited | 9.14 | 14 Sept 2012 – 14 Sept 2018 | 850 |
Grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's (NEAA), out of 10, as the register lists them. They are shown as facts, never used to rank, and a grade from one procedure isn't comparable with another's. Terms are compared with the date we read the register only; where a listed term has ended, the register lists no later decision, and this page doesn't say whether the institution is accredited now.
Capacity is the maximum number of students an accreditation decision allows — a ceiling, not the number enrolled. The register holds no student numbers; the ministry's Rating System, which has them, sits behind a browser check we don't bypass, and the national open-data portal refused our connection.
Professional fields accredited (1)
| Professional field | Decision as listed | Term | Bachelor's capacity | Master's capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4. Drama and film artТеатрално и филмово изкуство | Accredited, grade 9.61 | 12 Feb 2026 – 12 Feb 2030 | — | — |
The register's current record for each field; earlier decisions for the same field are kept by the register and not shown. Bachelor's capacity includes professional bachelor's; a capacity the register gives as 0 or leaves blank is shown as —, since the register uses 0 even for fields with programmes. Some older records carry no grade or procedure.
Programmes (41)
By degree in our order, then by name.
Bachelor's24 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acting for drama theatreАктьорство за драматичен театър | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Acting for drama theatreАктьорство за драматичен театър | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch |
| Puppetry actingАктьорство за куклен театър | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| AnimationАнимация | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Animation and film designАнимация и филмов дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Animation and film designАнимация и филмов дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch |
| DramaturgyДраматургия | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| International program "Pathfinder"Международна програма "Pathfinder"joint programme | Full-time | 3 years | English | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Directing for drama theatreРежисура за драматичен театър | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Directing for puppet theatreРежисура за куклен театър | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| ScenographyСценография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Dance and performanceТанц и пърформанс | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch |
| Dance and performanceТанц и пърформанс | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Dance theaterТанцов театър | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Theatre studies and theatre managementТеатрознание и театрален мениджмънт | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Theatre of movementТеатър на движението | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Film and television designФилмов и телевизионен дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Movie and TV soundФилмов и телевизионен звук | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Film and television editingФилмов и телевизионен монтаж | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Film and TV JournalismФилмова и телевизионна журналистика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Film and television directingФилмова и телевизионна режисура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Film and television cinematographyФилмово и телевизионно операторство | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Film and television productionФилмово и телевизионно продуценство | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| PhotographyФотография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
Master's after a degree17 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Анимационна режисура | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Анимационна режисура | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch |
| Screen dramaЕкранна драматургия | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Motion picture directingЕкранна режисура | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Aesthetics of applied photographyЕстетика на приложната фотография | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Management in film artsМениджмънт в екранните изкуства | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Management in the performing arts and industriesМениджмънт в сценичните изкуства и индустрии | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Educational and therapeutic puppet theatreОбразователен и терапевтичен куклен театър | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Public speechПублична реч | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Directing in puppet theatre practicesРежисура в куклено-театралните практики | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Directing in the performing artsРежисура в сценичните изкуства | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Contemporary cinema in world cultureСъвременно кино в световната култура | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Theatre artТеатрално изкуство | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Theater arts in an educational environmentТеатрално изкуство в образователна среда | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Theater arts and dramaturgyТеатрално изкуство и драматургия | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
| Photographic artФотографско изкуство | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Screen Arts Faculty |
| Choreography in the Performing ArtsХореография в сценичните изкуства | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Performing Arts |
Programmes are the bachelor's and master's programmes in the register, one row per programme and form of study (full-time and part-time are two rows). Doctoral programmes are counted, not listed. Languages are the register's language of instruction; English names are the register's own, shown only where they read as a name.
What isn't here
Not in the register: enrolment, fees, entry scores and graduate outcomes. Faculties and branches are in it, but most carry no link to their institution, so they aren't listed here.
Students from abroad: the European Commission's Study in Europe profile says applicants apply under EU-citizen rules, through bilateral agreements or as international non-EU students, and should check each university's admission requirements.
Also in Sofia: "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence College, "Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher School, Academy of Ministry of Interior, College of Management, Trade and Marketing, Medical University of Sofia, National Academy of Art, National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov", National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", New Bulgarian University, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Technical University - Sofia, Theatre College "Luben Groys", Todor Kableshkov University of Transport, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, University of Forestry, University of Insurance and Finance, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski", University of National and World Economy, University of Telecommunications and Post
Source: National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID) — Register of Higher Education Institutions (Регистър на висшите училища), kept for the Ministry of Education and Science; read 6 November 2026. Accreditation grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's. English names and labels, grouping and order are ours; contact data left out. Not endorsed by NACID.
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