Bulgaria

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

DecisionGradeTermCapacity set
Accredited9.512 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2032—
Accredited97 Nov 2019 – 7 Nov 2025920
Accredited9.1414 Sept 2012 – 14 Sept 2018850

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 fieldDecision as listedTermBachelor's capacityMaster's capacity
8.4. Drama and film artТеатрално и филмово изкуствоAccredited, grade 9.6112 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

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Acting for drama theatreАктьорство за драматичен театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Acting for drama theatreАктьорство за драматичен театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch
Puppetry actingАктьорство за куклен театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
AnimationАнимацияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Animation and film designАнимация и филмов дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Animation and film designАнимация и филмов дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch
DramaturgyДраматургияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
International program "Pathfinder"Международна програма "Pathfinder"joint programmeFull-time3 yearsEnglishScreen Arts Faculty
Directing for drama theatreРежисура за драматичен театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Directing for puppet theatreРежисура за куклен театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
ScenographyСценографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Dance and performanceТанц и пърформансFull-time4 yearsBulgarianNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch
Dance and performanceТанц и пърформансFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Dance theaterТанцов театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Theatre studies and theatre managementТеатрознание и театрален мениджмънтFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Theatre of movementТеатър на движениетоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Film and television designФилмов и телевизионен дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Movie and TV soundФилмов и телевизионен звукFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Film and television editingФилмов и телевизионен монтажFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Film and TV JournalismФилмова и телевизионна журналистикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Film and television directingФилмова и телевизионна режисураFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Film and television cinematographyФилмово и телевизионно операторствоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Film and television productionФилмово и телевизионно продуценствоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
PhotographyФотографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty

Master's after a degree17 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Анимационна режисураFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Анимационна режисураFull-time1 yearBulgarianNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) – Burgas Branch
Screen dramaЕкранна драматургияFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Motion picture directingЕкранна режисураFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Aesthetics of applied photographyЕстетика на приложната фотографияFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Management in film artsМениджмънт в екранните изкустваFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Management in the performing arts and industriesМениджмънт в сценичните изкуства и индустрииFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Educational and therapeutic puppet theatreОбразователен и терапевтичен куклен театърFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Public speechПублична речFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Directing in puppet theatre practicesРежисура в куклено-театралните практикиFull-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Directing in the performing artsРежисура в сценичните изкустваFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Contemporary cinema in world cultureСъвременно кино в световната култураFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Theatre artТеатрално изкуствоFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Theater arts in an educational environmentТеатрално изкуство в образователна средаFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Theater arts and dramaturgyТеатрално изкуство и драматургияFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Performing Arts
Photographic artФотографско изкуствоFull-time1 yearBulgarianScreen Arts Faculty
Choreography in the Performing ArtsХореография в сценичните изкустваFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty 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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