National Statistical Institute

'Education and Culture Statistics' Department

David Milanov                       

Chief Expert

2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria

[email protected]

+ 359 2 9857 602

The data refers to the number of produced films. The survey included indicators for the type of film (Full-length films, Short- and medium-length films). The data indicate and the purpose of produced film (for the cinema network and for the television).

In the number of produced Full-length films for the cinema network are included:

· 100% national films - produced by producers entirely with funds from national origin;

·  international coproduction - produced with funds from domestic and foreign producers.

· Register of Film Producers;

· Films by type;

· Films by purpose.

Includes the activity of the National Film Center and private producers.

Film industry is the production, distribution, promotion, exhibition and storage of films.

Units of observation are the National Film Center and private producers.

The target populations are all film producers.

For the Republic of Bulgaria.

2003 - 2018

Not applicable.

Number, BGN

Yearly.

· Law on Statistics;

· Law on the film industry.

There are agreements to exchange data with:

· Eurostat questionnaire for audiovisual statistics - completed on the basis of a gentlemen's agreement;

· Ministry of Culture.

· Law on Statistics;

· Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.

The date for publication of statistical information is listed in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480

Data is published on the NSI website, section Culture in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.

Annual.

Regular press release, related to the data.

· Statistical Yearbook;

· Statistical Reference Book;

· 'Bulgaria' (brochure);

· Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria?.

Data on film productionare available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - Film production: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4615

Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.

Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.

Survey Methodology: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_4_Methodology_en.pdf

Quality documents are under preparation.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The main users of statistical information by the survey of film production are:

· Ministry of Culture;

· End users - including the media ? interested from the film production in the Republic of Bulgaria.

Not applicable.

High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.

The survey is exhaustive. There have been several preliminary estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when it is possible. Preliminary estimates are considered plausible.

Not applicable.

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The data for film production are available in the form of tables 5 months after the end of the data collection.

The terms of the previous position are strictly observed.

Not applicable.

The data are comparable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The average length for filling the statistical report by the respondents is about 30 minutes.

Not applicable (preliminary data not published).

Not applicable (preliminary data not published).

Source of data are:

· National Film Center;

· Bulgarian National Television;

· Private film producers.

Yearly

Data are collected via electronic questionnaire "Report on the activities of film production". Respondents send the questionnaire by e-mail.

In the head office of the NSI is being done:

· The logical control of micro data;

· The logic control of aggregate data.

Data processing is performed with statistical software.

Not applicable.