The first edition of LUNAR Festival of Lights will be held in Sofia between 6th and 9th May 2022. The event will transform the capital of Bulgaria into a big open-air gallery, in which local and international artists will present their high-tech art. Organizer and main artistic collective behind the project is the Bulgarian visual effects studio MP-STUDIO, in partnership with one of the most popular light festivals in the world Festival of Lights International Productions GmbH. The event will be held with the support of the European Parliament in Bulgaria, the representative office of the European Commission in Bulgaria and under the patronage of the Chairman of Sofia Municipal Council Georgi Georgiev.
Hyatt Regency Sofia is one of the emblematic buildings in the capital which will be transformed into works of art. Artists from four countries will turn the facade of Hyatt Regency Sofia into a portal to different cultures, united under the theme “divARTsity”. Among them will be the Australian artist Nick Azidis, the Bulgarian MP-STUDIO, the Indian Knownsense Studios and the legendary Frenchman Thierry Noir – the first graffiti artist to paint on the Berlin Wall in the 80s of the last century.
Young people will have the opportunity to gain new knowledge in the area of the contemporary audio-visual arts, during the free trainings, organized as part of the festival and hosted by Hyatt Regency Sofia. On May 7 and 8, Bulgarian and international experts will share their knowledge in the field of high-tech audio-visual arts. The creation of 3D mapping, exciting animations, music through artificial intelligence and the art of night photography will be just some of the topics of the LUNAR training program.
Registration for the workshops is now open.
More information and all current news about LUNAR can be found here.
If you are interested, check the festival programme below.
