Nu Boyana Film Studios (Bulgarian: Ню Бояна Филм, romanized: Nyu Boyana Film) are film studios situated in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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| Industry | Cinematography |
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| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yariv Lerner, CEO |
| Website | nuboyana |
The film production complex was opened in 1962 and was state owned until 2005 when it was bought by one of the longest-running independent film companies in Hollywood, Nu Image and Millennium Films. With an approximate area of 30 hectares (75 acres), the complex features 10 sound stages and various standing sets – New York, London, Middle Eastern street, St Paul's Cathedral and a big ancient set, complete with a Roman colosseum.[1]
Boyana Film was the main location for film production during the communist regime when Bulgarian cinema was at its peak.
Since 2020 the company established Nu Boyana Film Studios Hellenic SA, with production studios in Thermi, Greece.
Productions
editFilm
editMost internationally popular films serviced at the studio:
- The Black Dahlia (2006)
- The Contract (2006)
- Hitman (2007)
- Day of the Dead (2008)
- War, Inc. (2008)
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
- Ninja (2009)
- Thick as Thieves (2009)
- The Grudge 3 (2009)
- The Fourth Kind (2009)
- The Expendables (2010)
- The Way Back (2010)
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
- The Expendables 2 (2012)
- Kon-Tiki (2012)
- Getaway (2013)
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- The Expendables 3 (2014)
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
- Autómata (2014)
- The Legend of Hercules (2014)
- Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
- Survivor (2015)
- Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
- Kung Fury (2015)
- Boyka: Undisputed (2016)
- London Has Fallen (2016)
- Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
- The Bleeder (2016)
- Criminal (2016)
- Chuck (2016)
- Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017)
- Vivegam (2017)
- Loving Pablo (2017)
- Leatherface (2017)
- Hunter Killer (2017)
- The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
- Bullet Head (2017)
- Security (2017)
- Acts of Vengeance (2017)
- The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
- Rambo: Last Blood (2018)
- The Angel (2018)
- 211 (2018)
- Hunter Killer (2018)
- Hellboy (2019)
- Angel Has Fallen (2019)
- After We Fell (2021)
- Jolt (2021)
- Till Death (2021)
- The Devil's Light (2021)
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
- The Protégé (2021)
- After Ever Happy (2022)
- The Princess (2022)
- Memory (2022)
- The Enforcer (2022)
- The Offering (2023)
- Beautiful Disaster (2023)
- Cobweb (2023)
- Expend4bles (2023)
- The Bricklayer (2024)
- Wanted Man (2024)
- Air Force One Down (2024)
- Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)
- Dirty Angels (2024)
- Red Sonja (TBA)
- Kung Fury 2 (TBA)
Television
edit- Absentia (2017) – AXN – Sony Pictures
- Section Zero (2016) – Canal + Europa Corp.
- Plebs (2013 Present) – ITV2
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) – BBC
- Barbarians Rising (2016) – History Channel
- Spartacus (2004)
- The Aliens (2016)
- Stolen Life (2016) - Nova Television
- Bromans (2017) - ITV2
- The Outpost (2018) - The CW
- Into the Night (2020) - Netflix
- Doctor Who (2016, 2020) - BBC One
Ukrainian Refugees
editNu Boyana Studios started a program to help refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They sent vehicles to pick up refugees crossing the Ukraine border to Moldova, and transported them to Bulgaria.[2] Nu Boyana CEO Yariv Lerner said he put a call out that said, "To all those in need in the film industry, and if you're looking for work, we welcome you here."[3]
References
edit- ^ "A Fascinating Place in Bulgaria: Nu Boyana Film Studios". The Sofia Globe. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (2022-03-01). "Nu Boyana Studios Organizing Convoys, Job Fair to Help Ukraine Refugees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Kyiv-Sofia-Hollywood | Ukrainians Rebuild in Bulgarian Film Industry | 52 Documentary, retrieved 2022-12-01