Posted: Tue., Feb. 24, 2009, 5:05pm PT

Sofia Intl. Film Festival schedule

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'Palermo Shooting'

OPENING NIGHT

"The Billy Goat," Georgy Djulgerov (Bulgaria)

CLOSING NIGHT

"Palermo Shooting," Wim Wenders (Germany-France-Italy)

BRITISH GALA

"Slumdog Millionaire," Danny Boyle (U.K.)

TURKISH GALA

"Three Monkeys," Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)

BULGARIAN GALA

"Farewell to Hemingway," Svetoslav Ovcharov (Bulgaria)

AWARDS CEREMONY GALA

"Waltz With Bashir," Ari Folman (Israel-Germany-France-U.S.)

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

• "Autumn," Ozcan Alper (Germany-Turkey)

• "Awakening From a Dream," Freddy Mas Franqueza (Spain)

• "Possible Lives," Sandra Gugliotta (Argentina)

• "The Firm Land," Chapour Haghighat (France-India-Iran)

• "For My Father," Dror Zahavi (Germany-Israel)

• "Baksy" (Native Dancer), Guka Omarova (Russia-Kazakhstan)

• "Franklyn," Gerald McMorrow (U.K.)

• "Chiko," Ozgur Yildirim (Germany)

• "The Happiest Girl in the World," Radu Jude (Romania)

• "Cumbia Callier," Rene Villareal (Mexico)

• "Bahrtalo" Robert Lakatos (Hungary)

• "Zift," Yavor Gardev (Bulgaria)