THE CONTEMPORARY HEROES

Ruin, collapsed buildings, shattered destinies, shock, despair. Nearly a month after the earthquakes, Turkey and Syria are struggling to recover from the initial horror. After the night of 6 February, tens of thousands lost their lives under tons of concrete and iron, and millions were left homeless. But hope was not dashed. That same day, Bulgarian teams organized in just a few hours and traveled to our southern neighbor to search for survivors. Firefighters and volunteers from the Mountain Rescue Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross set off in a race against time.

Author: Irina Ivanova
Cameraman: Irina Ivanova, Yulian Stoyanov

"GROWS BUT DOES NOT GET OLD"

The video tells how after 1879 Sofia became a European city, as well as who is the architect who built most of the emblematic buildings in the capital.

The video is the winner of the Grand Prize "Golden Rose" in the category "Television" at the third annual awards of the Ministry of Tourism in 2018.

Author: Jivko Konstantinov
Cameraman: Emil Alexandrov

POPE JOHN XXIII - THE BULGARIAN POPE

"PACEM IN TERRIS - PEACE OF EARTH" - under this motto, went the visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria in 2019. It is a memorial to another pope - Pope John XXIII, who headed the Holy See in the middle of the last century. Why he is known as the "Bulgarian Pope", see in the video.

Author: Yana Nikolova
Cameraman: Blagoy Momchilov

FOREVER AT THE TOP

Energetic and discovering the positive in every situation, with an open smile and a shrewd look, he attracted thousands. What did Boyan Petrov think about the end of the trip, was he afraid of death, of the peaks, of Shishapangma?

Author: Dragomir Tanev

TO "HEAR" THE NORTHERN LIGHT

How does the Northern Lights sound and is it possible for a mobile phone to read the sound of one of the most beautiful phenomena on our planet? A team from NOVA was the only one in Bulgaria to film the world's first symphony composed through artificial intelligence (AI).

Author: Hristiania Chervenkova
Cameraman: Georgi Georgiev

Gamcheon Culture Village 

A former refugee camp in South Korea has been turned into a beautiful colorful village that attracts millions of tourists each year. With its steep hills, winding streets, breathtaking views, delicious food and countless opportunities to take unique photos, the village becomes a must-see destination if you visit Busan.

Author: Alexandra Taseva
Cameramen: Alexandra Taseva, Christian Popov

SOUTH KOREA AND THE 'ZERO WASTE' STRATEGY

At the end of last year, NOVA was the only Bulgarian media outlet to attend the Smart Cities of the Future forum, organized for the  Association of Southeast Asian Nations –Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan. It was there that our team saw the innovative technologies for recycling not only water but also household waste.

Author: Alexandra Taseva
Cameramen: Alexandra Taseva, Christian Popov

THE 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE OF SOUTH KOREA 

In the country of morning freshness they have been introducing and maintaining a toll system since 1969. Today, the service is easy and accessible through a small solar on-board device that anyone can purchase. See what drivers in Korea have to say about one of the oldest toll systems in the world.

Author: Alexandra Taseva 

STORIES FROM REBEL ATHENS

Blocked streets, special forces, broken windows, tear gas and tractors in front of parliament. This is what Greece looked like in 2016. Then the dissatisfaction of Greek farmers crossed all boundaries. With their whistles of anger and darkened looks of discontent, they set the tone for discontent in Athens.

Author: Lachezar Valev
Cameraman: Todor Todorov

CHERNOBYL - THEN AND NOW

The date is April 26, 1986, Pripyat, Ukraine. The employees of the Chernobyl power plant were ordered to perform a planned stress test of the power supply system of the 4th reactor. It was then that several detonations occurred, leading to a large explosion. This marks the beginning of the Chernobyl nightmare.

Author: Lora Indjova
Cameramen: Miroslav Minev, Valeri Tsvetanov

THE DREAM BECOMES A REALITY

In 2016, the largest passenger plane landed in Sofia. Mario Bakalov shares about the dream come true to land the biggest plane on home land.

Author: Mihaela Karabelova
Cameraman: Petar Simeonov