▁class ics ▁and ▁ret ros pect ives ; ▁contemporary ▁European ▁film ▁produ ctions ▁and ▁co - produ ctions ; ▁film ▁pan or am as ▁and ▁t ributes ▁to ▁prominent ▁direct ors ▁and ▁screen writ ers ; ▁mil estone ▁document aries ▁and ▁short ▁films , ▁various ▁accomp any ing ▁events , ▁e . g . ▁book ▁premier es ▁and ▁discuss ions , ▁educational ▁lect ures , ▁master classes ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁with ▁the ▁special ▁guests ▁of ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁Prize - w inners ▁are ▁announced ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁j ury , ▁composed ▁of ▁famous ▁produ cers , ▁direct ors , ▁art ▁direct ors , ▁screen writ ers , ▁actors ▁and ▁film ▁compos ers ▁who ▁distinguish ▁the ▁best ▁feature ▁films ▁in ▁competition . ▁The ▁C ine Lib ri ▁stat u ette ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁interaction ▁between ▁literature ▁and ▁cinema , ▁and ▁is ▁handed ▁for ▁master ful ▁literary ▁adaptation ▁to ▁the ▁relevant ▁film ▁director , ▁for ▁their ▁skill ful ▁interpretation ▁of ▁a ▁literary ▁work ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁expression ▁of ▁cinema . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Sof ia , ▁P lov div ▁and ▁V arna ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year . ▁Among ▁the ▁honor ary ▁guests ▁were ▁the ▁writer ▁Margaret ▁M azz ant ini ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁actor ▁Ser gio ▁Cast ell itto . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁five ▁more ▁cities ▁joined ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁the ▁C ine Lib ri ▁Prize ▁went ▁to ▁French ▁literary ▁critic ▁Fr