Bulgarian Affairs Foundation
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Background
Bulgarian Affairs Foundation was a film production company from Bulgaria. It was established during the war to promote Bulgarian politics and reality. After 1944, it was used by the new government and continued to propagate its policies.
1st Logo (1941-1948)
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Visuals: Over a black background, there is a ring with a filled circle, containing a black horse a man in front standing on a wavy black land below. There is a ribbon which has a black "БЪЛГАРСКО" with "ДѣЛО" in white below. There is a white banner with "ПРЕДСТАВЯ" inside.
Variants: On some newsreels (like Прегледъ 110 and Прегледъ 127), the background has white grids.
Technique: A still printed image.
Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Seen on Кинопреглед 3, Прегледъ 58, Прегледъ 93, Прегледъ 110, Прегледъ 127 and Седмичен кино преглед 193.
2nd Logo (1944-1945)
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Visuals: Over a black background, there is a white 2 layered ring with a wheat forming a ring with a film roll inside being held on 2 sides by a curve. There are 2 outlined rectangles on each sides with segmented curves being filled as with a drawing of a man smiling at the left and frowning at the right. "ФОНДАЦИЯ БЪЛГАРСКО ДЕЛА" in circled-text is inside the circle. There is a square/2-circle 2-layered outline of a shape below, with 2 torches at each sides behind with "ОТЕЧЕСТВЕН КИНО ПРЕГЛЕД" in serif typeface inside.
Technique: A still printed image.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Отечествен кино преглед 2 and Отечествен Кино преглед 35.
3rd Logo (1944-1945)
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Visuals: There is a 2-layered ring with a white stickman standing with its laps with a stylistic camera, filming towards the left. "ФОНДАЦИЯ" in arched format is above it and a cursive "Българско дело" is below it with a serif "ПРЕДСТАВЯ" below it.
Variants:
- On Отечествен кинопреглед 107, the logo is in a stone background
- On Седмичен кино преглед 168, the logo is in a gray background with a stacked, serif "МИНИСТЕРСТВО НАИНФОРМАЦИЯТА И ИЗКУСТВАТА" above with horizontal line underneath.
Technique: A still printed image.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Отечествен кинопреглед 107, Кинопреглед 100 - Към народна република and Седмичен кино преглед 168.
