IN THE PALACE is an International festival dedicated to short films under 45 minutes in length. It is held annualy in the late June in the Black Sea town of Balchik. Established in 2003, the festival had grown from a competitive forum for student films into the largest and most prestigious short film festival in Bulgaria and the region.
Besides the annual film competition programmes, In The Palace is accompanied by several parallel events, special screenings, build-in workshops, trainings and master classes, and includes a film industry market section.