Traditionally, NATFA students and teachers participate in the following prestigious festivals: THEATER International Festival of Young Artists “Via Pontica” (Balchik) Danail Chirpanski International Student Theatre Festival (Stara Zagora) International Puppet Theater Festival for Adults “Piero” (Stara Zagora) Apollonia Arts Festival (Sozopol) Varna Summer International Theatre Festival (Varna) Theatre Festival “Nova Bulgarska Drama” (Shumen) “Malak Sezon” Theater “Sfumato” (Sofia) EITF “Scena na krustoput” (Plovdiv) International Puppet Festival “Golden Dolphin” (Varna) National Puppet Theatre Festival “Mihail Lukatnik” (Yanbol) International Arts Festival “Magiyata na viatura” (Sliven) National Student Arts Festival (Blagoevgrad) FILM Sofia International Film Festival (Sofia) Bulgarian Documentary and Animated Film Festival “Golden Rhyton” (Plovdiv, Sofia) “The Golden Eye” – Cinematography Art Festival with International Participation (Popovo) Bulgarian National Feature Film Festival “Golden Rose” (Varna)