Bulgaria has a long history of production. During the peak of government-backed filmmaking, Bulgaria was producing as many as 50 features a year. In a country with a total population of less than 7.5 million that is nearly 5 times as many feature productions per capita than the United States. This has contributed to a very deep well-trained crew base. BUFO on most of its productions are using all Bulgarian keys including first AD’s, Sound Recordist, 2nd Unit DP’s and Production designers. Most Bulgarian crew members have had 15 or more years experience working on western productions, speaking or understanding English, Italian, Spanish and German along with understanding western production customs and operations including SAG and DGA rules, penalties and regulations.