The Sofia MENAR Film Festival is an annual event held in Sofia, Bulgaria, that introduces Bulgarian audiences to the cultures and traditions of the Islamic world. Organized by "Pozor," the festival's program showcases feature films, documentaries, and short films from the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa. Founded in 2009, the festival typically takes place every January. The acronym "MENAR" stands for "Middle East and North Africa Region" and also translates to "lighthouse" in Arabic.