CLUJ-NAPOCA: Police thriller Unidentified, the sophomore feature by the Romanian-born New York-based writer/director Bogdan George Apetri will screen in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021. Unidentified is part of a trilogy set in the director’s hometown of Piatra Neamț. The second part of the trilogy, Miracle, was shot at the same time with Unidentified.
The revival of an emblematic international film festival for young filmmakers in Eastern Europe
The Festival
Rhodope International Documentary Film Festival (RIFE) is a new take on one of the most emblematic film events in Bulgaria for young filmmakers, held from 1973 to 1991 in the beautiful mountain town of Smolyan.
The revival of the festival is a daring idea in a challenging time from a group of local film professionals, who want to respond to the needs of today’s young filmmakers to exhibit their work. They want to re-imagine an eastern festival known from the past as a safe harbour for creativity and freedom of expression into a new space for building an international community, where young artists can meet, learn more in their areas of interest, and hear from high-profile international film professionals in their line of work.
Renowned actress Jasna Đuričić, winner of numerous awards, including the latest for her role of Aida in “Quo Vadis, Aida?” by Jasmila Žbanić, a film nominated for the Oscar®, is the Jury President of the Competition Programme – Feature Film at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival.
“With the brilliantly played role of Aida, a crown among all of her fantastic roles we have had the chance to see, Jasna Đuričić showed once again the exceptional power of talent and art to present the most difficult human fates, and amazed the world. We are happy this extraordinary artist will be the Jury President of the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival”, said Mirsad Purivatra, the Director of Sarajevo Film Festival.
Polish Days, the most important industry event at the New Horizons International Film Festival, is organized jointly with the Polish Film Institute. This year Polish Days has been invited again for the Marché du Film Goes to Cannes programme, presenting the following works-in-progress:
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Imago, directed by Olga Chajdas, produced by Apple Film Production
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Fucking Bornholm, directed by Anna Kazejak, produced by Friends with Benefits Studio
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Fears, directed by Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt, produced by Serce
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Inverted, directed by Jacek Lusiński, produced by Aurum Film
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Lipstick on the Glass, directed by Kuba Czekaj, produced by Centrala FILM, INDI FILM
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ion Indolean’s sophomore feature Toni & Friends / Toni și prietenii săi will screen in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Daniel Sandu’s sophomore feature The Father Who Moves Mountains will screen in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021. The Romanian/Swedish coproduction produced by Cristian Mungiu had its world premiere in the Competition section of the Shanghai FF in June 2021.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Eugen Jebeleanu’s debut feature Poppy Field will screen in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Ladder / Scara, the sophomore feature by director/producer and Castel Film Studios’s CEO Vlad Păunescu, will have its world premiere in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: No Rest for the Old Lady / După 40 de zile by Andrei Gruzsniczki will screen in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ruxandra Ghițescu’s debut feature Otto the Barbarian / Otto barbarul will screen in the Romanian Days programme at the 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca from 23 July to 1 August 2021. This coproduction between Romania and Belgium had its world premiere in the main competition at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival in 2020.
