The competition selection of Romanian short films includes 16 titles, chosen from over 100 entries and grouped into three programmes. No fewer than 50 feature films registered for this year's Romanian Days, a record in Transilvania IFF's history.
Three prizes will be awarded for best long film, best debut and best short film.
Seven long films (feature films and long documentaries) will have their world premiere out of the competition.
ROMANIAN DAYS – LONG FILMS:
Men of Deeds / Oameni de treabă (Romania, Bulgaria)
Directed by Paul Negoescu
Produced by Tangaj Production, Papillon Film
Coproduced by Screening Emotions, Avanpost Production
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Bulgarian National Film Center, Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA Slate Funding, Eurimages, Romanian National Television
To the North / Spre nord (Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)
Directed by Mihai Mincan
Produced by deFilm
Coproduced by Remora Films, Studio Bauhaus, Screening Emotions, Background Films
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Czech Film Center
Boss (Romania, Luxembourg, Sweden)
Directed by Bogdan Mirică
Produced by 42 Km Film
Coproduced by Les Films Fauves, Filmgate Films, Film i Väst
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the Film Fund Luxembourg
Day of the Tiger / Tigru (Romania, France, Greece)
Directed by Andrei Tănase
Produced by Domestic Film
Coproduced by Altamar Films, Graal
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde CNC - Institut français, the Greek Film Centre, ERT, Eurimages, the Creative Europe - MEDIA Sub-programme, TorinoFilmLab
Between Revolutions / Între revoluții (Romania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran) Documentary
Directed by Vlad Petri
Produced by Activ Docs
Coproduced by Restart
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the Doha Film Institute, Avanpost Romania, Chainsaw Europe Studio, Dacin Sara, UPFAR ARGOA, the Romanian Film Institute (ICR) and the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN), in collaboration with the Romanian public television (TVR)
The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters / Pocalul. Despre fii si fiice (Romania) Documentary
Directed by Cătălina Tesăr and Dana Bunescu
Produced by Cătălina Tesăr and Dana Bunescu
Eagles from Țaga / Vulturii din Țaga (Romania, Slovakia) Documentary
Directed by Adina Popescu and Iulian Ghervase
Produced by Wearebasca
Coproduced by Two Doc, Adjust Media
My Muslim Husband / Soțul meu musulman (Romania) Documentary
Directed by Daniel Bărnuți and Alexandra Bărnuți
Produced by Two Doc
Coproduced by HBO Max, Avanpost
Blue Planet / Planeta albastră (Romania) Documentary
Directed by Daniel Sărăcuț
Produced by Pro Kino Productions
ROMANIAN DAYS – SHORT FILMS:
Where No Ships Go / Acolo unde bărcile nu ajung (Romania)
Directed by Vlad Buzăianu
Alibaba (Romania)
Directed by Vlad Popa
The Night Practice / Antrenamentul de noapte (Romania)
Directed by Bogdan Alecsandru
B 777 ADF (Romania)
Directed by Vlăduț Iosef
Berliner Kindl (Romania)
Directed by Lucia Chicoș
Sketches of Still Life / Crochiu de natură moartă (Romania)
Directed by Vlad Popa
Two Words, Three Lies / Două vorbe, trei minciuni (Romania)
Directed by Ioachim Stroe
Sentimental Education / Educație sentimental (Romania)
Directed by Alma Buhagiar
Our Summer Break / Exercițiu de concediu (Romania)
Directed by Laura Ionescu
Iorgu! (Romania)
Directed by Matei Preda
Between the Edges of the Day / Între marginile zilei (Romania)
Directed by Andreea Lăcătuș
Pink / Roz (Romania)
Directed by Liviu Marghidan
Sasha (Romania)
Directed by Serghei Chiviriga
Suruaika (Romania)
Directed by Vlad Ilicevici, Radu C. Pop
Whole Family / Toate neamurile (Romania)
Directed by Alexandra Diaconu
Venus (Romania)
Directed by Carina-Gabriela Dașoveanu
Out of Competition:
Arsenie. A Miraculous Afterlife / Arsenie. Viața de apoi (Romania, Luxembourg) Documentary, World premiere
Directed by Alexandru Solomon
Produced by microFILM
Coproduced by Paul Thiltges Distribution
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre
Refuge / Castelul Crăiței (Romania) World premiere
Directed by Liviu Mărghidan
Produced by Scharf Film Production
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre
Another Two Lottery Tickets / Încă două lozuri (Romania, Spain) World premiere
Directed by Paul Negoescu
Produced by Actoriedefilm.ro
Nasty (Romania) Documentary, World premiere
Directed by Tudor Giurgiu
Produced by Libra Film Productions
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre
S.B.C.R.D.F. (Romania) World premiere
Directed by Iura Luncașu
Tanarul dictator / The Young Dictator (Romania)
Directed by Andi Lupu
Last Transhumance / Ultima transhumanță (Romania) Documentary, World premiere
Directed by Dragoș Lumpan
Produced by FotoCabinet Association
Coproduced by GAV
Supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute, the National Cultural Fund Administration, GAV, Urban Spaces, Vodafone, Delaco, Free Miorita, Ferma Catean, HR Club, Creștem Idei, ABC DATA, Atelierul de grafică, Peasant Museum Bucharest, Macri Studio, Loud Studio & Videosama
Visul / The Dream (Romania) World premiere
Directed by Cătălin Saizescu
