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Film premieres Independence Film: films from Cannes 2023 - Jeanne du Barry, Club Zero, The Old Oak

Jeanne du Barry, the film directed by Maïwenn, who stars alongside Johnny Depp, opens the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27) and arrives in cinemas in Romania this fall, distributed by Independence Movie.

The sixth feature film by the 46-year-old French actress and director Maiwenn (known for "Polisse", awarded the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2011), tells the story of "the life, rise and fall of King Louis XV's favorite lea", performed by Maïwenn herself, while Johnny Depp plays the role of the French sovereign.

Independenta Film , the distribution company that has been active since 1997 in Romania and which promotes reference independent films, niche ones or winners of prestigious international awards, brings from the Cannes selection, in addition to the opening film, three other titles that will have their premiere in theaters this fall after premiering at Les Films de Cannes: Club Zero (dir. Jessica Hausner ), starring Mia Wasikowska as a teacher at an elite school who forms a close relationship, but extremely dangerous with five of his students; The Old Oak, about which director Ken Loachhe specified that it is the last one he is making and which tells the story of Syrian refugees who arrive in a depopulated mining town; ​​Il sol dell'avvenire, the new film by Nanni Moretti , a comedy that makes you laugh with tears, about love and abandonment, in which the established director, 50 years after his first feature film, presents himself, with the obsessions and the passions of his past as a filmmaker.







Johnny Depp poked fun at Hollywood at the Cannes Film Festival


Controversial American actor Johnny Depp was present at Cannes for his new film "Jeanne du Barry", where he plays the role of Louis XV.

And once they started, I didn't follow them. I said to myself, “I wasn't there. I can't judge". And I say this, even though I know I feel like I'm setting myself on fire, but I had to keep my professional desire for him, being the director of the film. This may seem shocking to some, but it was very important to me not to act as a prosecutor. And today, unfortunately, with social media, everyone has become a prosecutor for every event that happens in the world," explained Maïwenn.

He replied firmly, but tried to suggest that he wasn't too bothered by it.

“Did I feel boycotted by Hollywood? You should have no pulse to tell yourself "No, none of this is happening". It's a weird joke. When you're asked to drop a movie because of something that's just a function of the vowels and consonants floating in the air, yes, you feel boycotted.














Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunited at Cannes for the movie "Killers of The Flower Moon"

Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro presented at Cannes the first feature film they have made together in the last half century.

"We haven't been here together since 1976," said De Niro, recalling the Palme d'Or premiere of Taxi Driver, the second of the pair's ten collaborations.

They discussed the importance of sensitively telling the story of a series of murders that terrorized the Osage Native Americans in Oklahoma in the mid-1920s. These murders were motivated by the desire for the new wealth created by oil found on the Osage reservation to end up in the hands of the white conquerors, writes theguardian.com.

Scorsese was so marked by his encounters with Native Americans that he changed the original script of the film and decided to tell the story of the murders from the perspective of the victims.

“I was so affected and impressed! I know what their values ​​are and they really understand how to live on this planet. They reoriented me every time they talked to them," he said.

Also appearing at the press conference was the leader of the Osage community, Chief Standing Bear, who said his people are still suffering today.

Scorsese's 26th feature film, which runs nearly 4 hours, is adapted from David Grann's non-fiction book of the same name.











Actress Elvira Deatcu about the role of Elena Ceaușescu: "It was extremely frightening"

Actress Elvira Deatcu will play the role of Elena Ceaușescu in the spy series Spy/Master, inspired by the life of the former head of the communist security, Mihai Pacepa.

In the role of the general, we will see the actor Claudiu Bleonț.

Elvira Deatcu says, however, that it was difficult to interpret the wife of the former communist dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu.

It was very difficult for me, but the director believed very strongly in me and Claudiu. I discussed the characters with him. Unfortunately, rehearsals could not be done. Everything was fast forward, filming started in Hungary and the director had to leave.

I didn't get a rehearsal time, but we talked and understood what it was all about. Then, we started to document ourselves, as we found sources. There are quite a few sources," the actress reveals to Playtech .

Moreover, she states that the character of Elena Ceaușescu seemed frightening to her.

I kept thinking that the character should not send negative energy to me. I am trying to draw Elena Ceaușescu, because it was a real test", concludes the artist.

The production will premiere on May 19, 2023 on HBO MAX.


















10 national premiere films have been selected for the official Dracula Film Festival feature film competition, the 10th edition


The international fantasy film festival from Braşov, Dracula Film Festival, celebrates 10 years of existence with unique cinematographic events, European premieres, Q&As with the authors of the films, workshops and exhibitions. The festival also has several competitive sections: Dracula Trophy is the award given for the best feature film, Little Dracula and Vlădutz are the awards given to international and Romanian short films, and Dracula Digital is the section dedicated to young amateurs who make short films with their mobile phones.


Battle for the Dracula trophies.

With a record of almost 3,000 new film productions from almost 100 countries entered in the competitions for short and feature films, the 10th edition of the international fantasy film festival Dracula in Braşov promises to be particularly rich in events this year, the members of the juries having the difficult task of choosing the winners of the trophies, from a selection that reflects the variety of forms of expression of adult fantasy, from black comedy to documentary and experimental film, from Thriller or Neo-Noir to Horror and Sci-Fi.

The selection of films in the feature film category was made by Ioan Big , director of the festival, journalist and collaborator with numerous Romanian and foreign publications. Relatively recently, under the signature of Ioan Big, the book "Zombies in the XXI century" appeared, a "bible" for all genre enthusiasts.

"The films in the feature film competition were evaluated through the prism of a mix of appreciations related to the originality of the idea, the innovativeness of its development in a story, as well as the relevance, fluidity and freshness of the transposition into a coherent audiovisual product", declares Ioan Big, director of Dracula Film Festival.

From the 376 feature films entered, 10 productions from Germany, UK, Argentina, France, Australia, Spain and Korea were selected in the main competition of the tenth edition of the festival, a competition in which the winning film will receive the grand prize Dracula Trophy .

The 10 films selected in the feature film competition are: Walking Against the Rain (2022, UK), Mimist (2021, Korea), The Devil's Hideout (2022, Spain), Red Sky Metal Giants (2022, Argentina).











Metronome at the opening of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest. Country in focus at the 13th edition, Sweden

They are all related to the famous "Swedish film school". An ideal opportunity to offer Romanian moviegoers an unmissable Focus Sweden at Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest .13.

Cult Swedish director Ruben Östlund, winner of a Palme d'Or in 2017 for The Square , returned to Cannes this year with Triangle of Sadness , with which he managed to claim the ultimate trophy again. This fresh sarcastic masterpiece was joined by two other films by rising filmmakers of immigrant origin that the public can see at this edition: Boy from Heaven , by Swede Tarik Saleh – Best Screenplay Award, Cannes 2022 , and Holy Spider , by Danish-Iranian Ali Abbasi – Best Actress Award, Cannes 2022 for Zar Amir Ebrahimi.

Nordic directors " often push the boundaries of cinematic language , " says Claus Christensen, editor of the Danish film magazine Ekko.

Abbasi, born in Iran 40 years ago, educated in Sweden and settled in Denmark, is making his second appearance at Cannes, having won the Un Certain Regard section in 2018 for debutants with Border, an eccentric film with fantastic undertones , about a border policeman. His new film, Holy Spider , is the gritty story of a serial killer who "cleanses" the Iranian holy city of Mashhad of street prostitutes. " You can't categorize it. When you think you've got him in a definition, he changes shape and becomes something else , " his producer Jacob Jarek told Agence France-Presse. Ali Abbasi's Holy Spider ingeniously manages to bridge the gap between social realism and consumer cinema in a way that suggests both are rooted in a similar realm of gritty authenticity. This versatility defines his generation, says Jarek.










VIDEO Zlatan Ibrahimovic, surprise role in the new movie Asterix and Obelix

Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic hasn't given up on his football career yet, but has also ventured into acting with his debut in the new film Asterix and Obelix.

The Swedish footballer said that he can't wait for the release of Guillaume Canet's production.

Ibrahimovic will play the role of a Romanian soldier named Antivirus, who fights against any opponent. The character has powers close to those of Obelix.

The Swedish footballer is making his cinematic debut and will appear in the film alongside names such as Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard or Pierre Richard.

The Swede turns 41 next month and has signed a one-year contract with AC Milan until June 30, 2023. The striker will continue to wear the number 11 shirt.












Mourning in the world of film. A famous Oscar-winning actress has died

Louise Fletcher, the Oscar-winning actress who played Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died at the age of 88.

The actress' agent said she died at her home in France, Sky News writes.

The daughter of hard-of-hearing parents, the Alabama native was taught to speak by her aunt and showed an interest in acting from an early age. She made her professional acting debut in 1958, but only became famous in Hollywood when she accepted the role of Nurse Ratched - she was 40 and had just returned to acting after an 11-year hiatus while raising her two children.

Director Milos Fletcher cast her after many major stars - including Angela Lansbury and Ellen Burstyn - turned down the role.

He gave one of the most emotional acceptance speeches at the Oscars when he became the first person to use sign language, taking the moment to address his parents directly on stage.

Before her Oscar success, Fletcher's career was often hampered by her height. At 1.70 m, she was immediately rejected from an audition because she was taller than the lead actor.

But after "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" he would work steadily for the rest of his life.














"A total work of art!" Somewhere in Palilula, rave reviews in France

The film Somewhere in Palilula written and directed by Silviu Purcărete was released on the big screens in France in September 2022, 10 years after it was selected in the East is West Competition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. French audiences and critics have enthusiastically received the production, which can be seen in cinemas across the country. Palilula is a place where the ridiculous coexists with charming things, and the population of the city is isolated for eternity in drunkenness, parties and orgies. The cast includes Áron Dimény, George Mihăiță, Răzvan Vasilescu or Constantin Chiriac.

For Positif , the publication of the Lumière Institute, the film is "a total work of art that ingeniously unites theatre, opera and history", and for Premiere magazine it is "a baroque, powerful, deafening story". À voir à lirehe sees in Silviu Purcărete's film "a tribute in the form of a fairy tale, populated by reminiscences, to a country that knew how to use laughter and the dreamlike to transcend the madness of its own history. Light, color, make-up, decoration help to create a fascinating and disconcerting universe. We have the impression that we are witnessing the melancholic and joyful revelations of a poet of modern times, and this is because the entire film is permeated with poetry and symbols. The world of Palilula, with all its creatures, is doomed to an extravagant party that will never end to haunt the viewer's imagination."

Chacun Cherche Son Film , "Somewhere at Palilula proposes an infinite game of theater within theater, offering everyone the spectacle of a strange microcosm, where the inhabitants must come to terms with the extravagances and manipulations of power." Le Bleu du Miroir notes the film's music: “Accompanied by a special soundtrack, this original and visually successful film, sprinkled with crazy, funny or disturbing moments, takes us on an unusual journey, sometimes hilarious and sometimes destabilizing. Between laughter and discomfort, it's hard to remain indifferent to this unclassifiable and mysterious film."














Kira Hagi takes an important step in her career. The role performed in the film about the life of George Enescu

Actress Kira Hagi announces the end of filming on the movie "Film Enescu - The Genius and the Princess", where she plays an important role, that of Princess Alice Cantacuzino.

The career of the daughter of the famous footballer Gică Hagi is on the rise. At 26, she was cast in the role of Princess Alice Cantacuzino, in the feature film about the life of the composer George Enescu, directed by Toma Enache.

What I want to tell you is that I was extremely honored to portray Princess Alice Cantacuzino, writer, playwright and performance athlete, but also a war correspondent, in the Second World War.

he career of the daughter of the famous footballer Gică Hagi is on the rise. At 26, she was cast in the role of Princess Alice Cantacuzino, in the feature film about the life of the composer George Enescu, directed by Toma Enache. What I want to tell you is that I was extremely honored to portray Princess Alice Cantacuzino, writer, playwright and performance athlete, but also a war correspondent, in the Second World War.










The first edition of the BIEFF International Feature Film Competition, with films acclaimed at Cannes, Locarno and Venice

The 12th edition of the Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival proposes for the first time an International Feature Film Competition dedicated to films made by directors who are on their first or second feature film career. Seven films that test the conventional limits of cinema compete for the BIEFF Grand Prize worth 20,000 euros, consisting of post-production services provided by Avanpost. Among the surprises reserved for viewers between September 27 and October 2 are titles appreciated and awarded by the juries of major cinematographic events.

In ways that vary from to brave explorations of the surrounding realities to fascinating exercises of surrealist-inspired imagination.

On the first day of the festival, on September 27, from 9:00 p.m., at Cinema Elvire Popesco, the public can see the Romanian premiere of the feature film Super Natural , the debut of director Jorge Jácome (winner of the BIEFF Grand Prize for the best short film in 2018) . A film described by Cineuropa as "an otherworldly cinematic experience", the film was awarded the FIPRESCI Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Forum section, standing out for its mesmerizing visual passages that inspire and invite connection and rediscovering a common sense of belonging to the world.

Herbaria - winner of the Special Jury Prize at Visions du Réel 2022, in the Burning Lights competition section, will be shown on the same cinema screen on Wednesday, September 28, from 18:30 . Filmed on 16mm film and using inserts from the archives, director Leandro Listorti's film starts from a special parallel between two branches of modern conservation: the cinematographic and the natural flora, contemplating the common ephemeral nature of the two ecosystems. On the same evening, from 8:30 p.m., viewers will be able to watch Neptune Frost , a splendid Afro-futurist musical with a political undertone. The film features rapper Saul Williams and artist Anisia Uzeyman and had its international premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.











Art thief Bruce Willis in Warner TV's "Hudson Hawk" in September

The feature film "Hudson Hawk," starring Bruce Willis, will air on Warner TV at the end of September.

The action comedy directed by Michael Lehmann and released in 1991 is scheduled for September 26 at 8:35 p.m.

The film is based on a story written by Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft, adapted for the big screen by screenwriters Steven E. de Souza and Daniel Waters.

Bruce Willis plays the main role, Eddie Hawkins - called Hudson Hawk -, and the cast includes Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard.

Hudson Hawk is a thief, safe breaker, who wants to celebrate his first day of parole.

Before he can drink a cappuccino he's wanted for a while, he's blackmailed by several entities, including the CIA and a mob family, into stealing some artwork with his partner, Tommy "Five-Tone" Messina, played by Danny Aiello.

The two actors also perform two Bing Crosby and Paul Anka songs in the film, both included on the soundtrack.

Funny lines and comic situations, romantic encounters, chases and dangerous actions occur throughout the film, and the protagonist and his partner always manage to get out of the complicated situations they get into in the context of the plot for world domination.









MASS, a theater - TNRS co-production, premiering in Bucharest

MASS, the latest show signed by directors Andrei and Andreea Grosu, will premiere at unteatru - Sunday, September 25, from 17:00 and 20:00. The show is a co-production between the theater and the Radu Stanca National Theater in Sibiu and stars Ofelia Popii, Mihaela Trofimov, Richard Bovnoczki and Marius Turdeanu. The scenography bears the signature of Vladimir Turturica. At the beginning of September, the show enjoyed an official premiere in Sibiu, on the TNRS stage

A thoughtful examination of pain, anger and acceptance, MASS brings Fran Kranz's text to a theater stage for the first time. His film version, which marked the author's directorial debut this year, enjoyed immense festival success and was among the films nominated for the BAFTA Awards.

A thoughtful examination of pain, anger and acceptance, MASS brings Fran Kranz's text to a theater stage for the first time. His film version, which marked the author's directorial debut this year, enjoyed immense festival success and was among the films nominated for the BAFTA Awards.

"It took a lot of courage for us to approach this text. After seeing the film, I got in touch with the author, who is very young and who made his directorial debut with MASS, which he also signed as screenwriter. Surprisingly, he answered us and confessed that the text was written for the theater.'', tell the directors Andrei and Andreea Grosu.

It is about four exceptional actors: Ofelia Popii, Mihaela Trofimov, Richard Bovnoczki, Marius Turdeanu; all with awards, with nominations, with movies, with very, very important roles! We are happy that we could do this co-production between TNRS and a theater. There is so much suffering, and the need for forgiveness, and the need for dialogue, that you are overwhelmed after the show!", emphasizes Constantin Chiriac, general director of TNRS and president of FITS.

The first performances of the show took place in Sibiu, on September 8 and 9, and on Sunday, MASS will arrive in Bucharest for the first time, where spectators will be able to watch it at a theater. The recommended minimum age for participation in the events is 14 years.










The Comic 7B and BUZZ IFF competitions within the Buzău International Arts Festival have ended and announced their winners

Buzău International Arts Festival reunited in 2022 the seventh editions of the COMIC 7 B International Independent Theater Festival, the first event dedicated exclusively to independent theater in Buzău, and the Buzău International Film Festival - BUZZ IFF, an event that aimed to promote quality productions from European countries and bring to Buzău films that rarely reach the big screens in Romania, offering the public the opportunity to come into direct contact with European cinema.

The COMIC 7 B International Independent Theater Festival took place from September 8 to 13, and presented the audience with seven theater performances about love and hate, relationships, sincerity and dynamics between people. The competition jury, composed of actors Ion Ionuț Ciocia, Marius Chivu, Dana Voicu and Iulian Ilinca, also chose the winners of this year's edition, and they are:

Award for the Best Show - guest show from Greece BACANTELE. Between worlds - a dithyramb, adapted from Euripides. The show brought to the audience a staging based on a classical play, "The Bacchantes", by Euripides, and is built as a suspension in the agony of existential loneliness before the moment when the change, the new, is embraced. A rite of passage, which aims to bring those celebrating in the play closer to those in the audience, in an area of ​​transcendental spirituality. This show is the staging of a ritual manifestation, accompanied by live music, descended into the ancient piece, from the present day.

Cast: The God Dionysos: Meropi Papastergiou; Dionysus the mortal: Eleni Georgiou; Pentheus: Dimitris Skourtis; Agave: Elpiniki Marapidi; Tiresias: Georgia Tsangaraki; Cadmus: Samson Phytros; Messenger: Eleftheria Loupasaki; Choir: Athina Velimvassaki, Konstantina Vlachou, Minas Spanakis. Directed by: Georgia Tsangaraki. Producer: Meropi & Ilenia Papastergiou GP

Director Georgia Tsangaraki also won the award for Best Direction, for the show BACANTELE. Between the worlds - a dithyramb, the award for Best Actor was awarded to the actor Andrei Bibire , for the role of Nick in the show Money, Time and Other Demons, from Teatrul Apropo, and in the Best Actress category, the winner was Isabela Oancea , for the role of Mother, from the show Average Lifetime of Washing Machines - Premiere, from Teatrul din Bozunar Galati.











The first edition of the BIEFF International Feature Film Competition, with films acclaimed at Cannes, Locarno and Venice

The 12th edition of the Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival proposes for the first time an International Feature Film Competition dedicated to films made by directors who are on their first or second feature film career. Seven films that test the conventional limits of cinema compete for the BIEFF Grand Prize worth 20,000 euros, consisting of post-production services provided by Avanpost. Among the surprises reserved for viewers between September 27 and October 2 are titles appreciated and awarded by the juries of major cinematographic events.

Both formally innovative and thematically challenging, the seven titles selected by Oana Ghera, artistic director of BIEFF, and Flavia Dima, associate curator, propose polemical approaches to topics of contemporary interest, in ways that vary from to brave explorations of the surrounding realities to fascinating exercises of surrealist-inspired imagination.

On the first day of the festival, on September 27, from 9:00 p.m., at Cinema Elvire Popesco, the public can see the Romanian premiere of the feature film Super Natural , the debut of director Jorge Jácome (winner of the BIEFF Grand Prize for the best short film in 2018) . A film described by Cineuropa as "an otherworldly cinematic experience", the film was awarded the FIPRESCI Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Forum section, standing out for its mesmerizing visual passages that inspire and invite connection and rediscovering a common sense of belonging to the world.

Herbaria - winner of the Special Jury Prize at Visions du Réel 2022, in the Burning Lights competition section, will be shown on the same cinema screen on Wednesday, September 28, from 18:30 . Filmed on 16mm film and using inserts from the archives, director Leandro Listorti's film starts from a special parallel between two branches of modern conservation: the cinematographic and the natural flora, contemplating the common ephemeral nature of the two ecosystems.








The investigation of a state scandal / Enquête sur un scandale d'etat - from 30 September in cinemas


Based on the real-life case of the former head of the French anti-narcotics agency, accused in 2017 of large-scale drug smuggling, Enquête sur un scandale d'etat / Enquête sur un scandale d'etat explores a gripping story of corruption at the highest level and questions the forms of public discourse in the context of drug trafficking. Thierry de Peretti's film with Roschdy Zem, Pio Marmaï and Vincent Lindon is distributed in cinemas from September 30 by Independenza Film.

In October 2015, French customs officials confiscate seven tons of cannabis in the heart of the capital, Paris. On the same day, Hubert Antoine (Roschdy Zem), a former narcotics infiltrator, contacts Stéphane Vilner (Pio Marmaï), a young journalist of the publication la Libération . Suspicious at first, the young journalist eventually dives into an investigation that will take him to the darkest corners of the Republic.

Corsican director Thierry de Peretti's fourth feature-length fiction film stars Pio Marmaï and Roschdy Zem as Libération journalist Emmanuel Fansten and his source Hubert Avoine. The two inspired the film's central characters, fictionalized as Stéphane Vilner and Hubert Antoine, but also wrote "L' Infiltré" together. Thierry de Peretti spent a year and a half working on the film's script, inspired by their book, during which time he developed a close relationship with the two.











One World workshops and screenings in Reșita!

The workshop will last 5 days and will take place between September 21-25, 2022, in Reșita, at the Nevo Parudimos Youth Center, Piața Traian Vuia no. 1-4 (UBB University Center in Reșita), through the support of the project's local partner: the Reșita Youth Center.

The workshop will be coordinated by two tutors, filmmakers with experience in the field of cinematography: Carmen Tofeni (documentary film director, cinematographer) and Andrei Inizian (screenwriter)

The film workshop offers young people an introduction to the basic notions of audiovisual language and grammar, at a theoretical and practical level. The activity focuses on the representation of reality through the camera and its implications.

The eight selected young people will work both individually and in teams based on themes proposed by the tutors. Field filming and editing exercises will be carried out which are then discussed and analyzed from a formal, grammatical and ethical point of view.

The workshop is not competitive, but rather aims to bring participants and tutors together in a space for free expression and discussion in a non-formal setting.

Carmen is a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. She modeled the image for the international award-winning Romanian-Serbian fiction feature film "Ivana the Terrible" for which she was nominated for best image at the Gopo and RSC (Romanian Society of Picture Directors) Awards. He recently finished shooting for a Romanian-Italian co-production, a road-movie documentary, and is in production with two other co-productions. As a documentary filmmaker, he develops two feature film projects, an experimental one based on personal events and a Romanian-Bulgarian socio-interactive project.

Carmen attended the image courses at the National Film School in Rome-Italy, "Centro Sperimentale di Cinema". Her graduation film was nominated for the best short film at Davide di Donatello 2014. In the following, she stood out both with award-winning short films at international festivals ("Route 3" - Greece-Bosnia 2019, "Deochiul" - Germany-Romania 2018, "Fonal" - Hungary 2017), as well as by participating in the Talent Campuses professional meeting forums in Berlin (2017) and Sarajevo (2016).










The film "Imaculat", Romania's proposal for the Oscar Award for the best foreign film

Formed this year of five film critics, appointed by the Administrative Council of the National Cinematography Center - Dana Duma, Ionuţ Mareş, Irina Trocan, Cătălin Olaru and Cristina Corciovescu designated the Immaculate production , according to Mediafax.

At the National Cinematography Center, six Romanian productions entered the race:

Immaculate , directed by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark
Metronome, directed by Alexandru Belc
Tree of wishes. Childhood memories, directed by Andrei Huţuleac
Miracol , directed by Bogdan George Apetri
Crai Nou , directed by Alina Grigore
R.MN, directed by Cristian Mungiu

A psychological drama, based on real facts, a story of survival up to a point. Daria (Ana Dumitraşcu), a young woman addicted to heroin, enters a rehab clinic. In a foreign world. A world in contrast to everything that had represented her environment until then. At 18 years old, she seems naive and innocent, but she still retains the traits of a good family girl, with principles, educated and eager to get her Baccalaureate and attend college.








Alexander Sokurov's latest film Fairytale at the opening of the 12th BIEFF

On Monday, September 26, in anticipation of the official debut of the festival, the film will have a first meeting with the public in Romania, from 18:30, at Cinemateca Eforie.

Among the surprises prepared for the audience at this year's edition are also two special programs of short films, presented in partnership with the Berlinale Forum Expanded section, Arsenal Berlin - Institute for Film and Video Art and the National Film Archive.

Fairy tale, fable, parable – all these apply to the last film in the tetralogy about dictators of the 20th century, signed by director Alexander Sokurov. A transcendent metaphor, where the aesthetic is equally political, Fairytale condemns violence, war, dictatorship, imperialism and idolatry in a way that is sorely needed at this moment in history. In the film that enjoyed an international premiere in the Official Locarno Competition, the author uses CGI, artificial intelligence and deep fake technology to take us to the darkest corners of Purgatory, where Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill, split into countless guises and courts, suspended, denied salvation.

The film will be able to be watched for the first time on the big screen in Romania, on September 26, from 18:30, at Cinemateca Eforie, in the preview of the 12th edition of BIEFF.

Another perspective on the past, one focused on the history of Romanian experimental cinema, is the subject of the Speculative Ecologies program, presented at BIEFF in partnership with the National Film Archive. Through this approach, the festival continues to probe the process that avant-garde art has undergone in our country throughout its history, promoting the innovative ways in which Romanian artists have chosen to express their visions of the world, sometimes even despite the danger of to become victims of censorship.

The selection, which will bring back to the big screen works produced between 1977 and 2012, took shape around a specific theme: ecology.















Masters of journalistic dialogue, hosts in the new season "Beyond black and white"

We have already become accustomed, at "Beyond black and white", to spectacular dialogues and special guests, people of reference in their fields. This fall, with the start of season 2 of the program, the filmmakers propose a change that brings more consistency.

The show's team assures us that the topics will be from the most diverse areas - culture, social, health, environment, economy, diaspora. And special guests are coming to the set this autumn, people from whom we can learn, too little publicized. And the eight moderators bring, in turn, the experience accumulated in so many years in the press, the personal way of asking questions and the special way in which each of them knows how to value their invitations. In other words, the show's formula expands, maintaining the standards of journalistic quality, and the effort to offer viewers consistent, frothy and interesting dialogues continues this season as well.

At "Beyond white and black" things are not discussed at extremes, only in black or white, but we try to capture the nuances and explain the phenomena, directions, events, according to everyone's understanding. We always hear and read statements like "the hierarchies have reversed" or "we have no values". We come to tell you that we have values, we have special people and we try to make them known through this show and the journalists who make it. It is not an easy task, but it is the purpose of public television to do this, and we are convinced that the public will appreciate both the diversity of the topics addressed and the quality of the guests",










Romanian filmmakers of the moment meet the public at the White Night of Romanian Film, on September 16

The director Victor Canache and the producer Luana Georgiță will be present at Cinema Elvire Popesco, from 20:00, for the screening of the film Capra cu Trei Ezi . A horror adaptation of the well-known story written by Ion Creangă, Capra cu Trei ezi brings Maia Morgenstern and Marius Bodochi to the screen. The director Ștefan Constantinescu and the producer Diana Păroiu meet the public at the Cinema Muzeul Tăranului Român, from 21:30 at the premiere of Man-Dog , a love story excellently played by Bogdan Dumitrache and Ofelia Popii. The director Octav Chelaru comes to the TNB Amphitheater for a discussion about the film Balaur, from 20:00. Inspired by real events, Balaur is an intense film about a forbidden relationship between a teacher and a student.



Moviegoers are also expected to watch a selection of short films from the Transilvania International Film Festival, in a relaxed atmosphere at J'ai Bistro . Other spaces that will be open for this special night are the Union Cinematheque , Unteatru-open air , the Creart Film Garden or the National Museum of Romanian Literature . In Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara, the screenings will take place at Cinema Victoria.










Akeji – the soul of the mountains wins the Alpine Film Festival Trophy 2022

At the AFF.7 Awards Gala, organized on Saturday evening at the Reduta Cultural Center in Brașov, the winners of the edition with the number were announced. The ALPIN FILM FESTIVAL 2022 trophy was won by the French documentary AKEJI - the soul of the mountain , directed by Corentin Lecont and Melanie Shaan. A little cinematic gem with images of breathtaking beauty, about a Japanese painter who lives in perfect harmony with nature.

People of the road - Terra Banatica, directed by Mircea Gherase, won the CARPATIA Award for the best film that promotes mountain areas in Romania, awarded by the CARPATHIA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION. It was the film with the most enthusiastic reception at this year's edition of the mountain film festival in Brașov, the question and answer session being one of the best, with over an hour of discussions with the team present, in which ALIN USERIU also participated who make the final checks before the official launch of the route, on October 8, at ALBA IULIA.

The Audience Award was won by the French director Mathieu le Lay's White Dream , a documentary that follows the fascinating expedition of the French photographer Jeremie Villlet in the polar white of the Yukon region in a stunning landscape of polar Canada.

The moments that made this event one of the collection were, among others, the presentation in an archipelago hall of the Kanchenjunga expedition by Horia Colibășanu and Marius Gane. The film K2 Italia 1954 presented in partnership with the renowned Italian Alpine Club confirms the status of an important international event of the ALPIN FILM FESTIVAL.

The climbing tower in the Central Park in Brașov enjoyed immense success. Hundreds of children tested their courage on the 8 m tower, supervised by the team from the Climb Again Association, led by multiple world paraclimbing champion Cosmin Căndoi.

The most emotional moment of the ALPIN FILM FESTIVAL edition was the tribute that the festival, in partnership with CLUBUL ALPIN ROMAN - Brașov branch, paid to the three legendary mountaineers MIRCEA NOAGHU, MIRCEA OPRIȘ and ADRIAN ANGHEL.

The President of FRAE (Romanian Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) Bogdan Micu also participated in the celebration.