Originally programmed for the previous Transilvania IFF edition and postponed due to pandemic travel restrictions, two experimental shows bring two well-known composers, conductors, and performers — Julie Roué from France and Simona Strungaru from Romania — face to face to compose scores for the same silent film, Carmine Gallone’s gothic melodrama classic Malombra (1917). J...
Celebrated at the 20th edition of the Transilvania IFF, where she is going to recieve the Lifetime Acheivement Award, actress Cezara Dafinescu is the guest of InspiraTIFF, Thursday, July 29, at 5 PM. The event will be broadcasted live on TIFF Unlimited. In honour of the artist who gained the respect and admiration of many cinema lovers, the musical comedy Ma'am Chiritza is...
The ballet superstar Sergei Polunin, considered the most talented dancer of his generation, is the guest of a special edition of TIFF Talks, Thursday, July 29, 12 PM. The event, moderated by journalist Cătălin Ștefănescu will take place at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, acces to the event being free, limited by availability. Special guest at TIFF 2021, Sergei Polunin comes for...
Due to unfavorable weather conditions which impacted his flight trajectory, Sergei Polunin won't be able to attend the film screening of DANCER, scheduled today, 28th of July, at 7pm, at the Students' House of Culture. The ticket holders have the possibility to attend the screening of Dancer documentary in the presence of Sergei Polunin, using the same tickets, on FRIDAY, th...
The series of meetings with Romanian film teams continues at Casa TIFF, Thursday, July 29, with two more meetings broadcasted live on TIFF Unlimited. Starting at 11 AM, director Ruxandra Ghițescu and actors Iulian Postelnicu and Ioana Flora will tell the story of the filming days of Otto the Barbarian, film launched last year at the Sarajevo Film Festival. From 12 AM, t...
The Student of Prague, also knowns as A Bargain with Satan, is an early German thriller made in 1913, shortly before the start of World War I. The script draws on three literary sources: Edgar Allan Poe’s story William Wilson, Alfred de Musset’s poem Nuit de décembre, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe play Faust. The film marks a series of firsts: it is the first independent fi...
Sergei Polunin, regularly called the "greatest dancer of his generation" was appointed at 19 as the youngest-ever principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet, critically acclaimed for his brilliant artistry, phenomenal technique and unique stage presence. At the peak of his success, aged 21, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by stardom – his talent more a...
6.30 PM Screening: Arzak since 1897 (dir. Asier Altuna) | Military Circle Preceded by the short Blid (dir. Răzvan Sima) 8.30 PM Dinner @Samsara Foodhouse by Chef Ionuț Crișan Arzak, one of the best restaurants in the world which has held three Michelin stars for 30 years, is a family affair in San Sebastián. The father, the star of the restaurant, is retiring, and his...
Saturday, July 31, 1:30 PM, the film Annette will have its premiere screening in Romania, in this years’ surprise screening. Annette, the new film by Leos Carax, winner of the best director award at this years’ edition of the Cannes Film Festival, will pe projected for the TIFF audience at the Students' Culture House. Actors Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard star in a story...
Actress Medeea Marinescu is the special guest at InspiraTIFF, Wednesday, July 28, 5 PM, at Casa TIFF. The discussion, moderated by journalist Alexandra Tănăsescu, will be broadcasted live on TIFF Unlimited. Being one of the most loved and appreciated film and theatre actresses in Romania, Medeea Marinescu made her debut on the big screen at the age of 3, in the film Iarna bo...
Wednesday, July 28, at Casa TIFF, the members production teams of the films #dogpoopgirl and Unidentified, film that will have its national premiere in the Romanian Days competition. Scheduled for 11 and 12 AM and broadcasted live on TIFF Unlimited, the discussions are going to be moderated by film critique Ionuț Mareș. Winner of the Grand Prize at the Moscow International F...
Tuesday, July 27, 8:30 PM, Arkhai Sculpture Park Vlaha A memorable concert in the spectacular setting of the Arkhai Sculpture Park, followed by an emotional film about a son in search of his father on Mount Athos.Ceata Melopoică in one of the most important projects of Mircea Florian aka FloriMan, known for his avant-garde mixes of folk, old Romanian music, African and Asian...
Tuesday, July 27, 7 PM, STUDENTS’ CULTURE HOUSE Dante Aligheri’s universal legacy is celebrated 700 years on in a cine-concert presented by Edison Studio. The artistic collective will accompany live the screening of the 1911 Inferno, the first Italian feature-length film, presented in a digitally restored version. A gem of silent cinema, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan,...