10th Edition / June 5 – 11, 2026
The most anticipated film festival of the summer, the American Independent Film Festival (AIFF), is back for its 10th edition. Over seven packed days, audiences will discover some of the best American independent films of the year, alongside exclusive screenings, exciting new voices in world cinema, and acclaimed international directors joining special Q&As and Open Talks. AIFF.10 brings the atmosphere and excitement of a major international film festival closer than ever to the Romanian audience.
Local editions will also take place in Timișoara and Sibiu.
TICKETS
Screenings will take place at Cinema Elvire Popesco and Cinema Muzeul Țăranului.
Ticket price: 25 lei.
Students from UNATC and the Faculty of Arts at Hyperion University have free entry, subject to seat availability, upon presentation of a valid student ID.
Jury Prize, Berlin Film Festival 2026 Original language: English, French Subtitles: Romanian Director: Lance Hammer Country: USA, UK Year of production: 2026 Length: 121 minutes Genre: Drama As dementia erodes a woman's ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interest, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection, and autonomy....See more details
Best Actress, Oscars 2026 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Chloé Zhao Country: UK, USA Year of production: 2025 Length: 125 minutes Genre: Drama, Biography In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright....See more details
Best Actor, BAFTA 2025 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Kirk Jones Country: UK Year of production: 2025 Length: 121 minutes Genre: Drama, Biography A true story about John Davidson. Diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of 15 and considered “crazy” by his peers, he struggled with a condition few had ever witnessed....See more details
Berlin Film Festival 2026, Official Selection Panorama Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson Country: USA Year of production: 2026 Length: 120 minutes Genre: Drama Callie and Minnie’s relationship is suddenly thrown into turmoil at the start of the summer before their final year of high school....See more details
New York Film Festival 2025 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Bradley Cooper Country: USA Year of production: 2025 Length: 121 minutes Genre: Comedy, Drama As their marriage unravels, Alex faces middle age and divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene....See more details
Best Motion Picture of the Year, OSCARS 2021 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Chloé Zhao Country: USA Year of production: 2020 Length: 107 minutes Genre: Drama Nomadland tells the story of a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything during the Great Recession, sets out on a long journey through the American West, living out of her van like a modern-day nomad....See more details
Sundance Film Festival 2026 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Daniel Roher Country: USA Year of production: 2025 Length: 109 minutes Genre: Thriller, Drama A talented piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down....See more details
Sundance Film Festival 2026 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Walter Thompson-Hernández Country: USA Year of production: 2026 Length: 95 minutes Genre: Drama Twelve-year-old Lil Ant transforms his working-class neighborhood beneath the LAX flight path into a living mythology, where family members become gods and the sky is crowded with endless departures....See more details
Toronto Film Festival 2025 Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Philippa Lowthorpe Country: USA Year of production: 2025 Length: 119 minutes Genre: Drama When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is overtaken by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together....See more details
Original language: English Subtitles: Romanian Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Country: USA Year of production: 2004 Length: 275 minutes (with a 15 min break.) Genre: Action, crime, thriller An unmissable event for film lovers: Kill Bill returns to the big screen in a special edition that brings together Volumes 1 and 2, uncut and presented exactly as envisioned by Quentin Tarantino, featuring a never-before-seen bonus anime sequence....See more details