CLUJ-NAPOCA: Uppercase Print, one of the two films by Radu Jude selected for the 2020 Berlinale’s Forum, will screen in the Romanian Days section of the 19th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) running in Cluj-Napoca from 31 July to 9 August 2020.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Begin, the sophomore feature by Răzvan Săvescu, will have its avant-premiere in the Romanian Days competition at the 19th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), running in Cluj-Napoca from 31 July to 9 August 2020.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: After several international awards, impressive reviews and screening on broadcaster HBO Europe, Alexander Nanau’s observational documentary collective / colectiv will screen in the Romanian Days section of the 19th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), running in Cluj-Napoca from 31 July to 9 August 2020.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Cardinal, a new film by the veteran of the Romanian cinema Nicolae Mărgineanu, will screen in the Romanian Days section at the 19th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), running in Cluj-Napoca from 31 July to 9 August 2020. This Romanian production is based on the life of the Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop Iuliu Hossu (1885-1970).
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CLUJ-NAPOCA: WOOD, an environmental documentary thriller about illegal logging in Romania, Peru, Russia and China, will have its avant-premiere in the Romanian Days section at the 19th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), running in Cluj-Napoca from 31 July to 9 August 2020. The film directed by Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst and Ebba Sinzinger is a Romanian/Austrian/German coproduction.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: And They May Be Still Alive Today, the much anitcipated sophomore feature by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, will screen in the Romanian Days section of the 19th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), running in Cluj-Napoca from 31 July to 9 August 2020. The film is a Romanian/Greek coproduction.
Kim Keukeleire, Andy Gent, Tobias Fouracre, Malcolm Hadley. The world-renowned artists working in Oscar-winning productions will be guests of this year's 5th ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum, during which they will lead the workshops on animating, art of cinematography and puppet building.
The workshops, addressed to students and aspiring artists, are a traditional part of the Masters section during the ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum. The organisers of the event, with the main goal of integrating the animation industry, prepare an extensive educational section every year. – The workshops are free of charge, but there are several conditions for recruitment – says Paulina Zacharek, organiser of the ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum. – Classes conducted in small groups are a great opportunity to gain knowledge from recognised animation creators and acquire new skills. The direct exchange of experience and the possibility of professional development is a great advantage of our event – she adds. The enrolment has just started.
Playing with the light? Visual concept of the 24th Ji.hlava unveiled
The visual design for the twenty-fourth festival edition was a challenge. We don’t want to pretend that this year’s edition will be the same as the previous ones. The contrast of black and white, the concept of black and deeper black creates ambiguous metaphoric environment. “You can easily imagine: / Full moon, / Vinyl record hole, / Light at the end of the tunnel“ writes the visual artist Juraj Horváth in his poem that traditionally accompanies his festival design.
East West Index: Results of an exclusive documentary festival survey
Which regions are underrepresented in the programming of film festivals and why? This was the main focus of a debate organised by the Ji.hlava IDFF at the Marché du Film. Several hundred film professionals watched an online live stream, the recording of which you can now watch here. You can also check out the interesting results of the East-West Index survey, recently conducted at 11 festivals across the globe. This initiative seems to have opened an important discussion, and we would be curious to hear your feedback and inputs here.
On site, in person and on the big screen: goEast 2020 presents postponed festivalOn site, in person and on the big screen: goEast 2020 presents postponed festivalsections at DFF cinema in Frankfurt // “Film Heritage in Transition” Symposium shedslight on a turbulent era with gripping imagery from 24 to 27 July 2020 // goEastPORTRAIT of Radu Jude brings the Romanian director’s oeuvre to the cinema screen
