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Film festival programming in Romania and Hungary

Overview

Several film festivals in Romania and Hungary have announced their upcoming programs. The Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) is scheduled for late September in Oradea, featuring over thirty screenings including works by Radu Jude and Paweł Pawlikowski.

In Hungary, the 23rd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will run from mid-November across Budapest and eight other cities, focusing on deepfakes and artificial intelligence.

The third Budapest International Film Festival (BIFF) has now confirmed its schedule for October 24 to November 1, with screenings at the Corvin cinema and other venues. The program includes 45 films selected from major international programs such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Sundance.

Radu Jude’s ‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ is set to be the opening film, while A24’s ‘Club Kid’ will serve as the closing film. The lineup features works by directors including László Nemes, Lili Horvát, Taika Waititi, Martin McDonagh, and Mike Leigh. Notable films include Nemes’s historical drama ‘Moulin’ and Waititi’s ‘Klara and the Sun’. The festival will also include specialized sections such as ‘Echoes’ for festival successes and ‘Bloom’ for emerging directors.

Entities

Budapest · Budapest International Film Festival · Martin McDonagh · Jenna Ortega · László Nemes

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Budapest International Film Festival announces program

    The Budapest International Film Festival returns from October 24 to November 1, featuring 45 films including new works by Taika Waititi, Martin McDonagh, and László Nemes.

  2. [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Budapest International Film Festival announces third edition lineup

    The third Budapest International Film Festival will run from October 24 to November 1, featuring works from Cannes, Venice, and Sundance, including new films by László Nemes and Lili Horvát.

  3. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Film festivals TIFF and Verzió announce upcoming programs

    Film festivals TIFF in Oradea and Verzió in Budapest are set to showcase diverse international cinema, focusing on human rights, Roma culture, and the impact of AI and deepfakes on documentary truth.

Sources

alon.hu · biharinaplo.ro · csodalatosbalaton.hu · csodalatosmagyarorszag.hu · gondola.hu · marieclaire.hu · mfor.hu · refresher.hu · zene.hu

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