# Film festival programming in Romania and Hungary > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/film-festival-programming-in-romania-and-hungary > Updated: 2026-10-01T11:00:00.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 3. 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. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-01: 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 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/budapest-international-film-festival-announces-program ### 2026-09-27: 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. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/budapest-international-film-festival-announces-third-edition-lineup ### 2026-09-24: 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. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/film-festivals-tiff-and-verzi-announce-upcoming-programs --- Cite as: Film festival programming in Romania and Hungary. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/film-festival-programming-in-romania-and-hungary