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Film festivals in Romania

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In late August 2026, several film festivals in Romania announced their upcoming schedules and themes. Bucharest is set to host the Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival (BIEFF) from September 23 to September 30 under the theme ‘Vanishing Futures’, alongside the 21st Animest International Animation Film Festival, which runs from October 2 to October 11 with the theme ‘Animated by Nature’. Other major cinematic events scheduled for September include the Bucharest International Film Festival (BIFF), featuring an international competition and a jury led by Eugenia Vodă. The Alpin Film Festival is scheduled to take place from September 21 to 27 in Brașov, Râșnov, and Bușteni, showcasing over 40 mountain documentaries. New programming details have been released for Oradea and Lugoj. The 9th edition of TIFF Oradea will run from September 25 to 27, featuring over 30 films, including award-winning productions such as Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’, Radu Jude’s ‘The Maid’s Journal’, Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’, and Florin Șerban’s ‘It’s Not Your Place Here’. In Lugoj, the Banatul Montan Film Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary from September 17 to 20 at Casa Bredicenilor. The sixth edition of the Bucharest Feminist Film Festival, titled ‘COMMUNITY’, is scheduled for September 17 to 20 at Cinema Muzeul Țăranului. Looking ahead to October, the Astra Film Festival 2026 is scheduled for October 17 to 25 in Sibiu. ~~The event will feature 12 thematic documentary sections covering subjects such as family, memory, technology, power, and~~ Additional October programming includes the ~~impact~~ 18th edition of ~~war. Highlighted works include ‘Aici a fost o pădure’ regarding Bucharest's IOR Park, ‘Spionii dintre noi’ exploring Stasi surveillance, ‘Vânzarea secretă~~ the KINOdiseea International Film Festival for young audiences in Bucharest, running until October 18 under the theme ‘Superpowers of the Future’. Meanwhile, the 12th edition of the Romanian Film Days (ZFR) has concluded a ~~evreilor din România’ regarding Jewish emigration,~~ tour of ten cities in the Republic of Moldova, highlighting co-productions between Romanian and ~~‘Copiii rețelei’ addressing institutional abuse.~~ Moldovan filmmakers.

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