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Romanian summer and autumn cultural festival season

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The Romanian summer and autumn cultural festival season continues with a diverse array of folk, arts, and musical events. In the Timiș region, traditional Banat folklore festivals took place in mid-August, alongside the Luminaria Festival in Corbu and the Sunscape Festival in Parța. Recent programming included “Armonii în Sebeș” and the “ASTRA în Festival” in Dumbrava Sibiului. The 25th anniversary of the ProEtnica Intercultural Festival in Sighișoara successfully concluded, drawing approximately 12,000 spectators—an increase of 2,000 visitors over the previous year. Despite facing “significant financial difficulties and a loss of expected funding,” the event was sustained through the solidarity of volunteers and minority ~~organizations, with the Greek Union in Romania providing a large delegation and contributing significantly to costs.~~ organizations. September programming expands to include the 54th Sibiu Jazz Festival ~~from September 2–6, featuring artists such as Primo Salvati. The Scena Digitală platform will host three premieres: Milo Rau’s ‘Children of Medea’, ‘Fado – Voice of the Soul’,~~ (September 2–6) and the ~~contemporary circus performance ‘MOYA – One Single Soul’. Additional upcoming~~ ninth ‘Literatura Tinerilor’ (Youth Literature) Festival in Neptun (September 4–6). Film events scheduled for mid-September include the ~~53rd ‘Ciobănașul’ Folklore~~ Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival (ATAFF) retrospective beginning September 11, honoring production designer József Romvári with rarely screened Hungarian films. Additionally, the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) will host outdoor screenings in ~~Întorsura Buzăului on~~ Szászfenes from September ~~5–6,~~ 11 to 20. Artisan events are also scheduled for mid-September, including the 43rd Creative Buzz festival in Sibiu (September 11–13), featuring ~~ensembles from Romania and Moldova,~~ over 40 small businesses, and the ~~third ‘Zestrea –~~ Harababura Artisan Festival ~~of Arts and Delights’~~ at ~~Conacul Zăgujeni on September 12–13, which celebrates the manor’s multicultural history.~~ Faber (September 12–13). Other ~~scheduled~~ upcoming events include the DrAMAtic Brașov International Festival (September ~~11–20)~~ 11–20), the third ‘Zestrea – Festival of Arts and Delights’ (September 12–13), and the second NOD – International Literary Rights Festival (September 24–27). ~~Literary programming for the season includes the ninth ‘Literatura Tinerilor’ (Youth Literature) Festival in Neptun from September 4–6, focusing on writers under 35.~~ Looking ~~ahead to October 21–25,~~ ahead, the Iaşi International Literature and Translation Festival (FILIT) will ~~host a diverse lineup of international and domestic authors, including Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch and David Foenkinos.~~ take place October 21–25.

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