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30 Jul 2021

Malombra, live performance by Simona Strungaru

Today, July 30, 8 PM, Art Museum Originally programmed for the previous Transilvania IFF edition and postponed due to pandemic travel restrictions, two experimental shows bring two well-known composers, conductors, and performers — Julie Roué from France and Simona Strungaru from Romania — face to face to compose scores for the same silent film, Carmine Gallone’s gothic melo...

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30 Jul 2021

Friday at the Students Culture House: Dancer in the presence of Sergei Polunin

Sergei Polunin, regularly called the "greatest dancer of his generation" was appointed at 19 as the youngest-ever principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet, critically acclaimed for his brilliant artistry, phenomenal technique and unique stage presence. The artist will attend the screening of his documentary Dancer (dir. Steven Cantor), today, July 30, at 4 PM at the Students C...

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30 Jul 2021

The first episode of RUXX, the new HBO series, launched at TIFF

TV Series lovers and binge watchers are invited to the special premiere of the most recent HBO Romania production, RUXX, screened today, July 30, at 8 PM at Florin Piersic Cinema.  RUXX tells the story of a young girl navigating a demanding career - as she works for a big real estate developer in Bucharest - and the fair share of drama in her personal life. Between her unrul...

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29 Jul 2021

InspiraTIFF with Adrian Titieni, July 30

Narator of the spectacular documentary Wild Romania, screened in a world premiere Friday, July 30, 9:45 PM in Unirii Square Open Air and protagonist of the film The father who moves mountains, actor Adrian Titieni accepted our invitation to attend the InspiraTIFF meeting. He will be joining us at Casa TIFF, Friday, July 30, 5 PM in a discussion moderated by journalist Alexandra...

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29 Jul 2021

Friday at TIFF Talks: the teams of Întregalde and No rest for the old lady

Director Radu Muntean and actors Maria Popistașu, Ilona Brezoianu and Alex Bogdan are invited tomorrow, Friday, July 30, 11 AM, at TIFF Talks. Cinema lovers who will be present at Casa TIFF and those watching from home on TIFF Unlimited, will hear exclusive behind the scenes details from the movie Întregalde, in a discussion moderated by film critique Ionuț Mareș. The movie, fr...

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29 Jul 2021

Sergei Polunin: Up, Close and Personal

Thursday, July 29, 8:30 PM, Bánffy Castle Bonțida Two TIFF buses will be deployed on the Cluj-Napoca - Bonțida - Cluj-Napoca route, following this schedule: Departure: 5:45 PM from Cluj Arena- statue (in front of the stadium’s entrance). Return: 11:30 PM Bonțida - from the same place as the arrival Tickets can be bought from the bus driver, the cost of a two way ti...

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29 Jul 2021

Malombra, live performance by Julie Roué (France)

Originally programmed for the previous Transilvania IFF edition and postponed due to pandemic travel restrictions, two experimental shows bring two well-known composers, conductors, and performers — Julie Roué from France and Simona Strungaru from Romania — face to face to compose scores for the same silent film, Carmine Gallone’s gothic melodrama classic Malombra (1917).  J...

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28 Jul 2021

Actress Cezara Dafinescu, Thursday at InspiraTIFF

Celebrated at the 20th edition of the Transilvania IFF, where she is going to recieve the Lifetime Acheivement Award, actress Cezara Dafinescu is the guest of InspiraTIFF, Thursday, July 29, at 5 PM. The event will be broadcasted live on TIFF Unlimited.  In honour of the artist who gained the respect and admiration of many cinema lovers, the musical comedy Ma'am Chiritza is...

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28 Jul 2021

TIFF Talks with Sergei Polunin, July 29

The ballet superstar Sergei Polunin, considered the most talented dancer of his generation, is the guest of a special edition of TIFF Talks, Thursday, July 29, 12 PM. The event, moderated by journalist Cătălin Ștefănescu will take place at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, acces to the event being free, limited by availability. Special guest at TIFF 2021, Sergei Polunin comes for...

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28 Jul 2021

Dancer, in the presence of Sergei Polunin schedule changes

Due to unfavorable weather conditions which impacted his flight trajectory, Sergei Polunin won't be able to attend the film screening of DANCER, scheduled today, 28th of July, at 7pm, at the Students' House of Culture. The ticket holders have the possibility to attend the screening of Dancer documentary in the presence of Sergei Polunin, using the same tickets, on FRIDAY, th...

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28 Jul 2021

Thursday at TIFF Talks: the teams of Otto the Barbarian and Poppy Field

The series of meetings with Romanian film teams continues at Casa TIFF, Thursday, July 29, with two more meetings broadcasted live on TIFF Unlimited.  Starting at 11 AM, director Ruxandra Ghițescu and actors Iulian Postelnicu and Ioana Flora will tell the story of the filming days of Otto the Barbarian, film launched last year at the Sarajevo Film Festival.  From 12 AM, t...

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28 Jul 2021

Ciné-concert: The Student of Prague, with Irina Margareta Nistor & CelloFun

The Student of Prague, also knowns as A Bargain with Satan, is an early German thriller made in 1913, shortly before the start of World War I. The script draws on three literary sources: Edgar Allan Poe’s story William Wilson, Alfred de Musset’s poem Nuit de décembre, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe play Faust. The film marks a series of firsts: it is the first independent fi...

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28 Jul 2021

Dancer: Special Screening in the presence of Sergei Polunin

Sergei Polunin, regularly called the "greatest dancer of his generation" was appointed at 19 as the youngest-ever principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet, critically acclaimed for his brilliant artistry, phenomenal technique and unique stage presence. At the peak of his success, aged 21, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by stardom – his talent more a...