Film, theater, arts: 2020 cultural events in Romania
<o:p>Many of the events held regularly in the country have announced their dates and part of the program which means fans can already start planning their attendance for another year of culture-filled travel and going out.</o:p>
RI Newsroom · Journalist
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Many of the events held regularly in the country have announced their dates and part of the program which means fans can already start planning their attendance for another year of culture-filled travel and going out.
American Independent Film Festival
April - May
Established in 2017, this festival presents a selection of recent independent productions that have been screened at top international and North American festivals. Other sections of the festival include retrospectives, special screenings and events. Guests who have previously attended the festival include actors Ethan Hawke, John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Sebastian Stan and directors Kent Jones, also the curator and director of the New York Film Festival, Barry Jenkins, the Oscar winner for Best Film in 2017 for Moonlight and Sean Baker. Updates about the event are posted here.
Art Safari
May 15 – 24
This event showcases new and historic Romanian masterpieces and international art through its Central Pavilion, Museum Pavilion, International Pavilion, Guest Artists and educational programs. At last year’s edition it presented the largest exhibition dedicated to Romanian painter Nicolae Tonitza in the last 50 years. More on this year’s edition here.
Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF)
May 29 – June 7
The largest international feature film festival in Romania gathers a wide public and top representatives of the local and international film industry to Cluj-Napoca every year. The first films in the 2020 program have already been announced and include Roman Polanski’s J'accuse (An Officer and a Spy) – the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival – and La verité (The Truth), the first film made outside of Japan by Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda. More on the festival here.
Sibiu International Theater Festival
June 12 – June 21
A highlight of the year for theater lovers, the International Theater Festival in Sibiu brings to the central Romania city numerous companies from all over the world, and offers an extensive program of events, also covering dance, film, exhibitions and many others. Last year, 3,300 artists and guests from 73 countries performed in no less than 575 events as part of the festival, which also saw a record number of members of the public attending: 72,000 people daily, and 123,000 in the closing day. Updates about this year’s edition are posted
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