"Destination: Bucharest" - Film festivals to attend in the city

Throughout the year, Bucharest film fans have where to choose from: besides the film offer of the multiplex-type cinemas, there are numerous film festivals giving the public the opportunity to see recent independent productions, awarded at prestigious festivals from around the world, themed selections, various retrospectives and meetings with well-known directors.

Launched in 2017 by the team in charge with Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, American Independent Film Festival (April 24 – 30) showcases a selection of the most recent independent productions made in the US, many of them presented or awarded at festivals such as the Sundance, New York, Tribeca, Telluride, Toronto, Cannes or Venice ones. At previous editions, guests of the event were actors Ethan Hawke, John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Sebastian Stan, filmmaker Kent Jones, curator and director of the New York Film Festival, or director Jacques Audiard. A script writing competition also takes place under the umbrella of the event. Last year, it was titled “Write a Screenplay for Sebastian Stan.”