Weekend calendar: American Independent Film Festival, Bucharest Opera Festival, Cantus Ecclesiae, LYNX Festival and more
The local and EU Parliament elections weekend brings in Bucharest a program of US-made independent films, the start of a yearly opera festival, and a festival dedicated to organ music. In Timișoara, film fans can enjoy a festival dedicated…
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The local and EU Parliament elections weekend brings in Bucharest a program of US-made independent films, the start of a yearly opera festival, and a festival dedicated to organ music. In Timișoara, film fans can enjoy a festival dedicated to short films, while in Brașov nature documentaries and photography are in the spotlight.
In Bucharest:
American Independent Film Festival
June 7 – June 13
The event, which showcases independent productions made in the US, will premiere two highly anticipated films of the year: Love Lies Bleeding, a critically acclaimed queer love story featuring Kristen Stewart, and The Holdovers, marking the reunion of acclaimed director Alexander Payne and his favorite actor, Paul Giamatti. This year, the festival also holds film screenings at Bran Castle. More on the program here.
Bucharest Opera Festival
June 7 – June 16
The third edition of the event is an All Puccini one, celebrating the legacy of the Italian composer with no less than eight productions of his work. Opera houses from across the country and from abroad take part in the event, among them the Budapest State Opera, Daegu International Opera Festival (DIOF) of South Korea, the Romanian National Opera of Iaşi, the Romanian National Opera of Cluj, the Romanian National Opera of Timişoara, the Hungarian Opera of Cluj, the Oleg Danovski Opera and Ballet Theater of Constanţa, the Braşov Opera, and the Nae Leonard Opera and Operetta Theater, alongside the Bucharest National Opera. More on the program here.
Cantus Ecclesiae - Bucharest Organ Fest
Until June 23
Bucharest’s most important organs, hosted by churches such as Sfântul Iosif Roman-Catholic Cathedral, the Romanian Athenaeum, the Evangelical Church, the Italian Church, the French Church or the Anglican Church, take center stage at this event aiming to explore the instrument in a program of works by well-known masters. More here.
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