Weekend calendar: American Independent Film Festival, Bucharest Pride march, Dâmbovița Delivery, Jazz in the Park, LYNX & Très Court festivals and more
Indie American films, canoe and kayak rides, and the march celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community are among the events happening in Bucharest. Jazz takes center stage in Cluj, while very short films are screened in Timișoara as part of an…
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Indie American films, canoe and kayak rides, and the march celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community are among the events happening in Bucharest. Jazz takes center stage in Cluj, while very short films are screened in Timișoara as part of an event which takes place simultaneously in 50 cities around the world.
In Bucharest:
American Independent Film Festival
June 6 – June 12
The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s newest film, opens the festival dedicated to independent North American productions. Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl will have its local premiere at the festival, which will also screen restored versions of David Lynch’s Inland Empire and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, starring Gene Hackman. The program also includes live outdoor concerts from Coma & Mihail, in the courtyard of the Peasant Museum Cinema. More on the program here.
Bucharest Organ Fest
Until June 15
The festival explores the organ in its various roles, presenting the instrument as a soloist, chamber partner or accompanist. The event takes place at the Roman Catholic Cathedral St. Joseph, the National University of Music Bucharest, the Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity, the Sacré-Coeur Church and the Labyrinth Church. Further details here.
Open Streets
Until October 12
The program that turns the city's main arteries into pedestrian areas returns with a program of live concerts, street performances, dance evenings, parades, children's workshops and creative activities, guided tours, and areas for exercise and sports. More here.
Art Safari
Until July 27
The current edition of the art event features exhibitions on Ioan Andreescu, Ion Țuculescu, forgotten Romanian painters, but also the new generation of artists. More details
