Weekend Calendar: Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest & Timișoara, National Theater Festival, Iași Literature Festival and more
Film fans are in for a treat as Bucharest and Timișoara host editions of the festival showcasing productions in the Cannes selection, auteur retrospectives and the latest Romanian movies, while Iași celebrates literature with the largest…
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Film fans are in for a treat as Bucharest and Timișoara host editions of the festival showcasing productions in the Cannes selection, auteur retrospectives and the latest Romanian movies, while Iași celebrates literature with the largest dedicated festival in the country, attended by numerous Romanian and international authors.
In Bucharest
Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest
October 20 – October 29
A highlight event of Bucharest’s cinematic fall, the festival awaits the public with screenings and special guests at the Elvire Popesco Cinema, the Peasant Museum Cinema, Cinematheque Eforie and Union Cinema. The program includes premiers and award-winning films from the selection of the Cannes festival but also previews of Romanian productions, meetings with filmmakers, masterclasses, retrospectives and professional events. The list of guests includes filmmakers Nicolas Philibert, Maïwenn Le Besco, Lubna Playoust, Catherine Corsini, and Delphine Gleize. The program is available here.
National Theater Festival
October 20 – October 30
Three international productions are part of the program of the event, which showcases top productions from theaters across the country. More on the program here.
George Enescu Philharmonic concerts
October 19. 20
Nelson Goerner joins the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for a program that includes Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7. Cristian Badea conducts. More on the Enescu Philharmonic concerts here.
Outline StreetArt Festival
Until October 30
This street art festival kicks off with a three-day, free-entrance event in Lacul Tei Park, where the public can attend a series of workshops. Throughout the month of October, ten local artists will design seven large-size mural painting in the city’s District 2. More info


