Weekend calendar: Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, Iași & Timișoara literature festivals and more
The weekend Romania switches to winter time brings a treat for film and literature lovers as top festivals dedicated to these genres take place in Bucharest and in the country.
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The weekend Romania switches to winter time brings a treat for film and literature lovers as top festivals dedicated to these genres take place in Bucharest and in the country.
In Bucharest:
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
October 25 - November 3
The 25th edition of the festival brings its usual crop of recent auteur releases, awarded productions, Q&As with directors, and many other events for industry professionals and the general public alike. Screenings take place at Elvire Popesco Cinema, Cineplexx Băneasa, Peasant Museum Cinema, and the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). More on the program here.
National Theater Festival
Until October 28
It is the 34th edition of the festival rounding up productions from all over the country and from abroad. More on the program here.
Garden of Lights: Beauty and the Beast
Until March 2
The Botanical Garden hosts another edition of the Garden of Lights event, this time with the theme of Beauty and the Beast. More details here.
Art Safari
Until December 15
This edition of the event celebrates women that have made a significant contribution to Romanian art and culture, among them Queen Marie and artist Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck. One show is dedicated to German photographer Sibylle Bergemann, while another features the emerging generation of artists. More details here.
Art films @ MNAR
Until December
A series of documentaries on well-known names of art will be screened at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). More
