Arts & Leisure

Romania will be present for the third time in a row in the Beijing International Book Fair running August 23 through 27 with a national stand organised by the Cultural Romanian Institute (ICR) through the National Book Centre (CNC) and the ICR branch in the Chinese capital city. The Romanian stand will exhibit the most […]

The seventh edition of the “Summer Well” holiday festival, which took place on the Stirbey estate, ended on Sunday evening with the electrifying concerts held by Editors and The Bloody Beetroots. Under the threat of rain, the rockers of Editors began their concert on the Summer Well stage, set-up as a hangar for airplanes, with […]

President Klaus Iohannis and his wife, Carmen Iohannis traveled on Sunday to the southwestern Parang Resort, in Jiului Valley, the two taking a crest route to the Parangul Mare peak (2,519 m), then rested at a chalet in the area. The President’s sojourn was considered a normal, informal visit by the mountain rescuers in the […]

The unique landscape and the building itself of the Cantacuzino Castle from Busteni made famous foreign screenwriters and actors decide that this is the perfect landscape for filming. Thus, at the end of July, 2017, the building made by Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, also called “Nababul” (“The Nabob” – e.n.), proves the perfect location for the […]

The well-known Italian music band Ricchi e Poveri comes back in Romania, three years after their last meeting with the Romanian fans. The hits “Sará perché ti amo”, “Mamma Maria” and “Se m’innamoro” will be heard in two outstanding evenings, in the Rozelor Park from Timisoara, on September 13, and on the stage of the […]

“On Body and Soul” / „Teströl és lélekröl”, the great winner of this year’s edition of the Berlin International Film Festival has recorded more than 10,000 spectators who were ticket payers in Romania. The film was released on the screens on June 30, and this week it will be screened in Bucharest (Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema […]

On July 22 and 23, Enisala Fortress reopens its gates for a number of concerts held by domestic and international artists, for creative workshops, games and contests and for a fantastic fun park. Under the patronage of the Tulcea County Council, the “Jean Bart” Tulcea Cultural Center and the Spectaculis Cultural Association will organize the […]

Those who vacation in Sinaia – the best-known Prahova Valley resort – will have the opportunity to also visit an interesting exhibition that has to do with a little piece of Romania’s history. We are talking about the ‘Ferdinand I – The king who unified the country’ exhibition that opened in mid-July at the Peles […]

The movie of Mexican director Michel Franco titled “April’s Daughter” (Las Hijas de Abril), that received the “Un Certain Regard” jury prize at Cannes 2017, is to open the 14th edition of the ANONIMUL International Independent Film Festival, a release of the organisers  on Tuesday informs. Within the opening gala, on 7 August, the Mexican […]

Ce 14 juillet, près de 3 années se sont écoulées depuis mon arrivée à la direction de l’Institut français de Roumanie. Trois ans riches de rencontres, de découvertes, de déconvenues parfois, mais d’espoir souvent. Trois ans au cours desquels, avec mon équipe, nous avons poursuivi l’œuvre de tant de nos prédécesseurs, consistant à nourrir la […]