The 15th edition of the International Experimental Film Festival Bucuresti – BIEFF is taking place between 24 and 29 September, at Elvire Popescu cinema hall, Cinema Union and Cinemateca Eforie, Bucharest, informs a press release sent on Thursday.The theme of this year edition is ‘Serious Games’.Among the films expected during the festival there are two Romanian films which had their world premier this month at the International Film Festival in Locarno – ‘ Eight Picture cards from the Ideal World’ directed by Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz Flatz and ‘Sleep 2” directed by Radu Jude as well as the most recent feature film of director Ana Lungu “ Triton’ presented in world premiere in June, during the International Competition of the FID Festival Marseille.One of the events is a five-part focus programme on the intersection between cinema and video games. It aims to familiarise viewers with the "machinima" genre, a media phenomenon born within gaming communities that has grown rapidly over the past decade, becoming increasingly used by visual artists and experimental filmmakers alike. Bringing together short and medium-length films as well as a previously unseen feature film, the programme offers an overview of this phenomenon and brings to the attention of the Bucharest audience works by renowned artists such as Phil Solomon, Harun Farocki and Lawrence Lek.
Romania has awarded the first contract under the National Company for Road Investments (CNIR), selecting a consortium led by SA&PE Construct S.R.L. in partnership with Tehnostrade S.R.L., Spedition UMB, and Euro Asfalt to design and construct Section 1C Sărățeni-Joseni on the A8 Highway, also known as the “Union Highway.” The contract, worth roughly EUR 1 […]
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest and Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence welcome Atakan Turhan as their new General Manager, effective February 2025. With over three decades of expertise in the hospitality industry – 20 of them within Radisson Hotel Group – Atakan Turhan brings a wealth of experience in hotel operations, strategic growth, […]
Romania is set to bring high-speed internet to nearly 1,000 remote localities as part of a EUR 94 million investment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Economy, digitalization, entrepreneurship, and tourism minister Bogdan Ivan signed the financing agreements on Wednesday, March 5. The project will enable the expansion of fiber-optic networks to 994 […]
On Thursday, March 6, Romanian prosecutors at the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) detained six individuals, including a retired general aged 100, accusing them of organized crime and treason. Two of the defendants traveled to Moscow in January and allegedly negotiated with Russian agents for Romania’s withdrawal from NATO. According to the […]
Without an explicit source, an online petition was launched for the presidential candidacy of acting president Ilie Bolojan. Launched by the user "Ilie," the petition was signed by 4,258 on the first day, G4media.ro reported. The author of the petition seems to come from...
Two polls released on March 5 in Romania support the idea that the ruling coalition formed by Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), and Hungarian party UDMR should not replace its presidential candidate Crin Antonescu. The polls were published as Antonescu's position as a presidential candidate seems at risk: on the one hand, his scores in […]
