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.
The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, held in the Czech Republic, is bringing to Bucharest a selection of four films from last year’s edition as part of the Echoes of Ji.hlava project. Between March 6 and April 3, lovers of documentary film are invited to the Czech Center to discover the Ji.hlava selection and take […]
A campaign organized by Romanian activist and war correspondent Radu Hossu gained increased traction and raised around EUR 85,000 in over two days for Ukraine’s military needs. The fundraiser started after the Trump administration paused military aid to Romania's neighboring country. Citizens of Moldova and Romania contributed the majority of the funds, according to Defense...
A new survey from Romanian employment platform BestJobs found notable differences among men and women employees, specifically the priority placed on salary and promotion opportunities for the first, and on job stability for the latter. According to the survey, women, who make up 48% of employees in Romania, say salary is an essential criterion in […]
The Republic of Moldova was among the countries where the United States “wasted” aid funds, according to president Donald Trump, who spoke before the Republican-dominated Congress. Trump claimed that government funds had been spent on useless programs in Moldova and Serbia, among other countries. These received assistance from the US through USAID, the agency that […]
US-headquartered Expro, a leading provider of energy services, announced that it had been awarded major contracts, either as a direct contractor or subcontractor to OMV Petrom, totaling more than USD 10 million for the Neptun Deep gas project in Romania’s Black Sea. The contracts involve Expro’s subsea landing string (SSLS), SeaCure cementing technology,...
The ROLANG Summer School provides immersive courses designed to accelerate fluency in Romanian for learners of all levels. The 12th edition of ROLANG Summer School on the Romanian language will be held from July 21st to August 1st, 2025, in Sibiu, in partnership with the German Cultural Center in Sibiu. Students will delve into the […]
