The 29th edition of the French Film Festival returns over March 20-30 in 12 Romanian cities, opening the event season “Together French Spring”, a press release informed on Thursday. “Together French Spring” season represents the peak of the French Institute Centennial in Romania, celebrated over May 2024-May 2025, marking a century of engagements devoted to cultural, scientific and educational cooperation between France and Romania, the press release shows. The topic of this year's festival “Echoes” explores the way in which stories and images resonate along generations. Transmissions from one generation to the other, relations, memory and renewal are in the center of a selection which places under the question mark our age and its changes. Through 27 films devided into four sections, the program combines essential works and movies made by emerging talents, reflecting the diversity and vitality of French cinema making. In the Panorame section, the audience will discover movies which were presented at the most prestigious international festivals: “L'Histoire de Souleymane “by Boris Lojkine, winner at Cannes, “Le Roman”b Jim de Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu, selected in Cannes Premieres, “Spectateurs!”by Armand Desplechin, “Diamant Brut”by Agathe Reidinger, which was part of the official competition of Cannes Film Festival, “Quand vient l'automne” by Francois Ozon, awarded for screenplay at San Sebastian Festival. The Young Talent – Motion picture competition turns to account four movies made by a new generation of film makers whose works have already won critics and audiences - “Vingt Dieux”by Kouise Courvoisier, “Mon Inseparable” by Anne-Sophie Bailly, “Hiver a Sokcho” by Koya Kamura, “Rabies” by Mareike Engelhardt. Presented in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Timisoara, these movies run for a prize of 1,000 euros offered by the Embassy of France. The Young Audience section offers a selection of films adapted for young audiences, children or teenagers. Inititating new generations in French cinematography, the Festival offers them opening to universal stories and works that feed imagination. The Young Talent – Short reel competition brings to the fore five movies made by French movie makers, which were selected at the International Festival in Clermont-Ferrand. A jury made of young Romanian critics will choose the winner who will benefit from residency at Residence de Poche of the French Institute in Romania. The French Film Festival is organized by the French Institute in Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Timisoara and is organized by Arad Municipal Education Center, French Alliance Brasov, Cinefeel Braila, “Jean Constantin” Multifunctional Education Center for Youth, Constanta, Art by Cityplex Sfantu Gheorghe , “Radu Stanca” National Theatre Sibiu, Suceava French Alliance, Mures County Museum and Mures County Council.
The famous show "Ovo" ("egg" in Portuguese), created in 2009 by Cirque du Soleil, is scheduled for April 23–26, 2026, at BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca. So far, the classic Cirque du Soleil show has delighted over 7 million spectators in 40 different countries. Despite its age, it has been reimaged, with a new set, acrobatic […]
The state-owned group Electrica is set to list the largest green corporate bond issuance in Romania, worth EUR 500 million, on the Luxembourg and Bucharest stock exchanges. According to the company's press release, the European Investment Bank is one of the key participants in the issuance. Overall investor demand at the final price exceeded the […]
Low-cost airline Wizz Air announced a major expansion of its operations in Bucharest, adding a second aircraft to its base at Băneasa Airport starting this October. The airline will relocate nine routes from Otopeni to Băneasa, five of which will be operated exclusively from the secondary airport. At the same time, six new routes will […]
The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 5.7% in June, up from 5.45% in May, according to data published on Friday, July 11, by the National Institute of Statistics. It is the highest level this year. The consumer price index, compared to May, was 0.45%. The inflation rate from the beginning of the year, […]
A taxi driver who refused to pick up a passenger at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport on Thursday night, citing the rule that prohibits the second car in line from leaving the queue, was fined and had his professional license suspended, according to the Romanian Police. Local news channel Digi24...
Local authorities in Buzău County, in the south-east of Romania, announced the opening for traffic of the new bridge over the Buzău River on Friday, July 11. At over 1.3 km in length, it is the second-longest road bridge in the country and is part of the Lot 1 Buzău – Vadu Pașii of the […]
