Stop me if you’ve heard this one before! During a war, a group of soldiers is taken prisoner and must attempt to escape from a POW camp under the watchful eye of a sharp—and, as tradition dictates, ruthless—guard. The prison-break war film is such a well-worn subgenre that every new entry must clearly justify its existence. Gorky Resort attempts to do so through three main g...

At the 25th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 12–21, 2026, Cluj-Napoca), RO Days | Industry Events returns with three days of dedicated industry programming, bringing international film professionals together in Cluj for talks, pitching sessions, and exchange. The program highlights topics such as film financing and the future of European cinema,...

Sunday, June 14 Due to adverse weather conditions and for the safety of all participants, the festival schedule will undergo the following changes: Iulius Park Open Air – The screening of Mountain Wanderers scheduled for 9:45 PM will be rescheduled at Florin Piersic Cinema on June 15, 10:30PM Bánffy Castle, Bonțida – The screening of Operation Monster scheduled for 9...

In 2007, Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan began working on In-I, a performance built through improvisation and the exchange of artistic territories. She had to enter the language of movement, while he had to embrace the vulnerability of acting. In-I in Motion, Binoche’s directorial debut, revisits those six months of rehearsals and a creative process in which art does not confir...

As part of its 25th edition, Transilvania IFF introduces Film Food in Livada, a special event that brings together gastronomy and cinema in a relaxed outdoor setting, perfect for an evening with friends or family. On Monday, June 15, 2026, starting at 5:00 PM, the USAMV Cluj-Napoca Horticultural Research Station — also known as the Palocsay Orchard — will host a unique experien...

Sports legend Nadia Comăneci was a guest yesterday at TIFF Talks, where she spoke about her professional journey, and later attended the opening of the exhibition Nadia, Between Perfection, Magic and Mystery at the Art Museum, sharing stories behind the photographs on display. The celebration of the 25th edition of TIFF provided the perfect opportunity to also mark 50 years...

Films that criticized the Ceaușescu regime were very rare during the years it was in power. Lucian Pintilie's The Reenactment (Reconstituirea) is among the few that dared to expose the system openly, presenting an absurd story about the way authorities operated in the late 1960s. However, in 1976, director Manole Marcus, screenwriter Titus Popovici, and the great actor Toma Car...

In 1967, The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, an album with an extremely over-the-top cover—a collage featuring hundreds of legendary figures from pop culture. Nearly sixty years later, John Lennon comes back to life in an equally over-the-top film, The Last Viking. Although present only as the dissociative identity of Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen), a man with...

  From a one-take film made as a collective challenge in Eforie Sud to a discussion about the Romanian National Film Center, aesthetic camps and the risk of repeating oneself, Tudor Giurgiu talks about the need to change working formulas. At the same time, the director is preparing a documentary about Nadia Comăneci and is thinking about a broader direction dedicated to spor...

3 Days in September, the new film by Tudor Giurgiu, begins with what seems like a simple situation: one evening, a woman learns something that shakes her relationship and forces her off a familiar path. But the moment Bianca (Andreea Vasile) starts running, her flight becomes more than a reaction to shock—it becomes the beginning of a breakaway. The audience follows her almost...

  Open as always, the festival’s artistic director, Mihai Chirilov, spoke to us about the changes in film and society over the past 25 years, and about the films that could fuel the conversation.   Șerban Mark Pop   This year, TIFF is turning 25 and celebrating its anniversary with a special selection titled 25 Years Later. What thoughts can you share with us reg...

One of the central exhibitions of this year’s edition is “Dear Marilyn,” created by American photographer Sam Shaw. Marking 100 years since the birth of Marilyn Monroe, TIFF.25 brings before the public previously unseen images of the iconic actress, captured by one of the most important visual chroniclers of 1950s Hollywood. The exhibition is part of a series of internationa...

Just weeks after the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, some of this year’s most talked-about, awarded and controversial titles are heading to the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 12–21, 2026, Cluj-Napoca), where they will screen in Romanian premiere. From major European auteurs and long-awaited comebacks to radical genre experiences, the selection brings togeth...