Based on real events, the film tells the story of David Helfgott, a virtuoso Australian pianist of Polish-Jewish origin, whose career was deeply affected by mental illness and, according to the film's narrative thesis, by the toxicity of his father, Peter. Despite the tragedy, the film moves away from the cursed charm, focusing on the uplifting effect of healing through glory....

"Whether it's about communism, the revolution, or the aftermath of communism." This statement is often used to describe the major trends of post-December Romanian cinema. Although clearly reductionist and untrue, the statement also includes Tudor Giurgiu's latest feature film, Freedom. Described by the director as "the most challenging project I've worked on," Freedom seeks to...

Geoffrey Rush, one of only 24 actors who can take pride in the ultimate acting accolade, the so-called Triple Crown of Acting (Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards), held yesterday a masterclass for actors, students, and industry professionals. The Australian actor spoke about the importance of an actor's collaboration with design, make-up and costume departments using examples from hi...

The pioneers of electronic music, Tangerine Dream, will perform for the first time in Romania at the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) on June 15th, at 9:00 PM, at the Students' Culture House. Originally from Germany, the renowned band has received 7 Grammy Award nominations and has composed a multitude of soundtracks, including for the TV series Stranger Thing...

It's time to revisit nuclear energy. In the presence of director Oliver Stone, we traverse the history of nuclear energy from its origins to mass hysteria and now to its potential to help us save ourselves from extinction. With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, Nuclear explores our ability to overcome the challenges of cli...

There are few films made in Cluj, and I know from personal experience the difficulties one has to go through when embarking on an independent feature film, guerrilla-style. There's no guarantee that you'll finish it, and you have to rely on the goodwill of many – bit by bit, you leave behind a large piece of your soul. Then, if you manage to complete it, the hurdle of acceptanc...

Artur Brzozowski, the curator of the Full Moon section, talks about how TIFF has changed, the film selection process, and why he loves genre films.   Şerban Mark Pop: Let's start with your involvement in TIFF. If I'm not mistaken, this is the fifth year you're curating the Full Moon section. How have these five years been? What is your opinion on the festival's evolution?...

Transilvania Pitch Stop aims to discover and support a special selection of feature film projects, provide training and a platform for presentation and networking for selected directors and producers. This year, Transilvania Pitch Stop comes to Transilvania IFF to offer an incredible opportunity for film professionals from Romania and Moldova to be part of a customized scrip...

Darko Perić is a Serbian actor. He is best known for his role as Helsinki in the crime thriller series "La Casa de Papel" (Money Heist), which won the Emmy Award for Best Drama in 2018. He studied veterinary medicine in Romania, in Bucharest and Timișoara. In these cities, he had his first contact with the world of acting, playing roles in various short films and performances....

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." It's Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the woman Rick (Humphrey Bogart) loved years ago in Paris, who happens to enter his bar in Casablanca. The pianist Sam (Dooley Wilson), a mutual friend from their past life, is shocked to see her. Ilsa asks him to play the song they both associate with, "As Time Goes By":...

Geoffrey Rush is the actor who has amazed the world with his versatility in accepting incredible roles that he has portrayed in films that have become international cinematic masterpieces. He is a symbolic figure in the field of acting, thanks to his impressive ways of embodying characters that have endured in the memory of audiences until today – and will inevitably continue t...

We are so busy looking at the sky and waiting for signs from there that we forget how much we still have to discover and understand on this planet. It took filmmaker Craig Foster a year of his life to track an octopus to understand that it's possible to connect with something that not only doesn't speak our language but lives in an environment alien to us. Patrick and the Whale...

Bordering between drama and satire, Paul Negoescu's new film seems to have no obvious counterpart in the local cinematic tradition. This probably comes from Paul's directorial personality, simultaneously playful and solemn, funny and serious. Men of Deeds talks about a lot of things, but not about nice people, it seems. They're simply not to be found. The story is full of petty...