TIFF 2018

International guest stars, absolute premieres, Romanian films awarded in European festivals, screenings and events devoted to the Union Centennial, are just some of the highlights of the 17th Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in Cluj

Mihai Pelin, 25.05.2018, 13:48

The 17th Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest event in Romania devoted to the film industry, has begun in Cluj-Napoca. Until June 3rd, hundreds of films will be screened, from classical ones to world premieres, alongside events that combine film with music, exhibitions, innovative workshops, round-tables and glamorous parties. Three different generations of Romanian film-makers, actors and producers having influenced the Romanian cinematography are convening in Cluj this year.

A member of the jury of the international competition, Vlad Ivanov is one of the most prolific Romanian actors in recent years, having shot to fame with his part in “4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days by Cristian Mungiu, which won the Palme DOr in Cannes in 2007.

Directors Adina Pintilie and Andrei Cretulescu will take part in the international competition with their films “Touch me not and “Charleston, respectively. Excerpts from Stere Guleas “Morometii 2, the most eagerly awaited Romanian film of the year, will also be screened for the first time in Cluj.

This years Festival agenda includes over 225 productions from all parts of the world, competing in separate sections like Official Competition, Supernova, Shadows, No Limits, Whats Up, Doc?, Romanian Days, Hungarian Day, TIFF Education and HBO Day.

The 12 works selected into the official competition are relevant for the state of play in the film art and industry around the world. On the other hand, a number of productions by Romanian directors will be brought together under the heading “Romania 100, to celebrate the Union Centennial. These include the 1965 “Rascoala (The Uprising), the film that won director Mircea Muresan the debut award in Cannes, “Explozia (Explosion) by Mircea Dragan (1973) and “The last night of childhood by the Cluj-based director Savel Stiopul.

One of the most popular French film stars, the actress and director Fanny Ardant, is one of this years guests of honour, and will receive the Transylvania Trophy. In a retrospective event devoted to the artist, the public will be able to see her again in two of the best films of her career.

One of the best Romanian films of all times, the “Forest of the Hanged (1965), which won Liviu Ciulei the Best Director Award in Cannes, will also be shown in Cluj, as a tribute to Anna Szeles, who is to receive the lifetime achievement award in this years TIFF. The famed opera singer Angela Gheorghiu is another guest of honour in the 2018 edition of the festival.(Edited by D. Vijeu)