Transilvania International Film Festival
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The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) is a film festival
held in Cluj-Napoca
, Romania
and established in 2001 by Romanian Film Promotion. In February 2011, TIFF has been accredited by the FIAPF
as a "competitive festival specialised on first and second feature films".
, TIFF was the only film festival in Romania for international features.
The 2009 edition saw a lifetime achievement award for Claudia Cardinale
and Florin Piersic
.
Up to 70% of the annual budget for culture of the city of Cluj-Napoca
is spent on the Film Festival.
TIFF organises movie projections in partnership with other Romanian festivals, such as the Peninsula / Félsziget Festival
.
In 2010, TIFF attracted more than 55,000 attendees.
Romania°N date=July 2009°W
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
held in Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and established in 2001 by Romanian Film Promotion. In February 2011, TIFF has been accredited by the FIAPF
FIAPF
The FIAPF based in Paris, created in 1933, is an organization composed with 31 member associations from 25 of the leading audiovisual production countries...
as a "competitive festival specialised on first and second feature films".
History
Till 2009 which saw the first edition of Comedy ClujComedy Cluj
Comedy Cluj is an international film festival of comedy film organized annually in October in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania.- History :The first edition of Comedy Cluj was held in 2009 and comprised 70 films coming from 19 countries as well as several workshops, street theater shows,...
, TIFF was the only film festival in Romania for international features.
The 2009 edition saw a lifetime achievement award for Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale is an Italian actress, and has appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of Cardinale's films have been either Italian or French...
and Florin Piersic
Florin Piersic
-Biography:His family left Cluj when it was ceded to Hungary in 1940, and moved to Cernăuţi after the city's occupation by Romania the following year. There, his father was appointed to the role of chief municipal veterinary. Later they returned home, and Florin graduated from the High School for...
.
Up to 70% of the annual budget for culture of the city of Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
is spent on the Film Festival.
TIFF organises movie projections in partnership with other Romanian festivals, such as the Peninsula / Félsziget Festival
Peninsula / Félsziget Festival
Peninsula / Félsziget is a music festival taking place annually in July or August in Târgu Mureş, Transylvania, Romania.- History :The first edition of the festival goes back to 2003...
.
In 2010, TIFF attracted more than 55,000 attendees.
"Transilvania" Award recipients
| Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sin Retorno | Miguel Cohan | / |
| 2010 | Mundane History | Anocha Suwichakornpong Anocha Suwichakornpong Anocha Suwichakornpong is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Anocha Suwichakornpong was born in Thailand 1976. She spent the 1990s living in England, where she attended universities and graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees... |
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| 2009 | Nord North (2009 film) Nord is a Norwegian film from 2009 written by Erlend Loe and directed by Rune Denstad Langlo.Nord was nominated for the 2009 Nordic Council Film Prize.... |
Rune Denstad Langlo | |
| Police, Adjective Police, Adjective Police, Adjective is a 2009 Romanian drama film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. The movie focuses on policeman Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish... |
Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 2006 feature 12:08 East of Bucharest won him the Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival... |
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| 2008 | Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies | Yulene Olaizola | |
| 2007 | La Sagrada Familia | Sebastian Campos | |
| 2006 | 12:08 East of Bucharest 12:08 East of Bucharest 12:08 East of Bucharest is a 2006 Romanian film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, released in 2006 and winner of the Camera d'Or Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It was also released in the United States under the abridged titles East of Bucharest and 12:08 Bucharest... |
Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 2006 feature 12:08 East of Bucharest won him the Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival... |
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| 2005 | 4 | Ilya Khrzhanovsky Ilya Khrzhanovsky Ilya Andreevich Khrzhanovsky is a Russian film director. He is the son of Andrei Khrzhanovsky , one of the top Russian animation directors, and grandson of actor Yury Khrzhanovsky .... |
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| Whisky Whisky (film) Whisky is an Argentine-German-Spanish-Uruguayan tragicomedy film directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll and released in 2004. The film stars Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, Ana Katz, and Daniel Hendler. It has very sparse dialogue and the three principal actors play very... |
Juan Pablo Rebella Juan Pablo Rebella Juan Pablo Rebella was an Uruguayan film director and screenwriter.He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied social communication, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Pablo Stoll first began.After graduating in 1999 he... and Pablo Stoll Pablo Stoll Pablo Stoll is a Uruguayan film director and screenwriter.He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied Social communication, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Juan Pablo Rebella first began... |
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| 2004 | Dias de Santiago | Josue Mendez Josué Méndez (director) Josué Méndez is a Peruvian director of films including Dias de Santiago and Dioses . Dias de Santiago is about a cab driver in Lima, Peru... |
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| 2003 | Noi the Albino | Dagur Kari Dagur Kári Dagur Kári is an Icelandic film director.He was born in Paris, France to Icelandic parents and returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. Dagur graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1999, with art house short movie Lost Weekend... |
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| 2002 | Occident Occident (film) Occident is a Romanian film released in 2002, and directed by Cristian Mungiu. It stars Alexandru Papadopol as a 29-year old man named Luci and Anca Androne as his wife Sorina... |
Cristian Mungiu |
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