As always, the Transilvania IFF Lounge in Unirii Square becomes the place where the public meets the festival's special guests, as the Transilvania IFF Talks and InspiraTIFF conversations will take place here every day. This year's topics, inspired by the films in the festival, include mental health, the role of the artist in contemporary society, religion or Romanian productions that broke records in movie theatres attendance. Actors Darko Perić, Istvan Teglas, Judith State, directors Alexandru Solomon, Tudor Giurgiu, Paul Negoescu, Matei Dima (Bromania) and writer Nora Iuga have already confirmed their attendance. Access to the Transilvania IFF Lounge events is free of charge. Find below the daily schedule:
Monday, June 12
17:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks - Our daily mind
Journalism & mental health
Guests: ADRIAN FLORIN SOCOL (psychotherapist, Estuar Foundation), ANDRADA LĂUTARU (journalist, Libertatea)
Moderator: Mihnea Măruță
Tuesday, June 13
15:00 – Poetry and film
A debate inspired by the publication, in Romanian, of a collection of poems by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, “In the Shadow of Trees”, translated by Vlad Drăgoi and published by OMG Publishing.
Guests: Vlad Drăgoi, Horea Poenar and Radu Toderici
Moderator: Victor Morozov
Event organized by Cărturești in partnership with OMG Publishing.
16:00 - InspiraTIFF with MIHAI CHIRILOV, Artistic Director Transilvania IFF
Moderator: Cristi Grindean
17:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks The Artist – to be or not to be employed?
Debate based on the film All The Beauty And The Bloodshed (r. Laura Poitras)
Guests: JUDITH STATE, ISTVÁN TÉGLÁS, RODICA LAZĂR (actors) and MIHNEA BLIDARIU (musician, Luna Amara)
Moderator: Mihnea Măruță
Wednesday, June 14
13:30 – Talk based on the publishing of the volume “Beyond the New Romanian Cinema: Romanian Culture, History and the Films of Radu Jude”, by Andrei Gorzo and Veronica Lazăr, published by the “Lucian Blaga” University Publishing House, Sibiu
Guests: Andrei Gorzo, Veronica Lazăr, Miruna Runcan and Mihnea Bâlici
Moderator: Claudiu Turcuș
17:00 - InspiraTIFF with Nae Caranfil
Moderator: Cristi Grindean
Thursday, June 15
15:30 - Book launches
Valerian Sava - Post/neo-history of Romanian film (and not only) in critical mono-dialogues (via Facebook & Extra-Fb.). Vol. 3
Emanuel Pârvu - Metaphysics and concreteness in the Art of the Actor
16:00 - InspiraTIFF with actress RODICA LAZĂR
Moderator: Cristi Grindean
17:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks: Why my name is Nora, when my sky is clear
Guests: NORA IUGA (writer), CARLA TEAHA (director)
Moderator: Mihnea Măruță
Friday, June 16
11:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks with the crew of the film “DAY OF THE TIGRE”
Moderator: Claudia Duca (TVR)
12:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks: Who's having the last laugh? Festival film vs. box office success
Guests: PAUL NEGOESCU, MIHAI MINCAN, BOGDAN MIRICĂ, MATEI DIMA (directors)
Moderator: Cătălin Moise
15:30 - Book launch: Titus Vijeu - Copel Moscu: the vocation of cinema documentary
16:00 - InspiraTIFF with actors LAURENȚIU BĂNESCU and IULIAN POSTELNICU
17:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks: Where Do I Belong? In search of identity
Debate based on the films Who I Am Not (d. Tunde Skovran, Romania / Canada) and The Land You Belong (d. Elena Rebeca Carini, Italy / Romania)
Guests: TÜNDE SKOVRÁN, ANDREI ZINCĂ, ELENA REBECA CARINI (directors)
Moderator: Laura Mușat (Films in Frame)
Saturday, June 17
11:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks Society Docs
Guests: CĂTĂLINA TESAR, ADINA POPESCU, IULIAN GHERVAS (directors)
Moderator: Claudia Duca
12:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks with the crew of film FREEDOM
Moderator: Ionuț Mareș
16:00 - InspiraTIFF with actor DARKO PERIĆ
Moderator: Cristi Grindean
17:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks Religion Class
Debate based on films Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife and My Muslim Husband
Guests: ALEXANDRU SOLOMON, DANIEL AND ALEXANDRA BĂRNUȚI (directors)
Moderator: Mihnea Măruță
19:00
Casa de Cultură a Studenților (Students' Cultural Centre)
Book launch - Dana Duma - Gopo 100
Sunday, June 18
16:00 – Transilvania IFF Talks with director Cristi Puiu
Moderator: Mihnea Măruță
