TIFF.20 - 2021

The anniversary edition of Romania’s largest film festival ended on August 1, after ten days marked by world premieres, dozens of sold-out screenings, meetings with more than 1,000 guests, and an impressive number of spectators. Over 100,000 cinema lovers celebrated #togetherthroughfilm the return to movie theaters on the 20th anniversary of TIFF, turning this year’s edition into the largest event organized in the country since the beginning of the pandemic.

More than 93,000 ticket buyers attended the selection of 179 films from 47 countries across 17 indoor and outdoor venues. They were joined by audiences at concerts, masterclasses, and industry meetings held with free admission—bringing the total to over 100,000 participants.

The encounter with star Sergei Polunin, the special guest of TIFF 2021, was among the most attractive events of the edition. The show performed by the Ukrainian dancer at Bánffy Castle impressed audiences and set the highest-grossing record of the year.

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Over 100,000 film lovers who celebrated both a return to cinemas and 20 years of TIFF

The anniversary edition of Romania’s largest film festival concluded on August 1st, after 10 days of absolute premieres, sold-out screenings, meetings with over 1000 guests, and over 100,000 film lovers who celebrated both a return to cinemas and 20 years of TIFF and turned this year’s edition in the largest event organized in the country since the pandemic began.

Transilvania IFF 2021 Winners

The 20th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival announced its winners on Saturday evening, July 31, to the applause of more than 1,500 spectators in Union Square in Cluj-Napoca.

With the participation of star Sergei Polunin and some of the most important filmmakers of the moment, the TIFF 2021 Awards Gala marked a celebration of two decades spent #togetherthroughfilm.

Vânătorul de balene / The Whaler Boy, the debut of Russian director Philipp Yuryev, was awarded the Transilvania Trophy, worth 10,000 euros. The prize was presented by the edition’s special guest, Sergei Polunin, to whom a special moment was dedicated during the gala.

Surprise film: *Annette*, the film that opened this year’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

On Saturday, July 31, at 1:30 p.m., the surprise film of this edition will be screened in Romanian premiere. Annette, the new production directed by Leos Carax, named Best Director at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, will be shown on the big screen at the House of Culture of Students in Cluj-Napoca.

Actors Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard star in the story set in present-day Los Angeles. Henry is a stand-up comedian known for his caustic humor, while Ann is an opera singer performing on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. Admired by both the public and the media, they seem to form an equally fascinating and stable couple.

However, the birth of their first child, Annette—a girl with an extraordinary destiny—will turn both of their lives upside down.

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