What to not miss at Transilvania IFF Lounge: actors, directors and special guests

08.06.2023 09:11

 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