Romanian Shorts IV
TIFF.24
Strigoi (Strigoi, dir. Márton Nagy, România)
Magicianul (The Magician, dir. Bogdan Mureșanu, România)
Vali (dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)
Nebunul (The Madman, dir. Igor Cobileanski, România)
120 minute
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 20.06
In the Belly of AI
TIFF.24
Artificial Intelligence fuels our dreams and nightmares. But while tech giants promise the advent of a new humanity, behind the scenes millions of workers around the world prepare the data that will feed Big Tech’s voracious algorithms, at the cost of their mental and emotional health...
France - 2025
73 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
A Whale
Q&A with director Pablo Hernando
Ingrid is a hired killer with a special power: she can use the darkness to enter a parallel world and reappear somewhere else in the real world. This allows her to get into the homes of her victims and get out again without leaving any trace.
Spain, Italy - 2024
108 minute
Full Moon
Romanian Shorts III
TIFF.24
Tot ce rămâne (All That Remains, dir. Andrei Redinciuc, România)
Jackpot (Jackpot, dir. Vlad Popa, Vasile Todinca, România)
Ajutoare (Aid, dir. Valentin Rareș Fogoroș, România)
Fracti (dir. Lavinia Petrache, România)
Albocalmin (dir. Florin Șerban, România)
117 minute
Aurora
Q&A with directors Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk
Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, travels with her husband Joonas to celebrate their wedding anniversary with her parents and the congregation.
Estonia - 2025
111 minute
FOCUS Estonia
Romanian Shorts II
TIFF.24
Despre imposibilitatea unui omagiu (On the Impossibility of an Homage, dir. Xandra Popescu, România)
Alișveriș (Alisveris, dir. Vasile Todinca, România)
Zi de sărbătoare (Celebration Day, dir. Octavian Șaramet, România)
Grandpa Is Sleeping (dir. Matei Branea, România)
118 minute
Almanac of Fall
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
In a grim, claustrophobic apartment owned by a rich elderly woman, the inhabitants desperately try to relate to each other as they go about their bleak lives revealing their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.
Hungary - 1984
119 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Romanian Shorts I
TIFF.24
Fursecuri și lapte (Milk and Cookies, dir. Andrei Tache-Codreanu, România)
Anchor (dir. Vilmos Peter, România)
Dragostea e în aer (Love Is in the Air, dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)
Marinică, băiatul meu (Marinică, My Boy, dir. Mihnea Toma, România)
118 minute
New Dawn Fades
Q&A with director Gürcan Keltek
It’s been years since Akın has been in and out of the hospital. He’s relentless, angry, and shell-shocked from being stuck in the system. Since his discharge, he’s well aware that his old life is long gone.
Turkey, Germany, Italy, Norway - 2024
131 minute
No Limit