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Masterclasses and debates on film

09.06.2011 03:00

The much anticipated programme of masterclasses, workshops and debates with Romanian and international film professionals continues at the tenth edition of Transilvania International Film Festival.

On Friday, June 10, at 11.00 a.m., at TIFF Lounge, the director who opened the path of the Romanian New Wave, Cristi Puiu, will hold a Cinema Lesson with free access, dedicated to all film lovers. This year, Cristi Puiu returns in the Romanian Days’ spotlight with his debut feature, the film which marked the beginning of the Romanian film phenomenon: Stuff and Dough celebrates 10 years since its premiere.

On the same day, at TIFF Lounge, in Unirii Square, at 3.00 p.m., during a film debate with Iceland’s director Valdis Óskarsdóttir, present in the Official Competition of TIFF 2011 with King’ Road and winner of the Best Editing BAFTA award for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, will share with the audience the way in which you can successfully combine film directing and editing, but also things from her collaboration with renowned contemporary filmmakers, such as Gus van Sant, Thomas Vinterberg and Michel Gondry.

The renowned Romanian-born French producer, sales agent and distributor Marin Karmitz, founder of the production and distribution company MK2, recipient of a Special Award of the 10th Transilvania IFF, will hold an unmissable masterclass on June 11, 12.00, at TIFF Lounge. The producer of Certified Copy (d. Abbas Kiarostami) will also meet the public at the film’s special screening hosted by Victoria Cinema on June 10.