Selected International Film Festivals
Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
Str. Popa Soare, nr. 52, et. 1 ap. 4, sect 2
023984 Bucuresti
Romania
phone +4021 326 64 80
fax +4021 326 02 68
http://www.tiff.ro
email: info@tiff.ro
Festival Director & Artistic Director
Mr. Mihai Chirilov
Year of Foundation 2002
Event Date from 31 May 2013 till 09 June 2013
in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sections Competition (First and Second Films), SuperNova (non-competitive panorama), Shadows (Horror & Fantasy features and short films), 3x3 (3 profiles of established filmmakers featuring 3 films each), Romanian Days, No Limit, Open Air Screenings, Special Gala Screenings;
The festival has yearly focuses on different countries.
Terms of Entry Entries must have been produced within the last two years and not previously shown in Romania. All feature films will be presented in ther original versions with Romanian subtitles.
There are no restrictions by length or genre.
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format 35 mm, DCP, HDCAM, DVCam, DigiBeta PAL
Registration Deadline 15 February 2013
Fees no fees
Attendance Figures 55,000
Participants of the Film Industry The last edition of the festival hosted more than 350 industry guests.
Prizes/Awards Transilvania Trophy (€ 10,000) for Best Film in competition, Best Director (€ 5,000), Best Performance (€ 2,000), Best Photography of a film in competition, FIPRESCI Award, Audience Award, JAMESON Award for Best Short, Excellency Award;
2012
Competition
THE LONELIEST PLANET by Julia Loktev, Flying Moon Filmproduktion (US/DE)
THE EXCHANGE by Eran Kolirin, Pandora Filmproduktion (IL/DE)
Supernova
WAS BLEIBT (HOME FOR THE WEEKEND) by Hans-Christian Schmid, 23/5 Filmproduktion
TABU by Miguel Gomes, Komplizen Film (PT/DE/BR/FR)
ELLES by Malgoska Szumowska, Zentropa International Köln (FR/PL/DE)
Unirii Square
HEADHUNTERS by Morten Tyldum (NO/DK/DE)
AND IF WE ALL LIVED TOGETHER by Stéphane Robelin, Rommel Film (FR/DE)
IRON SKY by Timo Vuorensola, 27 Films Production (FI/DE/AU)
Focus Denmark
BALLROOM DANCER by Christian Bonke, Andreas Koefoed (DK/US/UK/UA/RU/HK/CN/DE/JP)
What’s Up, Docs?
THE LOOK by Angelina Maccarone, TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion (DE/FR)
LOGIN 2 LIFE by Daniel Moshel, ZDF (AT/DE)
KHODORKOVSKY by Cyril Tuschi, Lala Films
ITALY: LOVE IT, OR LEAVE IT by Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi (DE/IT)
REVISION by Philip Scheffner, pong
THE OTHER CHELSEA: A STORY FROM DONETSK by Jakob Preuss, Kloos & Co. Medien (DE/UA)
No Limit
WHORE’S GLORY by Michael Glawogger, Quinte Film (DE/AT)
BASTARD by Carsten Unger, Gifted Films
ZERO KILLED by Michal Kosakowski (DE/AT)
Shadows
BABYCALL by Pål Sletaune, Pandora Filmproduktion (NO/SE/DE)
MASKS by Andreas Marschall, Anolis Entertainment (IE/DE)
Special Screenings
DREILEBEN - BEATS BEING DEAD by Christian Petzold, Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
DREILEBEN - DON’T FOLLOW ME AROUND by Dominik Graf, Burkert Bareiss Produktion, TV60 Film
DREILEBEN - ONE MINUTE OF DARKNESS by Christoph Hochhäusler, Heimatfilm
EducaTIFF
DEATH OF A SUPERHERO by Ian Fitzgibbon, Bavaria Pictures (DE/IE)
TOM SAWYER by Hermine Huntgeburth, Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion
Number of Films Shown 111 feature films and 49 shorts from 39 countries
Media Coverage 250 Romanian and foreign journalists were accredited. All the national and local media is present, reporting from the ecent (TY stations, newspapers, magazines, radio). The closing gala is braodcasted each year live on the national TV.
Among the international press were: Screen International, The Guardian, Positif, Hollywood Reporter, MDR Figaro, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Split Screen, TV5, Rai Uno, CBC Radio;
Evaluation Transilvania International Film Festival is presented Romanian Film Promotion. It is the first international feature film festival in Romania and one of the most important film festivals in Eastern Europe. It has a competition for 1st and 2nd time directors.
