The 30th edition of the French Film Festival will take place between March 19 and 29 in Bucharest and 15 other cities across Romania, a release informs.
The event, organized by the French Institute in Romania as part of Francophonie Month, will be held in: Bucharest over March 19 - 29, at Cinema Elvire Popesco; Cluj-Napoca over March 19 - 22, at Cinema Victoria; Timisoara, over March 19 - 22, at Cinema Studio; Iasi, over March 20 - 29, at Cinema Ateneu, the French Institute, and Negru Zi - coffee & arts; Arad, over March 25 - 27, at Cinema Arta; Brasov, over March 20 - 21, at Patria Cinematheque; Braila, over March 27 - 29, at LYRA Cultural Palace; Constanta, over March 19 - 21, at Cinema Jean Constantin; Sibiu, over March 27 - 29, at Habitus Cultural Centre; Suceava, over March 19 - 22, at Stefan cel Mare University; Sfantu Gheorghe, over March 19 - 21, at Cinema Arta - Citiplex; Targu Mures, over March 20 - 22, at Mures County Museum; Craiova, over March 20 - 22, at Inspire Cinema Mercur; Pitesti, over March 22 - 29, at the Philharmonic House; Ploiesti, over March 20 - 24, at Zbor Hub; Baia Mare, over March 27 - 28, at Colonia Pictorilor Contemporary Art Centre, agerpres reports.
Armand Paulais, coordinator of this year's edition, highlighted the festival's legacy: "With a 30-year tradition, the festival has become an essential reference for film lovers and a privileged space for intercultural dialogue, thanks to a demanding program open to major contemporary themes and new forms of cinematic expression."
To mark the anniversary edition, the festival will present more than 30 films, combining new releases with notable French titles from recent years. Three new programs dedicated to young audiences will also be launched.
The Young Talents - Short Film Competition, curated this year by master's students from UNATC's 'Audiovisual Archives: Preservation and Curation' program, includes five selected films. A jury of final-year students will decide the winner, whose director will receive a writing residency at Pustnik.
The Panorama section will showcase films distinguished at major international festivals. François Ozon's L'Etranger, adapted from Albert Camus' namesake novel, will open the festival in Bucharest. The section will also feature L'Attachement by Carine Tardieu, and Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due by Abdellatif Kechiche.
The Young Talents - Feature Film Competition will present four creations by a new generation of filmmakers. The program will run in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi and Timisoara, with the winning film screened again on April 4 - 5 at Cinema Elvire Popesco.
The Young Audience section returns with films for children and families, including one of the most anticipated titles - Arco by Ugo Bienvenu. The selection will also include documentaries for teenagers and animated films suited for shared family viewing.
This edition will also include an accessible screening for audiences with hearing impairments, featuring descriptive Romanian subtitles. Anna Cazenave Cambet's Love Me Tender, presented in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section in 2025, will be shown in Romania as a festival preview.
The 'Heritage: 30 Years of French Cinema' section will invite viewers to rediscover classic French films in dialogue with more recent works from the 1990s to today. A special screening of Dolce Far Niente will take place in the presence of director Nae Caranfil.
The days dedicated to industry professionals will also be back, with around ten Romanian projects in development selected for meetings with French producers and distributors, including roundtables and one-to-one discussions. AGERPRES is one of the festival's main media partners.
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