Director Nadav Lapid, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin and the Grand Prix at Cannes, is the special guest of the 22nd edition of the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, which will take place from August 11 to 17 in Sfantu Gheorghe, organizers announced in a press release sent to AGERPRES.
Nadav Lapid will be present in the Danube Delta for the Romanian premiere of his latest film, "Yes" on August 13 at 9:15 PM at the Green Dolphin Camping in Sfantu Gheorghe. He will meet the Anonimul audience for an open discussion on the role of the artist on August 14 at 11:00 AM at the festival tent.
Presented in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, the feature film sparked controversy due to its critical portrayal of Israeli society regarding the events of October 7 and the Gaza war.
"I am not an activist filmmaker. I don't make political-driven films. I love cinema too much. Ultimately, the purpose is the film. I believe that, as a filmmaker, my films are, above all, a celebration of the truth of cinema, hoping that the truth of cinema aligns with the truth of the universe. But I feel that people like me, perhaps like you, no longer understand the world. At the same time, I am not a nostalgic filmmaker; I do not like nostalgia. That is, I do not believe the past was glorious. In fact, the only thing that exists is the present. And I can be critical of the present and, at the same time, revere the present because it is the only truth. And I try to understand the world as a fundamental starting point for a filmmaker," says Nadav Lapid.
The feature film will have its Romanian premiere on August 13 at 9:15 PM at the Green Dolphin Camping in Sfantu Gheorghe. Nadav Lapid will meet the Anonimul audience for an open discussion on the role of the artist on August 14 at 11:00 AM at the festival tent.
"Yes" is distributed in Romania by Bad Unicorn and will be screened in cinemas starting October 17.
The 22nd edition of the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival begins on August 11. The full program is now available at: https://bit.ly/ProgramAnonimul2025.
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