The latest feature film by director Tudor Giurgiu, "3 Days in September", has been selected for the Limelight section of the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), to be held from 29 January to 8 February 2026, according to a press release from Transilvaniafilm sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday.
With an average of 275,000 spectators and more than 2,000 film industry professionals from over 100 countries, IFFR is one of the world's most important film festivals, recognised both for its scale and its artistic relevance.
The festival's Limelight section brings together award-winning films, box-office successes or preview titles by established filmmakers. In 2026, it will include productions such as Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch, No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook, Dead Man's Wire by Gus Van Sant, Silent Friend by Ildiko Enyedi and L'etranger by Francois Ozon, alongside the Romanian film 3 Days in September. The selection confirms the international visibility of Romanian cinema and places Tudor Giurgiu's new project alongside some of the most important titles in contemporary filmmaking, within one of the world's most influential film festivals.
"3 Days in September" is an explosive romantic comedy that captures a woman's unpredictable journey towards freedom and self-discovery. It was filmed in September in Eforie Sud as part of the Arome Film Creative Camp and stands out for an ambitious cinematic approach: a 65-minute single take shot without interruption in the garden of Hotel Arome 22, on the streets and on the beach of Eforie Sud, by a crew of more than 70 people. The decision to film in a single continuous shot places the audience directly into the heroine's emotional spiral, intensifying the chaos and encouraging a far more intimate connection with the characters, events and states she encounters along her journey, the release states.
The leading roles are played by Andreea Vasile, Emilian Oprea, Conrad Mericoffer, Mirela Zeta, Emilia Popescu, Adela Popescu and Maria Junghietu.
"3 Days in September" is an independent production, made as a co-production by Point Film, StaySharp.Film, Libra Films and Arome 22.
In Romania, the film will be distributed by Transilvania Film and is scheduled to premiere on 18 September 2026.
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