We’re in the heart of the Castle Weekend! TIFF once again invites audiences today to the Bánffy Castle in Bonțida, with a program that includes a concert by psychedelic punk rock band Vágtázó Halottkémek (VHK) at 7:30 PM, followed by the screening of the Estonian film The Invisible Fight at 9:30 PM. In an interview with Louisa Miclăuș, Andor, a young VHK fan, tells AperiTIFF ho...

Adapting novels, folklore, and religious self-help for the big screen with irony and personal flair, Rainer Sarnet is a director in constant search of new formulas—from modernization, to horror, to kung fu monks. Each time stranger, each time endlessly captivating. A common criticism aimed at directors who achieve the status of auteur is that they become complacent, endlessl...

Saturday Night at Bánffy Castle: The KVB Concert and a Midnight Dive into Cult Cinema with The Rocky Horror Picture Show On Saturday evening, starting at 7:30 PM, the stage at Bánffy Castle will be taken over by the British post-punk duo The KVB. Composed of Nicholas Wood and Kat Day, the band merges classic alternative rock with contemporary darkwave and electronic influenc...

Fresh off the plane to Romania, Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović sat down with me to talk about his latest film, My Late Summer, the project he's currently working on, the artist's role in the world, and his concerns about the direction this world is heading. Q: Hello, Mr. Tanović, it’s a pleasure to see you! I’ll get straight to it. You’ve mentioned in past interviews...

We spend so much time on social media that we’ve started to feel like these platforms have always existed. But Facebook only appeared 20 years ago. TikTok, just nine. Most millennials remember exactly when they created their first account. But Gen Z and the generations after them have a vastly different perspective: they’ve never known a life without it. In the five-episode...

Under the ominous shadow of AI, Mihai Chirilov spoke about the difficulty of curating this year’s selection, the films that fueled his optimism, and how a festival can bring together heterogeneous audiences. This year, TIFF asks itself and the public whether the future looks bright, considering the present is, at best, uncertain. We’re living through political uncertainty, a...

A Coming-of-Age Full of Heart & Grit, About the Power of (Young) Communities to Fight Back Against Misfortune? Boy, That’s Grand. “It takes a village to raise a child,” the proverb goes — and perhaps nowhere at this TIFF edition is that better illustrated than in the opening film, Christy. Part of the newly launched Teen Spirit section — juried by Gen Z themselves — Brendan...

A Muslim Drag Queen Loses and Finds Love Again in a Touching Comedy About the Courage to Be Yourself False lashes, makeup, self. These are the secrets Layla (Bilal Hasna) occasionally hides beneath her Palestinian attire and the name Latif. At a family celebration, while dancing, her robe flares up — and with it, the fragments of a constrained authenticity scatter. Between d...

When the Copy Becomes More Alive Than the Original – What’s Left of Reality? In 2001, at the Tirana Biennale, artworks by non-existent artists were exhibited. It was a hoax. But not a simple one. The Tirana Conspiracy, the documentary directed by Manfredi Lucibello, starts from that real-life case and builds a complex reflection on art, imposture, and identity. The protag...

Maria de Medeiros Maria de Medeiros, acclaimed actress, director, and singer, will be honored at TIFF.24. Best known to global audiences for her unforgettable role in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, de Medeiros will receive the Transilvania Trophy for Special Contribution to World Cinema. At TIFF.24, audiences will have the unique opportunity to meet Maria de Medeiros n...

At Transilvania IFF.24 (June 13–22, 2025), the Coming Up Next section spotlights some of the most exciting and compelling European series of the moment. The lineup features first episodes or complete seasons from recent productions, offering audiences the chance to experience auteur-driven storytelling on the big screen — works that blur the boundaries between cinema and televi...

As every year, the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 13–22, 2025) brings to the forefront some of the most recent and relevant film productions from Hungary, showcased in a dedicated program. This year’s edition presents six unmissable films as part of Hungarian Day, with most screenings followed by Q&A sessions with members of the film crews. Additionally, legenda...

Acclaimed actress, director, and singer Maria de Medeiros—one of the most versatile and refined figures in European cinema, and a leading talent of her generation in Portugal—will be honored at the 24th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 13–23, 2025). Best known to global audiences for her unforgettable role in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, de Med...