Dogman, dir. Luc Besson, France, 2023 Main cast: Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Clemens Schick, Grace Palma Dogman, the latest film from legendary director Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element), will open the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival....See more details
18:30 – Film Screening: Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, dir. Pedro Peira, Spain, 2024, 83’ | Cercul Militar 20:30 – Dinner prepared by Chef Radu Dumitrescu at Da Pino, presented by URSUS "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" is the name of a shark fin soup specific to the Fujian cuisine in China, considered a delicacy....See more details
18:30 - Film Screening: A Chef for Dalí, dir. David Pujol, Spain, 114’ | Cercul Militar 20:30 - Dinner prepared by Chef Florin Dumitrescu at Da Pino, presented by LIDL Director David Pujol made both a documentary about Salvador Dalí and a miniseries about Ferrán Adrià, one of the most influential contemporary chefs, so it's no surprise he ended up making a film that brings these two creative geniuses together....See more details
A Page of Madness / O filă de nebunie, r. Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japonia, 1926 Muzică originală & interpretare live: Irina-Margareta Nistor & CelloFun A Page of Madness este un thriller experimental mut. Considerat ca fiind pierdut timp de 45 de ani, filmul este produsul unui grup avangardist de artiști din Japonia, cunoscut sub numele de Shinkankakuha (Școala Noilor Percepții), care a încercat să depășească reprezentarea naturalistă în film, fiind influențat de cinematografia expresionismului german....See more details
18:30 - Film Screening: Sugar and Stars, dir. Sèbastien Tulard, France, 110’ | Cercul Militar 20:30 - Dinner prepared by Chef Paul Oppenkamp at Da Pino, presented by Nespresso Becoming a name in the elitist world of pastry is no easy feat, especially if you've had a difficult childhood and often had to fight just for survival....See more details
Dracula’s Death / Moartea lui Dracula, r. Károly Lajthay, Austria, 1921 "About the Death of Dracula" is said to be the world's first film about the character created by Bram Stoker. It was produced in Budapest in 1921 and has Michael Curtiz as co-screenwriter, who before moving to Hollywood and winning an Oscar for Casablanca, began his career in Cluj-Napoca....See more details
Luís Villas Boas, the Last Trip, r. Laurent Filipe, 2023, Portugalia Founder of the Hot Clube de Portugal, the oldest jazz club in Portugal, and of the Cascais International Jazz Festival, Luís Villas Boas is an iconic figure in Portuguese jazz and also an anti-fascist symbol. Director and musician Laurent Filipe, who recounts taking his first steps in this musical genre inspired by Villas Boas, pays tribute to him in the film "The Last Trip....See more details
City Without Jews / Orașul fără evrei, r. Hans Karl Breslauer, Austria, 1924 Original Music and Live Performance: Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin Based on the novel by journalist and writer Hugo Bettauer, "The City Without Jews" tells a story whose implications remain as relevant as they were at the time of its premiere a hundred years ago....See more details
The Stolen Jewels (1909) The Cord of Life (1909) The Voice of the Violin (1909) The Englishman and the Girl (1909) Original Music and Live Performance: Donald Sosin & Joanna Seaton Before becoming known for films like "The Birth of a Nation" or "Intolerance," D.W....See more details
FESTIVALUL MERA WORLD MUSIC este un festival internațional de world music care va avea loc între 3-6 august 2023 în Mera, la 13 kilometri de Cluj, în inima regiunii etnografice Călata / Kalotaszeg. www.meraworldmusic.com