Romania
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Romanian documentary filmmaker critically beaten covering illegal logging
While filming a new documentary on illegal #deforestation in #Romania, filmmaker and journalist #Mihai Dragolea#, environmental activist #Tiberiu Bosutar#, and a third companion, Radu Mocanu, were brutally beaten by a group of twenty men. The attack took place in a forest in Cosna, Suceava County, and was carried out with axes and forks. As well…
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War is a racket
CONFLICT: The story of a Romanian soldier in the Afghan war and that of a young girl who found herself in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
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«Out of 11 bioregions in the European Union, Romania has 5. More than any other country»
TIFF: Modern Times Review speaks with Wild Romania director Dan Dinu ahead of the epic nature documentary's world premiere.
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Transilvania International Film Festival announces non-fiction centrepiece «What’s Up, Doc?» programme
From 23 July – 1 August 2021, the 20th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) will take place across cinemas and venues in #Cluj-Napoca, one of the largest urban centres in #Romania. The festival’s centrepiece for documentary film is its «What’s Up, Doc?» programme, which features a selection of highly acclaimed non-fiction films. Find more information…
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5 eyelet documentaries you can watch anywhere
As we move into the dog days of summer with heat waves virtually enveloping the entire world, there are few better times to sit back with a qualuty documentary. With so many choices (and platforms), we turn to one of our favourites, #eyelet, to see what is on offer around topics Modern Times Review is…
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4 local non-fiction titles set to screen as part of Transilvania International Film Festival 2021 «Romanian Days»
The 20th Transilvania International Film Festival kicks off in just over a month, 23 July – 8 August, and how sow released the lineup to its centrepiece programme, «Romanian Days». The entire selection includes 45 films from festival home country #Romania, 15 of which are shorts and 4 of which are non-fiction films. The 45…
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Ideologies and refugees
Migrants: Refugee deterrent border fences add to the already complicated relationship between the Croats and Slovenians of the Kupa region.
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Another brick in the wall
PRISON: A picturesque hybrid documentary within a hopelessly overcrowded prison in Madagascar.
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«Now, in the midst of pandemic constraints, is the best time to reflect on the essential role of the films, cinema, film festivals»
ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL: Head of Programming Csilla Kato speaks on the Romanian documentary festival's 2020 hybrid edition, its challenges, and the post-pandemic industry.