{"id":2134,"date":"2017-10-17T11:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T08:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmedefestival.ro\/les-films-de-cannes\/editia-2017\/?p=2134\/"},"modified":"2017-10-17T11:18:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T08:18:11","slug":"4-months-3-weeks-2-days-screening-gala-10-years-palme-dor-opening-les-films-de-cannes-bucarest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmedefestival.ro\/les-films-de-cannes\/editia-2017\/4-months-3-weeks-2-days-screening-gala-10-years-palme-dor-opening-les-films-de-cannes-bucarest\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days screening gala 10 years after the Palme d\u2019Or, opening Les Films de Cannes \u00e0 Bucarest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most anticipated Romanian films: Preview<\/em> at Peasant\u2019s Museum Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, seven years since the first edition, Les Films de Cannes <\/strong>\u00e0<\/strong> Bucarest<\/strong> begins for the first time with an Opening Gala, given the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/em><\/strong><\/a> winning the Palme d\u2019Or. This will take place Friday, October<\/strong> 13th<\/sup><\/strong>at 19:00 o\u2019clock<\/strong>, at the Peasant\u2019s Museum Cinema<\/strong> (Str. Monetariei, nr. 3) and will be marked by several surprise events and special screenings, all stemming from this anniversary.<\/p>\n

The actors Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov, as well as the director Cristian Mungiu with other members of the casting and film team, will participate at the gala, followed by the 20:30\u00a0 screening of the film 4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 Days<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, especially remastered for the anniversary.<\/p>\n

Throughout the festival, the most highly anticipated Romanian films of the fall will be presented at the Peasant\u2019s Museum Cinema within the Preview<\/em><\/strong> section, and fragments from these films can already be seen online<\/em><\/a> in the spot presenting the section.<\/p>\n

This section will show a Romanian film every evening of the festival, previewing the most recent Romanian films awarded festival prizes: Soldiers<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and Pororoca<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (awarded at San Sebastian), Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (awarded at Sarajevo), Ant<\/em><\/strong>\u00f3<\/em><\/strong>nio and Catarina<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (Locarno) and Short-Circuit<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (Shanghai). All screenings take place with their film teams present.<\/p>\n

Constantin Popescu\u2019s most recent film, Pororoca<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a critics\u2019 favorite at the San Sebastian Film Festival, received the Best Actor award in the north of Spain for Bogdan Dumitrache\u2019s performance. Distributed in Romania by Bad Unicorn, the film tells the story of Tudor and Cristina whose daughter is missing.<\/p>\n

Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the directorial feature-length premiere for the actor Emanuel P\u00eervu. The film was awarded the prizes for Best Director and Best Actor (\u0218erban Pavlu) at the Sarajevo Film Festival and brings to the screen a father searching for the best way to stay connected to his daughter. Another debut feature-length film is Mari<\/em><\/strong>\u021ba<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, directed by Cristi Iftime, who was presented at Cannes in 2012 with the short film The Camp in Razoare<\/em>. With Mari<\/em><\/strong>\u021ba<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Iftime won the FEDEORA critic\u2019s award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2017. The film tells the story of a father re-meeting his son and former family around New Year\u2019s Eve, and it stars Adrian Titieni, Alex Potocean and the Dacia 1300 car, being an authentic road movie<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Short-circuit<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, under the direction of C\u0103t\u0103lin Saizescu, was presented in its world premiere in the Shanghai International Film Festival competition, the most famous festival in China for excellent artistic achievement, bringing to the screen a story inspired by the drama that unfolded in 2010 at the Giule\u0219ti maternity ward.<\/p>\n

The Romanian Cristina Hane\u0219 directs the Portuguese production Ant<\/em><\/strong>\u00f3<\/em><\/strong>nio and Catarina<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, screened in premiere at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival, where it won the top prize, Pardino d\u2019Oro. The film narrates simply, but also poetically and intensely, the relationship between an elderly, claustrophobic man and a young woman who brings a touch of youth and curiosity to his life.<\/p>\n

In the program, you can also find one of the most highly anticipated films of autumn, Soldiers. Story from Ferentari<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a production premiered at San Sebastian with the Jury\u2019s Special Mention of the Sebastian, a section specially dedicated to LGBTI films and selected for the Toronto Film Festival. The film makes up the feature-length debut of the director and actress with Serbian origins Ivana Mladenovic (When the Light Goes Out<\/em>, Scarred Hearts<\/em>) \u2013 also debuting the protagonist Adrian Schiop in two ways, as an actor and writer of the novel behind the film adaptation.<\/p>\n

The section will open with an unedited screening for the Romanian audience \u2013 of the work-in-progress<\/em> film titled \u00cen pronun\u021bare<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the debut of Mihaela Popescu, which has in the roles of protagonist Cuzin Toma and Dorotheea Petre, awarded at Cannes in 2006 for the role of Eva in the film The Way I Spent the End of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The director of Romanian origins Alexandra B\u0103lteanu studied film in Germany and Prowl<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is her graduation screening, already being screened on the renowned festival circuit like San Sebastian (2016) and Saarbr\u00fccken, where she ran the Best Director Award.<\/p>\n

Also at the Peasant\u2019s Museum Cinema is the seventh film directed by Dan Chi\u0219u, The Anniversary<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which will soon be presented in the official competition in Warsaw. The Anniversary<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the last film the late Mircea Albulescu played in.<\/p>\n

Another impressive debut scheduled in the festival is One Step Behind the Seraphim<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, directed by Daniel Sandu, a film based on the director\u2019s experience in a theological seminary. Distributed in Romania by Microfilm, the feature film of Daniel Sandu also has a cast including Vlad Ivanov together with a series of young, promising actors, like \u0218tefan Iancu and Ilie Dumitrescu Jr.<\/p>\n

The festival also proposes this year a short film session which, with Dear Friends<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, directed by Valeriu Andriu\u021b\u0103 (short film corner at Cannes), and Black Clothes<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, by Octav Chelaru (in competition at Locarno), will screen a series of short films financed by the Les Films de Cannes \u00e0 Bucarest partner, BRD, in a competition launched at the previous edition of the festival.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, the week of Romanian cinema in the festival closes with a special screening dedicated to the winner of the 2005 Un Certain Regard Award, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, with the attendance of the team, for the occasion of the re-release of the film on DVD.<\/p>\n

Les Films de Cannes <\/strong>\u00e0<\/strong> Bucarest <\/strong>continues the work initiated in previous editions to support a series of projects of non-governmental associations in Romania, to whom the proceeds of special screenings will be donated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The proceeds from the anniversary screening of the film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/em><\/strong><\/a> will be donated to the OvidiuRo Association<\/strong>, which works towards the schooling of children from the earliest age, and those from the screening of the film Prowl<\/em><\/strong><\/a> will be directed towards the association for animal rights Dog Rescue<\/strong>, those from The Death of Mr. Lazarescu<\/em><\/strong><\/a> will go towards the Give Life Association<\/strong> for the project of the first integrated oncology and radiotherapy unit at the Marie Curie Children\u2019s Hospital, and Sunday October 22nd<\/sup> a special screening will take place with Tales from the Golden Age, part 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the proceeds from which will go to the ActivRandom<\/strong> association for the support of people with refugee status.<\/p>\n

If you feel close to any of these causes, you are invited to support them through your presence at the screenings and through additional donations you will be able to give directly into the accounts of these associations, by way of specific forms made available at the screenings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The full schedule of the festival can be consulted at filmedefestival.ro<\/a> and tickets are available on the Eventbook<\/a> network.<\/p>\n

The festival is presented by\u00a0Orange Romania<\/strong>, a traditional partner of the event.<\/p>\n

Supported by:\u00a0BRD Groupe Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/strong>
\nOfficial car of the festival:\u00a0Renault<\/strong>
\nWith the support of:\u00a0Catena, Apa Nova, Groupama Asigur\u0103ri, Silva, TASTEmakers<\/strong>
\nOfficial Coffee of the festival:\u00a0Nespresso<\/strong><\/p>\n

The eighth edition of\u00a0Les Films de Cannes \u00e0 Bucarest\u00a0<\/strong>is organized by the\u00a0Cinemascop Association<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Voodoo Films<\/strong>, in partnership with the\u00a0Embassy of France<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0French Institute in Bucharest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Les Films de Cannes \u00e0 Bucarest<\/strong>\u00a0is a cultural project financed by the The Ministry of Culture and National Identity, the National Center of Cinematography, SACD \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers), the Cultural Project Centre of the Bucharest City Hall \u2013 ARCUB, within the Cultural Program \u201cBucure\u015fti Ora\u0219 Participativ\u201d 2017 and the Romanian Cultural Institute.<\/p>\n

Partners:\u00a0<\/strong>Hotel Mercure, S.E.R.V.E, UPS, Media Image Factory, PiArt Vision, \u0162uca Zb\u00e2rcea & Asocia\u0163ii.<\/p>\n

Media partners<\/strong>: Europa FM, TVR, Zile \u0219i Nop\u021bi, Cinemap, Glamour, VIVA!, ELLE, News.ro, A List Magazine, Observator Cutural, Scena9, Agerpres, LiterNet, The Institute, Cinemagia, Movie News, AaRC, Cinefan, Umblat.ro, Urban.ro<\/p>\n

Media monitoring partner<\/strong>: mediaTRUST<\/p>\n

The local editions of the festival, taking place in the 7 other cities are carried out in\u00a0Bra\u0219ov<\/strong>\u00a0with the support of the Local Council of Bra\u0219ov, through the program \u201cProject co-financed by the Bra\u0219ov Local Council\u201d, in\u00a0Cluj-Napoca\u00a0<\/strong>with the support of the Local Council of Cluj Napoca, the City Hall of Cluj Napoca and the \u201cSuedia\u201d Association, in\u00a0Sibiu<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with ASTRA Film Festival, in\u00a0Arad\u00a0<\/strong>through the program \u201cCo-financed by The Municipal Cultural Center Arad\u201d, in\u00a0Timi\u0219oara<\/strong>\u00a0with the support of the City Hall of Timi\u0219oara, The Cultural House Of The City Of Timi\u0219oara and the Philharmonic of Banat, in\u00a0Ia\u0219i<\/strong>\u00a0with the support of The City Hall of Ia\u0219i and the Athenaeum, and in\u00a0Suceava<\/strong>\u00a0with the help of the City Hall of Suceava.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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