Review By Amanda L. Andrei Come to Craiova at the start of the summer, and you’ll find this southwestern city in Romania bursting with drama. Since 1994, this cozy Belle Époque city in Romania has hosted the International Shakespeare Festival, filling the stages, streets, and sprawling Romanescu Park with performances and art inspired by the […]
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“There was no illusion of a straight path or guaranteed success, just honest conversations about persistence, adaptability, and finding your way through uncertainty.”
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Pogány Induló is only twenty, but he already looks worn down. In Hungary, he is famous, with a young audience that echoes his words back to him. It looks like the dream: fame, success, a launched career. Instead, success reached him before he knew what to do with it–and with it, the cost of success.
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“One day you will learn respect for the fatherland, respect for bread. I will make you learn.” –Kasia Babis in Breadcrumbs. By Lauren Halvonik.
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Why Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu remains one of the most acclaimed literary voices of Romania by Ioana Bîrjan Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu is one of the most acclaimed novelists of the Romanian canon. Why did it take her so long to gain larger recognition? Born into a bourgeois family that refused her the opportunity for university studies, Papadat-Bengescu found […]
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The busy festival summer kicks off this weekend with the 24th annual Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, followed in July by the 59th festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, and the 72nd Pula Film Festival in Croatia.
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by Cristina Sandu Each spring, a unique cinematic voice echoes across Los Angeles, far from the glittering lights of Hollywood. That voice belongs to the South East European Film Festival, SEEfest, an annual celebration of storytelling that shines a spotlight on the cinematic culture of Southeast Europe. In its 20th year, SEEfest has become a […]
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Weeks have passed since the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, which took place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The film Anora by Sean Baker was the evening’s triumph, winning five statuettes out of six nominations, making it the most awarded film at the event. By Aleksandr Tverdokhleb.
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Where do you go when your country has dissolved or fallen apart? By Allie Rigby
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