04/05/2018 - Nine movies are first features, and 11 are European productions or co-productions

Charleston by Andrei Creţulescu

Twelve first or second features will be competing for the Transilvania Trophy at the 17th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (25 May-3 June, Cluj-Napoca). After a previous edition with no Romanian features in competition at all, this year there are two: Golden Bear winner Touch Me Not [+see also:
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interview: Adina Pintilie
film profile] by Adina Pintilie and Charleston [+see also:
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interview: Andrei Creţulescu
film profile] by Andrei Creţulescu. 

According to artistic director Mihai Chirilov, this year’s selection lies at the crossroads between “formal bets, ambitious and deeply humane stories, the political turmoil we see everywhere today, and personal and intimate dramas”. In a press release, he also mentions “original approaches, radical propositions, conflicts on the edge, black humour and pure emotion” as the common denominators of this year's competition choices. The jury, consisting of French director Stéphane Foenkinos, Icelandic filmmaker Dagur Kari and British screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz, among others, will announce the winners during a gala on 2 June.

The 12 films competing for this edition’s awards are Anchor and Hope [+see also:
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interview: Carlos Marques-Marcet
film profile] by Carlos Marques-Marcet (Spain/UK), The Home by Asghar Yousefinejad (Iran), The Marriage [+see also:
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interview: Blerta Zeqiri
film profile] by Blerta Zeqiri (Kosovo/Albania), Winter Brothers [+see also:
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interview: Elliott Crosset Hove
interview: Hlynur Pálmason
film profile] by Hlynur Pálmason (Denmark/Iceland), The Heiresses [+see also:
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film profile] by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay/Germany/Brazil/Uruguay/Norway/France), Life and Nothing More [+see also:
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interview: Antonio Méndez Esparza
film profile] by Antonio Méndez Esparza (Spain/USA), Charleston by Andrei Creţulescu (Romania/France), Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie (Romania/Germany/Czech Republic/Bulgaria/France), Scaffolding [+see also:
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interview: Matan Yair
film profile] by Matan Yair (Israel/Poland), Scythe Hitting Stone by Anja Kreis (Germany/Russia/Belarus), The Guilty [+see also:
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interview: Gustav Möller
film profile] by Gustav Möller (Denmark) and Pity [+see also:
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interview: Babis Makridis
film profile] by Babis Makridis (Greece/Poland).