The Romanian Film Festival in London at the 20th Edition (RFF20)

From 30 November – 4 December, the 20th edition of the Romanian Film Festival 20th Edition will unfold in London. The projections will take place at the prestigious Curzon cinema in Soho, and each screening will be followed by a Q&A session with well-known actors and directors, whose films are part of the festival. They include Cristian Mungiu, Tudor Giurgiu, Vlad Ivanov, Sebastian Mihăilescu, Bogdan Mirica, Corneliu Porumboiu and Oana Bujgoi Giurgiu. The programme includes ten remarkable screenings, which have received glowing reviews and which bring to the fore some recent films which highlight the new wave of Romanian cinematography.

Thursday, 30 November 2023, 6 pm

The festival kicks off with the feature film FAMILIAR (2023) directed by Calin Peter Netzer and shown for the first time in the UK. The main character is Dragos, a young Romanian film director, who confronts his traumatic past and decides to make a…