New York, New York

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Din nou back in Manhattan. Desi am fost de multe ori aici si e orasul meu de suflet, nu fusesem defel pe Broadway. Miercuri seara am vazut insa “Glengarry Glen Ross” scrisa de David Mamet si cu un Al Pacino stralucitor. Am avut un sentiment ciudat, de spectatori luati cu japca de pe strada, impinsi inauntru in Teatru, piesa s-a scurs rapid, Pacino genial cum altfel, ceva aplauze la final parca la comanda, un speech scurt prin care eram invitati la charity si… afara cu voi! Nu zic ca n-a fost bine, dar prefer experienta de la Metropolitan Opera, mult mai speciala si cu staif.

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Despre Making Waves – Festivalul de film romanesc de la NY

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Am fost la Making Waves, Festivalul de film romanesc din New York. N-o sa vorbesc despre succesul “Melcilor” din opening night (30 nov), a fost atit de bine incit nu imi revin.

O sa vorbesc despre reusita unor oameni care au crezut cu indirjire in proiectul lor de a continua acest festival cu traditie deja la NY si inceput pe vremea cind Corina Suteu si Oana Radu isi desfasurau activitatea la ICR New York.

Alaturi de Mihai Chirilov, Corina si Oana au masura lucrului bine facut si nu isi propun sa faca festivaluri doar pentru diaspora, derulate in Sali obscure, promovate prin afise minuscule. Making Waves a adunat si anul asta multi americani la filmele romanesti, proiectiile sint in marea lor majoritate sold out iar promovarea in importante ziare si site-uri americane e incredibila tinind cont de concurenta absolut infernala din New York.

Si mai e ceva. Intr-o lume normala, Corina ar fi prima nominalizare posibila si fireasca pentru Ministerul Culturii. Sper sa traiesc clipa cind Sandra Pralong va deveni Presedintele Romaniei si Corina va prelua portofoliul Culturii 🙂

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Remember 10 years of TIFF, personal perspective

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That’s how Mihai described my task and pushed me to be very subjective on this. Somehow I feel TIFF is more than my pet-project, but my family, my tree of life. Didn’t see yet Malick film but I do believe in being wondered by the mysteries of nature or of the human spirit. The yearly success of Transilvania Intl Film Festival is a continuous miracle mostly because it was a project born out of love for film and the desperate need for an event which, eventually, would put Romania on the movie map. It was year 2001 when Romanian film landscape was bleak, no film has been made in 2000 so I had to face the dylemma of either doing series of commercials and music vids as a director, or step back and try to build something sustainable in the film area. I have chosen the second option and did not regret it at all.

In 10 years, TIFF became the most solid platform for promotion of Romanian cinema and helped susbtantially the new generation of filmmakers, branded by foreign film critics as the Romanian New Wave. The industry days of the festival, the so-called „The Romanian Days” are gathering annually festival representatives, sales agents, distributors, producers, critics, all interested in both discovering new Romanian talents and re-discovering the early work of Romanian masters such as Liviu Ciulei or Lucian Pintilie.

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