Transilvania International Film Festival
| Transilvania International Film Festival | |
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| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Founded | 2002 |
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The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF; Romanian: Festivalul Internațional de Film Transilvania) is a film festival held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and established in 2001 by Romanian Film Promotion. In February 2011, TIFF has been accredited by the FIAPF as a "competitive festival specialised on first and second feature films".[1]
History
Till 2009 which saw the first edition of Comedy Cluj, TIFF was the only film festival in Romania for international features.[2]
The 2009 edition saw a lifetime achievement award for Claudia Cardinale and Florin Piersic.
Up to 43% of the annual budget for culture of the city of Cluj-Napoca is spent on the Film Festival. [3]
TIFF organises movie projections in partnership with other Romanian festivals, such as the Peninsula / Félsziget Festival.
In 2010, TIFF attracted more than 55,000 attendees. [4]
"Transilvania" Award recipients
| Year | Film | Director | Country |
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| 2013 | Ship of Theseus | Anand Gandhi |  India |
| 2012 | Oslo, August 31st | Joachim Trier |  Norway |
| 2011 | Sin Retorno | Miguel Cohan |  Argentina/ Spain |
| 2010 | Mundane History | Anocha Suwichakornpong |  Thailand |
| 2009 | Nord | Rune Denstad Langlo | Norway |
| Police, Adjective | Corneliu Porumboiu |  Romania | |
| 2008 | Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies | Yulene Olaizola |  Mexico |
| 2007 | La Sagrada Familia | Sebastian Campos |  Chile |
| 2006 | 12:08 East of Bucharest | Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania |
| 2005 | 4 | Ilya Khrzhanovsky |  Russia |
| Whisky | Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll |  Uruguay/ Argentina/ Germany/ Spain | |
| 2004 | Dias de Santiago | Josue Mendez |  Peru |
| 2003 | Noi the Albino | Dagur Kari |  Iceland |
| 2002 | Occident | Cristian Mungiu | Romania |
See also
References
- ↑ TIFF - Official website Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ "About the festival". Transilvania International Film Festival. 2007.
- ↑ "TIFF cuts Cluj's budget in half" (in Romanian). Ziua de Cluj. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ↑ HotNews (in Romanian) Retrieved 2011-02-16
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