Romanian Film Festival Seattle Returns Nov 1-3 at SIFF Cinema Uptown

The American Romanian Cultural Society is thrilled to announce the full lineup for the 11th Edition of ROMANIAN FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE, "Rhythms of Life,” with in-person events and special International guests at SIFF Cinema Uptown. This year's curated selection of 10 Romanian and Moldovan features span a variety of genres and award-winning films. The festival theme, Rhythms of Life, is an exploration of the many ups and downs which shape our everyday life.

Launched in 2014 in order to promote Romanian and Moldovan films to diverse American audiences, including the Romanian diaspora in Washington State, the festival has grown over the past 10 years, becoming one of the most important events of its kind on the West Coast: a platform for facilitating access to the most recent internationally awarded Romanian films and for Romanian filmmakers, directors, actors, and producers attending the festival.

The Cultural Association Control N (based in Romania) is joining ARCS this year as co-organizer of the 11th edition of Romanian Film Festival Seattle, working as a bridge between Romanian filmmakers and the American public.

This year's festival highlights include:

• OPENING NIGHT: "Another Lottery Ticket," Directed by Paul Negoescu. Screening and In-Person Q&A with lead actor and producer Dorian Boguță. In the sequel to Negoescu's "Two Lottery Tickets," we are reunited with Sile, Dinel, and Pompiliu, who embark on a new money-making idea: crypto-mining! An Opening Night Gala will immediately follow the screening.
• Heartfelt drama "Clara," Directed by Sabin Dorohoi, about a young Romanian woman who leaves her homeland and her child to earn money in Germany. An in-person Q&A with Screenwriter Ruxandra Ghițescu will follow the screening.
• CLOSING NIGHT: "Carbon," Directed by Ion Borș, will be the first Moldovan feature film to play in Seattle -- a dark comedy set in the 1990s during The Transnistria War: a post-Soviet conflict lost to history. An in-person Q&A with Producer Sergiu Cumatrenco Jr. will follow the screening.
• Additional Programming highlights include "Holy Week," Directed by Andrei Cohn -- a tense drama that premiered at Berlinale this year, and two films Directed by Tudor Giurgiu: 2023 FIPRESCI Prize winner "Libertate," which was also awarded Best Directing and Best Feature Film at the 2024 Gopo Awards in Romania, and "Nasty", the ultimate documentary about tennis star Ilie Nastase, aka "Mr. Nice'N'Nasty."

Tickets will be on sale soon at SIFF.net