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“No secret lasts forever. A difficult love story.”
ILLEGITIMATE (dir. Adrian Sitaru)
Followed by Q&A with lead actress Alina Grigore, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Fri 11 Nov, 6.40pm, Curzon Soho, @ Romanian Film Festival in London (RFF)
Trailer https://vimeo.com/rofilmfest/ilegitimtrailer
Tickets: http://www.rofilmfest.com/p/158/illegitimate 
2016/Drama/Romania, Poland, France/88min/Romanian with English subtitles
C.I.C.A.E. Award at Berlin International Film Festival 2016 – Forum

BACK HOME (Acasă la tata)
UK premiere followed by Q&A with lead actor Alexandru Papadopol, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Sun 13 Nov, 6.20pm, Curzon Soho
A troubled writer goes back to his roots to confront the ghosts of his past.

Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/backhome
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/rofilmfest/backhometrailer

Director: Andrei Cohn/2015/Comedy-Drama/Romania/91 min/Romanian with English subtitles
Cast: Alexandru Papadopol, Florin Zamfirescu, Ioana Flora, Andi Vasluianu, Mirela Oprisor

Robert is a young writer going through a difficult time. He decides to return home to his native village, for the first time since his mother passed away three years before. In more than 10 years, he has paid only a very few visits to his parents and this fact is reflected by the distant relationship Robert has with his father. Now, he meets two former classmates: Petrica – his old best friend, now married with children, and Paula – his teenage sweetheart. She is divorced after an unhappy marriage, she works at a local store, and she doesn’t seem to be engaged in a relationship…

Curzon Cinemas is London’s leading arthouse cinema chain with six venues across the capital. Located in the vibrant heart of Soho, Curzon Soho is a landmark cinema. Not long now until the RFF opening night on 10 Nov! Have you booked your seats? http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff

For all film lovers out there who can't make it to the Romanian Film Festival for the special screening of ‘Stuff and Dough’ (Marfa și banii) on Sun 13 Nov (3.20pm, Curzon Soho), here is some good news: ‘Stuff and Dough’ is available on DVD from Second Run. The DVD also contains Cristi Puiu’s short film ‘Cigarettes and Coffee’. Here’s the link with full details of the DVD release: http://www.secondrundvd.com/release_stuff.php

@secondrundvd

Pick up a copy in one of the cinemas. Curzon Cinemas is London’s leading arthouse cinema chain with six venues across the capital.

http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff

Each year the ROMANIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN LONDON offers, through the good offices of its organiser PROFUSION INTERNATIONAL, an award to students drawn from the Romanian diaspora in the United Kingdom. The qualifications are simple. The recipient should, permanently or temporarily, be resident in Britain, and he or she should be a student of the visual arts, especially in the field of cinema. Our practice is to leave applications open as long as possible, so there is still time to apply for the film festival in November 2016. A brief CV and a brief statement backing up your claim to the scholarship is all that is required. All communications should be addressed to Ms R Mitrica, Director, PROFUSION – mail@profusion.org.uk

www.rofilmfest.com

#profusionscholarship #rfflondon

Romanian Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu’s latest film is a five-star study of grubby bureaucratic compromise.
GRADUATION, is a masterly, complex movie of psychological subtlety and moral weight, about the shabby choices people make as they claw their way up. (The Guardian)
Thu 10 Nov, 6.10pm, Curzon Soho
+ Q&A with lead actor Adrian Titieni
Tickets http://www.rofilmfest.com/p/156/graduation
Trailer https://vimeo.com/rofilmfest/graduationtrailer

The Romanian Film Festival in London (RFF) features a glittering and stimulating array of titles. Very popular and talented actors Adrian Titieni, Alexandru Papadopol, Ana Ciontea and Vlad Ivanov will come from Bucharest in order to join us for the UK premieres of the latest Romanian films.

Thu 10 Nov - Opening Gala, 6.10pm, Screen 1, Curzon Soho
GRADUATION (d. Cristian Mungiu)
Followed by Q&A with lead actor Adrian Titieni, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/graduation

Fri 11 Nov, 6.40pm, Screen 3, Curzon Soho
ILLEGITIMATE (d. Adrian Sitaru)
UK premiere followed by Q&A with lead actor Adrian Titieni, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/illegitimate

Sat 12 Nov, 6.20pm, Screen 3, Curzon Soho
DOGS (d. Bogdan Mirica)
UK premiere followed by Q&A with lead actor Vlad Ivanov, hosted by screen writer Mike Phillips
Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/dogs

Sun 13 Nov, 3.20pm, Screen 3, Curzon Soho
STUFF AND DOUGH (d. Cristi Puiu)
Followed by Q&A with lead actor Alexandru Papadopol, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/stuffanddough

Sun 13 Nov, 6.20pm, Screen 3, Curzon Soho
BACK HOME (d. Andrei Cohn)
UK premiere followed by Q&A with lead actor Alexandru Papadopol, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/backhome

Mon 14 Nov – Closing Gala, 7.00pm, Screen 1, Curzon Soho
SIERANEVADA (d. Cristi Puiu)
UK premiere followed by Q&A with lead actress Ana Ciontea, hosted by writer Ian Haydn Smith
Tickets: http://www.curzoncinemas.com/rff/sieranervada

The Romanian Film Festival in London is a not-for-profit enterprise, functioning with the help of grants and sponsorship from friends and supporters. RFF is organised by Profusion International Creative Consultancy (www.profusion.org.uk), in partnership with The National Centre of Cinematography in Romania and Curzon Cinemas. Supported by The Department for Romanians Abroad (DPRRP).
Acest proiect este realizat cu sprijinul Ministerului Afacerilor Externe – Departamentul Politici pentru Relaţia cu Românii de Pretutindeni.