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Astra Film Festival opens for submissions
20 ian. 2023
Romania's longest-running film festival is now open for entries for its 30th edition, which will take place in Sibiu from 15-22 October 2023. Romanian and foreign productions completed after 1 January 2022 are expected. The films selected in the official AFF2023 programme will compete in four competitive sections (Emerging Voices of Documentary, Central and Eastern Europe, Romania and DocSchool). In addition to the competitive sections, the official programme also includes non-competitive secti

Submissions AFF 2023
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29 dec. 2022
AFF 2023 registration details The Astra Film Festival will take place from 15 to 22 October 2023. A selection of the official programme will be available online afterwards. Founded in 1993, the Astra Film Festival has become one of the leading platforms for documentary film in Romania and Europe. AFF is looking for documentary films with a strong presence of the director's perspective, both in form and content. Particularly appreciated are cinematic qualities and honesty, courage to tackle diff
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Astra Film Chisinau. Documentary film is the road that brings destinies and communities together
16 nov. 2022
Astra Film Chisinau was a true celebration of documentary film, which lasted three days, like in a fairy tale, bringing to the audience in the capital of Moldova something of the charm of the prestigious festival that has been held continuously in Sibiu since 1993. The audience had the opportunity to meet Romanian filmmakers and watch some of the best non-fiction films from the Astra Film Festival selection. The films dedicated to young people, followed by film literacy workshops, and the "Floa

Astra Film Chișinău starts today
11 nov. 2022
Astra Film Chisinau starts today with an event screening: the documentary film "Transalpina - The Road of Kings" by Dumitru Budrala, which will take place from 18:00 at the Great Hall of the Art Museum of the Republic of Moldova. Screenings of films brought to Chisinau directly from the Astra Film Festival selection will continue on Saturday and Sunday. Details and programme here: https://www.astrafilm.ro/program-orar. Astra Film Chisinau is an event organised by Astra Film and financ

Astra Film Festival comes to Moldova for the first time
01 nov. 2022
Astra Film Festival, the most important documentary film festival in Romania, brings to Chișinău, for the first time, a selection of the most appreciated films from this year's edition of the festival. The Astra Film Chisinau programme includes a screening of the event film "Transalpina - The Road of Kings" by Dumitru Budrala, as well as a concert "Floare de Maidan" by the Subcarpathian Cultural Centre. The event also has an educational component: teenagers will have th

Astra Film Festival offers online access to 41 documentary films
21 oct. 2022
The Astra Film International Documentary Film Festival in Sibiu continues online until October 30, at 11:59 p.m., time during which anyone in Romania can see 41 of the films in the official Astra Film Festival 2022 selection. A ticket for watching a film costs 20 lei, and a subscription for all films 200 lei. Details on tickets and the full program here: https://www.astrafilm.ro/astra-film-online. " We strive to show quality documentary films to as many people as possible. This year, we hi

Astra Film Festival 2022 has announced its winners
19 oct. 2022
The jury of the 29th edition of Astra Film Festival announced the winners of this year's international documentary film festival in Sibiu in a fulldome show, which took place in Piața Mare. The best film of the Romania Section is the production " The Chalice. Of sons and daughters ", by Cătălina Tesăr and Dana Bunescu . And the award for best director, in the same category, was offered to Adina Popescu and Iulian Manuel Ghervas , the authors of the film " Eagles from Țaga &q

10 oct. 2022