The AFF Lifeboats program is on

What are the best Romanian documentaries of the last year? We will find out the answer in less than three weeks at the Astra Film Festival (Sibiu, October 20-27), the most important cultural event dedicated to non-fiction cinema.

Young filmmakers have access to unique opportunities at Astra Film Festival (Sibiu, October 20-27), celebrating 31 years since its establishment. Romanian and European directors and producers with film projects in development phase will receive guidance and expertise from industry specialists through the DocTank program.

Children and teenagers are once again invited to Astra Film Junior, Romania's most comprehensive documentary-based education project. Designed for three age groups (6+, 11+, and 15+), Astra Film Junior 2024 features screenings in traditional cinema halls and full-dome projections at the New Media Dome Cinema, followed by discussions led by professionals. It also includes a comic strip contest and creative workshops (for primary school, 6+), creative writing (for middle school, 11+), and film-making (for high school, 15+). Astra Film Junior will take place from October 21-27, 2024, coinciding with many schools' "Green Week" or "Alternative School" programs.

The Astra Film Festival opens registration for volunteers and accepts people of any age, the only condition being that the legal minimum age for voluntary activities is met (14 years old).

The Astra Film Festival opens registration for volunteers and accepts people of any age, the only condition being that the legal minimum age for voluntary activities is met (14 years old).

Early Bird subscriptions to Astra Film Festival 2024

The Astra Film Festival opens registration for volunteers and accepts people of any age, the only condition being that the legal minimum age for voluntary activities is met (14 years old).

Cinemateca Astra Film reopens its doors this summer, returning in June with four of the best award-winning documentaries from the latest edition of the festival.