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15 Nov 2024 - 15 Jan 2025

ECHOES OF AN ERA: 100 Romanian Artists Revealed. An extraordinary collection of black-and-white portraits by Eugeniu Lupu

“Echoes of an Era: 100 Romanian Artists Revealed” is an extraordinary collection of black-and-white portraits by Eugeniu Lupu, offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of some of the most significant cultural figures, artists, and intellectuals of communist

2 Jan 2025 - 13 Jan 2025

Trei succese cinematografice ale momentului, „Anul Nou care n-a fost”, „Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii” și „Nasty”, reprezintă România la Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Palm Springs 2025

This January, Romania brings its cinematic brilliance to the sunny desert oasis of Palm Springs, making a bold statement with three standout films at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Each film showcases a unique lens on life, history, and identity,

1 Nov 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

“Rhythms of Life”: The Romanian Film Festival in Arizona 2024

The fourth edition of the Romanian Film Fest Arizona, “Rhythms of Life,” organized by the American Romanian Cultural Society, our long-time partner and one of the most influential cultural organizations of the Romanian American community, captures the essence of human

28 Jun 2024 - 30 Sep 2024

The Historic Center of Romanian Cultural Diplomacy in the United States Celebrates its 55th Anniversary

When, in 1969, Romania and the United States signed an accord to open a Romanian Library in New York and an American Library in Bucharest, it was a big deal indeed. In the complicated Cold War circumstances, the decision created a unique institution to manage the Romanian-U.

5 Sep 2024 - 15 Sep 2024

"TATA", directed by Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, makes its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

Filmed across Italy, Moldova, and Romania, TATA is a raw portrait of a family locked in a relentless struggle against toxic masculinity and the tale of a daughter’s poignant quest to break the cycle for herself, the next generation, and even for the one who hurt her. TATA,

13 Apr 2024 - 13 Apr 2024

Film Historian Adina Brădeanu on Forbidden Documentaries of the Stalinist Era

Oxford scholar Adina Brădeanu, one of our foremost film historians, tells the turbulent story in the Stalinist 1950s of the Sahia Studio, the documentary production outlet of communist Romania, at the Orphan Film Symposium, organized by the NYU Martin Scorsese Department

26 Jan 2024 - 26 Jan 2024

A Tragedy Revisited: The Iași Pogrom

Like every year, we mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special event that highlights and examines painful moments related to the history of the Shoah in Romanian context. This year, when it is perhaps more relevant than ever in recent years to talk about

4 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2023

The 2023 Romanian Film Festival in Seattle is Ready to Start

The 10th anniversary edition of one of the most impactful celebrations of Romanian film in North AmericaWe are pleased to cement our long-time partnership with the Romanian Film Festival Seattle by renewing our support for the 10th edition of an event that has become one

27 Jan 2023

Once upon a Time in Bukovina

We continue our exploration of the history of Romanian Jewry before and after the Shoah with an event (exhibition & talk) that honors the memory of the once thriving community of Suceava, Bukovina, northern Romania, which was decimated in the killing fields of Transnistria.

2 Dec 2022

Freedom on the Line: The Romanian Revolution of 1989

We are proud to partner with the Victims of Communism Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, and the Embassy of Romania to the United States for an evening of conversation and film that revisits the most seminal moment in Romania’s recent history, the Revolution of 1989, which

4 Mar 2022 - 4 Mar 2022

The Voiceful Eight - An Evening of Literature and Music

As the pandemic seems to be on the wane, we escape our digital exile to return to in-person events with a celebration of Romanian-American women authors who have been the focus of one of our most successful online programs, set up in partnership with Bucharest Inside the

27 Jan 2022

The Transylvanian Jews, Before and During the Holocaust

On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pay tribute to the life and memory of the once thriving Jewish community of Transylvania, almost completely obliterated towards the end of the Second World War, whose fate is commemorated by a unique institution located