Transilvania

17 Jan 2025 - 26 Jan 2025

Tell me a poem by Ana Gurdiş and Elena Chirila at London Short Film Festival

Romanian film screening at the 22nd edition of the London Short Film Festival (LSFF) 2025. Romanian film will be proudly represented, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London, at the 22nd edition of the London Short Film Festival (LSFF) 2025, which will

13 Dec 2024 - 14 Dec 2024

Romania, 35 Years On: The Resurgence of History

35 years after the fall of communism in Romania, we invite you to reflect on this defining chapter in the country’s history with a multifaceted programme of events spanning four weeks. Starting with the inauguration of “35 Years and One Day”, an outdoor documentary exhibition

27 Sep 2023 - 27 Sep 2023

"Interbeing" at Cambridge University

We are proud to team up with artist and music producer Nico de Transilvania, Endangered Landscapes Programme and The Arts, Science and Conservation Programme at Cambridge Conservation Initiative to present an event which explores the role of the arts in landscape restoration.

11 Dec 2020

Urma / Legacy, Dorian Boguță’s notable directorial debut, at the Romanian Cinematheque

The Romanian Cinematheque returns with the British premiere of Urma / Legacy, in an exclusive online event introduced by Moldovan-born, Romanian-based actor-director Dorian Boguţă. The thriller, which received the Romanian Film Days award for debut at the Transilvania

27 Jan 2020

Pianist Botond Szocs will host a series of marathon concerts in the UK

We welcome back young pianist Botond Szöcs for a lunchtime recital in the Romanian Cultural Institute’s series at St Martin-in-the-Fields. The programme, which includes Chopin’s integral set of piano works alongside Ciprian Porumbescu’s Ballade, is sure to be a crowd-pleaser

6 Apr 2019 - 5 Apr 2019

Contemporary Romanian Poetry at the European Poetry Festival

For its second edition this April, The European Poetry Festival, one of the UK’s most innovative festivals of its kind, showcases contemporary Romanian verse with an avant-garde twist. Poets Robert Gabriel Elekes, Simona Nastac and Cosmin Perțajoin some of the most innovative

26 Apr 2018 - 26 Apr 2018

Dan Chişu’s Family Drama 'The Anniversary' Premieres at the Romanian Cinematheque

The latest film of one of Romania’s most prolific directors will have its UK premiere at our Romanian Cinematheque!Dan Chişu’s intricate family drama ‘The Anniversary’ explores the dark sides of human character and features an impressive cast: the late Mircea Albulescu,

15 Jan 2018 - 15 Jan 2018

The Romanian Centenary Celebration Debuts with a Spectacular Musical Evocation

2018 is a special year at the Romanian Cultural Institute as we celebrate, through a special programme of events, 100 years since the unification of all Romanian provinces in one democratic state. The first event of this celebratory series, entitled '100', is a

20 Oct 2017 - 20 Oct 2017

DJ Nico de Transilvania’s debut EP Launched at the RCI London

Inexhaustible DJ Nico de Transilvania, the British-Romanian musician and cultural entrepreneur, will launch her first ever EP together with her own label, 'Muzică Without Frontiers', at a signature event in 1 Belgrave Square, fuelled by the beats of a unique style

8 Oct 2017 - 13 Oct 2017

Romanian Premieres at BFI London Film Festival 2017

At this year’s BFI London Film Festival,as we mark our 8thcollaboration with the BFI, Romanian cinema brings forward three astonishing and mind-bending productions, which are not to be missed: 'Ana, mon amour'by Călin Peter Netzer, Radu Jude’s 'The Dead

18 Jun 2017 - 18 Jun 2017

Gabriel Achim's hilariously dark comedy 'The Last Day’ premiers in London

We are thrilled to support the international premiere of ’The Last Day’ (Ultima zi), a people's favourite in Romania, in the presence of director Gabriel Achim and screenwriter Cosmin Manolache. The gala screening will close the Discovery section of the East End

28 Jan 2016 - 28 Jan 2016

Oana Giurgiu’s Touching 'Aliyah DaDa', for the Holocaust Memorial Day

The Romanian Cinematheque reopens en force in 2016 with the UK premiere of Oana Giurgiu's debut documentary 'Aliyah DaDa', to mark the International Holocaust Memorial Day. Followed by a Q&A session with the director. The film presents a well documented