Shorts and documentaries are now screened at Brasov International Film Festival

Submit your feature film, short or documentary!

Brasov, Romania — March 5, 2016 — Starting this year, in addition to feature films, Brasov International Film Festival & Market welcomes feature documentaries, short documentaries and live action short films. All movies must be nonviolent.

In its 5th edition, the Festival is being held September 1 – 11 in the beautiful resort city of Brasov, Romania. BRIFF is the most important and renowned nonviolent film festival in the world.

 

The submission deadline is:

July 29, 2016

Filmmakers may submit their movies via:

FilmFreeway
Withoutabox
ClickForFestivals

 

Awards & Prizes:

– Best Feature Film
– Best Documentary
– Best Short Film
– Best Short Documentary
– Best Film Out Of Competition

The following are awarded to feature films only:

– Best Director
– Best Cinematography
– Best Lead Male Actor
– Best Lead Female Actor
– Best Screenplay
– Best Music Score
– Best Art Direction
– Best Costumes

The winners receive an Award Certificate and an original handmade Trophy (valued at $600) that is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.

For the second year in a row, in partnership with the Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund, the Festival is also handing out the ‘MMBF Rising Star Award’ to an emerging filmmaker. The Award consists of a $250 cash prize and other perks offered by the Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund of London, UK.

Filmmakers may submit their movies via:

FilmFreeway
Withoutabox
ClickForFestivals

Brasov International Film Festival was founded by film director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu in 2012 to showcase nonviolent, main stream motion pictures and to show that those movies are not only capable of great international success but they are also in high demand by the public.

Over the years, some of the filmmakers awarded here include: Nicole Kidman, Woody Allen, Richard Gere, Keira Knightley, Robert Redford, Sarah Jessica Parker, Woody Harrelson and Cameron Diaz among many others.

Films that have been awarded at Brasov International Film Festival gained access to theatrical releases and have competed for Academy Award®’s nomination consideration.

CONTACT:
http://www.brasovfilmfestival.com
info@brasovfilmfestival.com
USA Tel: +1 646-300-9232

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Open for Submissions

Brasov International Film Festival & Market

3 – 13 September 2015

Film Submissions: Open

Submission Deadline: July 30, 2015

Submit your film via FilmFreeway.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market is the most important and renowned nonviolent film festival in the world. For the 4th year consecutive, the Festival takes place in the beautiful resort city of Brasov located in the heart of Romania.

A total of eleven films are presented each year; of these, nine films are screened in-competition and two are screened out-of-competition on the opening and closing gala nights. Each film in-competition is awarded in one of the nine Official Awards categories (reference “Awards & Prizes” hereunder).

The films submitted must be in English language or in any other language with English subtitles.

Awards & Prizes*

Official Awards categories (voted by the jury):

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Cinematography
• Best Lead Male Actor
• Best Lead Female Actor
• Best Screenplay
• Best Music Score
• Best Art Direction
• Best Costumes

Special Awards (given by the organizers) may include:

• “Best Actress” in a film out of competition
• “Best Actor” in a film out of competition
• “Audience Award” to the film chosen by the audience

* No cash prizes.
* Winners receive Award Trophy with Certificate of Authenticity signed by artist (trophy is handmade by local artist) and an Award Certificate.

Rules & Terms

The submission fee is €75 (US $100) per film. The Festival does not wave submission fees and it does not reply to letters of filmmakers who ask wavers; instead, the Festival blacklists such filmmakers forever.

The Festival does not pay for mailing/shipping costs.

The Festival does not pay screening fees.

The Festival does not return DVD copies and/or any other materials (such as stills, media kits or posters).

If your film is selected, you will have to provide one (1) DVD copy that is screen-ready and in English language or in any other language with English subtitles.

The Festival accepts nonviolent feature films only; minimum running time: 85 minutes. The Festival does not accept documentaries, short films and animation films. If you submit a violent film, a documentary, a short film, an animation film or a screenplay they will not be considered and the €75 (US $100) submission fee will not be restituted.

Submission Deadline: July 30, 2015

Submit your film via FilmFreeway.

Here is a 25 minutes Documentary about the Festival in 2013:

Closing of the 2014 Festival and Workshops – Videos

Brasov, Romania — September 18, 2014 – For immediate release –
The International Film Workshops 2014, organized by Daria Trifu and taught by film director Bruno Pischiutta in English language, ended on September 14 with the graduation ceremony of the 13 Romanian and international students who have attended the third edition of the program in Brasov, Romania. At the ceremony the students received their Certificates of Attendance. This was also the last edition of the Workshops, due to the fact that the courses have been filmed and will be distributed worldwide on DVD, which could be produced in several languages and give, in this way, access to the Workshops to many young talents worldwide without coming all the way to Brasov. The Workshops offer the necessary theoretical knowledge to start a film career, at international level, as film actors, film writers, film directors and film producers, and were completely free for the students.

The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market http://www.brasovfilmfestival.com also ended on September 14 with the Awards Gala Night at the elegant Cubix Design Hotel, one of the top hotels in Transylvania, in front of a full house, cameras and international film stars coming from London and Bangladesh. To see the awarded films, please visit:

After the presentation of the awards the evening continued with the last screening, out of competition, of the Global Film Studio’s successful feature documentary BRASOV: PROBABLY THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD, produced by Brasov Film Center. This documentary which was presented at the ‘Romanian Cinema Week’ festival held in Havana, Cuba, is unanimously recognized as the best documentary done about the city of Brasov. The last night of the Festival was a great success and the room resounded with the thunderous applause from a very enthusiastic audience who attended this exclusive event.
The success scored by the third edition of the Brasov International Film Festival & Market has been already made public in London and Bangladesh. The Festival will continue next year, 2015, with its fourth edition in Brasov.
Following the already three-year tradition, the organizers of the Festival have given Special Awards to the following people, who are exceptional members of the team:

•  Samuel Rufly Quansah – Producer
• Tina Kadoich – Producer
• Ana -Maria Cioflec – Writer
• Angie Antal – Actress

For more information about the given Special Awards please watch the video:

Awards Gala Night – Brasov International Film Festival & Market 2014

Brasov, Romania — September 14, 2014 – For immediate release – The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market (www.brasovfilmfestival.com) continued today with a full house, cameras and personalities at the award gala night, the last night of the Fesival. The international film stars, who are members of the production team of the film in competition GLOW OF THE FIREFLY, the Executive Producer Mr Ebne Hasan Khan coming from London, and the film’s Producer and Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd. Mr Faridur Reza and Mrs Kona Reza, Executive Producer at Impress Telefilm Ltd. coming from Bangladesh, were present at the Festival.

The evening was presented by the Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Actress Denisa Barvon. The Jury of the Festival, composed by the voting members Elio Dell’Unto – Jury President, Actress Denisa Barvon, Model Cristiana Cioflec, Actress Loredana Faith, Actress Angie Antal, and non-voting members the Film Director Bruno Pischiutta, Director of the Festival Daria Trifu and Writer Ana-Maria Cioflec, has deliberated and awarded the films in competition as following:

• Best Film – ‘The Great Beauty’ (Italy) produced by Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano;
• Best Director – Khalid Mahmood Mithu for ‘Glow of the Firefly’ (Bangladesh);
• Best Lead Male Actor – Alex Pettyfer for ‘Endless Love’ (USA);
• Best Lead Female Actor – Keira Knightley for ‘Anna Karenina’ (UK);
• Best Screenplay – John Gatins for ‘Flight’ (USA);
• Best Cinematography – Danny Cohen for ‘Les Misérables’ (UK);
• Audience Award – ‘Once Upon a Fish’ (Dominican Republic).

After the presentation of the awards the evening continued with the last screening, out of competition, of the Global Film Studio’s successful feature documentary BRASOV: PROBABLY THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD, produced by Brasov Film Center. This documentary which was presented at the ‘Romanian Cinema Week’ festival held in Havana, Cuba, is unanimously recognized as the best documentary done about the city of Brasov. The last night of the Festival was a great success and the room resounded with the thunderous applause. At the end, Director of the Festival Daria Trifu declared the third edition of the Festival closed.

Between September 12 and 14 the Festival took place at the elegant Cubix Design Hotel, one of the top hotels in Transylvania.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market thanks to the following partners: RMN Stars, Nissa, Hotel Bella Muzica, 24-Fun, Wigo.ro, Metropola and Oktoberfest Brasov.

Each year the most important and renowned nonviolent Film Festival in the world is dedicated to a cause. This year the theme of the Festival is Africa, a continent full of problems and promises.

International Film Stars Coming to Brasov

Brasov, Romania — September 13, 2014 – For immediate release – The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market (www.brasovfilmfestival.com) continued today with a full house at the screening of the ninth film in competition, GLOW OF THE FIREFLY, directed by Khalid Mahmood Mithu. The film was spoken in Bengali and specially subtitled in Romanian language for the Brasov people present at the Festival. This makes the film accessible to the entire Romanian public, whether in theaters or on TV, and it soon could be distributed nationally. The international film stars, who are members of the production team, the Executive Producer Mr Ebne Hasan Khan coming from London, and the film’s Producer and Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd. Mr Faridur Reza and Mrs Kona Reza, Executive Producer at Impress Telefilm Ltd. coming from Bangladesh, presented the film with Bruno Pischiutta. The audience appreciated very much the film which received thunderous applause in many rounds.

This is the first time international film stars come to Brasov and it is only the merit of the organizers of the Film Festival – no politician has ever done that before.

The screening was also attended by the Esteemed Plenipotentiary Romanian Ambassador in Cuba Mr Dumitru Preda, who honored the Festival with his presence.

The evening was presented by Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Actress Angie Antal. The Director of the Festival Daria Trifu was introduced to the audience along with Denisa Barvon, the ‘Face’ of the last year’s Festival. After the screening they invited the audience to take part in the awards gala tomorrow night and the screening, out of competition, of the Global Film Studio’s successful feature documentary BRASOV: PROBABLY THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD, with Romanian subtitles. This documentary which was presented at the ‘Romanian Cinema Week’ festival held in Havana, Cuba, is unanimously recognized as the best documentary done about the city of Brasov.

Between September 12 and 14 the Festival takes place at the elegant Cubix Design Hotel, one of the top hotels in Transylvania.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market thanks to the following partners: RMN Stars, Nissa, Hotel Bella Muzica, 24-Fun, Wigo.ro, Metropola and Oktoberfest Brasov.

Each year the most important and renowned nonviolent Film Festival in the world is dedicated to a cause. This year the theme of the Festival is Africa, a continent full of problems and promises.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market – Day 7

Brasov, Romania — September 10, 2014 – For immediate release – The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market (www.brasovfilmfestival.com), the most important and renowned nonviolent Film Festival in the world, continued today with the screening of the sixth film in competition, FLIGHT, spoken in English with Romanian subtitles. The film, a Hollywood production, is starring Denzel Washington with Nadine Velazquez and Don Cheadle. It is directed by Robert Zemeckis.

The evening has been broadcast live by TVS-Brasov, a television channel watched by 87% of the families in the County of Brașov, headed by journalist Ovidiu Gradinar. Journalist Denisa Dumitru started the presentation addressing the TV viewers. Angie Antal was interviewed live by TVS and she has introduced to the TV audience the seventh film in competition, ABOUT TIME, which will be screened tomorrow evening with Romanian subtitles. The film is starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy. It is directed by Richard Curtis.

The Festival this evening was presented by Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Actress Denisa Barvon. After the screening they introduced the audience to the next film in competition also showing its trailer. The actress Mary Spark was introduced to the audience as a graduate of the 2013 International Film Workshops and a member of the Festival’s Team. Also the journalist Ovidiu Gradinar was invited on the stage to address the audience, as well as the TV viewers, talking about what implies the making of a TV show and about the idea of nonviolence that he and the Festival share. Director of the Festival Daria Trifu had the pleasure to interview him.
The Festival takes place this year from September 4th to the 14th at the ‘Reduta’ Cultural Center located in the heart of the city of Brasov, Romania.
Brasov International Film Festival & Market thanks to the following partners: TVS-Brasov, RMN Stars, Nissa, Hotel Bella Muzica, 24-Fun, Wigo.ro, Metropola and Oktoberfest Brasov.
Each year the Festival is dedicated to a cause. This year the theme of the Festival is Africa, a continent full of problems and promises.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market – Day Six

Brasov, Romania — September 9, 2014 – For immediate release – The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market (www.brasovfilmfestival.com), the most important and renowned nonviolent Film Festival in the world, continued today with the screening of the fifth film in competition, spoken in English with Romanian subtitles. Tonight the festival screened another European masterpiece, LES MISÉRABLES. If yesterday night the audience was entertained by a highly regarded comedy movie from the Dominican Republic, this time, the outstanding performance of Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway brought the people right in the middle of the hard times during the uprising following the Industrial Revolution. Tears were not the only ones to flow freely, for at the end of the screening the hall resounded with applause. The film is directed by Tom Hooper. The audience attended in large numbers to see the movie and to take part in this exclusive event.

The evening has been broadcast live by TVS-Brasov, a television channel watched by 87% of the families in the County of Brașov, headed by journalist Ovidiu Gradinar. Journalist Denisa Dumitru started the presentation addressing the TV viewers. Angie Antal was interviewed live by TVS and she has introduced to the TV audience the sixth film in competition, FLIGHT, which will be screened tomorrow evening with Romanian subtitles. The film is starring Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez and Don Cheadle. It is directed by Robert Zemeckis.

The Festival this evening was presented by Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Actress Denisa Barvon. After the screening they introduced the audience to the next film in competition also showing its trailer. Director of the Festival Daria Trifu addressed the audience and she spoke about the evolution of the Festival.

The Festival takes place this year from September 4th to the 14th at the ‘Reduta’ Cultural Center located in the heart of the city of Brasov, Romania.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market thanks to the following partners: TVS-Brasov, RMN Stars, Nissa, Hotel Bella Muzica, 24-Fun, Wigo.ro, Metropola and Oktoberfest Brasov.

Each year the Festival is dedicated to a cause. This year the theme of the Festival is Africa, a continent full of problems and promises.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market – Day Five

Brasov, Romania — September 8, 2014 – For immediate release – The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market (www.brasovfilmfestival.com), the most important and renowned nonviolent Film Festival in the world, continued today with the screening of the fourth film in competition, spoken in Spanish with English subtitles. After screening a masterpiece of European film industry yesterday, like ANNA KARENINA, tonight the audience enjoyed a good comedy directed by Francisco Valdez. The film, financed by the government office of the Dominican Republic where it comes from, is entitled ONCE UPON A FISH, starring Luis Jose German and Hony Estrella who brought laughter among the audience, which is increasing night by night. The diversity of the festival lies in showing different productions, big or small.

The evening has been broadcast live by TVS-Brasov, a television channel watched by 87% of the families in the County of Brașov, headed by journalist Ovidiu Gradinar. Journalist Madalina Cretu started the presentation addressing the TV viewers. Angie Antal was interviewed live by TVS and she has introduced to the TV audience the fifth film in competition LES MISÉRABLES, which will be screened tomorrow evening with Romanian subtitles. In the film is starring Hugh Jackman with Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway. It is directed by Tom Hooper.

The Festival this evening was presented by the Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Actress Angie Antal. After the screening they introduced the audience to the next film in competition also showing its trailer.

The Festival takes place this year from September 4th to the 14th at the ‘Reduta’ Cultural Center located in the heart of the city of Brasov, Romania.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market thanks to the following partners: TVS-Brasov, RMN Stars, Nissa, Hotel Bella Muzica, 24-Fun, Wigo.ro, Metropola and Oktoberfest Brasov.

Each year the Festival is dedicated to a cause. This year the theme of the Festival is Africa, a continent full of problems and promises.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market – Day Three

Brasov, Romania — September 6, 2014 – For immediate release – The 3rd edition of Brasov International Film Festival & Market (www.brasovfilmfestival.com), the most important and renowned nonviolent Film Festival in the world, continued today with the screening of the second film in competition, THE GREAT BEAUTY, with Romanian subtitles, starring Toni Servillo with Carlo Verdone and Sabrina Ferilli. It is directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The screening ended with many applause from a very enthusiastic audience who have appreciated this movie that has won the Oscar for “Best Foreign Language Film” in 2014.

Film Producer from Canada, Elio Dell’Unto and Actress from Brasov, Angie Antal are walking on the red carpet to the screening of the Italian feature film THE GREAT BEAUTY, this year’s Academy Awards winner in the category of “Best Foreign Language Film”.

Film Producer from Canada, Elio Dell’Unto and Actress from Brasov, Angie Antal are walking on the red carpet to the screening of the Italian feature film THE GREAT BEAUTY, this year’s Academy Awards winner in the category of “Best Foreign Language Film”.
The Festival this evening was presented by the Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Actress Ana-Maria Cioflec. Actress Loredana Faith was introduced on the stage along with Claudia Karma who is a student of this year’s International Film Workshops.
Tomorrow night, the audience will watch the third film in competition with Romanian subtitles, ANNA KARENINA, starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film is directed by Joe Wright.

The Festival takes place this year from September 4th to the 14th at the ‘Reduta’ Cultural Center located in the heart of the city of Brasov, Romania.

Brasov International Film Festival & Market thanks to the following partners: RMN Stars, Nissa, Hotel Bella Muzica, 24-Fun, Wigo.ro, Metropola and Oktoberfest Brasov.

Each year the Festival is dedicated to a cause. This year the theme of the Festival is Africa, a continent full of problems and promises.

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Daria! Magazine 2014 has been published!

The bilingual (English/Romanian) of Daria! 2014, arts, entertainment and business magazine has been published. To read the magazine (76 pages) click on the cover.