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The Romanian Cultural Institute Presents "4 Years, 3 Days and 2 Decades Later"

The Romanian Cultural Institute presents the 4th Annual Romanian Film Festival in New York City, this year entitled 4 YEARS, 3 DAYS AND 2 DECADES LATER, to take place from December 4th-6th at Tribeca Cinemas. This year's festival features the best and most recent films from Romania's unique and critically exalted national body of contemporary cinema on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

Festival curator Mihai Chirilov has created a special retrospective section for this edition of the festival called Waving at the Revolution, which includes the opening night film Videograms of a Revolution. The line up is as follows:

Features

Hooked (Pescuit sportiv), 2008, directed by Adrian Sitaru

Katalin Varga, 2009, directed by Peter Strickland

The Other Irene (Cealaltă Irina), 2009, directed by Andrei Grusnickzi

Police, Adjective (Polițist. adj.), 2009, directed by Corneliu

Porumboiu - Romanian selection for the 82nd Academy Awards. An IFC Films release.

Silent Wedding (Nunta mută), 2008, directed by Horațiu Mălăele

Special program: Waving at the Revolution

Videograms of a Revolution (Videogramme einer Revolution), 1992, directed by Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujică
The Oak (Balanța), 1992, directed by Lucian Pintilie
State of Things (Stare de fapt), 1995, directed by Stere Gulea

Documentaries

Australia, 2009, directed by Claudiu Mitcu

The Flower Bridge (Podul de flori), 2008, directed by Thomas Ciulei

Shorts

11 PM, 2009, directed by Alexandru Sava

Bric-Brac, 2009, directed by Gabriel Achim

For Him (Pentru el), 2009, directed by Stanca Radu

Oli's Wedding (Nunta lui Oli), 2009, directed by Tudor Jiurgiu

Renovation (Renovare), 2009, directed by Paul Negoescu

Tarantyno, 2009, directed by Mircea Nestor.

Chirilov states, "Ever since the break out of Romanian films in the U.S. in 2006, the Romanian Film Festival in New York not only found a solid reason to exist, but also proved to be the perfect companion for the ever-growing impact of the New Romanian Cinema on American audiences."

In attendance at the festival will be actor Vlad Ivanov (Police, Adjective & The Other Irene), winner of the 2007 award for Best Supporting Actor of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, director Horațiu Mălăele (Silent Wedding), actor Andi Vasluianu (The Other Irene), and, producer/director Tudor Giurgiu (Katalin Varga & Australia).

In partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, Link TV will broadcast nationally the complementary film series The Romanian New Wave. The feature films included in this special presentation of Link TV will also air on cable in New York City on CUNY TV (Channel 75) starting on Friday, December 4th at 10:00pm ET with The Paper will be Blue. This series is curated by Steven Lawrence, Vice President of Music and Cultural Programming at Link TV. The schedule of films to air on CUNY TV on Fridays at 10:00pm is as follows:

The Paper Will Be Blue, by Radu Muntean, December 4th

Stuff and Dough, by Cristi Puiu, December 11th

Exam, by Titus Muntean, December 18th

12:08 East of Bucharest, by Corneliu Porumboiu, December 25th

Love Sick, by Tudor Giurgiu, January 1st

The following films will be broadcast nationally on Link TV, visit www.LinkTV.org for full schedule and program information:

Features

12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?), 2006, directed by Corneliu Porumboiu

Exam (Examen), 2003, directed by Titus Muntean

Love Sick (Legături bolnăvicioase), 2006, directed by Tudor Giurgiu

The Paper will be Blue (Hîrtia va fi albastră), 2006, directed by Radu Muntean

Stuff and Dough (Marfa și banii), 2001, directed by Cristi Puiu

Documentaries

Bar de zi and Other Stories (Bar de zi și alte povestiri), 2007, directed by Corina Radu

Cold Waves (Război pe calea undelor), 2007, directed by Alexandru Solomon

Testimony (Testimonial), 2008, directed by Răzvan Georgescu.

The Romanian Film Festival in New York City was initiated in 2006, and is a partnership of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York with the Tribeca Film Festival and the Transilvania International Film Festival. Since its inception, the festival has featured great works of contemporary Romanian cinema such as The Death of Mr. Lazarescu by Cristi Puiu; 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu, California Dreamin' (endless) by Cristian Nemescu, 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu and others.