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Making Waves Celebrates 30 Years of New Romanian Cinema with U.S. Tour
January 29, 2020
Making Waves has launched a nationwide tour of The Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution. A selection of the program will tour throughout the U.S. through May 2020, beginning at the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA).

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Support Making Waves Film Festival in times of Coronavirus
April 2, 2020
Making Waves had to postpone all the tour`s screenings scheduled in different US cities. We appreciate your support and your understanding as we try to protect each other and to overcome these uncertain times. If you would like to make a donation to help Making Waves survive, we would be extraordinarily grateful.

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Screenings scheduled in Philadelphia & Phoenix are POSTPONED
March 11, 2020
Due to the spread of COVID-19 virus, Making Waves festival team together with their partners - Lightbox Film Center in Philadelphia & Arizona Romanian Film Festival - decided to C͟A͟N͟C͟E͟L͟ the following screenings of `The Romanians on US Tour` scheduled in March at Philadelphia and Phoenix.

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Maia Morgenstern is MW special guest in Philadelphia
February 25, 2020
Come meet Maia Morgenstern! Beloved actress will be present at Lightbox Film Center in Philadelphia on March 13 for the screening of the legendary Lucian Pintilie`s THE OAK (7:00 PM).

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Tickets for Phoenix screenings are now on sale!
February 24, 2020
Making Waves partners up with the first edition of the Arizona Romanian Film Festival, initiated by Arizona ARCC, to introduce you 6 titles of the Retrospective THE ROMANIANS. Tickets are now on sale!

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7 films of THE ROMANIANS presented in Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2020
The program of the Retrospective running March 12 - 27, 2020 at the Lightbox Film Center is now available.  Audiences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can find the full schedule and buy tickets for the event on our website or Lightbox Film Center`s website.

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See Andrei Ujică`s trilogy @BAMPFA in Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2020
Director Andrei Ujică joined Making Waves 14 at Film Forum in New York last autumn. The tour of the Retrospective presents two screenings of his trilogy: Videograms of a Revolution & The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu on February 12 and February 16, at BAMPFA Berkeley, California.

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National Gala Premiere of THE OAK in a new 4k restoration
February 4, 2020
Romanian gala premiere of Lucian Pintilie`s THE OAK in a new 4k restoration takes place on Tuesday, February 4, 8:00 pm, at National Theater in Bucharest. The new version was made with the support of BRD – Groupe Société Générale and Fundația9 through the Lucian Pintilie Cinema Fund launched in 2018.

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The 2019 New Releases ran December 5-10
January 29, 2020
Complementing the 30-year retrospective, Making Waves returned at the Jacob Burns Film Center from December 5-10, 2019 with the traditional panorama of the best new releases of the year.

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MO’ star Dana Rogoz & director Radu Dragomir @ JBFC
December 4, 2019
Presenting his debut film in the U.S. Premiere, director Radu Dragomir will join Making Waves/New Releases at Jacob Burns Film Center on December 7, 7:30 p.m. for the screening of MO. Title character of the film, beloved actress Dana Rogoz will also be present there for the Q&A session. 

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THE WHISTLERS’ star Rodica Lazăr @ JBFC
November 29, 2019
A mainstay of many of the New Wave films (from The Death of Mr Lazarescu to Principles of Life, The Last Day, or Ramona), actress Rodica Lazăr will join the Making Waves/New Releases opening night screening of The Whistlers on December 5 at the Jacob Burns Film Center for a Q&A session.

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Constantin Popescu wraps up @ Film Forum
November 22, 2019
Director Constantin Popescu will join us for the closing screening of "The Romanians" at Film Forum with his visceral Pororoca, followed by a Q&A moderated by Richard Peña (Tuesday, November 26, 8:00 pm). Don't miss also his contribution to the Tales from the Golden Age omnibus, the Pig segment, playing Saturday, November 23.

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Director Tudor Giurgiu at MW2019
October 24, 2019
One of the oldest friends of Making Waves, director Tudor Giurgiu will be coming to New York for the screening of his 2012 film Of Snails and Men on November 23. Parking, his fourth feature, is also being featured in this year's New Releases program.

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Actor Andi Vasluianu joins the Retrospective
October 24, 2019
One of the most prolific and talented actors of his generation, Andi Vasluianu joins  us at Film Forum for the presentation of two titles in the retrospective: Cristian Nemescu's California Dreamin' (Endless) on Thu, November 21, and Of Snails and Men by Tudor Giurgiu, who will also be in New York for the screening (Sat, November 23).

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Legendary Film Forum joins Making Waves
October 25, 2019
Legendary NYC film institution, Film Forum has joined the 14th edition of Making Waves to co-present the largest program dedicated to Romanian cinema presented in the U.S. to date: THE ROMANIANS: 30 YEARS OF CINEMA REVOLUTION, a 12 day, 30-film series celebrating three decades of post-Ceausescu cinema, from November 15-26, 2019.

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Making Waves receives the support of TMU and other donors
October 24, 2019
The 14th edition of Making Waves is made possible with the support of the Trust for Mutual Understanding, Romanian Filmmakers Union, Dacin Sara, the Romanian National Film Center, Blue Heron Foundation and numerous individual donors.

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“The Romanians” launched in the U.S. at Film Forum NYC
October 25, 2019
“The thirty Romanian films from the thirty years since the fall of communism presented this year at Film Forum mark a cycle of creative freedom in Romanian cinema,” notes Corina Suteu, Making Waves festival president and co-curator.

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''The Romanians'': Directors
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Lucian Pintilie
November 2, 2019
One of Europe's finest filmmakers, Lucian Pintilie's work has explored questions of tyranny and remorse—often relating directly or allegorically to the history of his own country. His work also evokes the remembrance of the tolerant and cosmopolitan nature of his hometown, a German village within Southern Bessarabia which he describes as a halcyon polyglot and multicultural community, a key detail which has informed his body of work. He fled Romania in the 70s, and returned to his home country following the end of communism, and then made extraordinary films about life and its absurdities, beginning with The Oak (1992) and continuing with such acclaimed films as Afternoon of a Torturer (2001) and Niki and Flo (2003), "a mordant almost-comedy that represents a bridge—and also a battle—between the old Romania and the new." (A. O. Scott, The New York Times)

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Andrei Ujică
November 10, 2019
Andrei Ujică (b. 1951) is a Romanian screenwriter and director known for his subversive non-fictional films. He studied literature before making films, and moved to Germany in 1981. In 1990, together with Harun Farocki, he created Videograms of a Revolution, a powerful film about the relationship between political power and the media. Les Cahiers du Cinema listed it as one of the top 10 subversive films of all time. Videograms was the first part of a trilogy about the end of communism, which continued with Out of the Present (1995), the story of the cosmonaut Sergei Krikalyov, who spent 10 months on board of the MIR space station, while back on Earth, the Soviet Union was collapsing. In 2010, The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu was selected at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, ending the trilogy with a brilliant and radical reflection on history and memory. Since 2001, Ujicǎ is a professor at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. He founded the ZKM Film Institute in 2002.

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Cristian Mungiu
November 10, 2019
A prominent figure of the New Romanian Cinema, Cristian Mungiu (b. 1968) is the only Romanian filmmaker awarded the Palme d’Or for feature film in Cannes. In 2007, his second feature, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days sky-rocketed his career, receiving several awards and being voted best film of the year by various international associations. Mungiu was already familiar with Cannes; his debut feature Occident premiered in Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in 2002. He returned to Cannes in 2009 as a writer-producer-co-director with the collective episodic film Tales from the Golden Age and as a writer-director in 2012 with Beyond the Hills – double awarded for Best Screenplay and Best actresses (Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur). His fifth film, Graduation, was also selected at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

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Constantin Popescu
November 10, 2019
Before deciding to embark on filmmaking, Constantin Popescu (b. 1973) worked as a translator, a production assistant and an assistant director. In 2014, he started to direct a series of well-received short films: The Apartment was the first, followed by A Lineman’s Cabin (2005), Water (2006) and The Yellow Smiley Face (2008). He also directed the Pig segment in the Tales from the Golden Age omnibus. His debut feature, The Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man (2009), told the real story of young man resisting the communist regime in Romania, around 1950. Principles of Life, his second feature film, premiered in 2010 at the San Sebastian Film Festival, as well as his third, the visceral Pororoca, seven years later. Bogdan Dumitrache won the Best Actor award at San Sebastian for taking on the role of a father overcome by grief when his child dissapears.

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Adrian Sitaru
November 10, 2019
Adrian Sitaru (b. 1971) made himself known when his short film Waves won the Leopards of Tomorrow section of the 2007 Locarno IFF. Many festival selections and awards followed, earning him the reputation of a filmmaker who explores the domestic life with great sense of humor and affection. Some of his other short films made a career: The Cage (2009), Lord (2009), House Party (2012), Art (2014). His feature films also toured the world through festivals, starting with Hooked (2008), selected in Venice Days at the Venice IFF and Toronto. Other four features followed: Best Intentions (2001), Domestic (2013), Illegitimate (2013), and The Fixer (2016).

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Tudor Giurgiu
November 10, 2019
Tudor Giurgiu (b. 1972) is a producer, director and scriptwriter. Founder and President of the Transilvania International Film Festival, and initiator of the Gopo Awards – Romania’s national film awards. He founded the production company Libra Film Productions, and the film distribution company Transilvania Film. His first feature, Love Sick, was screened in the Panorma section of the Berlinale in 2006 and received numerous international awards. His second feature, Of Snails and Men, enjoyed local success – the largest number of entries in Romanian cinemas in 2012. Why Me?, his third film, a thriller based on a real corruption case, premiered at Berlinale in 2015. Parking, his fourth feature, is a love story filmed in Spain, with an impressive Spanish cast. His short film Superman, Spiderman or Batman (2012) won best short film at the European Film Awards, among many others.

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Critics’ Corner
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NY Times: Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. 
November 20, 2019
"In Romania, the democratic reforms that followed the execution of Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989 also turned the country into a global filmmaking powerhouse, culminating in what has been called the Romanian New Wave."

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NYRB: J. Hoberman recommends
October 30, 2019
"These thirty films also include some of the best made anywhere during the past three decades."

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J.B. Spins: “Luxury Hotel” – For fans of dystopian social satire
November 20, 2019
"Luxury Hotel could have probably only been produced during the immediate post-Ceausescu aftermath, when the palace was available, in all its faded grandeur. It is definitely spectacle, but serious, distinctively pointed spectacle."

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MW public – Andrei Codrescu: “In Praise of New Romanian Film”
December 7, 2019
The New Wave festival returns to New York every year with astonishing new films, alongside a well-curated archive. I wouldn't miss it for the world.

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Screenslate: “The Autobiography of N. Ceaușescu”- conceived as a flashback
November 20, 2019
"And now it is our turn, all these decades later, to be the ones to look and learn."

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J.B. Spins: “The Oak” – Deeply compelling cinema
November 20, 2019
"The Oak is a defiantly bold, chaotically head-spinning indictment of Ceausescu Socialism, but it is also deeply compelling cinema. This is definitely auteurist cinema from Pintilie that still connects on a profoundly human level."

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The Criterion Collection: Romanians… in America
November 20, 2019
"Film Forum will be showcasing thirty Romanian films made during the thirty years since the overthrow and execution of iron-fisted dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu."

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Film Comment
October 20, 2019
„The Romanian New Wave shows no signs of waning, with steady input from such directors as Corneliu Porumboiu, Cristi Puiu, and Cristian Mungiu."

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Reuters
October 20, 2019
„The former communist country has emerged as a powerhouse of cinema over the last two decades and much has been made about the Romanian New Wave, a genre of naturalistic and unflinching films that have been consistently winning top prizes such as the Palme d’Or in Cannes and awards at the Berlin and Venice festivals.”

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The New York Times
October 20, 2019
„In the last decade, the emergence of a Romanian new wave has been one of the most startling developments in world cinema, with one film after another winning prizes at Cannes and elsewhere.”

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The Wall Street Journal
October 20, 2019
"Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, the annual weeklong survey that has helped define and establish the southeastern European country as a stronghold of socially incisive, independently minded personal cinema.”

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The Wall Street Journal
October 20, 2019
„Romania cinema has gradually become a central component of international film culture."

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Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema is the longstanding Romanian Film Festival in New York. Initiated and presented by Film ETC Association, in partnership with leading US organizations, including Film Forum (since 2109), BAM (since 2017), the Jacob Burns Film Center (since 2013), or the Film Society of Lincoln Center (2011-2015).

 

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