The 2012 edition marked the continuation and reinvention of the yearly festival dedicated to Romanian cinema in New York City, under the leadership of the Romanian Film Initiative and in partnership with the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema continued the celebrated Romanian film series in New York at the Film Society of Lincoln Center from November 29 to December 5, 2012, marking its reinvention under the leadership of the Romanian Film Initiative. It offered a panorama of the best in Romania’s newest contemporary filmmaking, including features, documentaries and shorts, along with retrospectives of Romanian filmmakers, special programs, panels, and a series of conversations on the political and policy shifts currently affecting arts and culture in Central and Eastern Europe.

Festival guests included Cannes-winners actresses Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan [BEYOND THE HILLS], director Tudor Giurgiu [OF SNAILS AND MEN; also producer of SOMEWHERE IN PALILULA, and the president of long time partner, Transilvania International Film Festival], actor Andi Vasluianu [OF SNAILS AND MEN], director Radu Gabrea [THREE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS], producer Ada Solomon [EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY and BEST INTENTIONS], the star of ANASTASIA GENTLY PASSES, Anda Onesa, and Director of Photography, Florin Mihăilescu, long collaborator of Alexandru Tatos. Mona Nicoară (Our School), visual artist Dan Perjovschi, essayist Eszter Babarczy, and arts curator György Szabó joined the panels part of the special program “Creative Freedom Through Cinema: Romania and Hungary”.