After an brilliant start, the second of the Romanian Days brings a series of outstanding books and DVD launches.
The ten years of the Romanian New Wave will be celebrated at TIFF 2011 with the launch of an exceptional DVD box: New Romanian Cinema: The Beginnings. This includes 11 of the most important recent Romanian films, 11 spectacular debuts which have swept TIFF, and many other festivals: Morgen (dir. Marian Crişan), 12:08 East of Bucharest (dir. Corneliu Porumboiu), If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (dir. Florin Şerban), The Happiest Girl in the World (dir. Radu Jude), Francesca (dir. Bobby Păunescu), Hooked (dir. Adrian Sitaru), First of all, Felicia (dir. Răzvan Rădulescu and Melissa de Raaf), Love Sick (dir. Tudor Giurgiu), Rage (dir. Radu Muntean), California dreamin’ (endless) (dir. Cristian Nemescu), How I Spent the End of the World (dir. Cătălin Mitulescu). The DVD box launch will take place at TIFF Meeting Point from 5.00 p.m.
The DVD collection New Romanian Cinema: The Beginnings was made by APFR (Romanian Film Promotion), financed by CNC (The National Film Center), with the support of ODS (Optical Disc Solution), Ex-Libris printing house and the distribution company Transilvania Film.
Also at TIFF Meeting Point, from 6:00 p.m., Stelian Tănase will launch his novel Moartea unui dansator de tango (The Death of a Tango Dancer).
At 4.30, TIFF Lounge will host the launch of two volumes signed by late film critic and festival friend and supporter, Alex. Leo Șerban: Alte camere, alte glasuri de ieri (Other rooms, other voices from yesterday) and Mica dietetică (The Small Dietetics).
