The 17th edition of Noaptea Albă a Filmului Românesc will bring new Romanian features, documentaries and short films to cinemas in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, including the premiere of Tudor Giurgiu’s 3 zile în septembrie.
Romanian cinema takes over screens in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca on September 18, as Noaptea Albă a Filmului Românesc (Romanian Film White Night) returns for its 17th edition.
The programme spans seven cinemas and brings together recent Romanian productions, including fiction features, documentaries and a dedicated short-film selection. In Bucharest, screenings will take place at Cinema Elvire Popesco, Cinema Union, Cinemateca Eforie, Point Art Hub and UNATC – Sala Cinema, while the Cluj-Napoca programme will be hosted by Cinema Victoria.
One of the headline titles is 3 zile în septembrie, directed by Tudor Giurgiu, which will premiere during the event in both cities. The black comedy follows a wedding that never makes it to the altar after the groom’s mistress unexpectedly appears, sending the bride on an unpredictable journey along the Romanian seaside. The cast includes Andreea Vasile, Emilian Oprea, Conrad Mericoffer, Mirela Zeța, Emilia Popescu and Adela Popescu.
The line-up also includes Pionul lui Lenin, directed by Dragoș Turea, a hybrid documentary centred on actor Sergiu Voloc and his absurd battle against Lenin monuments in the Republic of Moldova.
Paul Negoescu’s Atlasul Universului follows ten-year-old Filip as he searches for the right pair of shoes ahead of a long-awaited football match. The film was awarded at the 2026 Berlinale in the Generation Kplus section and was also selected for Cannes’ Ecrans Juniors programme.
Documentary Atât de familiar, directed by Rachel Tâpârjan, begins with the filmmaker helping a woman search for her biological mother before turning into an investigation of Tâpârjan’s own family history and the sisters from whom she was separated.
Other films in the programme include Valeriu Andriuță’s Cercul, set around an investigation into a suspicious hunting accident in an isolated Moldovan village; Anca Hirte’s Cei vii, which looks at the long-term consequences of war for survivors and bereaved families; and Andreea Cristina Borțun’s Malul vânăt, centred on a single mother trying to build a better life for her 13-year-old son in a poor village in southern Romania.
In Dus-întors, directed by Cristian Bota, a young actor on the verge of divorce travels to Austria with his authoritarian father, with the journey gradually forcing both men to confront their shared past.
The Bucharest programme also includes a 145-minute selection of Romanian short films at UNATC – Sala Cinema, with free admission. The selection features works by Dan Panaet, Horațiu Carpiuc, Radu Muntean, Alin Boeru, Andrei Tache-Codreanu, George Dogaru and Andreea Păduraru Hristescu.
Noaptea Albă a Filmului Românesc is organised by Asociația Festivalul de Film Transilvania, with the support of the National Centre of Cinematography. The full programme is available here.
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