Friday, March 20, 2026
6:00 PM, Casino – Opening Gala
Opening remarks
Exhibition of puppets, props, and sets from the film Puppets of a Digital Brain
Launch of the official website of the Persona Association – asociatiapersona.ro
7:30 PM, Casino – Film Screening
Leonardo, dir. Meka Ribera & Álvaro G. Company, 15:55, 2025, Spain, Sci-Fi
No God No Father, dir. Paul Kermarec, 11:27, 2025, France, Documentary
404, dir. Marina Ganina, 19:59, 2025, Russia, Thriller
Golden Swingers, dir. Pol Aguilera, 13:27, 2025, Spain, Comedy
Into Balloon, dir. Rareș H. Stoica, 26:00, 2025, Romania, Documentary
Discussion: Intertwined Destinies on the Road
The story of relationships formed while traveling
Ioana Cosman and Vasile Cipcigan (Nomadis)
Saturday, March 21, 2026
4:00 PM, Cinema Mărăști – Film Screening
Test Day, dir. Laura Ghazal, 04:20, 2024, France, Comedy
Caged, dir. Joan Maura, 13:57, 2025, Spain, Drama
Empty Skies, dir. Lihy Gotlieb, 18:10, 2025, Israel, Drama
Phoenicia, dir. Ainara Fernández, 13:00, 2025, Spain, Drama
Cold Hands, dir. Sergio Checa, 19:50, 2025, Spain, Drama
Biting the Hand That Feeds You, dir. Chantal Peten, 05:54, 2025, Belgium, Animation
Poor Me, dir. Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad, 19:39, 2025, Norway, Comedy
The Boy Who Erased Kisses, dir. Radostina Neykova & Fernando Glarito, 09:50, 2025, Bulgaria & Portugal, Animation
5:00 PM, Casino – Reflections:
The Relationship as Identity: Not Only Who We Love, but Who We Become Through Our Connections
Guest – Nelu Lesuțan – psychologist, psychotherapist, PhD in Philosophy
6:00 PM, Cinema Mărăști – Film Screening
Samuel on the Sands, dir. Mahmoud Abu Ghannam, 16:27, 2025, Israel, Drama
The Border, dir. Daria Sliusarenko, 12:36, 2025, France, Drama
The Things We Do for Love and a Foreign Passport, dir. Ayal Sgerski, 14:32, 2025, Israel, Comedy
Pasta Negra, dir. Jorge Thielen Armand, 15:05, 2025, Canada & Colombia & Italy & Venezuela, Drama
Mandatory Physical Education, dir. Pablo Porcuna, 13:44, 2026, Spain, Drama
Inflatable Bear, Hourly, dir. Elisabeth Werchosin, 11:59, 2025, Germany, Comedy
What Do Dragons Eat?, dir. Álvaro León, 15:11, 2025, Spain, Drama
8:00 PM, Cinema Arta – Film Screening
Puppets of a Digital Brain, dir. Rareș H. Stoica, 47:00, 2026, Romania, an educational–scientific project
Sunday, March 22, 2026
4:00 PM, Cinema Dacia – Film Screening
The Environmentally Blasé, dir. Laura Ghazal, 03:48, 2024, France, Comedy
Your House, dir. Adèle Perrin, 15:00, 2025, France, Documentary
Upon Sunrise, dir. Stefan Ivančić, 14:27, 2025, Croatia & Serbia & Montenegro & Slovenia & Spain, Drama
Blackout, dir. Ahmed Elzogbhy, 14:54, 2025, Egypt, Comedy
Dear End, dir. Khéma Cousin & Lien Franckel & Laora Le Boursicot & Alissende Masson & Joséphine Mounier & Clément Saden, 07:49, 2025, France, Animation
In a Thousand Petals, dir. Louise Bongartz, 10:15, 2024, Belgium, Drama
Saturn in Venus, dir. Alla Eliseeva, 05:00, 2025, Georgia, Comedy
There Will Come Soft Rains, dir. Elham Ehsas, 14:45, 2025, United Kingdom, Drama
Don’t You Dare, dir. Andrey Vasilyev, 14:25, 2025, Russia, Comedy
5:00 PM, Casino – Debate:
What Still Keeps Us Together?
Guests: Ciprian Mihali – Professor of Philosophy, and Vasile Hotea Fernezan
7:00 PM, Casino – Awards Ceremony
Hosted by Dragoș Pop and Alexandra Ghejan