Alianta - Strengthening the Romanian American Alliance

Seattle Romanian Film Festival - 6th Edition
2019-11-15 05:00 - 2019-11-17 17:00 (America/New_York) | SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle
Celebrating 30 years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the 6th edition of the Seattle Romanian Film Festival, entitled “One Eye Laughing, One Eye Crying: Stories OFF the Wall”, brings you Romanian and Eastern European cinema echoing the political, economic and existential dilemmas that have reshaped Europe in the aftermath of the Cold War. Bounced OFF a wall that divided families, generations and nations, these stories harness the unifying power of film to create new bridges, in a universal quest for shared meaning.

We have made history together: from one of the smallest venues in town with 93 seats (in 2014), we have upgraded the festival to the largest auditoriums @ SIFF CINEMA Uptown with 275 seats (between 2015-2018). From about 750 viewers attending the first edition, we have been reaching approximately 2,300 people every year. From an ethnic film festival, we have succeeded in creating an authentic Seattle experience where people of all backgrounds watch internationally acclaimed films, learn something about Romanian heritage, laugh and cry together, proving that the festival has earned its title “One Eye Laughing, One Eye Crying”.
Check out the full lineup for the 6th Edition of The Romanian Film Festival Seattle (November 15-17 at SIFF Cinema Uptown). More than in any other years, this year’s edition offers you the BEST of European cinema, with films that received over 30 national and international prizes!
https://www.arcsproject.org/film-festival.

Screening of "The Reenactment" by Lucian Pintilie at the National Gallery od Art in Washington, DC
2019-11-10 11:00 - 13:00 | National Gallery of Art, 6th And Constitutions Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States
Lucian Pintilie’s ”The Reenactment (Reconstituirea)”, a classic Romanian movie from 1968, will be screened at the National Gallery of Art, on November 10 @ 4pm, in the West Building Lecture Hall, as a part of the film program “Welcome to Absurdistan: Eastern European Cinema 1950 to 1989”. The screening is part of a series of films from seven Central and Eastern European countries, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 revolutions that overthrew their communist regimes. Also, the screening honors the passing of director Lucian Pintilie last year.
“This program marks the thirtieth anniversary of the liberation of the former “people’s republics” from their previously socialist and Soviet-dominated regimes, a shared sensibility of the absurd uniting these diverse nations as well as their films” (National Gallery of Art)
”The Reenactment (Reconstituirea)” was banned from Romanian cinemas in 1969 by the communist regime, a ban which lasted until the communism fall in 1989.
More details about the movie and the film program:
https://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs/absurdistan/reenactment.html
https://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs/absurdistan.html

Romanian Animated Film "Marona's Fantastic Tale" at Kids Euro Festival in Washington, DC
2019-11-03 06:00 - 07:30 | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Road , Silver Spring , 20910, 20910
“Marona’s Fantastic Tale” by Anca Damian will be screened at Kids Euro Festival, in Washington, D.C., at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, on Sunday, November 3, @ 11.00 am. The movie is in French with English subtitles.
Romanian director Anca Damian brings the stunning character design of Belgian artist Brecht Evens to life in this beautiful animated tale told from a pup’s perspective. Marona is a mixed-breed Labrador whose life leaves deep traces among the humans she encounters. After an accident, she reflects on all the homes and different experiences she’s had. In this beautiful and deeply emotional story of an average dog and her extraordinary life, Marona’s memory journeys into the past, as her unfailing empathy and love brings lightness and innocence into each of her owners’ lives (Note adapted from GKIDS). DIR/SCR/PROD Anca Damian; PROD Ron Dyens, Tomas Leyers. Romania/France/Belgium, 2019, color, NOT RATED.
This event is brought to you by the 12th annual Kids Euro Festival, a two-week long festival of European arts and culture presenting free activities to D.C. metro area children from age 2 to 12. With programs both for the general public and for school groups, more than 10,000 DC-area children and their families enjoy Kids Euro Festival programs each year. This is made possible by the 28 European Union countries and the European Union Delegation in Washington in cooperation with the European-American Cultural Foundation and The Carmel Cultural Endowment for the Arts. For the full lineup of events, please visit www.kidseurofestival.org and follow us at #KidsEUFest.
FREE SCREENING! Tickets are limited to 4 per reservation and are not a guarantee of admission. You must be seated at least 15 min prior to showtime. Seating is limited so please arrive early. Empty seats will be released to standby line guests.
This free screening of MARONA’S FANTASTIC TALE is presented with the support of the Embassy of Romania.

Vox Maris Band CD Release Concert in Chicago, IL
2019-11-02 14:00 - 18:00 | Mayfair Theater, Chicago, IL, 4626 N Knox Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630-4030, United States
Vox Maris Band, a Chicago based Romanian Rock Band of Transylvanian origins, presents a CD release concert on November 2nd at the Irish American Heritage Centre, with special guests ODE, Ana Everling, Horatiu Ormindeanu, and Tavi Benz.
“Come and listen to a Transylvanian Rock experience born on the streets of Chicago! Experience a different musical perspective about life through the eyes of a faraway mysterious land overlooking Carpathian Mountains of Romania, where legend, mystery and reality are often found to be part of a daily routine. The new album, called “Paine si Sare ( Bread and Salt)”, touches on several subjects related to the shared experience in between seemingly different worlds, such as love, family, awareness of reality and tradition,” announce the organisers.
Vox Maris Band is Dan Paduraru on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Adrian Nechiti on electric guitar, Dan Rizo on percussion, Marius Olteanu on electric guitar, Andrei Diaconu on bass guitar and Marcel Vinesar on keyboard.
Also on stage will be present the Moldovan Jazz vocalist Ana Everling, and ODE – an indie rock band that specializes in combining elements of Balkan folk music with hints of dark Americana and World Punk. Ode is Davor Palos on vocals, Robert Palos on guitar, Nikola Dokic on guitar, Elliot Taggart on bass, Daniel Crane on drums and special guest Horatiu Ormindeanu on violin.
The concert is Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Irish American Heritage Center’s Mayfair Theater at 4626 North Knox Avenue, Chicago. Free Parking on site! Tickets are $30 for adults and children 12 and under are $15. Purchase your tickets online and get $5 off of the new CD, when you purchase at the concert.

Romanian Summer Festival, Chicago, July 26-27
2019-07-27 08:30 - 2019-07-28 17:30 | Saint Pauls Woods 6594 Oakton St, Morton Grove, Illinois 60053, 6594 Oakton St,, Morton Grove,, Illinois, 60053
For all our friends in Chicago area: Romanian Summer Festival -VIIIth edition in Saint Paul Woods, Morton Grove, IL on July 27 & 28.
Experience the culture, food, dance and fun of the local Romanian community.
More details on the event page here:

ARCS Summer Camp - Learning about Romanian Role Models
2019-07-15 04:00 - 2019-07-26 13:00 | University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Seattle-based ARCS Summer Camp: Learning about Romanian Role Models with filmmaker Iulia Rugina, actress Ioana Flora and young artist Toto Horvat.
Special weeklong workshop designed for Romanian-speaking kids 4-12. Participants will act in film scenes, design sets and costumes, shoot like a pro and learn basic acting, script-writing, directing and filmmaking skills. Kids will learn about Romanian super-heroes who changed world history with their courage, vision and talent, such as Queen Marie of Romania, Ana Aslan, Geta Brătescu, Henri Coandă, Petrache Poenaru, Constantin Brâncuși and many others.
ARCS is thanking Asociatia Culturala Control N and UiPath Foundation for your support in creating these new bridges for our heritage students! Big thanks to their local partners Ellison Center UW and SIFF
More information here

Techsylvania event, Cluj, June 8-11
2019-06-08 04:00 - 2019-06-11 13:00 | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
About Techsylvania
We put the future of technology, business and the know-how of global leaders under the spotlight.
Over 3.000 engineers, founders, investors, executives and CEOs of IT & digital companies, banks and pioneers of growing startups from across the world meet at Techsylvania, in the heart of Transylvania for inspiration and networking.
We empower our attendees through more than 70 keynotes, panels, workshops, satellite events, executive roundtables and Q&A sessions. At the leading technology event in Eastern Europe we explore visionary ideas, ground breaking projects and the changing markets.

Piano Concerto at Romanian Embassy, Washington DC
2019-06-04 14:30 - 17:00 | Romanian Embassy, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Hosted by Ambasada României în Statele Unite ale Americii / Romanian Embassy in US and Romanian Cultural Institute in New York
1607 23rd St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20008

Reinventing Realism: New Cinema from Romania Film Festival - Washington D.C., June 1-6
2019-05-31 - 2019-06-06 | Nat’l Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
D.C. friends, mark your calendars for June 1 to 16 for some Romanian movies that received several international awards: ‘One Step Behind The Seraphim’, ‘Alice T’, ‘Infinite Football’, ‘Marita’, ‘Pororoca’, ‘Charlestone’, ‘Moromete Family: On The Edge of Time’. The cultural indulgence is due to Ambasada României în Statele Unite ale Americii / Romanian Embassy in US, Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. More to come about the Festival soon.
Screenings to take place at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. From the National Gallery:
“Since the late 1990s a group of intellectually adventurous filmmakers from Romania has been enlivening the European art scene with a steady stream of robustly realistic films that tackle moral and ethical issues, and make thought-provoking parables from everyday events. At the same time these filmmakers, working collaboratively, have set up a discourse about contemporary societal and civil issues that hover over Europe. This series is the last in a cycle of three retrospectives at the National Gallery of Art to focus on Romania’s New Wave — earlier installments took place in 2007 and 2017. The Gallery wishes to thank the Embassy of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute for their partnership.”
Image: still from One Step Behind the Seraphim
http://bit.ly/Alianta_RoFilms_WashingtonDC

Romania Day Festival in NY - May 18
2019-05-17 - 2019-05-18 | Broadway, Financial District, Broadway, Financial District, New York, NY, United States
The 20th Edition of the Romania Day Festival will take place on Saturday, May 18th on Broadway in the Financial District. For the first time in its history the festival will recognize the Aromanian community, one of the most patriotic and devoted groups of Romanians whose roots trace back to Alexander the Great. As such, renown folk singer Stelian Arau will perform for an audience expected to reach over 25,000 people throughout the day.
In a unique, exciting fusion of Romanian and American classical music, New York’s native Luc Moutin Trio will perform Romanian Jazz as never before heard. Other guests include the Mirel Manea Orchestra, the Folkloric Ensemble Banatul, George Rotaru, Valeria Nautu, Ciprian Cocalia, Brandusa Covalciuc, Iuliana Roata and more.
The distinguished keynote speaker for the festival will be the Queens Borough President, Ms. Melinda Katz, a seasoned politician and candidate for the New York district attorney office in 2020. Queens has about 175,000 Romanian residents, making it the most concentrated neighborhood of Romanians in the US.
We look forward to seeing many new faces at will be the most culturally immersive celebration of Romanian tradition yet.
More info on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/505317373206262/

Romanian Food Festival | Festivalul Românesc in DC area
2019-05-16 - 2019-05-19 | St. Andrew Romanian Church, 1607 23rd Street, NW,, Washington, DC, DC, United States
From Romanians of DC newsletter:
The St. Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church has the pleasure of inviting you to a new edition of the Romanian Food Festival, which will take place on May 17-19 on their property situated at 9111 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the church and as such they hope to make this an unforgettable event, full of cultural and spiritual events, completed with culinary wonders and the opportunity to spend a few hours outdoors in their beautiful garden.
The festival will feature numerous Romanian culinary delights including: home-made sausages, grill-steaks, pork pastrami, the famous Romanian small skinless sausages called “mititei,” the traditional cabbage rolls with polenta (“mamaliga”), stuffed peppers, a variety of delicious soups, and many more. An assortment of vegetarian dishes will also be available. There will also be a great variety of home-made sweets including: cakes, cookies and other sweets cakes (“torte”), coffee-cakes, eclairs, “amandines, “cozonac,” cheese rolls, apple pies, cookies (“fursecuri”), pancakes, and many more. The bar will be well-stocked with a variety of distinct Romanian beer and wine assortments.
The festive and cheerful atmosphere will also be enhanced by the richness of the Romanian folk music and dances. Romanian and American dancers, artists and singers will delight the public throughout the duration of the festival with traditional folk dances from all regions of Romania, with well know songs and will teach a few dances. On Saturday, May 18 at 2 pm those present will also mark the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse in Washington along with Andreea Tănăsescu, the Founder of La Blouse Roumaine Community and the creator of this global celebration! A small exhibition will display various Romanian handicrafts and folk costumes.
The Romanian spirituality will be present through the opportunity to visit the temporary church and to share the vision to build here, close to the Nation’s Capital, a Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, inspired by the 500-year old Moldovița Monastery Church, a UNESCO site.
A specially designed area will offer the children various field games, face painting, a bouncing-house, a petting-zoo garden, and many more activities and surprises. Entrance is $5 for adults and $3 for children and is valid for all three days of the festival.
May 17-19
St. Andrew Romanian Church
1607 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC

Romanian Food Festival, Potomac, MD May 17-19
2019-05-16 - 2019-05-19 | Romanian Food Festival, 9111 River Rd, Potomac, MD, 20854, United States
Come one, come all for the Maryland/DC area Food Festival!
Message from the Organizer:
We celebrate our community’s 10th anniversary and we are excited to share with you our joy and gratefulness for such an incredible decade of blessings and happy moments. For this reason, we intend to organize an unforgettable festival, full of cultural and spiritual events, completed with culinary satisfactions and the opportunity to spend a few hours outdoors in our beautiful garden. We invite you to join us in paying a unique homage to the spirit and traditions of the Romanian people, widely known and appreciated in all corners of the world.
And so, during this festival, among the numerous specifically-Romanian products and culinary delights, we will offer: home-made sausages, grill-steaks, pork pastrami, the famous Romanian small skinless sausages called “mititei,” the traditional cabbage rolls with polenta (“mamaliga”), stuffed peppers, a variety of delicious soups, and many more. An assortment of vegetarian dishes will also be available.
The dessert sector will attract the public through a variety of home-made cakes, cookies and other sweets prepared with love by our talented volunteer ladies: cakes (“torte”), coffee-cakes, “eclaire,” amandines, “cozonac,” cheese rolls, apple pies, cookies (“fursecuri”), pancakes, and many more.
The bar will be well-stocked with a variety of distinct Romanian beer and wine assortments.
The festive and cheerful atmosphere will also be sustained by the richness of the Romanian folk music and dances. Local American artists, as well as Romanians from here and from various homeland places, will visit us especially for this event, and will call us to sing together, in one voice, some traditional Romanian melodies, and to join our hands in ancient “hora” and “invartita” dances in the garden of our community.
The Romanian spirituality will be present through the opportunity to visit our temporary church, and to share our vision to build here, close to the Capital of the United States, a Romanian orthodox cathedral, resembling the almost 500-year old “Moldovita” monastery church, well known as an object of world (UNESCO) treasure.
A folkloric exhibition will display various Romanian handicrafts and popular costumes.
A specially designed area will offer the children various field games, face painting, a bouncing-house, a petting-zoo garden, and many more activities and surprises.
Everyone is welcome!

La Blouse Roumaine: Traditional Textiles, Art & Cultural Fashion
2019-05-16 13:30 - 17:00 | Textile Museum, 701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC), Washington, DC, United States
From the Romanians of DC organization:
You are cordially invited on Thursday, May 16 at 5:30 pm at the Textile Museum (701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC) to attend the official launch of the concept of the brand new La Blouse Romaine Magazine presented by Andreea Tănăsescu, the founder of the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse social movement and President of IA Association. The launch will be followed by a moderated discussion on the importance of the folk costume as an identity marker and a source of identity and of inspiration with: Dorian Branea, Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York; Sonia Coman-Ernstoff, Fellow at Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery, and moderated by Bogdan Banu, Founder of Romanians of DC. The event will also feature a small collection of traditional Romanian folk costumes from the Collection of Bogdan Banu. This is a free event but prior registration is required here: http://romanianblouse.eventbrite.com
Cultural diplomacy takes many shapes and forms. The forms and ornaments found on the Romanian folk blouses are just the latest and probably most unusual manifestation of what cultural diplomacy can be. Unbeknown to most, the Romanian blouse is truly an universal cultural icon. Worn by celebrities, part of cultural revolutions such as the hippie movement in the 60s, loved by famous fashion designers world-wide, and an inspiration for famous artists or movie characters, the Romanian blouses trace their origins back to the ancient civilizations found along the Danube river thousands of years ago. They preserve a part of the language of signs and symbols specific to the mythical thinking of those times.
In 2013 a truly global social and cultural movement was born in Romania centered on the Romanian Blouse. It was a movement born out of a desire to preserve and pass on to a new generation this symbol so central to the Romanian identity. Romanians around the world were asked to post a photo or a selfie wearing their blouses on social media as a way to reach and educate a wider public. In just six short years the movement has grown exponentially to some 200,000 member, celebrated annually on six continents, over 60 countries and some 300 cities. The Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse is now celebrated like a national holiday in both Romania and the Republic of Moldova and has been recognized by governments in Washington, DC, Canada and elsewhere.
Andreea Tănăsescu is the creator and founder of La blouse roumaine movement that has contributed decisively to the rebirth and renewed interest in traditional Romanian culture on a global scale. She is the creator of the Universal Romanian Blouse Day, Brâncuși Week and Cultural Fashion Day and the President of La blouse roumaine IA Association, a non-governmental organization that promotes the preservation of the Romanian textile heritage, cultural and sustainable fashion. In 2017 Andreea started Give Credit that militates for culturally responsible design and now she is currently working on the development La blouse roumaine magazine. She studied Law and Public Relations and she has been involved in the fashion, media and movie industry for more than 20 years as a talent agent and casting director for major international film productions as The Fall by Tarsem Singh, Callas Forever by Franco Zeffirelli, Amen by Costa Gavras, Modigliani by Mick Davis.
Sonia Coman-Ernstoff is a Romanian-born art historian and poet. She received a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Art History from Columbia, where she taught an undergraduate seminar on the soft power of ceramic arts across world cultures. As the Anne van Biema Fellow at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery, Dr. Coman is currently preparing a book manuscript on the formation and legacy of Charles Lang Freer’s collection of Japanese ceramics. Her poetry has been published and awarded internationally. Her latest book, Passages, was shortlisted for The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Distinguished Book Award.
Dorian Branea, cultural diplomat, cultural entrepreneur, author and translator, is currently the Director of Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. Previously he was a Fellow at the Central European University (2003-2004), Founding Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw (2006-2010) and Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London (2010-2018). He also served between 2012 and 2014 as President of the London association of cultural institutes from the EU countries (EUNIC). He studied English at the Western University of Timișoara, followed by graduate work in International Relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Negotiation at Oxford University’s Said Business School. Ph.D. in English and American Studies. He is the author of The United States of Romanians published in 2016 in Romanian by Humanitas Publishing House.
Thursday, May 16 – 5:30 pm
Textile Museum
701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
Registered guests are asked to arrive at least 10 minutes early. Seating after 5:20 pm will be on a first come, first served policy. We expect this to be an event with full house!

Major Real Estate Forum in Bucharest, May 14
2019-05-13 - 2019-05-14 | Bucharest, Romania, Bucharest, Romania
The 18th annual Business Review Realty Forum continues to reflect the growing contribution of the property sector in the Romanian economy.
As the leading real estate event on the Romanian market, the Realty Forum will host a series of key panel discussions on the outlook of the industry and its investment potential.

Speakers from strategic players in the office, residential, retail and industrial sectors will present the core strengths of the market and the potential challenges faced going forward.
While Bucharest has remained the core market for large property investors, regional major cities such as Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi are continuing to see a large influx of fresh investments across all market segments.
Mixed-use projects with office, retail and residential components have a larger share in the development pipeline across large cities, with investors looking to provide the full experience for companies and individuals.
http://business-review.eu/br-events/realtyforum2019

Romanian Embassy DC celebrate Europe Day with Open House
2019-05-10 - 2019-05-11 | Romanian Embassy, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
On May 11th, 2019 the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the Embassies of the 28 EU Member States to the United States will open their doors to the Washington public during the EU Embassies’ Open House Day: a day of family fun, food, culture and more. The event offered visitors a rare look inside the embassies and provided a unique opportunity for them to experience the cultural heritage and national traditions of the 28 member countries. On that day, all the embassies will open their doors to the public from 10 am until 4 pm.
At the Embassy of Romania (1607 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008) you will have an opportunity to visit the Beaux-Arts style embassy built at the beginning of the 20th century and explore Romania’s traditions and culture through tasting local food and drinks. Exciting performances of Romanian folk dances will run along the day.
RSVPs are not required. Entrance to all of the Embassies and the shuttle service is free, although some Embassies may have food or other items for sale.
For security reasons, all visitors aged 16 and over must bring valid photo identification to EU Open House Day. We recommend that guests avoid bringing over-sized bags, as all Embassies will conduct security inspections. While you may bring a camera, please be aware that certain Embassies will prohibit photography.
Additional info about the EU Open house available at: www.euopenhouse.org

SoCal Folk Festival kicks off May 5
2019-05-04 - 2019-05-05 | Ukrainian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90029
SoCal Folk Festival
All our friends traveling to and based in Los Angeles, CA: you are invited to the “Balkan culture at So Cal Folk Fest Heritage Celebration” on May 5, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center on 4315 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029.
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2019
Time: Noon to 8:00pm
Location: Ukrainian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
Parking: Free
Cost: $20 admission (food and drinks available for purchase)
Live music performances, cultural dance exhibitions and folk dancing, bringing cultures and communities together. Enjoy this multi-cultural event!
Participating: Ukraine, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovenia and Croatia
For more information, please call Cane Carovski, 323-819-1961
Download the event flyer here:

'Moon Hotel Kabul' US West Coast Film Premiere May 1
2019-05-01 14:00 - 18:00 | SEEFest, Los Angeles, CA, United States
SEEFest – May 1 Beverly Hills, CA
The 14th edition of SEEfest will screen Anca Damian’s ‘Moon Hotel Kabul’ for its opening night. Wonderful news for all of you travelling or in LA on May 1, 2019. Congratulations to Anca Damian and her team for this amazing film.

May 1: Opening Gala and Screening of Moon Hotel Kabul at the Writers Guild Theater.
Doors open at 6 pm; Screening at 7 pm; Reception following the film.
Moon Hotel Kabul
West Coast Premiere
Romania/France, 2018
Director/Producer: Anca Damian
Main Cast: Florin Piersic Jr., Alexandru Nagy, Rodica Negrea
Tour de force by the trailblazing Romanian director Anca Damian who probes the layers of truth following an encounter between a disillusioned journalist and woman interpreter in war-torn Afghanistan. Winner of Best Director Award at Warsaw International Film Festival and Mirada International Award at the Madrid Film Festival.
A Romania-France co-production, Moon Hotel Kabul follows Ivan, a charismatic but cynical investigative journalist with a sharp sense for story and no time for compassion. Everything changes after a one night stand in a Kabul hotel room with a translator named Ioana. Not long after their encounter, Ioana is found dead, and Ivan sets out on an investigation unlike any he has undertaken. A gripping thriller with the best qualities of a sophisticated mystery, Moon Hotel Kabul will keep audiences guessing until the end.
Watch the trailer here: https://seefilmla.org/portfolio/moon-hotel-kabul/
About SEE Fest
Presenting features, documentaries and shorts, and retrospectives of landmark films. The festival functions as cinematic and cultural expression of different points of view, with diverse interpretations of the same struggle to overcome a hostile political landscape.
Developed as a grass roots effort, the festival draws on the indie filmmaker’s passionate belief that every film screened makes a dent in the mountain of the status quo – in South East Europe as much as in Southern California.
See more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/576986072708392/

ROFest: 2nd edition of Chicago Romanian Film festival
2019-04-12 04:00 - 2019-04-14 13:00 | AMC River East 21, Chicago
ROFest Trends 2019 is on! 12-14 April, at AMC River East 21 in Chicago.
Organizers: www.rofest.com
After our successful 1st edition in 2018, we are happy to embrace once again the chance to meet with film enthusiasts, industry professionals, students, professors, guest speakers and many others who enjoy socializing in a distinct setting.
Authentic Romanian stories combined with exclusive debates. What a treat!

About the organizers:

We are an association of professionals from various fields, such as strategic communication, film studies, and management. Our aim is to promote Romania’s culture, traditions, and values. We have an extensive experience in film studies, creative production, and event management. We use this experience in order to boost the popularity of Romania’s cultural products abroad.

Together with our partners in the USA and Romania we want to raise the awareness of the American public over the Romanian film, considered as one of the most successful creative experiments in Europe.
The ROFest.Trends Film Festival aims to bring to Chicago the newest trends in the Romanian short and feature fiction, praised internationally for their intricate stories and robust characters. Our public will have the chance to watch some of the most acclaimed Romanian movies, while interacting with their producers and actors.
This film festival has two colateral goals. Firstly, to feature stories that expose the many facets of Romania – starting from the historical perspective, going through the social one, and ending with current concerns and personal struggles. The second goals is to facilitate the dialogue between various cultures, and, more precisely, between the American and the Romanian ones.
The Romanian movie has developed its own style, bridging the gap between past, present, and future, and creating a new type of symbolism focused on the „story within the story”. In its quest for modernization, Romania is struggling to internalize the ”Western way”, while still being anchored in its own „savoire-faire”. This unique pattern gives birth to original stories – beautifully captured in the films featuring the ROFest.Trends film festival.
Despite their complex topics, movies presented in our festival are captivating and open to interpretations. Since the Romanian film has become a strong national brand that exposes emblematic phenomena about Romanians’ lives, families, politics, education, values, and traditions, our festival also constitutes an excellent opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Romania as an independent state.

Tax and Law Event in Bucharest April 9
2019-04-08 - 2019-04-09 | Sheraton Bucharest Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
Business Review’s organizes its 17th annual Tax & Law Conference. Event is the premier event for tax and legal professionals in the Romanian industry, that offers a full perspective regarding the latest fiscal and legislation changes that impact the private sector.
This year’s edition focuses on the raft of fiscal changes that address the telecom, energy and banking sectors, alongside the latest fiscal trends in the European Union that are also taking ground locally.
Reasons to attend

Attending the event will bring participants 5 CPD units offered by ACCA, 5 unstructured CPD hours offered by CAFR and 5 hours of professional training offered by CCF
Stay up-to-date with the recent changes in the Fiscal Code
Find out what are the benefits and challenges of the new regulations
Gain practical insights through case studies and workshops
Tap into the expertise of a powerful group of professionals with CFOs, accountants and fiscal & legal consultants

More info here: http://business-review.eu/br-events/tax-law-conference-2019

Martisor and Women's Day celebration in New York
2019-03-08 14:00 - 16:30 | Romanian Cultural Institute, 200 East 38th St, New York, New York, 10016
Romanian Cultural Institute is hosting a celebration of women’s creativity and ever-surprising beauty in an evening of great music and visual arts! Let’s observe together two of the most beloved traditions of our calendar – the “Mărțișor” and International Women’s Day – with an irresistible program of sing-along classics, from Maria Tănase to Janis Joplin and everything in between, performed by soprano Dika Philosoph, singer-songwriter Cezar Giosan, guitarist Dan Purcea, and violinist Ramon Radosav.
And, as a timely gift, enjoy a sneak preview of “The Atlas of Beauty” Exhibition, opening at the United Nations at the end of March – a fabulous exploration of infinite forms of feminine beauty by photographic sensation Mihaela Noroc.
The event is organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations.
“Mărțișor”, a diminutive of the Romanian name of the month of March (pronounced [mərt͡siˈʃor]), refers to an old and very popular Romanian tradition of Roman origin and possibly even older. The name is also given to little talismans with red and white strings attached, which are believed to bring good luck and prosperity and are offered by men and children to their mothers, wives, sisters or female friends and colleagues. Like the original Roman celebration, which honored Mars as the god of agriculture, “Mărțișor” heralds the coming of Spring.
Originally a Socialist celebration and later also adopted by the United Nations, International Women’s Day, held on the 8th of March, has gained great popularity in Romania as the very date to honor womanhood and motherhood.

March 4, 14th Annual BR Investment Awards Gala in Bucharest
2019-03-04 13:30 - 16:30 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
Over the previous 13 editions of the event, Business Review set the spotlight on the achievements of the business community, thus awarding and celebrating the companies, business leaders and entrepreneurs that showed drive, initiative and who achieved the best results in their class of business.
Facts & Figures from the previous editions

13 Editions of BR Awards
Over 110 Honorable Jury Members
Over 500 of Romania’s most inspiring leaders, entrepreneurs, companies and initiatives in the spotlight
More than 2,000 representatives of Romania’s business elite

St. Paul - Urban Expedition - Travel the World without Leaving Saint Paul! 3/3
2019-03-03 08:00 - 10:00 | IL
Landmark Center’s popular Urban Expedition program, which provides families with an opportunity to learn about the world right here in Saint Paul’s backyard, is entering its 15th year. The five individual programs provide authentic cultural experiences that include music, dance, crafts and traditions from different destination countries. Here are the dates for the 2019 season:
Urban Expedition: Puerto Rico Sunday, January 13

Urban Expedition: Palestine Sunday, February 10
Urban Expedition: Romania Sunday, March 3
Urban Expedition: Great Britain Sunday, March 31
Urban Expedition: Vietnam Sunday, April 14
All programs are from 1 to 3 pm and are FREE and open to the public. Children and adults alike receive a travel “passport” that will be stamped for each country in the series. Along with music and dance, each Urban Expedition features live animals native to the featured country, and language lessons.
Urban Expedition is a part of Sundays at Landmark, an event series is produced by Minnesota Landmarks, the nonprofit programming and management agency for Landmark Center. Urban Expedition is sponsored by Ecolab, Minnesota Parent Magazine, Ramsey County, RBC Wealth Management. Landmark Center is owned by Ramsey County and managed by Minnesota Landmarks, a nonprofit programming and management agency. It is located at 75 West 5th Street, facing Rice Park, next to the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and The Saint Paul Hotel. Landmark Center is accessible to those with impaired mobility, and visitors are encouraged to call ahead with any special needs requests. Parking is available on street and in nearby Lawson, Science Museum and RiverCentre Ramps. For more information call 651.292.3063.

ROMANIAN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA THIRD ANNUAL GALA
2019-03-02 13:30 - 17:30 | IL
ROMANIAN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA
THIRD ANNUAL GALA
A Special Evening for all Members and Friends to benefit the Scholarship Fund
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Philmont Country Club
301 Tomlinson Road
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, 19006
Get ready for an unforgettable night as we present the Second Achievement Award.
The night will be filled with dancing, great food and drinks. There will be several amazing raffle baskets to win as well as a chance to play and win during the 50/50 raffle so don’t forget your wallet!
6:30 PM – 7:30 – Meet, Greet and Cocktail Reception (Cash Bar)
8:30 PM – DINNER
Remember, all proceeds from the Gala, benefits our Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for college and university students.
Thank you in advance for your support and we hope to see you there!
Reservations must to be received no later than February 24th, 2019

Romanians of DC Martisor Event
2019-03-01 15:00 - 2019-03-02 15:00 | St Luke Orthodox Church, 6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA, 22101
Spring is upon us and for Romanians this can mean only one thing: the Celebration of Mărțișor! Therefore, you are cordially invited on Friday, March 1 starting at 8 pm to a musical “Mărțișor” and a great Romanian party with our very own DJ Coco and Andreea Rebăltescu. The party will take place in the Social Hall of Saint Luke Serbian Orthodox Church located at 6801 Georgetown Pike in McLean, Virginia. All the ladies will receive upon arrival a traditional Romanian Mărțișor!
Tickets are $50 per person and $60 on the day of the event and at the door. Tickets for children under 12 are $15 each. Only a limited number of tickets are available for this event and the last two editions were sold out! The tickets also include a Romanian dinner and a glass of Romanian or Moldovan wine. Tickets are available on line at: http://martisor2019.eventbrite.com/ or at the door (while available); payment accepted in cash or with credit card. Cash bar. Raffle with prizes. Free parking.
Date and Time
Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 8:00 PM –
Sat, Mar 2, 2019, 12:30 AM EST
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Location
St Luke Orthodox Church
6801 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101

Martisor Ball in NY- Save the date!
2019-03-01 13:30 - 16:30 | The Penn Club
Come and celebrate Spring with RomAmPro, Martisoare and Friends at Balul Martisorului!

The fun event will take place at the Penn Club in Manhattan on March 1st, 2019.

Come celebrate Spring with Friends and Martisori!

Date: March 1, 2019
Time: 6.30pm-9.30pm
Location: Penn Club of New York
30 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

Please join us for this fun event in celebration of Martisor and Friendships!

Martisor traces its history more than 8,000 years ago and it is believed the person who wears the red and white string would enjoy a prosperous and healthy year.
Appetizers, One Drink and One beautiful Martisor are included in the donation price.

A la carte cash bar available.

You can purchase tickets $80 pp by February 26, 2019.
1. Via EventBrite (it charges $6.75 fees)
2. Via Zelle, to constantin.vulpescu@gmail.com. Clearly state participant(s) name(s).
3. Via Donate button on the RomAmPro website.
4. Pay by check at the door, ONLY with reply printed email confirmation from a board member. Email office@romampro.org.

Student rates are available at $60 per person. (Please show student ID). Email office@romampro.org for details.

FAQs
1. What is the Dress Code for the event?
Business Casual or Dressy
2. How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please e-mail office@romampro.org. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
3. Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
No, your name will be on the hostess’ list.
4. Is my ticket transferable?
Yes. If you cannot make it, please let us know in advance the name of who else will be attending in your place so we can inform the hostess.

5. Is my ticket refundable?
No, tickets are non refundable.

Premiere Blockchain event launched: MindChain 2019
2019-02-20 - 2019-02-22 | Students Culture Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
One of Business Review’s flagship events of 2019, MindChain is the biggest Blockchain-focused event ever held in Romania.
Over two days, between 21-22 February, in Cluj-Napoca, dubbed Romania’s Silicon Valley due to the unique mix of tech companies and strong student community, the event will explore the interaction between Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The key proposition, reflected across the entire agenda, is that AI powers and enhances one of the most revolutionary technologies to have emerged in recent years.
With a 30-strong panel agenda featuring international speakers and key figures on the Blockchain scene, MindChain will bring forward the latest use cases for Blockchain and AI across a comprehensive mix of industries, such as retail, finance and banking, real estate, transportation, as well as emerging areas such as art, entertainment and media.
Through its architecture, MindChain is designed to attract a varied audience, from blockchain investors and professionals to startups, students and the general public interested to discover how these new technologies will shape everyday life.

Romania under Communism: Paradox & Degeneration is topic for annual Ion Raţiu lecture, with Dr. Deletant, Feb. 5
2019-02-05 12:30 - 14:30 | Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Communism has cast a long shadow over Romania. The passage of little over a quarter of a century since the overthrow in December 1989 of Romania’s last Communist leader, Nicolae Ceaușescu, offers a symbolic standpoint from which to penetrate that shadow and to throw light upon the entire period of Communist rule in the country.
Dr. Dennis Deletant, in his latest book Romania under Communism: Paradox & Degeneration, explores how Romania’s trajectory as a Communist state within the Soviet bloc was unlike that of any other. Please join CERES for our annual annual Ion Raţiu lecture, a book talk with Dr. Deletant:
Tuesday, February 5th
5:30-7:30 PM
Mortara Center for International Studies
Reception to follow

Full even listing is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romania-under-communism-paradox-degeneration-tickets-54978076908

About Dr. Dennis Deletant:
Dr. Deletant is currently Visiting Ion Ratiu Professor of Romanian Studies at Georgetown University and Emeritus Professor of Romanian Studies at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College, London. He is the author of several monographs and volumes of studies on the recent history of Romania, among them Ceauşescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-89 (London; New York, 1996), Communist Terror in Romania: Gheorghiu-Dej and the Police State, 1948-1965, (London; New York, 1999), Ion Antonescu. Hitler’s Forgotten Ally (London: New York, 2006), and British Clandestine Operations in Romania during the Second World War. In October of this year he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, the country’s highest civilian honor, by President Klaus Iohannis, for his contribution to Romanian studies.
About Ion Raţiu:
Ion Augustin Nicolae Raţiu was born in Transylvania in 1917 and was the son of Augustin Raţiu, a successful lawyer who became leader of the Romanian National Party. In 1940, Ion Raţiu joined Romania’s Foreign Service and went to London as a chancellor at the Romanian Legation. Later that year, Romania’s decision to align with the Axis powers appalled Raţiu, who resigned his post and obtained political asylum in Britain.
In exile in London after the Communist takeover of Romania in 1946, Raţiu threw himself into the struggle against communism, becoming a regular contributor to the Romanian Service of the BBC, Radio Free Europe, and Voice of America. In 1957, his book Policy for the West radically challenged contemporary western views of the nature of communism. He went into shipping and later into real estate, and continued publishing. He returned to Romania in 1990 where he had a failed bid for the presidency. He did become a member of the Romanian Parliament and served as both deputy speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and as Romania’s roving ambassador to NATO. Ion Raţiu died in January 2000. His funeral, in his home town of Turda, was attended by more than 10,000 people.

New Years/Revelion in Greater Washington
2018-12-31 13:00 - 2019-01-01 13:00 | The Ballroom, 5521 Landy Lane,, Bethesda, MD, MD, United States
From Romanians of DC:

Revelion 2019
Monday, Dec. 31 – 6 pm – 2am
The Ballroom
5521 Landy Lane, Bethesda, MD

The St. Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church invites you to Revelion 2019. The event will be of great elegance, delicious food and quality music! The event will take place at The Ballroom located at 5521 Landy Lane in Bethesda, Maryland. Doors will open from 6:00 pm.
The menu includes as appetizers: a variety of cheeses and smoked pastrami; smoked salmon, prosciutto, spinach dip, humus dip, fish dip, spinach and artichoke salad, smoked turkey salad, pickled melons, cheese, corn mayonnaise, lettuce, olives, melons, capers, bell peppers with pesto sauce and marinated mushrooms. The main course includes: beef steak, pork loin, salmon with spinach and chicken with white sauce and mushrooms. Side dishes include: potatoes, asparagus and mushrooms.
Live music with Larisa from Chicago and Maestro Victor Cibotari’s Band.
Reservations at revelion@sfantulandrei.org or 410-844-2663. Tickets purchased by Dec. 20th are $135 per person and $150 after that date. For youth aged 13 to 20 years old tickets are $80 per person (tickets reserve by Dec. 20th are $75. For Seniors and Military tickets are $115 each (tickets reserved by Dec. 20th are $100. Open bar include din the price of the tickets. For kids under 12 entrance is free. Tickets can be purchased on line at http://sfantulandrei.org/revelion/

La Blouse Roumaine Magazine launch Dec. 12
2018-12-12 12:30 - 15:30 | Textile Museum, 701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC), Washington, DC, United States
From Romanians of DC:You are cordially invited on Wednesday, December 12 at 5:30 pm at the Textile Museum (701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC) to attend the official launch of the brand new La Blouse Romaine Magazine presented by Andreea Tănăsescu, the founder of the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse social movement and President of IA Association. The launch will be followed by a moderated discussion on the importance of the folk costume as an identity marker and a source of identity and of inspiration with: Dorian Branea, President of the Romanian Cultural Institute in the U.S.; Sonia Coman-Ernstoff¸ Fellow at Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery, and Bogdan Banu, Founder of Romanians of DC. The event will also feature a collection of traditional Romanian folk costumes.
Cultural diplomacy takes many shapes and forms. The forms and ornaments found on the Romanian folk blouses, are just the latest and probably most unusual manifestation of what cultural diplomacy can be. Unbeknown to most, the Romanian blouse is truly an universal cultural icon. Worn by celebrities, part of cultural revolutions such as the hippie movement in the 60s, loved by famous fashion designers world-wide, and an inspiration for famous artists or movie characters, the Romanian blouses trace their origins back to the ancient civilizations found along the Danube river thousands of years ago. They preserve a part of the language of signs and symbols specific to the mythical thinking of those times.
In 2013 a truly global social and cultural movement was born in Romania centered on the Romanian Blouse. It was a movement born out of a desire to preserve and pass on to a new generation this symbol so central to the Romanian identity. Romanians around the world were asked to post a photo or a selfie wearing their blouses on social media as a way to reach and educate a wider public. In just six short years the movement has grown exponentially to some 200,000 member, celebrated annually on six continents, over 60 countries and some 300 cities. The Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse is now celebrated like a national holiday in both Romania and the Republic of Moldova and has been recognized by governments in Washington, DC, Canada and elsewhere.
Andreea Tănăsescu is the creator and founder of La blouse roumaine movement that has contributed decisively to the rebirth and renewed interest in traditional Romanian culture on a global scale. She is the creator of the Universal Romanian Blouse Day, Brâncuși Week and Cultural Fashion Day and the President of La blouse roumaine IA Association, a non-governmental organization that promotes the preservation of the Romanian textile heritage, cultural and sustainable fashion. In 2017 Andreea started Give Credit that militates for culturally responsible design and now she is currently working on the development La blouse roumaine magazine. She studied Law and Public Relations and she has been involved in the fashion, media and movie industry for more than 20 years as a talent agent and casting director for major international film productions as The Fall by Tarsem Singh, Callas Forever by Franco Zeffirelli, Amen by Costa Gavras, Modigliani by Mick Davis.
Dorian Branea, cultural diplomat, cultural entrepreneur, author and translator, is currently the director of Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. Previously he was a Fellow at the Central European University (2003-2004), Founding Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw (2006-2010) and Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London (2010-2018). He also served between 2012 and 2014 as President of the London association of cultural institutes from the EU countries (EUNIC). He studied English at the Western University of Timișoara, followed by graduate work in International Relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Negotiation at Oxford University’s Said Business School. Ph.D. in English and American Studies. He is the author of The United States of Romanians published in 2016 at Humanitas.
Sonia Coman-Ernstoff is a Romanian-born art historian and poet. She received a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Art History from Columbia, where she taught an undergraduate seminar on the soft power of ceramic arts across world cultures. As the Anne van Biema Fellow at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery, Dr. Coman is currently preparing a book manuscript on the formation and legacy of Charles Lang Freer’s collection of Japanese ceramics. Her poetry has been published and awarded internationally. Her latest book, Passages, was shortlisted for The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Distinguished Book Award.

Cenntennial Celebrations in Philadelphia
2018-12-01 13:00 - 17:00 | Philadelphia venue, 1907 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA
BY INVITATION ONLY
Hon. Consulate General of Romania
1907 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Hon. Consul General of Romania, Mr. George P. Sfedu and Hon. Consul Susan Satkowski – Sfedu, Esq. are hosting a reception in Phildelphia to celebrate
THE CENTENNIAL NATIONAL DAY OF ROMANIA
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 at 1907 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Business/Cocktail Attire
Military: Uniform of the Day
Limited parking available on the North Side of the 1900 Block of Spruce St., courtesy of the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Dept.
