In the middle of the Bosnian war, a Bosnian and a Serbian soldier find themselves stranded in the same trench with a dying man lying on a mine that could explode at any moment. As UN troops and television crews descend on the scene, the conflict spirals into a grotesque circus.

Following its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, 3 Days in September, the explosive comedy directed by Tudor Giurgiu, will be screened for the first time in Romania at the opening gala of the 25th edition of Transilvania IFF. The evening will kick off spectacularly with the exclusive screening of an excerpt from NADIA, the work-in-progress documentary about the life and career of the world’s greatest gymnast....See more details

A web star, famous for posting shocking content on social networks, decides to take a break after a mysterious piano incident while filming one of her videos. Isolated in a mountain chalet with her personal assistant, her retreat is interrupted by a journalist who begins to blackmail her.

Ray and Ken, two hitmen, get stuck in Bruges, Belgium, after an unsuccessful mission. The situation becomes complicated when their boss asks Ken to kill Ray.

Born in East Berlin as Hansel Schmidt, Hedwig undergoes a botched sex-change operation in order to marry an American soldier and escape to the West. Abandoned in Kansas and left with only an “angry inch,” Hedwig forms a glam rock band and sets out across the United States, telling her life story through music while pursuing the former lover who stole her songs and became a rock star.

Three ferocious dogs keep a group of young people prisoners in a pool belonging to a luxurious house they have sneaked into, while neighbors gather at a party in a villa nearby to celebrate the start of summer. It’s St John’s Eve, a favorable day for magic.

A tragic mistake shatters the life of a devoted father, shaking his marriage and isolating him in guilt. As the threat of prison looms, he begins to question whether he deserves to go on living. But when he and his wife come to see that the tragedy was not a personal failure, but something rooted deep in the architecture of the human mind, a fragile path toward forgiveness begins to emerge....See more details

Cristi, a young police detective in a small Romanian town, refuses to arrest a teenager caught smoking marijuana, unwilling to destroy the boy’s future over a minor offense that may soon become legal. His superiors, however, demand that the law be enforced to the letter.

Honey, a shy 13-year-old, hides the truth about herself, her chaotic family, and her love of music. Dreaming of joining Liam’s band, she first has to find the courage to accept herself as she really is.

10:30 AM – Film screening: The Golden Spurtle (dir. Constantine Costi, UK, 2025, 75’) | Military Circle 12:00 PM – Brunch prepared by chef Radu CM Ionescu-Fehér at Casa TIFF x VISUIN, presented by Nespresso What if you discovered there is an international porridge championship? In The Golden Spurtle, this seemingly absurd premise becomes the starting point for a journey into a small Scottish village where, once a year, people from around the world compete in the art of transforming oats into a memorable bowl of porridge....See more details