XV. Hungarian Film Days in Cluj

2025. August 18., monday -23., Friday

Film screenings and soundtracks from Cluj
Films of all genres, from fiction to animation,
films from every era, from silent movies to the present,
films by Cluj authors and workshops, about Cluj and the world,
Cluj and the people of Cluj in the eyes of world filmmakers.

Organized by Tranzit Foundation
Co-organizers: RTV Bucuresti, Faculty of Theatre and Film UBB, Hungarian Department of Cinematography and Media; TVR Cluj; Minimum Party; Sapientia EMTE Department of Film, Photo and Media; Transindex.ro; Transtelex
Sponsors: Bethlen Gábor Alapkezelő Zrt, Communitas Foundation
Location: Tranzit House (Barițiu 16, entrance from Nameless Street).
Curator: Könczei Csilla
Art consultant: Schneider Tibor
Organizing team: Erőss Réka, Lorand Maxim, Seprődi Attila, Jasmina Cloșca, Szilágyi Csenge, Urvi Vora, Biró Botond

Program:
Monday, august 18, 2025
FILM WORKSHOPS IN CLUJ / MINIMUM PARTY
17:00-18:30 Selection of Minimum Party’s latest movies
Discussion. Participants: Schneider Tibor, Lőrinc Ildikó, Molnár István
19:00 OPENING EVENT - Goulash
Powered by Paul Borde
21:00 CLUJ AND THE WORLD / FEATURE FILM / ACTORS FROM CLUJ IN FILMS:
TOMPA ESZTER
Radu Jude: Kontinental ’25, 2025, 109’
Conversation with the film’s lead actress, Tompa Eszter. Moderator: Botond Bíró

Tuesday, August 19
17:00-17:50 LOCAL HISTORY OF CLUJ
Benczédi József: …let there be light… Documentary report on the history of public lighting in Cluj-Napoca, with the participation of Gaál György. With Romanian subtitles. 2021, 30’.
Discussion. Participants: Benczédi József, Gaál György. Moderator: Seprődi Attila
CLUJ FILM WORKSHOPS / Sapientia EMTE Department of Film, Photo and Media
17:00 Selection from the latest Sapi films: "First Cut"
Discussion with artists. Moderator: Erőss Réka
Bilibók Tünde: Woman, not a Person? (documentary)
Csíki Gergő: Voices of the Earth (documentary)
Jakab Dávid: Poor man’s mici (short feature film)
Fehér Dávid: Stairs (animated film)
Csont Orsolya: Some things are genetic (short feature film)
20:00-21:00 PERFORMANCE
Domonkos Domi István: YU-HU-RAP - Theatrical performance featuring first-year master’s students from the Hungarian Theatre Institute at BBTE and composer-cellist Albert Márkos.
21:00-23:00 PERFORMANCE
YU-HU-TEK – With the participation of Schneider Vince, Pozsár Máté, Márkos Albert, and the master’s degree students of the Hungarian Theatre Institute at BBTE.

Wednesday, August 20
17:00-18:00 ARTISTS FROM CLUJ-NAPOCA / PORTRAIT
Schneider Tibor: Klein József – book exhibition (About the life of a painter committed to art and society.) With Romanian subtitles. 2025, 34’.
Conversation with Schneider Tibor. Moderated by Molnár Péter.
18:00-20:00 IN MEMORIAM SZILÁGYI JÚLIA (1936-2025)
Lives in Transylvania: Júlia Szilágyi. Produced by transindex.ro. 2019, 45’
Created by Balázs Imre József, Tóth Helga.
The past 30 years – Szilágyi Júlia: "The elements of a return to dictatorship are still present."
Produced by transindex.ro. Created by: Gyöngyi Annamária, Tóth Helga. 2019. 14’10”
Conversation about the lifework of Júlia Szilágyi. Participants: Balázs Imre József, Székely Ghiță Andrea Julika, Szilágyi-Gál Mihály és Víg Emese.
20:30-22:00 IN MEMORIAM SZILÁGYI JÚLIA (1936-2025)
What you need to know. About insomnia – A selection of texts by Júlia Szilágyi, performed by Dimény Áron, with cello accompaniment by Márkos Albert and József Attila Szabó.

Thursday, August 21
17:00-18:50 – 70 YEARS OF RADIO CLUJ
Forrai Szerénke - Szabó Tamás: “This is Cluj.” 70 years of Radio Cluj. – Documentary report, 2025, 53’. Meet and greet with the staff of Radio Cluj.
19:00-20:50 – 35 YEARS OF HUNGARIAN-LANGUAGE TELEVISION IN CLUJ-NAPOCA
Film compilation about Hungarian-language television in Cluj-Napoca.
Audience meeting with the staff of Erdélyi Figyelő.
21:00-22:30 – 35 YEARS OF HUNGARIAN-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING ON TV KOLOZSVÁR / DOCUMENTARY FILMS BY KOLOZSVÁR CREATORS / PORTRAIT
Spitzer Judit: Stained Glass Magic – Portrait film about Egri István, glass artist and stained glass restorer from Cluj-Napoca. 2025, 51’. Discussion: Sptizer Judit, Miklós Sándor, Szabó Tamás

Friday, August 22.
17:00-18:30 FILM WORKSHOPS IN CLUJ-NAPOCA / SAPIENTIA EMTE, Sapientia EMTE Department of Film, Photo and Media
A selection of recent films from “Sapientia FFM”. Discussion with the filmmakers. Moderator: Réka Erőss.
With English/Romanian subtitles
Pászka Róbert, Zatykó Noémi: Halpiac (Fish-Market) - short feature film
Buzási Marót Örs: Szuperfrekvencia (Superfrequency) - short feature film
Pál Boglárka: What Your Grief looks like - animation
Szántai Kristóf: Tavaszi szél (Springtime Wind) - animation, short feature film
Szilágyi Edvin: Képpé fagyott (Frozen in an Image) - short feature film
Molnár Dávid: Kasun - short feature film
19:00-20:50 CLUJ-NAPOCA AND THE WORLD / CLUJ-NAPOCA CREATORS / PORTRAIT
Maksay Ágnes: “I Would Walk Through Mountains and Valleys Singing” – Portrait film about Csángó singer Nyisztor Ilona. 2025, 88’. With Romanian subtitles. Discussion. Maksay Ágnes, Dobondi Lehel. Moderator: Peti Lehel.
21:00-23:00 CLUJ AND THE WORLD / CLUJ CREATORS / PORTRAIT
Jakabffy Tamás: Refraction. George Sbârcea and the Hungarians. Parts I-II. Hungarian translation. 2023, 70’. Romanian subtitles.
Discussion.