BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ARCS Project - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ARCS Project X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arcsproject.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ARCS Project REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20130101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140124T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140124T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20240130T002500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T014607Z UID:10000154-1390590000-1390600800@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:American Romanian Collage: A Photography Exhibit by Daniel Man and Gabriel Ghizilă DESCRIPTION:American Romanian Collage brings together two cultural spaces that for many seem quite different. By alternating photos from Romania and the US\, Gabriel Ghizila and Daniel Man suggest that there are ways in which we can use our understanding and knowledge of one culture to adapt\, make sense\, and finally build a bridge to the other. \nWe are happy to announce that our cultural organization ARCS (American Romanian Cultural Society) will have its first event this year on Friday\, January 24\, together with Bucharest Drinking Team. There will be live Romanian music and dance\, as well as a digital photography exhibit by two Romanian American artists\, Gabriel Ghizila and Daniel Man\, entitled “American Romanian Collage: Places/Things/People”. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/american-romanian-collage-a-photo-exhibit-by-daniel-man-and-gabriel-ghizila/ CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10006084_305308612954941_786234837_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140220T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140220T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230907T043152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T085323Z UID:10000109-1392919200-1392926400@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Book Club: Filip Florian\, The Days of the King DESCRIPTION:“Joseph Strauss (a dentist and bachelor\, client of the Eleven Titties brothel and of Der Große Bär beer cellar) leaves Prussia in the spring of 1866 and follows a captain of dragoons to Bucharest\, where the officer is to ascend the throne as prince of the United Principalities of Romania. War is imminent in central Europe\, but the company of a special tomcat\, a guardian angel of sorts\, helps him to overcome all dangers. In Bucharest\, Joseph will meet and fall in love with an attractive nanny\, while the prince distances himself from the dentist\, seeking to erase all stains from his past\, particularly his involvement with a beautiful blind prostitute. But unbeknownst to him\, she has given birth to a baby boy with a suspiciously aristocratic nose . . . Nations are invented and dissolved overnight\, kingdoms are for sale\, Bucharest grows from a muddy pigsty into an elegant capital city\, and love turns everything upside down in The Days of the King. “\n\n\nMore Info About the Author:\n\nhttp://www.romanianwriters.ro/author.php?id=5 URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/book-club-filip-florian-the-days-of-the-king/ LOCATION:Roy Street Cafe CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hyperliteratura-Filip-Florian_qf4bxn.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140529 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T222921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T041958Z UID:10000053-1401235200-1401321599@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:ARCS Sponsors Romanian Films at SIFF DESCRIPTION:ARCS Sponsors Romanian Films at SIFF \nThis year ARCS sponsors The Japanese Dog by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/arcs-sponsors-romanian-films-at-siff-3/ CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/japanese-dog.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140529 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T222725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T191501Z UID:10000052-1401235200-1401321599@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:ARCS Sponsors Romanian Films at SIFF DESCRIPTION:  \n \nARCS Sponsors Romanian Films at SIFF \nThis year ARCS has sponsored the film Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczki. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/arcs-sponsors-romanian-films-at-siff-2/ CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/quoderatdemonstrandum.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141110 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T222405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T174725Z UID:10000051-1415318400-1415577599@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Romanian Film Festival - 1st Edition DESCRIPTION:ARCS is proud to inaugurate the first Romanian Film Festival in Seattle: One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying! This fall\, ARCS has succeeded in organizing the first Romanian Film Festival in the Pacific Northwest\, One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying\, as part of an effort to disseminate Romanian contemporary culture. The festival\, in partnership with The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York\, is intended to be a celebration of the critically acclaimed "New Romanian Cinema" and aims to become a staple of the local cultural scene. It is the result of a beautiful community building effort by the local Romanian minority\, with financial support from 4culture\, the Romanian Cultural Institute\, and Seattle Office for Arts & Culture.  The festival will run at SIFF Film Center\, November 7-9. FilmsOs Snails and Men by Tudor Giurgiu2012\, Comedy\, 93 minutes \n When their factory is threatened with closure\, Romanian workers begin selling their sperm to earn enough money to buy the business and save their jobs. \n When their factory is threatened with closure\, Romanian workers begin selling their sperm to earn enough money to buy the business and save their jobs. \n Read More\n \n I'm an Old Communist Hagby Ștere Gulea2013\, Comedy/Drama\, 98 minutes \n Set in 2010 post-communist Romania\, the title character and her husband are visited by their daughter who has been living in the United States for the last 10 years. This... \n Set in 2010 post-communist Romania\, the title character and her husband are visited by their daughter who has been living in the United States for the last 10 years. This prompts her to reflect on the changes that have taken place during Romania since the fall of Communism. \n Read More\n \n Anatomy of a Departureby Oliver Tătaru2012\, Documentary\, 73 minutes \n A family who emigrated to Germany\, escaping from Nicolae Ceaușescu's dictatorship in Romania\, recalls a world without opportunities or hope for the future\, of ever-present fear and a constant struggle... \n A family who emigrated to Germany\, escaping from Nicolae Ceaușescu's dictatorship in Romania\, recalls a world without opportunities or hope for the future\, of ever-present fear and a constant struggle for survival. They look back on what made them exchange their home for the promise of freedom in an uncertain future. \n Read More\n \n Tales from the Golden Age by Cristian Mungiu2015\, Comedy/Drama\, 108 minutes \n Set in early 19th century Romania\, a policeman\, Costandin\, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair... \n Set in early 19th century Romania\, a policeman\, Costandin\, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife. \n Read More\n \n Sundays on Leaveby Nae Caranfil1993\, Comedy\, 104 minutes \n Horațiu\, an army recruit\, is hot on the heels after Cristina\, a senior in high school. She’s not necessarily against it\, but only after a mandatory engagement\, something he will... \n Horațiu\, an army recruit\, is hot on the heels after Cristina\, a senior in high school. She’s not necessarily against it\, but only after a mandatory engagement\, something he will soon give up on with the appearance in town of Dino\, a second-rate actor\, but reputed provincial Casanova. \n Read More\n \n   Superman\, Spiderman\, and Batmanby Tudor Giurgiu2011\, Short\, 11 minutes \n Aron\, a 5-year-old boy\, together with his worried father\, sets out on a journey at the end of which he wishes\, like the superheroes in the comic books\, to save... \n Aron\, a 5-year-old boy\, together with his worried father\, sets out on a journey at the end of which he wishes\, like the superheroes in the comic books\, to save his mother who is suffering from a heart condition. \n Read More\n \n Trafficby Cătălin Mitulescu2004\, Short\, 15 minutes \n Stuck in heavy traffic\, a Romanian businessman heading for an important meeting kills time in the most mundane and improvised ways\, from facing personal responsibilities to making random acquaintances. \n Stuck in heavy traffic\, a Romanian businessman heading for an important meeting kills time in the most mundane and improvised ways\, from facing personal responsibilities to making random acquaintances. \n Read More\n \n Stopoverby Ioana Uricaru2010\, Short\, 11 minutes Lost and found in between plane rides. Q&A with director Ioana Uricaru Liviu's Dream by Corneliu Porumboiu2004\, Short\, 39 minutes GuestsOliver TătaruȘerban Oliver Tătaru\, Director and Cinematographer\, was born in 1973 in Sibiu\, Romania\, and moved to Germany in 1989. He studied sociology and anthropology at the Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg\, followed by film and journalism at the University of Television and Film in Munich. His documentary "Anatomy of a Departure" is based on his family's experience of immigration to Germany from Romania. His other documentary directing credits include "Paparazzo" (2009) and "Beograd" (2004). \nIoana UricaruIoana is a filmmaker\, film scholar and college professor.\n\nHer work as a director and writer/director has been included in the Official Selections at the Cannes\, Sundance\, Berlin\, Tribeca and AFI film festivals. She was awarded several Best Film awards at festivals\, the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Directing and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Her portfolio includes Tales from the Golden Age (2009) and Lemonade (2018)\n\nIoana’s scholarly essays have been published in anthologies and peer-reviewed journals. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Berlin\, the American Academy in Rome \, and a Guggenheim Fellow. \nMonica FilimonMonica Filimon was awarded a PhD in Comparative Literature by Rutgers University. She is Associate Professor of English at Kingsborough Community College\, CUNY. She has published articles on French\, German\, and Romanian films. Her research focuses on the New Romanian Cinema\, its sources\, evolution\, and major representatives. Her first book Cristi Puiu: Ineffable Experiences of the Profane World was published by the University of Illinois Press in February 2017. She is currently working on a second book tentatively titled Corneliu Porumboiu: Notes on the Absurd. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-film-festival-1st-edition/ LOCATION:SIFF Film Center CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/237-poster_2014.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150123T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20240130T001704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T000325Z UID:10000153-1422039600-1422050400@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Wanderlands of Perception: A Photography Exhibit by Gabriela Cociuba DESCRIPTION:Gabriela Cociuba was born and raised in Romania. She moved to the United States in her teens. She studied French and international studies at the University of Washington. While in school she traveled in different parts of the world through study abroad programs. \nThe pictures explore the difference between being a visitor and a foreigner\, how we’re influenced by our surroundings and how we perceive them. What is it that creates the feeling of comfort away from home? \nThis is a party where we’ll meet the young artist Gabriela\, enjoy her photos from around the world\, with music by Bucharest Drinking Team and dancing by Romanian Folkloric Ensemble DATINA Seattle. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/wanderlands-of-perception/ CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ARCS-_Gabriela_Cociuba.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150307T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150307T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230907T043111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T210830Z UID:10000108-1425726000-1425733200@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Book Club: M. Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being DESCRIPTION:Our Book Club: The Caravan of Eastern European Books \nMilan Kundera’s mostly read novel worldwide\, The Unbearable Lightness of Being\, explores Prague in the late 1960s and 1970s\, a period of great political turmoil\, when personal histories of passion\, artistic and existential struggles were crushed and reshaped by History’s “Grand March”\, as he entitles one of his most enigmatic chapters.\n\nWhere you can find the book: \n\nAmazon\nAbebooks\nor\nKing County Library System URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/book-club-m-kundera-the-unbearable-lightness-of-being/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/233-milan-kundera-quotes.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150418T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150418T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20240125T205001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T205403Z UID:10000149-1429354800-1429362000@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Book Club: Kiki Skagen Munshi\, Whisper in Bucharest DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to let you know that we will be reading and discussing Whisper in Bucharest by Kiki Skagen Munshi.  The author will be present for our discussion. About the Author and the book: After several jobs in academia\, Kiki Shaken Munshi embraced a career in diplomacy. During the 80s she served as a foreign service officer in Nigeria\, Romania\, Greece\, Sierra Leone\, Tanzania\, and India. Recipient of several American and international awards\, Kiki Skagen Munshi is also a successful columnist. She has collaborated with the Washington Post\, Times of India\, and other prestigious newspapers. During her stay in Romania\, she earned her Ph.D. in19th century history from the University of Bucharest and contributed an article\, “Occident Not Orient\, Visual Perceptions of Romania in Nineteenth Century Europe”\, to the volume Imagining Histories. Kiki Skagen Munshi is an intriguing novelist. Her first major literary work\, Whisper in Bucharest\, is a fictional reconstruction of the political\, social\, and cultural scene of the last years of communism in Romania. Partly autobiographical\, the novel is not about her: it is about the people she met in Romania and about their stories. The protagonist\, Stefan\, opens up to her and shares his life. As all people who passed through WWII in Bukovina\, the north part of Romania\, an area too many times disputed by Russia\, Austro-Hungary\, and Romania\, Stefan learns how to survive by appealing to people’s most humanistic values\, those that go beyond national identity\, political loyalty\, and social class. As the story progresses\, more and more characters are added as each of Stefan’s childhood friends\, Carol and Mihai\, build up their lives. Through a wonderful array of portraits\, the reader learns about the ethnic diversity of Romania. Friendships and betrayals\, fights and reconciliations\, give a sense of what it meant to live in one of the most diverse parts of Romania\, Bukovina\, and how much all groups contributed to what is called Romanian identity today. Another major theme of the novel is the individual’s distress to adapt to a society of political and social pretenses of egalitarianism and democracy. The split between Romanians’ public and private lives is recorded with objective understanding: This began Fane’s second academic career\, adding yet another layer between the public Stefan Vulcean and the private. More and more he worked in medieval studies\, burying himself in ancient documents and half-remembered history. It needed to be modernized and updated to serve the [socialist] Revolution\, but far enough away that the truth usually didn’t pose any threat. Completely hidden from all except his wife\, Leri\, and Andrei\, the bookseller at the Curtea Veche Anticariat \,[used-book store] was his interest in the 19th century history which had been erased by the communists. Even the word “friend” had several meanings: close friends were only a few\, the ones who someone could trust with their lives\, as Stefan did with Carol and Mihai. With other “friends” one had to be “very affable and to whom you said absolutely nothing of importance while watching them carefully” (154-55). Kiki Skagen Munshi has the narrative talent and force to put into a perfect structure\,Whisper in Bucharest\, all rumors\, personal stories\, and political agendas. To have her with us talking about her book and experience as a diplomat in communist and post-communist Romania is both a great honor and opportunity. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/book-club-kiki-skagen-munshi-whisper-in-bucharest/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/city-2939786_1920.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151120 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T222313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T050442Z UID:10000050-1447891200-1447977599@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Rumenye! Rumenye! DESCRIPTION:One of Radu Gabrea’s most celebrated documentaries\, ‘Rumenye! Rumenye!’ retraces the inseparable connection between Jewish\, Romani (Gypsy) and Romanian culture\, through Klezmer music. The director will be present for Q/A \n  URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/rumenye-rumenye/ CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/af8eb3ccdb1f184610f32eed23f46f8e_XL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151123 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T221953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T181420Z UID:10000049-1447977600-1448236799@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Romanian Film Festival Seattle- 2nd Edition DESCRIPTION:Romanian Film Festival Seattle\, 2nd Edition: Tales of ResistanceThis year's edition of the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle celebrates Romania's cultural\, ethnic and religious diversity within a society where personal\, unforgettable stories have challenged and altered the course of history. Through our selection of comedy-dramas\, documentaries\, and animation\, you will discover the internationally praised 'New Romanian Cinema' and its precursors. Local and international special guests will present the movies and interact with the audience at the festival gala.All movies have English subtitles.FilmsAferim! by Radu Jude2015\, Comedy/Drama\, 108 minutes \n Set in early 19th century Romania\, a policeman\, Costandin\, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair... \n Set in early 19th century Romania\, a policeman\, Costandin\, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife. Q&A with co-screenwriter Florin Lăzărescu \n Read More\n \n   Closer to the Moonby Nae Caranfil2014\, Comedy/Drama\, 112 minutes \n A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the... \n A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie. \n Read More\n \n Crulic - The Path to Beyondby Anca Damian2011\, Animated Documentary\, 73 minutes While being in Poland\, Romanian Claudio Crulic is wrongly accused of theft. In jail he goes on a hunger strike. Trading Germansby Răzvan Georgescu2014\, Documentary\, 90 minutes A first hand account of one of the biggest cases of human trafficking during the Cold War. A story of greed\, courage\, hope and remorse. Domestic by Adrian Sitaru2012\, Animation\, 82 minutes \n Domestic is a story about people who eat the animals they love and animals who love people unconditionally. A rabbit\, a hen\, a cat\, a dog and a dove pass... \n Domestic is a story about people who eat the animals they love and animals who love people unconditionally. A rabbit\, a hen\, a cat\, a dog and a dove pass through the lives of the main characters and influence their evolution. \n Read More\n \n A Love Story\, Lindenfeldby Radu Gabrea2014\, Drama\, 95 minutes \n Klaus Bernath\, a wealthy German citizen\, decides\, after many years\, to visit his birthplace\, of the Banat Swabian village Lindenfeld\, in Romania. Since the village has been deserted for many... \n Klaus Bernath\, a wealthy German citizen\, decides\, after many years\, to visit his birthplace\, of the Banat Swabian village Lindenfeld\, in Romania. Since the village has been deserted for many decades\, his son and his biographer decide to reconstruct the whole space from scratch and present it as a populated place. Q&A with director Radu Gabrea and lead actress Victoria Cocias \n Read More\n \n Goldfaden's Legacyby Radu Gabrea2004\, Documentary\, 58 minutes \n The films follows the life and work of Abraham Goldfaden and highlights the pre-war cultural relations between the Romanian and local Jewish population\, as well as the influence of the... \n The films follows the life and work of Abraham Goldfaden and highlights the pre-war cultural relations between the Romanian and local Jewish population\, as well as the influence of the New York Yiddish Theater on popular American culture. Q&A with director and lead actress \n Read More\n \n GuestsRadu GabreaRadu Gabrea graduated from the Faculty of Construction and the Theatre and Film Art Institute in Bucharest. His film Too Small for such Great War (1969) participated at the Locarno Festival. Beyond the Sands (1973)\, forbidden by communist censorship\, is considered his most important Romanian film of the 70s by Mira and Antonin Liehm\, UCLA Press. Between 1974-1996\, Gabrea lived in Germany. His first German film\, Jakob\, don't be afraid (1981) opened the Jewish Film Festival at the Kennedy Center in the US and was selected at Telluride\, Colorado. In New York Times\, Vincent Canby discussed his cult film A Man like Eve (1984) in a very laudatory manner. Returning to Romania in late the 1990s\, the director and producer Gabrea made several documentaries\, among which Struma (2000)\, awarded the Special Mention at the International Festival in Jerusalem\, Goldfaden's Heritage (2004)\, and Rumenye\, Rumenye (2006\, 2013). He gained his Ph.D. in Film Studies from the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium\, with a thesis on Werner Herzog and German medieval mysticism\, about which Henri Agel wrote in Positif that "it is one of the most beautiful books on cinema ever written." In 2011 he received the Knight's Cross from the Federal Republic of Germany. Victoria CociașVictoria Cocias graduated from the Theatre and Film Art Institute in Bucharest in 1980. She has given life to classical roles in national and international plays from Caragiale to Chekov\, from Shakespeare to Edward Albee. She worked with Romanian directors before '89 - Andrei Blaier\, Dan Pita\, Nicolae Margineanu\, Lucian Pintilie\, Radu Gabrea - as well as with directors of the Romanian New Wave: Adrian Sitaru\, Cristi Puiu. She has also worked with Nae Caranfil in Asfalt Tango and Pericoloso Sporgersi. At the Romanian Film Days (2012) she received the Special Mention for her interpretation of Elena Ceausescu in Three days before Christmas\, directed by Radu Gabrea. The show and film La Divina made after Terrence McNally's play Master Class\, in which Victoria Cocias plays Maria Callas brings her international acclaim: Kyra Winthrop-St. Gery considers her performance exceptional and James Claridge writes that she is a "a great actress in a great show". Florin LăzărescuA very prolific and versatile writer\, Florin Lăzărescu (b. March 28\, 1974) is a well-established author leaving in Iași\, Northeastern Romania. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Iași (1998) and a founding member of FILIT - Iași International Festival of Literature and Translation. Screenwriter of the short film Lampa cu căciulă / The lamp with a Hat (2006\, directed by Radu Jude\, winner of best short film at the Sundance Film Festival). Co-writer of the medium-length film A Shadow of the Cloud… (directed by Radu Jude\, which premiered at Cannes in 2014) and of the feature film Aferim! (2015\, directed by Radu Jude\, winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlinale\, nominated for Best Screenplay at the European Film Academy Awards in 2015\, winner of the Gopo Award for Best Screenplay in 2016). Florin debuted as an author in 2000 with a volume of short stories: Cuiburi de vîsc / Mistletoe Nests (Outopos\, Iași). He has also published the novels Ce se știe despre ursul panda / What Is Known about the Panda Bear (Polirom\, 2003)\, Trimisul nostru special / Our Special Envoy (Polirom\, 2005\, 2014)\, Amorțire / Numbness (Polirom\, 2013)\, the collections of stories Lampa cu căciulă / The Lamp with a Hat (Polirom\, 2009) and Întîmplări și personaje / Stories and Characters ( Polirom\, 2015)\, and the children's book Puiul de balaur\, puiul de zmeu și puiul de om / Dragon Baby\, Ogre Baby and Human Baby (Cartier\, 2019). His latest novel is entitled Noaptea plec\, noaptea mă-ntorc / I Leave at Night\, I Return at Night (Polirom\, 2021). His books have been translated and published in 10 languages. Monica FilimonMonica Filimon was awarded a PhD in Comparative Literature by Rutgers University. She is Associate Professor of English at Kingsborough Community College\, CUNY. She has published articles on French\, German\, and Romanian films. Her research focuses on the New Romanian Cinema\, its sources\, evolution\, and major representatives. Her first book Cristi Puiu: Ineffable Experiences of the Profane World was published by the University of Illinois Press in February 2017. She is currently working on a second book tentatively titled Corneliu Porumboiu: Notes on the Absurd. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-film-festival-2nd-edition/ LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109 CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151206T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151222T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20240130T000040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T233637Z UID:10000152-1449403200-1450803600@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Dialogue with self: Art Exhibit and Workshops with Ramona Popliuc DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCelebrate the beginning of the holiday season and join us for this unique ocasion! Artist Ramona Popliuc from Romania will display a few of her latest paintings in her show entitled “Dialogue with self” at Ocean Gallery and Art School\, owned by Romanian artist Doina Cociuba-Terrano. \nJoin us for the opening reception on December 12th at 4pm. \nExhibit running Dec. 6th-22nd\n339 Kirkland Ave\, Ste B\nKirkland\, WA 98033 \n  \nRamona Popliuc\, who also teaches art in Romania\,  would love to meet with your children and all other family members\, to celebrate Christmas traditions and hold two extraordinary workshops on homemade decorations. \n– on December 12\, at 10 am\, at the Romanian Church Saints Ioachim and Ana\, 4202 34th Ave W\, Seattle\, WA 98199-1309\n\n– on December 20\, at 11:30 am\, at the Romanian Church  Saints Trei Ierarhi\, 6402 226th St SW\, Mountlake Terrace\, Washington\, 98043 URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/art-exhibit-and-workshops-with-ramona-popliuc/ CATEGORIES:Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/12309908_563903020428831_448709283432950904_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151213 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T233609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T233609Z UID:10000064-1449878400-1449964799@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:American-Romanian Cultural Intersections DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Author Florin Lazarescu and Actress Victoria Cocias \n  URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/american-romanian-cultural-intersections/ CATEGORIES:Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230-divina2_csJokxK.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160225 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230907T043029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T214003Z UID:10000107-1456272000-1456358399@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Sasha Vlad - Surrealism: The Romanian Case of Gellu Naum DESCRIPTION:Sasha Vlad\, a translator of Gellu Naum’s work and a surrealist visual artist\, talks about Naum’s life and work\, within the frame of the surrealist movement. \n  URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/sasha-vlad-surrealism-the-romanian-case-of-gellu-naum/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/228-Naum-The-Advantage-Of-The-Vertebrae-03.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160306 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T233506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T214023Z UID:10000063-1457136000-1457222399@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:ARCS at Balkan Night Northwest DESCRIPTION:Visit ARCS table at Balkan Night Northwest and craft your own martisoare. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/arcs-at-balkan-night-northwest/ LOCATION:Kirkland Performance Center\, 350 Kirkland Ave\, Kirkland\, 98033\, United States CATEGORIES:Heritage,Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/227-1920534_465538186880170_505310887_n.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160524T163000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160524T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20240131T002253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T002437Z UID:10000160-1464107400-1464112800@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:ARCS Sponsors Romanian Films at SIFF DESCRIPTION:ARCS Sponsors Romanian Films at SIFF \nThis year ARCS sponsors Illegitimate by Adrian Sitaru.. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/arcs-sponsors-romanian-films-at-siff-4/ CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ilegitim.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161001T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161001T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20240131T003027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T211930Z UID:10000161-1475337600-1475343000@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Second Generation Photo-Essay Award DESCRIPTION: URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/second-generation-photo-essay-award/ LOCATION:Bellevue Library\, 1111 110th Ave NE\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98004\, United States CATEGORIES:Heritage,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Second_Generation_Award_jpqxPZV.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161009 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T233422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T203151Z UID:10000062-1475884800-1475971199@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Cântec de leagan DESCRIPTION:O poveste despre Maria Tanase (Lullaby. A Story about Maria Tanase) URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/cantec-de-leagan/ CATEGORIES:Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Maria_Tanase_Show__jmzcwt.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161012 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230907T042946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T214051Z UID:10000106-1476144000-1476230399@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Iuliana Pana reads from Rigla de Aur DESCRIPTION:Iulia Pană has a free reading and book signing event for her latest poetry volume Rigla de Aer. Reading will be in Romanian. \n  URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/iuliana-pana-reads-from-rigla-de-aur/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/224-Rigla_.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161013 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230907T042912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T214124Z UID:10000105-1476230400-1476316799@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Iuliana Pana reads from Ebony Bones DESCRIPTION:Iulia Pană has a free reading and book signing event for her latest poetry volume Ebony Bones. Reading will be in English. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/iuliana-pana-reads-from-ebony-bones/ CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/223-Ebony_Bones__Ti4uRYL.png.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161029T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230907T042826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T211210Z UID:10000104-1477753200-1477760400@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Meet Author Carmen Francesca Banciu DESCRIPTION:ARCS is proud to host renowned author Carmen-Francesca Banciu\, who is visiting Seattle to promote the recent publication of the English translation of “Mother’s Day: Song of a Sad Mother” and “Berlin is My Paris”. \nCarmen-Francesca’s novels are semi-autobiographical narratives about living in and leaving Romania. Part “Bildungsroman” and part autobiographical memoir\, “Mother’s Day” explores mother-daughter relations under the communist dictatorship in Romania and sparks dynamic questions about Eastern Europe\, work\, the woman artist\, and women’s relationships with one another. “Berlin is My Paris” describes the experiences of the immigrant artist grappling with a new language\, culture\, and writer’s block following the fall of Communism. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/meet-author-carmen-francesca-baciu/ LOCATION:Suzzallo and Allen Libraries\, 4000 15th Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/243-Carmen_Francesca_Baciu.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161121 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T221745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T064334Z UID:10000048-1479427200-1479686399@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Romanian Film Festival - 3rd Edition DESCRIPTION:The Romanian Film Festival Seattle\, "One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying: [be]longing"\, 3rd EditionFilmsDogs by Bogdan Mirică2016\, Thriller\, 104 minutes \n Roman returns to the land he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property\, he is warned by the local cop that his... \n Roman returns to the land he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property\, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let go of the land.. \n Read More\n \n   By The Railsby Cătălin Mitulescu2016\, Drama\, 88 minutes \n Radu has come back from Italy after an year and finds his wife totally changed. They spend the night trying to rediscover their selves. The distance has created distrust and... \n Radu has come back from Italy after an year and finds his wife totally changed. They spend the night trying to rediscover their selves. The distance has created distrust and confusion between them but Radu hopes for a new beginning. Music resounds beyond the railroad. The night was never that long. \n Read More\n \n Silent Weddingby Horațiu Mălăele2008\, Comedy\, 87 minutes \n In a small isolated village\, in 1953\, a wedding is interrupted by the news about the death of Stalin. Because any public celebration is forbidden\, they decide to turn the... \n In a small isolated village\, in 1953\, a wedding is interrupted by the news about the death of Stalin. Because any public celebration is forbidden\, they decide to turn the happy event into a silent wedding. Q&A with director Horațiu Mălăele \n Read More\n \n Why Me?by Tudor Giurgiu2015\, Drama\, 125 minutes \n Cristian\, a young idealistic prosecutor whose career is on the rise\, tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. The dilemma of choosing between his career... \n Cristian\, a young idealistic prosecutor whose career is on the rise\, tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. The dilemma of choosing between his career and the truth weighs heavily on his shoulders. Looking further to solve the case\, he enters a danger zone paved with unexpected and painful revelations. Q&A with director Tudor Giurgiu \n Read More\n \n Aliyah Dada by Oana Giurgiu2015\, Documentary\, 115 minutes \n A documentary about the Jewish people in Romania and their several migrations towards Israel\, across history and changing political frames - everything presented in a self-proclaimed dadaist style.Q&A with director... \n A documentary about the Jewish people in Romania and their several migrations towards Israel\, across history and changing political frames - everything presented in a self-proclaimed dadaist style. Q&A with director Oana Giurgiu \n Read More\n \n Happy Funeralsby Horațiu Mălăele2013\, Comedy\, 111 minutes \n It's about three lifelong friends. One evening\, all three of them go to a fortune teller and are told that they will die in a week\, on a specific day... \n It's about three lifelong friends. One evening\, all three of them go to a fortune teller and are told that they will die in a week\, on a specific day and in a certain way. Q&A with director Horațiu Mălăele \n Read More\n \n Mercy Streetby Ștefan Buzea\, Alexandru Buzea2016\, Animation\, 74 minutes The day when music stops. First stereoscopic 3D animation feature film ever made in Romania. GuestsHorațiu MălăeleFamous Romanian actor\, director and cartoonist\, Horațiu Mălăele\, was born in 1952\, in Targu Jiu. He had his first art exhibit in 12th grade. In 1975\, he graduated from the Institute of Theater and Cinema in Bucharest. He began his professional acting career on the stage of the National Theater in Piatra Neamt. He then moved to Bucharest and has performed at legendary theaters such as the Nottara\, Odeon\, Bulandra\, etc.\, where he has had many roles of great success. He started his career as a theater director with shows such as a Princely Feast by Theodor Mazilu\, The Flea by Georges Faydeau\, or Carlo against Carlo by Paul Ioachim\, for which he won the Romanian Comedy Festival Prize\, in 1994. He made his cinema debut in 1974\, in The Hidden Mountain. He also directed movies such as The Hat(2004)\, Silent Wedding (2008) and Happy Funerals (2013). He had over 30 art exhibits and published an autobiographical book called Horatiu about Malaele\, as well as Wanderings\, a collection of short episodes\, aphorisms\, and memories. Tudor GiurgiuMember of the European Film Academy\, Tudor Giurgiu is the founder and President of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF)\, the most prestigious film-related event in Romania. His directorial debut feature Love Sick was selected in Panorama section of 2006 Berlinale and awarded in several int’l festivals. His short Superman\, Spiderman or Batman (2011) won Best European Short at the 2012 edition of European Film Academy Awards. Tudor’s 2nd feature\, Of Snails and Men\, was awarded in Warsaw IFF and Valladolid IFF. Why Me?\, an unsettling legal thriller based on a real case of corruption in present-day Romania\, premiered in 2015 Berlinale Panorama. His most recent films are Libertate / Freedom (2023)\, a story inspired by real events that happened during the Romanian Revolution and Nasty (2024)\, a documentary about the Romanian tennis legend Ilie Năstase co-directed alongside Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu\, which premiered as a Special Screening at Festival de Cannes in 2024. Oana GiurgiuA law and journalism graduate\, Oana Giurgiu directed television documentaries before working in film on Cristi Puiu’s 2005 Cannes Un certain regard winner\, “The Death of Mr Lăzărescu” and then on Kornél Mundruczó’s 2008 Cannes FIPRESCI winner\, “Delta”.\n\nShe produced three of Tudor Giurgiu’s films: “Love Sick” (Berlinale 2006\, Panorama); the 2012 Romanian box office hit “Of Snails and Men” (Warsaw IFF); and “Why Me?” (Berlinale 2015\, Panorama). She also produced Peter Strickland’s “Katalin Varga” (Berlinale 2009\, Silver Bear\, European Discovery of the year at European Film Academy Awards) and Cristi Puiu’s “Sieranevada” (Cannes 2016). Oana co-produced Hungarian titles “Eden”\, dir. Agnes Kocsis (Rotterdam IFF 2020) and “Spiral” (in post-production)\, dir. Cecilia Felmeri and the Slovak “The Servants”\, dir. Ivan Ostrochovsky (Berlinale 2020\, Encounters)\, and the Turkish “Before two Dawns” (in post-production)\, dir. Selman Nacar (working progress awards at Meetings on the bridge\, Istanbul IFF 2020\, and Antalia 2019)\, produced the greatest Romanian box office hit in recent years\, “Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time”\, which received ten Gopo Awards in 2019.\n\nAfter working on several television documentary productions\, she made her directorial debut with a feature-length historical documentary\, “Aliyah DaDa”\, screened in Astra Sibiu\, Jerusalem Jewish IFF\, alongside other Jewish festivals and screenings worldwide\, and recognized as Best Romanian Documentary at the Gopo Awards 2015\, now she just launched her new documentary “Occasional Spies”\, Special mention of the Jury at Astra Film Festival 2021. Monica FilimonMonica Filimon was awarded a PhD in Comparative Literature by Rutgers University. She is Associate Professor of English at Kingsborough Community College\, CUNY. She has published articles on French\, German\, and Romanian films. Her research focuses on the New Romanian Cinema\, its sources\, evolution\, and major representatives. Her first book Cristi Puiu: Ineffable Experiences of the Profane World was published by the University of Illinois Press in February 2017. She is currently working on a second book tentatively titled Corneliu Porumboiu: Notes on the Absurd. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-film-festival-3rd-edition/ CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/14714941_713618388790626_3546705829340270641_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161121T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161121T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T235414 CREATED:20230906T232955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T102335Z UID:10000061-1479754800-1479762000@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:I'm A Blind Man/Sunt Un Orb DESCRIPTION:Born out of the artist’s need and desire to share his favorite poems with his public\, in his original interpretation\, the show will add new layers of meaning to well-known Romanian texts from Nichita Stanescu\, Emil Brumaru\, George Toparceanu\, Marin Sorescu\, Spiridon Popescu or Adrian Paunescu. Alongside poetry\, the artist will sprinkle his performance with music\, theater and lots of improvisation.We invite you to experience a powerful performance full of subtleties\, love\, humor\, contradictory feelings\, hope and laughter. It is a show that\, as the artist confesses\, “is not only about me\, but it’s about you\, too.” This performance will be in Romanian. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/im-a-blind-man-sunt-un-orb/ CATEGORIES:Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/uitiqxiicefdpgsn0npr.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR