Program TIFF 2026

„10 Years in 60 Minutes” is a CdFD multimedia project that brings together a selection of eight photo stories documented over the past 10 years by Petruț Călinescu, accompanied by an original soundtrack composed by Electric Brother, created from sounds recorded in the field during the documentation process.

Where the Carpathians meet the Black Sea, Europe’s largest wetland is born, a place of legendary biodiversity and countless stories. This is the unique story of a remarkable land, told through the voice of the character that makes everything possible: the water.

In a near-future city consumed by violence and paranoia, Bax desperately searches for his missing twin sister April. His journey through the darkest corners of the metropolis slowly pushes him toward madness in this dystopian sci-fi thriller.

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.

Rahim is from Iran and has settled in Canada, where he works at a funeral home. Business is good, as he has an agreement with the Iranian government to properly give the last rites to his fellow countrymen. But an unusual request from a dissident singer is about to turn Rahim’s life upside down.

Cornel, a young actor on the verge of divorce, travels with his authoritarian father to Austria. The journey becomes a confrontation with the past, with childhood wounds and the things we struggle to speak about honestly.

A hybrid documentary following actor Sergiu Voloc, a modern-day Don Quixote whose lonely fight against Lenin monuments across Moldova turns into an absurd confrontation with a system that rebuilds them overnight.

New Year’s Eve, 1999. A man is fatally shot during a hunting party. Agachi, a young investigator at the beginning of his career, is sent from the capital to determine whether it was murder or an accident. Soon, this apparently simple case turns into a test of conscience.

Vin americanii! (The Americans Are Coming!, Valentin-Rareș Fogoroș, România) 10 mai 1945 (May 10, 1945, Alberto Androne, România) Cherry Master (Cherry Master, Cosmin Nicolae, România) Tangent (Tangent, Cristi Păun, România) Bittersuite (Bittersuite, Iris Reșit, România) Lichior de mentă (Mint Liquor, Vlăduț Iosef, România) Frunză (Leaf, Horațiu Carpiuc, România)

Ten-year-old Filip is sent by his mother to the near town to buy a new pair of shoes. After choosing them carefully, he happily heads home, only to discover that both shoes in the box are for the right foot. What will Filip do?