TIFF: Béla Tarr, Maria de Medeiros among guests of film festival taking place in Cluj
<p>Hungarian filmmaker <strong>Béla Tarr </strong>(i<em>n opening photo</em>) is one of the guests of this year’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which is currently taking place in Cluj-Napoca.</p>

<p>He will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the TIFF Awards Gala. Until then, audiences will have the chance to meet him at the cinema and attend a special masterclass. After a meeting on June 18, during the screening of his debut film <em>Family Nest</em>, the public can meet him at a Q&amp;A session scheduled after the screening of <em>Werckmeister Harmonies</em> on June 19. On June 20, Béla Tarr will attend the screenings of <em>The Turin Horse</em> at Cinema ARTA and <em>Autumn Almanac</em> at Sapientia University. On June 21, he will give a masterclass, where admission is free.</p>

<p>Dozens of other guests are also expected in Cluj for the final days of TIFF. Among them are the Portuguese actress <strong>Maria de Medeiros</strong> and director <strong>Andrei Ujică.</strong> Spanish actress <strong>Jade Oukid</strong> and co-producer and costume designer <strong>Nadia Acimi</strong>, who were part of the team working on Oliver Laxe’s <em>Sirât</em>, will also be present in Cluj.</p>

<p>Documentary filmmaker Andrei Ujică will host a masterclass on Friday, June 20. Audiences are also invited to a special screening of his latest film, <em>TWST – Things We Said Today</em>, taking place Saturday at Cinema Victoria.</p>
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<p>Maria de Medeiros is best known to wider audiences for her iconic role in Quentin Tarantino’s <em>Pulp Fiction. </em>Her latest film, <em>A Portuguese Villa</em> (<em>Una Quinta Portuguesa</em>, directed by Avelina Prat), will be shown at TIFF.24 in a special screening. She will also hold a masterclass on Saturday, with free admission.</p>

<p>Several teams behind this year’s newest Romanian productions are also expected at the festival, including those of <em>Kontinental ’25</em>, directed by Radu Jude; <em>The Spruce Forest</em>, directed by Tudor Giurgiu; <em>Comatogen</em>, directed by Igor Cobileanski; and <em>Dad</em>, directed by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc.</p>

<p>The Closing Gala will take place on Saturday evening, when the festival’s awards will be presented. TIFF.24 will end with the Amadeus LIVE concert and a screening of <em>Sirât</em>, winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.</p>

<p><em>(Photos: TIFF)</em></p>

<p><em>simona@romania-insider.com</em></p>