04 February 2010
Due to flight complications Hanno Hofer will no longer be in attendance at the screening of Tales From the Golden Age on Friday. We apologize for this inconvenience. The ToRo Team
01 February 2010
Continuing our dedication to doing the ToRo, we have prepared an exciting night, following our opening-night screening of “Tales From the Golden Age.” Taking note from last year’s packed opening celebrations, we made the necessary accommodations, and collaborated with our friends from Shades@Nite and Liquid String Productions. WHERE: Situated at Yonge & Bloor, Peridot Resto.Lounge will function as [...]
30 January 2010
Once again, the festival’s official media sponsor, EYE Weekly, is giving away festival passes. For your chance to win, visit http://www.eyeweekly.com/static/82268. Good luck!
30 January 2010
Katalin Varga (2009) Director: Peter Strickland Screenwriter: Peter Strickland Cast: Hilda Peter, Norbert Tankó, Tibor Pálfy, Melinda Kántor, László Matray, Roberto Giacomello, Sebastian Marina Running time: 90 min. An avenging angel by the name of Katalin Varga scales the Carpathian Mountains by horse and is in possession of the one thing that can redefine her husaband’s notion of redemption. 2009 – [...]
30 January 2010
Apocalypse on Wheels (2008) Director: Alexandru Solomon Running: 52 min. screening co-presented by The streets of Bucharest are busy with fast cars and no driver seems to follow any rules – the result is complete chaos. Director Solomon explores how the streets and the traffic in them could be seen as a metaphor for contemporary Romanian society. 2009 – [...]
30 January 2010
The Paper Will Be Blue / Hartia va fi albastra (2006) Director: Radu Muntean Cast: Dragos Bucur, Paul Ipate, Adi Carauleanu Running time: 95 min. On a December morning in 1989, a roadblock unit pulls over an AFV in front of a military unit on the outskirts of the town. Two soldiers in blue uniforms get out of the [...]
30 January 2010
Stefan/Stefan (2007) Director: Stanca Radu Cast: David Alexandru, Mihai Constantin, Mihaela Teleoaca Running time: 13 min. Stefan, a ten year old boy, must accomplish his mission for the school-play, as a patch of destiny. His school play is the perfect opportunity for parents and teachers together to pride themselves with their child’s work, no matter how difficult and unnatural [...]
30 January 2010
Constantin and Elena / Constantin si Elena (2008) Director: Andrei Dascalescu Running time: 102 min. screening co-presented by In a Romanian village, an elderly couple has been happily married for almost 55 years. Constantin and Elena know that life must end, but are happy with everything that they’ve had. They fill their days with chores in and around [...]
30 January 2010
Australia (2009) Director: Claudiu Mitcu Cast: Mihai Rosu, Florin Bătrînu, Vasile Bereghi, Beniamin Calancea, Pavel Calancea, Daniel Podina, Claudiu Kostity, Radu Munteanu Running time: 64 min. In 2008, Romania for the first time participated in the Homeless World Cup Finals, which took place in Melbourne. This story tracks the seven players on the national team, all homeless from [...]
29 January 2010
Videograms of a Revolution / Videogramele unei revolutii (1992) Director: Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujică Running time: 106 min. A film on the relationship between political power and the media in Europe in the End of Cold War Europe. Videograms of a Revolution chronicles the Romanian revolution of 1989 – including the fall, attempted flight and Christmas-day execution [...]
