1. ALTER-NATIVE 15 International Short Film Festival
Date: 7-11 November 2007
Location: Tîrgu-Mures city, Mures County
Accessibility:
Tîrgu-Mures is the capital of the Mures County, situated in the center of Transilvania. It is accessible with car on the european road E 60 from direction Oradea – Cluj-Napoca and from Bucharest – Ploiesti – Brasov – Sighisoara or on the european road E 578 from direction Reghin, on railway, or by plane throught Tirgu-Mures Transilvania Airport.
Description:
The Festival started in 1993 with the title "Fate and Imagination" was a presentation of Hungarian films, having as goal to fill the lack of cinema culture of the Hungarian public from our city. The most representative creations of the last 50 years were presented, with the participation of the directors. During three days 137 films were shown, in these categories: documentaries, feature and animation.
In 1994, the Festival enlarged its topic and became the International Short Film Festival ALTER-NATIVE, presenting 60 films from more than 100 submitted works, coming from 18 countries. A new form of presentation was introduced, named "a la carte", of the valuable films out of competition.
In 14 years of existence the prestige of the Festival grew, thus in 2006 532 films were submitted for the competition, out of which 71 were selected to be presented.
Contacts:
Hungarian Democratic Youth Union – MADISZ
Str. Gheorghe Doja Nr. 9/81, 540015 Tîrgu-Mures, Mures County
Tel. +40-265-267547, +40-365-402976, Fax: +40-265-268573
E-mail: madisz@rdslink.ro, festival@rdslink.ro, Web: www.madisz.ro
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2. THE FESTIVAL „THE DAYS EUGENE IONESCO”
The festival „The days Eugene Ionesco” is a celebration of Eugene Ionescu, the father of «Theatre of the absurd » born in Slatina, the Olt County capital, situated on E60 at 200 km from Bucharest. During this festival there are theatre presentantions sustained of actors famous from the most important theatres of the country, all the presentation being from the screenplays of Eugene Ionescu .
The theatre presentation from the repertoire of Eugen Ionescu are followed by conferences and symposioms, book launched, fairs and films .
In Slatina, aprox. 300 accomodations places are available, with many restaurants having local and european specifics, bars, pubs. The Olt County Museum is an attractive point for the visitors.
The local Museum exposes painting collections, drawings, clip arts belonging to famous romanian artists , such as : Octav Bancila, Alexandru Ciucurescu, Dumitru Ghiata, Henri Catargi, Ion Popescu-Negreni. From the local gastronomy it is recommended to taste : force-meat rolls in cabbage or in vine leaves, pickled chicken, in this region the pickled chicken is a soup with grilled chicken, chicken white sauce stew with polenta , tomatos filled with meat or rice, oltenian goulash, higly seasoned forcemeat small , small pig at griddle, pickled fish, force-meat rolls grilled , stew made with pork meat, mushrooms, sausages and garlic, with specific local white and red wines. The organizators are : Olt County Council, County Center for Conservation and Promotion the Folk Culture and the county Library „ Ion Minulescu”.
Contacts: www. cjolt.ro; www.centrul-cultura-traditionala.ro; www.culturaolt.ro
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3. THE „MARIA LATARETU” FESTIVAL OF ROMANIAN POPULAR SONGS
Date: 7 - 9 November 2007
Location: Târgu-Jiu City, Gorj County, Romania
Accessibility: The access ways to Tg-Jiu Municipality from Bucharest are: national roads DN 67, DN 67B – A 1 and the railways that follow the DN 66
Description:
The participants on this event can visit the surrounding areas extremely attractive of the city, they also can snack from the specific gastronomical products of the area. For the one that are attracted by the extream sports, they have the opportunity to practise those in the areas like Cheile Sohodolului, Parang Mountains, Jiu River. Interpretation contest of the vocal and instrumental Romanian popular music with participation of the competitors from: Romania, Moldavian Republic, Ukraine, Romanian Diaspora
Organizers:
Gorj County Council
„Doina Gorjului” Professional Artistic Assembly
Gorj County Center for promotion and preservation of the traditional culture
Contacts: Gorj County Council, www.cjgorj.ro, Tel: +40.253.21.20.23
Centre of Touristical Services and Informations “Salvamont Gorj”
Tel.0040253-221-555; Mobil: +004.0722.211.042
E-mail: office@gorjturism.ro; Web: www.gorjturism.ro
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4. THE FESTIVAL „FLUIERAS VASLUIAN”
Period: November 2007
Location: Muntenii de Sus Commune (approx. 20 km from Vaslui, NR Vaslui - Iasi)
The festival aims to promote and to stimulate the wind instruments bands and the folklore interpreters from Vaslui County.
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5. SAINT ANDREW’S DAY
Date: 30th November 2007
Location: Commune of Ion Corvin, Constanta County – Saint Andrew Cave Monastery (situated at 59 km from Constanta, 4 km South-east of the National Road Constanta-Ostrov). Constanta County is located in the South – Eastern part of Romania, on the Black Sea Coast, neighbouring Tulcea County to the North, Bulgaria to the South and Danube river to the West.
Description: Every year, on 30th November, Romanian people honors Saint Apostle Andrew, proclaimed their Protector. It’s a national religious feast and thousands of pilgrims come in this day towards the Saint’s Cave and Monastery situated on the land of Dobrogea, a veritable Romanian Bethleem. According to the tradition, in the Ist century A.D., Saint Andrew, the Romanian people’s Apostle, has lived in this cave, with his disciples. It is still conserved the rock that served as an altar. The stone plate has the cross cut on every faces. This place for prayer and clerical living have become in time a veritable resistance spot, a place where, during the period of the migratory peoples, old Romanian faith, substance, culture and language were conserved.
About 50 m West from the cave, there are the nine springs where the Saint has baptized the first Christians of this region. Here you can drink the best water of the whole Dobrogea. The Apostle preached for the first time on this land the religion of peace and love, cured and comforted the sick and despairing persons, baptized in Name of God.
Less than 2 km from the Monastery, you can find “Eminescu’s Spring”, on the edge of the forest near the locality of Ion Corvin, halting place preferred by the pilgrims arrived in the area.
Accessibility to Constanta County:
AIRPORTS: Henry Coanda (Bucharest – 250 km); M. Kogalniceanu (27 Km)
HIGHWAY: A2 highway Bucharest – Constanta
BLACK SEA HARBOUR: Constanta, Midia, Mangalia
DANUBE HARBOUR: Ostrov, Cernavoda, Harsova, Medgidia, Basarabi, Ovidiu,
2 PAN EUROPEAN CORRIDORS: IV (Berlin – Constanta – Istanbul) & VII (Danube River)
ROAD & RAILWAY NETWORK
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6. FESTIVAL – NATIONAL CONTEST FOR CREATION AND PERFORMING (THEATRE PLAY)
Date: November 2007
Location: Saveni Town – Botosani County (DN 29)
Contacts: Botosani County’s Culture Department
Address: St. Unirii No.16
Phone: 0231515173
Fax: 0231516925
Email: contact@botosani.djc.ro
7. FOLK MUSIC BAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL
Date: November 2007
Location: Botosani City
Contacts: Botosani County’s Culture Department
Address: St. Unirii No.16
Phone: 0231515173
Fax: 0231516925
Email: contact@botosani.djc.ro
8. „NICOLAE IORGA” DAYS
Date: 27 – 28 November 2007
Location: Botosani City – „Nicolae Iorga” Memorial House
Contacts:
"Nicolae Iorga" Memorial House
Str. Nicolae Iorga No. 14
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9. „PASTOREL TEODOREANU” FESTIVAL
Date: November 2007
Location: Dorohoi City, Botosani County
Contacts: Botosani County’s Culture Department
Address: Str. Unirii No.16
Phone: 0231515173
Fax: 0231516925
Email: contact@botosani.djc.ro
10. „MIHAIL SORBUL” SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL
Date: November 2007
Location: Botosani and Saveni City, Botosani County
Contacts: Botosani County’s Culture Department
Address: St. Unirii No.16
Phone: 0231515173
Fax: 0231516925
Email: contact@botosani.djc.ro
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