The Filmoteca de Catalunya, in Barcelona, will host between June 3 and July 12 a retrospective dedicated to the work of Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude.<\/p>\n
The program will cover 33 screenings, bringing together key works, from short films and documentaries to award-winning feature films presented at major international festivals, the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) said.<\/p>\n
The public in Barcelona will have the opportunity to meet the director during several events held as part of the opening program of the retrospective.<\/p>\n
On June 3, he will attend the opening of the retrospective, followed by a program of short films and a Q&A session.<\/p>\n
On June 4, he will deliver a masterclass at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, followed by a screening of Kontinental \u201925<\/em>.<\/p>\n On June 5, he will attend the discussion following the screening of Dracula<\/em>.<\/p>\n The retrospective program includes titles such as The Happiest Girl in the World<\/em>, Aferim!<\/em>, Scarred Hearts<\/em>, I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians<\/em>, Uppercase Print<\/em>, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn<\/em>, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World<\/em>, Sleep #2<\/em>, The Exit of the Trains<\/em>, Eight Postcards from Utopia<\/em>, as well as several programs dedicated to the director\u2019s short films.<\/p>\n Radu Jude has received numerous awards on the international festival circuit, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn<\/em> (2021), the Silver Bear for Best Director for Aferim!<\/em> (2015), and the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Kontinental \u201925<\/em> (2025). His films explore themes such as historical memory, ideology, social inequalities, and the mechanisms of representation, \u201cproposing an innovative cinematic language at the intersection of fiction, documentary, and visual essay.\u201d<\/p>\n