{"id":11411,"date":"2026-08-05T11:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=11411"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:01:26","slug":"rasnov-film-and-histories-festival-opens-with-concerts-outdoor-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=11411","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e2\u0219nov Film and Histories Festival opens with concerts, outdoor screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>Film and Histories Festival<\/em> in <em>R\u00e2\u0219nov <\/em>(FFIR) opens this weekend its 18th edition, showcasing an extensive program of film screenings, concerts, debates, theatre performances, and other events.<\/p>\n<p>The festival kicks off at Feldioara Fortress, where children are invited to take part in interactive workshops, followed by concerts, performances, and open-air film screenings throughout the opening weekend. On August 7, the public will be able to attend a concert by Grupul Om Bun, before watching Andrzej Wajda&#8217;s classic <em>Katyn<\/em>, according to a release quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.ro\/entertainment\/festivalul-de-film-si-istorii-incepe-in-primul-weekend-cu-alina-manole-radu-almasan-si-romanian-youth-jazz-orchestra-1922400005002026080922583101\" target=\"_blank\">News.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Bra\u0219ov, the festival begins on August 7 with FFIR Pop-Up: Coresi Edition, a family-oriented program covering sports games, workshops and cheerleading demonstrations by R\u00e2\u0219nov Stars. The evening program includes a concert by Watzzy.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Codlea hosts a concert by the Romanian Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Evangelical Church, followed by a screening of the Romanian documentary <em>The -escu Family Diary<\/em>, directed by \u0218erban Georgescu.<\/p>\n<p>On August 8, the Weavers&#8217; Bastion in Bra\u0219ov (<em>pictured<\/em>) hosts a solo concert by Radu Alm\u0103\u0219an (Bosquito), followed by a screening of <em>The Last Viking<\/em>, the latest feature by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen.<\/p>\n<p>The opening weekend marks the start of the program running through August 23, bringing together more than 100 events and around 100 guests from the fields of culture, history, journalism and public life across the festival&#8217;s four host towns.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s edition features more than 50 film screenings, 18 debates and lectures, 20 concerts, three theatre performances, four special events, and the FFIR Summer School, which will bring together more than 70 high school and university students. Events will take place in R\u00e2\u0219nov, Bra\u0219ov, Feldioara and Codlea.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will take place August 7-9 in Feldioara, August 7-13 in Bra\u0219ov, August 8 in Codlea, and August 14-23 in R\u00e2\u0219nov.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emi Cristea\/ Dreamstime<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>simona@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Film and Histories Festival in R\u00e2\u0219nov (FFIR) opens this weekend its 18th edition, showcasing an extensive program of film screenings, concerts, debates, theatre performances, and other events. The festival kicks off at Feldioara Fortress, where children are invited to take part in interactive workshops, followed by concerts, performances, and open-air film screenings throughout the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}