Actress Katia Pascariu was awarded at the Locarno International Film Festival for her role in the film \u201cSorella di Clausura\u201d directed by Ivana Mladenovi\u0107. The Romanian actress was given the Boccalino d\u2019Oro Best Actress award, offered by the Jury of Independent Critics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The award has a history of 25 years, and was given to Pascariu during a ceremony that took place on August 15. The jury said that \u201cthe interpretive authenticity and her ability to illuminate the film with humor and authenticity\u201d stood behind the decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny recognition of work comes as a reward, but not all rewards are equal. I am truly happy and honored by this one and accept it with an open heart and in the name of our entire team. An honest and intense work that I had the luck to observe and admire and that kept me in a state of total pleasure, hyper-vigilance, respect, and responsibility,\u201d declared Katia Pascariu.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorella di Clausura,\u201d the third feature film by director Ivana Mladenovi\u0107, is an empathetic parody of romantic melodramas, and premiered officially on August 13 at the 78th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival.<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s protagonist, Stela (Katia Pascariu), a young woman from a village in Timi\u0219oara, with studies in philology, cannot find her place or purpose, but dreams of meeting the Balkan artist she once saw on TV and instantly fell in love with years ago. Hoping that Vera (Cendana Trifan), a singer rumored to know the star Boban (Miodrag Mladenovi\u0107) well, will help her fulfill her dream and escape the poverty in which she lives, Stela goes to Bucharest, where she discovers that Vera has other interests.<\/p>\n
The International Cinephile Society described the movie as an original take on a romantic comedy. The same review noted that \u201ca great merit goes to actress Katia Pascariu, whose performance is stellar and anchors the entire production in a way that is truly captivating.\u201d The actress was also noted in several other reviews.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Katia Pascariu is a graduate of the Faculty of Theatre \u2013 Acting Section at UNATC Bucharest and has a master’s in anthropology and development from the University of Bucharest. She made her film debut in \u201cBeyond the Hills\u201d (2012, dir. Cristian Mungiu), collaborated with Radu Jude for the films \u201cBad Luck Banging or Loony Porn\u201d and \u201cDo Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World,\u201d and with Eugen Jebeleanu for \u201cInterior Zero\u201d (2025).<\/p>\n