The Embassy of Romania in Washington DC
with the support of the NexT Cultural Society
Presents
A Romanian Film Screening Event
IN MEMORIAM
CRISTIAN NEMESCU
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
From 6:30 to 9.00 p.m.
at the CTIA building
Resources and Conservation Center Conference Room
1400 16th ST, NW (16th and P St.) 1st floor
Washington , DC 20036
Business attire
Limited seating; please RSVP at 202-2324747 ext.105 or email us at rsvp@roembus.org
In the program:
Mihai and Cristina / Mihai si Cristina
(Romania , 2001, 15 minutes)
Directed by: Cristian Nemescu
Screenwriting: Cristian Nemescu; Tudor Voican
Cast: Raluca Botez, Aurelian Barbieru
Teenager Mihai decides one night to pay a visit to Cristina, one of his classmates that he is madly in love with. On the way, he goes through a series of adventures that change him irreversibly.
Awards:
Audience Award, Best Editing Award and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role � The 6th Edition of the International Student Film Festival �CineMAiubit�
Audience Award � the Alternative Film Festival, Targu Mures, 2002
Best International Debut Award � The International Short films Festival, Sankt Petersburg
Audience Award � the Milano Film Festival, 2002
The Jury Special Prize, Young European Cinema, Torun , Poland
Poveste de la scara �C�/ C-Block Story
(Romania 2003; 14 minutes)
Directed by: Cristian Nemescu
Cast: Maria Dinulescu, Lucian Ciurariu
Andre is a shy teenager who�s madly in love with his neighbor Monica. He calls an erotic phone-line to ask them for seduction tips. Elevator love stories on the outskirts of Bucharest …
Awards:
6. The Best Film – �NYU International Student Film Festival�, USA ,
7. The Best Student Film – the Alternative Film Festival, Targu Mures
8. The European Film Academy Award � International Film Festival, Angers, France
9. Selected in the �EUROPEAN ACADEMY AWARDS�, the Best Short Film category
10. Selected in the Short Film Festival, Clermont Ferrand , France
Marilena from P7/ Marilena de la P7
(Romania , 2006, 45 min.)
Directed by: Cristian Nemescu
Screenwriting: Tudor Voican, Cristian Nemescu
Cast: M�d�lina Ghitescu, Gabriel Huian, Aura C�l�rasu, Gabriel Spahiu, Andi Vasluianu
Synopsis: Andrei, a 13 year old teenager, living on Bucharest outskirts, decides one day to steal a trolleybus in order to impress Marilena, a prostitute he fell in love with. Things you do for love�
Awards :
Selected in the Cannes Film Festival 2006 – Quinzaine des R�alisateurs Section
Awarded the Best Romanian Short Film in the Transilvania International Film Festival 2006
Selected in the International Film Festival, Brooklyn ( USA)
For more information, please contact:
The Embassy of Romania
Press and Cultural Affairs
1607 23rd Street NW
Washington DC 20008
Phone: (202) 332 2879 ext. 151
Fax: (202) 232 4748
E-mail: iilie@roembus.org