During the week children and young people are expected at Olimpia - Museum of Mountain Sports and Tourism for a selection of short films thought for Kindergarten classes, schoolchildrenand high school students. The short films in CULMEA program have been selected and awarded at renowned international film festivals, including Cinekid Amsterdam, Giffoni Film Festival or CineJunior - the largest children's film festival in France. Screenings during the week will be followed by discussions with the public on environmental topics raised in the films, moderated by experienced educators.
At the same time, there will be workshops for different age categories: ventriloquism shows, drawing workshops, painting or quilting, giving children the opportunity to express their emotions through artistic activities. The entrance ticket to the short films is 5 lei for children, 10 lei for adults and the workshop fee is 10 lei. Tickets allow visits to the Olimpia Museum and teachers are encouraged to come with the children's classes. All tickets can be purchased from eventboek.
This year's edition also opens the program to adults through dedicated events. Thursday, October 17, at Olimpia - Museum of Mountain Sports and Tourism, from 17:30 the screening of the film will take place Life Among Wolves(France, 2023, directed by Jean-Michel Bertrand, 89 min, 12 years +) featuring the adventures of renowned nature photographer Jean-Michel Bertrand who lived alongside a community of wolves to capture their lives in European forests. The screening is followed by a discussion with the Conservation Carpathia team on the topic of native wolves.
Also on Thursday 17 October, the community at the intersection of culture, environment and activism is invited to ZVON to meet the team of CULMEA festival and the Climate Lottery project at an event Gathering sociales. The series of short films on environmental themes made by the Civic Diaspora Berlin will be screened for the first time, and participants will have the opportunity to learn more about how interest in climate and cinema intertwine. Who knows, maybe collaboration ideas or new projects also come up!
Friday, October 18, from 15:00, the senior audience is invited by the SuperGrandparents community to the delicious French film Love at Little Fire(France, 2022, directed by Anh Hung Tran, 135 min, 12 years +), winner of the Award for Best Director at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A love story that takes place in a refined kitchen, and that reminds us of the joy of food, when we pay attention to the tastes and ingredients.
On the weekend of October 19 — 20, the audience is invited to the Modern cinema to bring back the curiosity and enthusiasm of children in the renovated halls of the former neighborhood cinema. Among the films in the CULMEA selection are The Fleets — Adventures with Pettson and Findus(Germany, Luxembourg, 2022, directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi, Markus Dietrich, 81 min, 6 years +, dubbed in Romanian) - a great adventure with three heroes from the book series” Pettson and Findus” who must find a new home where they can live again in chaos. The film screening is followed by a reading workshop from the Pettson series with actress Mihaela Alexandru.
For the school audience, the selection includes COCO FARM(Canada, 2023, directed by Sébastien Gagné, 87 min, 10 years +) Grand Prize winner at the New York International Children's Film Festival 2023, in the selection of numerous children's film festivals around the world. Max, a 12-year-old boy with an entrepreneurial spirit, is forced to close the business and move to his own country. But he does not lose hope: when he discovers chickens in the abandoned barn of his cousin Charles, a new business plan arises.
WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER
Where? Olimpia — Museum of Mountain Sports and Tourism (2 George Coșbuc Street, Brașov)
09:30 - 10:30//10:30 - 11:30 - Kindergarten short film program - 27 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.- Corner - the dragon educator is an educational ventriloquism show for children from 4 to 12 years old - tickets
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.- Workshop” Emerging Animals” 4 years + - tickets
11:30 a.m. - 12:30//12:30 - 1:30 p.m.- Student short film program - 40 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.- workshop” Emerging Animals” 8 years + - tickets
1:30-3:00 p.m. - High school short films program - 60 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
Where?EduBuzz Augustin (p. Long No. 70, Augustin, Brașov county)
17:30 - 19:00 - Special screening for the Edubuzz community//free entry
Guardians of the Delta (Romania,2021, directed by Liviu Mărghidan, 85 min, 7 years +)
THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER
Where? Olimpia — Museum of Mountain Sports and Tourism (2 George Coșbuc Street, Brașov)
09:30 - 10:30//10:30 - 11:30 - Kindergarten short film program - 27 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.- painting workshop with Bea 4 years + - tickets
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.- drawing workshop” I am one with nature” 4 years + - tickets
11:30 a.m. - 12:30//12:30 - 1:30 p.m.- Student short film program - 40 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.- drawing workshop” I am one with nature” 8 years + - tickets
1:30-3:00 p.m. - High school short films program - 60 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
3 p.m.- Guardians of the Delta (Romania, 2021, directed by Liviu Mărghidan, 85 min, 7 years +) - tickets
5 p.m. - Life Among Wolves (France, 2023, directed by Jean-Michel Bertrand, 89 min, 12yrs+) The screening is followed by a discussion with the Conservation Carpathia team - tickets
Where? cultural dialogue space ZVON (Iuliu Maniu, no. 31, Brasov)
7 p.m. -Social Gathering. Lottery Peak: Climate Crisis
We gather at ZVON the community at the intersection ofculture x climate x activism. It is a perfect opportunity to get to know the CULMEA festival team and the Climatic Lottery project, to watch for the first time a series of Romanian short films on environmental topics and to talk about how interest in climate and cinema intertwine with a glass of talk. Free entry based on registrationhere.
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER
Where? Olimpia — Museum of Mountain Sports and Tourism (2 George Coșbuc Street, Brașov)
09:30 - 10:30//10:30 - 11:30- Kindergarten short film program - 27 minutes of discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.- Felted wool workshop 4 years + - tickets
11:30 a.m. - 12:30//12:30 - 1:30 p.m.- Student short film program - 40 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
1:30-3:00 p.m. - High school short films program - 60 min followed by discussion with cultural mediator - tickets
3 p.m.- Love at Little Fire (France, 2022, directed by Anh Hung Tran, 135 min, 12 years +) Projection made in partnership with the SuperGrandparents community - tickets
Where? Brașov Art Museum (Bulevardul Eroilor 21, Brașov)
6:00 p.m.- The Untold Story of Seeds(USA, 2016, directed by Jon Betz, Taggart Siegel, 94 min, 12 years +) The screening is followed by a performance by artist Aura Petrașcu - tickets
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER
Where? Cinéma Moderna(Bulevardul Griviței 65, Brașov)
10:00 a.m. - My friend, the dolphin (Iran, Turkey, 2022, directed by Mohammad Kheirandish, 85 min, 6 years +, dubbed in Romanian) - The screening is followed by a discussion with Raluca Bugnar, CULMEA artistic director and Diana Zaheu, Greenpeace environmental activist - tickets
12:00 p.m. - Thabo and the case of the rhinoceros (Germany, 2023, directed by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 97 min, 8 years +, dubbed in Romanian) - The screening is followed by a discussion with Raluca Bugnar, artistic director CULMEA and Nicoleta Marin, coordinator of the Network for Urban Nature - tickets
3:30 p.m.- COCO FARM (Canada, 2023, directed by Sébastien Gagné, 87 min, 10 years +) - tickets
6 p.m. - Mother's Baggage (USA, Australia, Germany, Ghana, Nicaragua, UK, 2019, directed by Liz Canning, 86 min, 12 years +) The screening is followed by a discussion with the Fixelli team, importer of cargo bikes in Brasov - tickets
SONNTAG 20 OKTOBER
Where? Modern Cinema (Bulevardul Griviței 65, Brașov)
10:00 a.m. - The Fleets — Adventures with Pettson and Findus (Germany, Luxembourg, 2022, directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi, MarkusDietrich, 81 min, 6 years +, dubbed in Romanian) - tickets
12:00 p.m. - Robot Baby(Estonia, 2023, directed by Rain Rannu, 96 min, 10 years +) - Film screening is followed by a debate in partnership with Teach for Romania - tickets
3:30 p.m.- Duck Academy (Thailand, 2019, directed by Suriyon Jongleepun, 52 min, 10 years +) - tickets
MONDAY 21 OCTOBER
Where? Casa Buna Sanpetru
18:00 - 19:40 - Special screening for the Casa Buna community/free entrance
Guardians of the Delta (Romania,2021, directed by Liviu Mărghidan, 85 min, 7 years +)
Tickets are available on Eventbook.
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Partners: Alle Ortiche, Bistro de l'Arte, Apollonia Cultural Center, CORESI Brașov, Fixelli, Kastel Youth Hub, KunStadt Association, La Fântâna, Art Museum Brașov, County Museum of History Brașov, Olimpia - Museum of Mountain Sports and Tourism, Super Grandmothers, Volunteering Brașov, ZAVUP, Zvon, WWF - Zero Plastic.
Sponsor: Groupama
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CULMEA Festival is part of the European Childrens Film Association (ECFA) network
This project is not sponsored by fossil fuel companies or big polluters.
Project funded by Braşov County Council
CULMEA: Film and Environmental Education, 2nd edition is co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The AFCN is not dependent on the content of the project or how the results of the project can be used. They are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
