Well-known American director Steven Spielberg is the special guest of this year’s American Independent Film Festival (AIFF) in Bucharest, the organizers announced. 

The festival audience will have the opportunity to enter into a dialogue with the famous filmmaker on Friday, April 15, after the screening of West Side Story at the Elvire Popesco Cinema. The talk, which will take place via Zoom and will last around an hour, will be moderated by film critic Andrei Gorzo.

Movie fans can also ask questions to the famous filmmaker by filling in the form here after buying a ticket.

“This year’s American Independent Film Festival pays a well-deserved tribute to this titan of American cinema with an unmissable triptych,” reads the press release. As such, the event’s lineup includes three of Spielberg’s movies, namely E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Duel, and West Side Story. 

The full program of the American Independent Film Festival in Bucharest can be found on the festival’s website - Filmedefestival.ro, while tickets can be purchased online at Eventbook.ro. Tickets for the AIFF Warm up in Cluj are available on the website and at the Cinema Victoria box office.

All proceeds from ticket sales for AIFF.6 will be donated to Save the Dogs and Other Animals run by Sara Turetta. The association is the first NGO of its kind in the animal protection sector in Romania and is actively involved in supporting Ukrainian refugee families crossing into Romania through the Isaccea border point.

The funds obtained from the Warm up that AIFF is organizing on April 16-17 at the Victoria Cinema in Cluj-Napoca will go to the Expert Forum Association led by Sorin Ioniță. The organization is involved in helping the inhabitants of Odessa and Chernivtsi areas, organizing the transport of aid collected through voluntary contributions to people in need in neighbouring Romania.

irina.marica@romania-insider.com

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