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As the 18th edition of Making Waves comes to a close, we would like to thank our partners and our generous sponsors and individual donors.

Special encore screening of MMXX

Sunday, March 31, at 6:40 pm at IFC Center

Get a glimpse into this year's edition and learn more about this year's selection.

Tickets are now on sale

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IFC Center joins our network of NYC partners

Making Waves launches at its 18th edition a partnership with IFC Center, the reputed venue showcasing the best in independent film, including Romanian cinema.

Old partners, new edition

For its 2024 edition, Making Waves continues and extends the partnerships launched last year with Roxy Cinema New York and DCTV's Firehouse Cinema, to present a selection of recent Romanian films, along with surprise special screenings.

Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema returns to New York in-person from March 27 - April 2, 2024, for its 18th edition. Save the dates and stay tuned!

Announcing a new edition of Making Waves

Making Waves returns with a new edition (its 18th!) of in-person screenings across a network of New York City cinemas in March-April 2024. More details will follow soon. Until then, please consider making a donation today and become a part of the Making Waves family.

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Film critic Jay Weissberg at Salon Insula 42

On March 26, Making Waves #16 ONLINE presented a special event, in conjuction with the Insula 42 salon series. Film critic Jay Weissberg joined Corina Șuteu and Mihai Chirilov for a live conversation on the 16th Making Waves' lineup, the evolution of Romanian cinema, and much more.

Richard Peña @ Salon Insula 42: 15 years later

On the occasion of the 15th edition of Making Waves, Salon Insula 42 is inviting you to an "essential conversation" with Richard Peña, professor of Film and Media Studies at Columbia University and one of the most dedicated champions of Romanian film in the U.S., on 15 years and more of Romanian film excellency.

Past Editions

18th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema

17th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema

16th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema

15th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema

14th Making Waves: “The Romanians” Retrospective

14th Making Waves: New Releases

13th Making Waves

12th Making Waves

11th Making Waves

10th Making Waves

9th Making Waves

8th Making Waves

7th Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema

Past Editions 2006 – 2011

Visual Diaries

Photos: 14th MW – Retrospective

For its 2019 edition, Making Waves celebrated the 30 years since the Revolution of 1989 with a comprehensive 30-Film Retrospective of Romanian Cinema of the Past 30 Years at Film Forum New York.

Photos: 14th MW – New Releases

December 2019 at the Jacob Burns Film Center

Photos: 13th MW

For its 13th edition at BAM and the Jacob Burns Film Center, from November 26 - December 5, 2018, Making Waves showcased not just its traditional best of year selection, but also a brand new wave of female directors in Romanian cinema, and a retrospective of director Radu Jude.

Photos: 12th MW

The 12th edition of Making Waves, from November 30 - December 7, 2017, marked a change in format, with different and complementary programs presented in the two partner venues - BAMcinématek, and the Jacob Burns Film Center.

Photos: 11th MW

From December 1-8, 2016, the 11th edition of Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema presented at the Jacob Burns Film Center the best of recent Romanian Cinema, with Poland as the year’s guest country.

The 8th edition of Making Waves took place at the Film Society of Lincoln Center from November 29 to December 3, 2013, with a varied program of contemporary and classic Romanian filmmaking. For the first time, the series expanded with a selection at the Jacob Burns Film Center from December 5-10.

Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema continued the celebrated Romanian film series in New York at the Film Society of Lincoln Center from November 29 to December 5, 2012, marking its reinvention under the leadership of the Romanian Film Initiative.

Team

Corina Șuteu
Festival President

Corina Șuteu is the initiator and president of the Romanian Film Festival in New York since 2006. An international cultural consultant, she was Romania's Minister of Culture.

Oana Radu
Festival Manager

Oana Radu is a cultural manager and cultural policy consultant. Co-founder of Film ETC Association and manager of Making Waves.

Mihai Chirilov
Artistic Director

Co-founder of the Romanian Film Initiative, Mihai Chirilov has been the Artistic Director of the Romanian Film Festival in NYC since its founding in 2006.

Andi Vasluianu
Co-Founder & MW Ambassador

Andi Vasluianu is one of the most prolific and talented actors of his generation. A co-founder of Film ETC. Association and Making Waves Ambassador.

Elvira Lupșa
Development Associate

Elvira Lupșa joined Film ETC. since its launch in 2012. She conceived the first successful crowdfunding campaign for a major Romanian project - the independent 2012 Making Waves Festival.

Elena Coman
Social media coordinator

Our new team member, Elena Coman is a theater critic, cultural events planner and publicist.

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