Mission
Statement

SIMFEST is a TV festival – competition, the only one of this kind in Romania and one of the few in Europe. It is organised every year, at the end of August, by “SIMFEST Cultural Association”, which supports and promotes the creators in visual arts. SIMFEST stands for professionalism and for the freedom of expression of the journalists and the media producers. The festival promotes, at the same time, local journalism and community mass-media.

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SIMFEST 2019. FROM COMPETITION TO DEVOTION

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Schedule

Sunday, 25th of August

All day

Jury, guests, trainers and competitors arrival

Monday, 26th of August

12.00 AM

Opening press conference of the 16th edition SIMFEST Festival

2.00 PM

Varnishing of a fine art exhibition

2.45 PM

Varnishing of a tecnical exhibition: tools for video production

4.00 PM

Public projection of the productions from the competition, debates (in the afternoon)

8.00 PM

Dinner and nerworking

Tuesday, 27th of August

9.30 AM

Summer school, masterclass presented by Ovidiu Gyarmath: “Movie and television image” (in the morning)

3.00 PM

Public projection of the productions from the competition, debates (in the afternoon)

6.15 PM

Journalists honour The Union – 100 years since “The Professional Romanian Journalists Union” was founded: debate session in partnership with UZPR, AZIR and Mureș county library

8.30 PM

Film event: Copel Moscu presentation; public projection of the documentary film “Naive Paradise”, 2018 (at ARTA Cinema)

Wednesday, 28th of August

9.30 AM

Summer school, masterclass presented by Laura Baron PHD: “Image editing- television, movie and advertising techniques”

3.00 PM

Public projection of the productions from the competition, debates

8.00 PM

Youth concert: ”Țapinarii” band

Thursday, 29th of August

9.00 AM

SIMFEST at Sîngeorgiu de Mureș: trip in the county, visiting the tourist, economical and cultural spots

5.00 PM

Varnishing of a naive painting art exhibition; Theatre: ”A Comedy about Insomnia” by Dumitru Solomon, played by The Portable Theatre Company. Director: Mihai Lungeanu

Friday, 30th of August

9.00 AM

Summer school, masterclass presented by the film director Copel Moscu: “Directing a documentary film”

11.30 AM

Summer school, masterclass presented by Charles Fletcher, MBE (Scotland): “Television news – a parallel between the american, anglo- saxon and east- european styles”

3.30 PM

Public projection of the productions from the competition, debates

7.00 PM

Romanian Language Day Celebration: book launches

8.30 PM

Public projection of an artistic film from the CINEPOLITICA International Festival portfolio: ”Muster –The Anatomy of a Trial”

Saturday, 31th of August

9.00 AM

Romanian Language Day Celebration: presentation of some romanian TV programs in other countries; book launches published by romaniand from abroad; symposium “Romanian language, romanians and Romania, from Sarmizegetusa Regia to Bucharest”; flash- mobs and poetry recitals; book fair in the Medieval fortress, etc.

2.00 PM

Public projection of the productions from the competition, debates (in the afternoon)

7.00 PM

Gala of Laureates SIMFEST 2019

11.00 PM

Festive dinner

Sunday, 1st of September

10.30 AM – 3.00 PM

Public projections of the films awarded at SIMFEST 2019

Full schedule

Prizes
Gala

SIMFEST is a TV festival – competition, the only one of this kind in Romania and one of the few in Europe. It is organised every year, at the end of August, by “SIMFEST Cultural Association”, which supports and promotes the creators in visual arts. SIMFEST stands for professionalism and for the freedom of expression of the journalists and the media producers. The festival promotes, at the same time, local journalism and community mass-media.

Competitors