Comedy Cluj is an international
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
of comedy film organized annually in October in
Cluj-Napoca,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
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History
The first edition of ''Comedy Cluj'' was held in 2009 and comprised 70 films coming from 19 countries, as well as several workshops,
street theater
Street theatre is a form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including shopping centres, car parks, recreational reserves, college or university ...
shows, conferences and parties. The festival includes competitive and non competitive sections.
Despite the
late-2000s recession, ''Comedy Cluj'' had grown, so that its second edition (held in October 8–17, 2010) showed more than 100 films.
Article in Adevarul
Retrieved Sept. 11, 2010
See also
* List of film festivals in Europe
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about film festivals in Europe.
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Ge ...
* List of film festivals in Romania
Film festivals in Cluj:
* Transilvania International Film Festival
The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF; ro, Festivalul internațional de film Transilvania) is the first international feature film festival in Romania, which is held annually in the historic capital of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca. Found ...
* Gay Film Nights
Gay Film Nights ( ro, Serile Filmului Gay) film festival organised annually in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by the LGBT association Be An Angel. By presenting a series of films with LGBT themes, it seeks to showcase LGBT culture and cinema, while also ini ...
References
External links
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Film festivals in Romania
Tourist attractions in Cluj-Napoca
Culture in Cluj-Napoca
Autumn events in Romania
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