International Film Festival Quo Vadis - 2nd edition
Festival Schedule
International Film Festival Quo Vadis will take place over five days: 1 - 5 november, IașiNATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI

10.00 – 12.00 Screening of the films Ana Arabia (drama, Israel, in Hebrew, Romanian subtitles, 81 min.) and The Book of Amos (drama, in Hebrew, Romanian subtitles, 15 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Amos Gitai, Israel
Films presented by Dr. Milja Radovic, historian and film critic (Austria)
12.30 – 14.00 Screening of the film Saint Nektarios. The Nectar of Forgiveness (docudrama, Romania, in Romanian with English subtitles, 60 min., produced by Trinitas TV) Reserve a seat
16.00 – 18.00 OPENING GALA OF THE SECOND EDITION Reserve a seat
- Opening with a concert of traditional Romanian music performed by Taraful Rădăcini. - Award ceremony for the short film screenplays selected in the contest on the theme Forgiveness, organized within the second edition of the festival.
18.00 – 21.30 European Absolute Premiere – Screening of the film El Tonto Por Cristo (drama, USA, in English with Romanian subtitles, 140 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Josh David Jordan, SUA
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, IAȘI (Sinaxar Hall)

10.00 – 11.15 Screening of the film Five Seasons at Robaia (documentary, Romania, in Romanian with English subtitles, 55 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Șerban Madjearu, producer Trinitas TV (Romania)
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, IAȘI (Sinaxar Hall)

13.00 – 13.30 Screening of the film Athos in My Heart (documentary, Romania, in Romanian with English subtitles, 30 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)
Director: Andrei Coruț, producer: Alexandru Ionescu (România)
13.30 – 16.00 Screening of the film A Gift of Joy from the Holy Mountain (documentary, Romania, in Romanian with English subtitles, 120 min.) Reserve a seat
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI

14.30 – 17.00 Screening of the film The Greatest Gift (docudrama, Spain, in Spanish with Romanian subtitles, 110 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Juan Manuel Cotelo (Spain)
17.30 – 21.45
Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective
Screenings: Andrei Tarkovsky. A Cinematic Prayer (100 min.) and Andrey Rublev. Memories of the film (70 min.) (docudramas, Italy and Russia, in Russian with Romanian subtitles) Reserve a seat
During the break between the two films, director Andrey A. Tarkovsky will share a personal testimony about his father’s life and work and how they influenced his own destiny.
Director: Andrey Andreevici Tarkovsky (son of the renowned director Andrey Tarkovsky) – Italy
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, Way of the Cross

12.30 – 13.00 Opening of the Photography Exhibition Reframing Space. Film as History Reserve a seat
Dr. Milja Radović (Austria)
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI

16.00 – 16.30 Screening of the film The 21 (animated film with contributions from artists from 74 countries, in English with Romanian subtitles, 15 min.) Reserve a seat
Producător: Mandi Hart (Germany)
Director: Tod Polson
17.00 – 19.00 Screening of the film The Healing (drama, Serbia, in Serbian with Romanian subtitles, 90 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Ivan Jović (Serbia)
19.15 – 21.15 Screening of the film Alexandra (drama, USA, in English and Romanian with Romanian subtitles, 100 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Diana Angelson Busuioc (SUA)
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM (Ecclesia Hall)

10.00 – 11.00 Conference: Elements of Christian Expression Present in Unexpected Films Reserve a seat
As part of the conference, the documentaries Lost and Found. A New Orthodox Home (Scotland, 2015, 5 min, written and directed by Mina Radovic, produced by Ferus Robb and Dominic Phillips) and The Caretaker (Edinburgh College of Art & Scottish Documentary Institute, 15 min, written and directed by Tali Yankelevich, featuring Fr. John Maitland Moir and Themis Pavouri) will also be screened.
Dr. Mina Radović (United Kingdom)
12.00 – 13.30 Screenings: In Search of Ciprian’s Chernivtsi and Father Iraclie Porumbescu (documentaries, Romania, in Romanian, 60 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Cristina Chirvasie (Romania)
13.30 – 14.15 Screening of the film His Colors (documentary, TVR, in Romanian with English subtitles, 30 min.) Reserve a seat
Producer TVR, Elena Dinu (Romania)
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI

16.45 – 18.00 Saint Olga of Alaska. A Director’s Confessions – Simon Scionka (USA, director of the film Holy Alaska) Reserve a seat
Live talk event
18.00 – 21.00 Screening of the film The Ladder (drama, Romania, in Romanian with English subtitles, 135 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Vlad Păunescu (Romania)
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM (Ecclesia Hall)

11.30 – 12.30 Screening of the film An Angel in a Human Reserve a seat
Director: Jasminka Marković
13.00 – 14.00 Screening of the film The Mountain of Transfiguration. Saint Sava of Serbia (documentary, Serbia, in Serbian with Romanian subtitles, 46 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović (Serbia)
IUSTIN MOISESCU HALL (Metropolitan Ensemble, Iași)

14.00 – 15.30 Screening of the film Ter Chono. A Mongolian Story (drama, Romania, in Romanian with English subtitles, 35 min.) Reserve a seat
Director: Christiana Mongol Budica (Romania)
Following the screening, Christiana Mongol Budica will deliver a lecture entitled The Story of a Double Passion: Martial Arts and Icon Painting.
SALA UNIRII IN IAȘI (formerly Cinematograf Victoria)

20.00 AWARDS CEREMONY Reserve a seat
Program:
- Screening of a retrospective film of the second edition
- Screening of the documentary Genesis (production of the Festival trophy)
- The Awarding of the Quo Vadis Trophy
Quests
International Film Festival Quo Vadis will take place over five days: 1 - 5 november, IașiLiber Artis Orchestra
Michael Paraskevas
Alexandru Ionescu
Ana Munteanu
Andrey Andreevici Tarkovsky
Christiana Mongol Budica
Diana Busuioc Angelson
Ivan Jović
Jasminka Marković
Josh David Jordan
Juan Manuel Cotelo
Mandi Hart
Mina Radović
Vlad Păunescu
Milja Radović
Chris Vlahonassios
Cristina Chirvasie
Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović
Simon Scionka