Time Shedule - International Film Festival Quo Vadis - 2nd edition

12 September 2025

NATIONAL 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

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 ConfessionsSimon 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