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Festival Schedule
International Film Festival Quo Vadis will take place over five days: 10 - 14 november, Iași- Day I - november 10
- Day II - november 11
- Day III - november 12
- Day IV - november 13
- Day V - november 14
- Day VI - november 15
BRAUNSTEIN PALACE – LA CUPOLA
09.30
The Aesthetics of the Sacred Colloquium
Photography and Cinematography
Opening of the photography exhibition My Neighbor: The Gospel Lived in Orthodox Communities Around the World
Free admission, subject to availability
11.40 Happy Stones (documentary, Bulgaria, 2021, 60 min)
Director: Zoya Dimitrova
13.00 Beyond the Peak (documentary, USA, 2024, 70 min)
Director: Aleksandar Jović
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI
17.00 Opening Gala of the Third Edition and concert by the Rădăcini Traditional Music Ensemble
19.00 Forgiveness (drama, Romania, 2026, 110 min)
Free admission, subject to availability
Director: Nicolae Mărgineanu
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART - BAIA TURCEASCĂ
09.30 The Aesthetics of the Sacred: What Does Faith Look Like on Screen? – Colloquium
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI
13.00 Our Neighbor (documentary, Romania, 2026, 24 min, Andrei Coruț and Alexandru Ionescu)
Director: Ileana Gaiță
13.00 The House with Angels in Râșnov (documentary, Romania, 2025, 24 min., Andrei Coruț)
13.00 The Way (drama, Romania, 2026, 30 min, Valentin Burlacu)
17.45 Beautiful Helen (drama, Georgia, 2021, 95 min)
Director: George Ovashvili
20.00 The Moon Is a Father of Mine (drama, Georgia, 2025, 100 min)
Director: George Ovashvili
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY ART - BAIA TURCEASCĂ
10.00 Opening of the photography exhibition Jerusalem is not just a city
Photographer: Dmitri Brikman, Israel
11.00 Beyond the Screen. Stories About the Other
Dmitri Brikman, George Ovashvili and Elena Dulgheru in conversation
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI
16.00 Riches (drama, Serbia, 2026, 85 min)
Director: Andrej Šepetkovski
18.30 Triumph of the Heart (drama, USA, 2025, 120 min)
Director: Anthony D’Ambrosio
SENATE HALL, ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY, IAȘI
18.00 Alter... Eva (fiction, short film, 2015, national premiere)
Director: Cristina Chirvase
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI
09.00
Films participating in the short film competition
Like a Sort of Song About Life, But Different (hybrid docu-experimental)
Boldness and Impasse (romantic comedy, short film)
The Little Angel (drama)
Dogma᾽71 (drama)
10.00
Winning Films in the Short Film Category
The Black House (drama, Dumitru Grosei – First Prize, Quo Vadis Short Film Competition)
Beyond Closer (visual essay/drama, Steliana Blaga – Second Prize, Quo Vadis Short Film Competition)
The Hermit (drama, Cristian Dinu – Special Screening)
12.00 Alter... Eva (fiction, short film, 2015, national premiere)
Director: Cristina Chirvase
17.00 Between Borders (drama, USA, 2024, 90 min)
Director: Stephen Mark Freiburger
19.30 Moses the Black (drama, USA, 2026, 105 min)
Director: Yelena Popovic
NATIONAL ATHENAEUM, IAȘI
11.00
Photographic Film Series (Visual Essays), 120 min, Israel
Shadows of Jerusalem (7 min)
The Ten Commandments (3 min)
Shadows (5 min)
The Prayer of Jerusalem (15 min)
Eye to Eye: Israel–Armenia (5 min)
Dmitri Shostakovich’s Dream of Jerusalem (18 min)
Ecclesiastes (47 min)
Director: Dmitri Brikman
16.00 The Calling. Saint Paraskeva (docudrama, Romania, 2026, 90 min)
Director: Mara Ionescu
18.00 Closing Gala and concert by the St. Hierarch Joseph Naniescu Male Choir of the St. Dumitru Stăniloae Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Iași
MIHAI EMINESCU AULA MAGNA, ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IAȘI
19.30 Beyond Entertainment: Symbol and Faith in Cinema
Conference by: Jonathan Pageau
SALA IUSTIN MOISESCU (Ansamblul Mitropolitan Iași)
13.00
The Calling. Saint Paraskeva (docudrama, Romania, 2026, 90 min)
Director: Mara Ionescu
