Cinema concerts return to Transilvania Film Festival 2026 in Cluj-Napoca Live cinema concerts will once again take center stage at the 25th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), bringing new musical interpretations to three films from different eras and styles. The program blends Romanian, Nordic, and French cinema with contemporary live performances, offering audiences a reimagined viewing experience, the organizers said. The festival, set to take place between June 12 and 21 in Cluj-Napoca, will feature three titles in its cinema concert lineup: Meanders , Beyond Sleep , and Paris Asleep .

Radu Jude’s Journal d’une femme de chambre/ The Diary of a Chambermaid , which premiered in this year’s Quinzaine des Cinéastes/Directors’ Fortnight , will have its Romanian premiere at Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF). The film, written and directed by Jude, is a production by French SBS, co-produced by Romanian Avanpost. Loosely inspired by Octave Mirbeau’s novel of the same name, the film brings “a contemporary reinterpretation of the story through a perspective that brings into dialogue Romania and France, East and West, migration, domestic labor, social inequalities, and power relations in today’s Europe.” The cast includes Ana Dumitrașcu, Vincent Macaigne, Mélanie Thierry, Amélie Prévot, Louve Proust, Louen Bouteiller, Ilinca Manolache, Sofia Ioana Dragoman, and Liliana Ghiță.