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The first vertical garden is being built in Romania in the shape of an arch, as the symbol of the Award Gala for a Clean Environment.

Otilia Haraga

McCann in partnership with Curtea Veche publishing house has opened Sufrageria, a space which the agency says serves as an ever-growing library for their staff, clients and friends, a pop-up shop area, and a melting pot real living room (sufragerie in Romania, ed.n) for their employees.

One of the most important animation festivals in Eastern Europe, Anim’est, has reached its fifth edition and will take place between October 8 and 17 in Bucharest and between 22 and 24 October in Cluj. 13 short animated films from Romania and 13 from the Balkan region will compete for this year’s Anim’est awards.

Corina Dumitrescu

The competition launched this summer by Ovidiu Rom and the Education Ministry for local communities looking for financing to get underprivileged children into pre-school has attracted over 100 applications, the charity says. 

The Bucharest Airports National Company will commence the Airport Visit Tour program this autumn, starting October 8. The event will allow children to visit the Henri Coanda airport in Otopeni two times a month, on the second Friday and the last Saturday of the month.

Corina Dumitrescu

Over 200 chamber and symphony concerts are scheduled to take place as part of the George Enescu Philharmonic’s new season, which begins on September 23.

Corina Dumitrescu

D’AYA Theater Company is currently one of the best known independent troupes in Bucharest and Romania and is at the heart of the postmodern backlash against classical traditions. Chris Simion, the company’s president, writer and director, sat down with Business Review and unveiled some of the mechanisms behind the mysterious workings of a theater company, as well as future plans.

Corina Dumitrescu

Over 80 independent films, documentaries and alternative productions will be showcased as part of the Romania International Film Festival (RO-IFF), between October 1 and 10.

Corina Dumitrescu

“Seven curses… asked, made and bound”, D’AYA Theater Company’s most recent play which premiered on September 20, encompasses the spirit of Romanian long-forgotten traditions and beliefs in a one-hour spectacle that seems too pass too quickly in the eyes of the urban audience.

Corina Dumitrescu

A book entitled “Iubirrre” (a playful reference to the word “Love”) will be launched on October 5, so as to draw funds for the benefit of animals. Local public figures from various areas, as music, theater, television, written press will sign the stories featured in the book.

Corina Dumitrescu