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Eastern Europe Film Festival was born as a tribute to the great film and theater actor Ilie Gheorghe. The initiative to establish the festival was taken by his family members who have a strong reputation in the artistic and academic world.

The festival is possible with the help of the local authorities in Craiova and the Association" SOCIETATEA NATIONALA SPIRU HARET PENTRU EDUCATIE, STIINTA SI CULTURA ". This association has centers in Bucharest, Craiova, Brasov, Constanta and Campulung Muscel.

The idea of the festival started from the fact that the Shakespeare theater festival was taking place in Craiova, but it was not a film festival. As soon as the idea was born, the family members received support from numerous directors and actors with whom the great actor Ilie Gheorghe played over the years in over 80 theater roles and 20 film roles.
To begin with, the festival was organized in Craiova, the city where the great actor excelled in his career at the Marin Sorescu Theater.
With the support of the association, in the future, the festival wants to take place in the other cities mentioned above as well.

The festival takes place monthly in the city of Craiova. The winners receive certificates and trophies provided by the sponsors.

THE ILIE GHEORGHE AWARD FOR THE BEST ACTOR.
This award is given once a year. In the competition, the winners participate in the best actor in the monthly editions.
The prize winner will get a special certificate and the amount of 1500 euros. The amount is sponsored by the family of the actor Ilie Gheorghe. The winner must have an artistic interpretation close to that of the actor Ilie Gheorghe. The jury has the reserved right not to award this prize if the quality of the interpretations is not the desired one.

The executive director of the festival is the distinguished Romanian language teacher Sandu Turneanu, whose career was at the High School Pedagogical Stefan Velovan from Craiova.

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Contact e-mail address: easterneuropefilmfest@gmail.com

We are a monthly film festival held in Eastern Europe and our main purpose is to find passionate filmmakers that thoroughly enjoy art and to make their work known across every platform.

Our judge panel is full of festival award-winning Directors, Cinematographers, Screenwriters, and Editors from Eastern Europe.

Furthermore, our festival is also a tribute to the late, great and award-winning Romanian actor, ILIE GHEORGHE.

Main Categories:

Best Short Film
Best Feature Film
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Directing
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Screenwriting
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Music
Best Student Filmmaker
Best VFX
Best Sound Design
Best Sound Editing
Best Production Design
Best Drone Short Film
Best Movie Poster
Best Music Video

All winners will receive laurels and certificates.

NOTE: The Best Actor winner will receive the ILIE GHEORGHE Award Certificate, as a tribute to the late and great Romanian actor, ILIE GHEORGHE.

Every single filmmaker must own all the copyrights used on their film.

If your film is in a foreign language, it should be submitted with English subtitles. However, if it does not have complex dialogue, it may be submitted without subtitles.

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  • Ricardo Aldahondo

    I'm grateful that my short film Shadow on the Earth was selected by the Eastern Europe Film Festival. Communication throughout the process was clear and professional, and I appreciated the opportunity to be part of a festival that values independent cinema.
    Even though the participation was online, everything felt well-organized and respectful toward filmmakers.
    I recommend this festival to other creators looking for international visibility and a serious platform for their work.

    June 2025
  • Eastern Europe Film Festival is awesome...thanks so much for acknowledging my documentary from Canada Interpreting Erik.... Donald D'Haene on instagram @donalddhaene1961

    June 2025
  • Thank you to the Eastern Europe Film Festival for awarding me the Best Student Film Filmmaker award for my film 'Glass Fins'. This is of great significance to me and gives me a lot of confidence. It will help me get better and better in the future. I also hope that the Eastern Europe Film Festival will continue to thrive!

    June 2025
  • Rolland Moldovan

    I am honored to have won an award at this festival. It is my greatest joy. Thank you!

    June 2025
  • We appreciate the great opportunity and feel extremely honored to get recognitions from the esteemed jury🙏 Special thanks to being very helpful through the submission and follow thru process🙏🙏

    June 2025