Comedy Cluj is an international
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
of comedy film organized annually in October in
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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.
History
The first edition of ''Comedy Cluj'' was held in 2009 and comprised 70 films coming from 19 countries, as well as several workshops,
street theater
Street theatre is a form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including shopping centres, car parks, recreational reserves, college or university ...
shows, conferences and parties. The festival includes competitive and non competitive sections.
Despite the
late-2000s recession
The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economies around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid-2009. , ''Comedy Cluj'' had grown, so that its second edition (held in October 8–17, 2010) showed more than 100 films.
Article in Adevarul
Retrieved Sept. 11, 2010
See also
* List of film festivals in Europe
* List of film festivals in Romania
Film festivals in Cluj:
* Transilvania International Film Festival
The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF; ) is the first international feature film festival in Romania, which is held annually in the historic capital of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca. Founded in 2002 by the Romanian Film Promotion (), TIFF ...
* Gay Film Nights
References
External links
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Film festivals in Romania
Tourist attractions in Cluj-Napoca
Culture in Cluj-Napoca
Autumn in Romania
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