First edition - 2002

First edition - 2002

First edition - 2002

The first edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival took place from June 3 to June 9, 2002, in Cluj-Napoca.

A total of 43 films from 15 countries were screened, 11 of them in competition. Over the seven days of the festival, 65 screenings took place in two cinemas.

The main red-carpet attraction was the presence of Canadian actor Jason Priestley, internationally famous for his role as Brandon Walsh in the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210.

The two historic cinemas in Cluj-Napoca where the films were screened during the first edition of TIFF in 2002 were Cinema Republica, later renamed Cinema “Florin Piersic”, and Cinema Victoria. At the time, the festival started on a much smaller scale than today, offering audiences screenings hosted exclusively in these two venues. Cinema Arta was added to the festival circuit only starting with the second edition, in 2003, while open-air screenings were introduced beginning with the third edition, in 2004.

The first edition of TIFF brought together 8,701 spectators.

Principalul punct de atracție de pe covorul roșu a fost prezența actorului canadian Jason Priestley, celebru pe plan internațional pentru rolul Brandon Walsh din serialul fenomen Beverly Hills, 90210

Cele două cinematografe istorice din Cluj-Napoca unde s-au proiectat filmele la prima ediție TIFF din 2002 au fost Cinema Republica (redenumit ulterior Cinema „Florin Piersic”) și Cinema Victoria. La acea vreme, festivalul a debutat la o scară mult mai mică față de prezent, oferind publicului proiecții găzduite exclusiv în aceste două săli. Abia începând cu ediția a doua (2003) s-a adăugat în circuit și Cinema Arta, iar din ediția a treia (2004) au fost introduse proiecțiile în aer liber.

Prima ediție TIFF a strâns 8701 spectatori

Official Jury

The Official Competition Jury was made up of five personalities from Romanian and international cinema:

Ron Holloway – American film critic, journalist and film historian.

Oana Pellea – Acclaimed Romanian theatre and film actress.

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson – Icelandic director and screenwriter.

Lewis Chesler – American film and television producer.

Constantin Vaeni – Romanian director, screenwriter and actor.

Special Guests

Jason Priestley
Marcel Iureș
Lucian Pintilie
Mircea Daneliuc
Peter Caldas

Awards

  • Transilvania Trophy: Occident (Romania), directed by Cristian Mungiu

  • Best Director: Srdan Golubović for Absolute Hundred (Apsolutnih sto, Yugoslavia)

  • Best Performance: The entire cast of Victims and Murderers (Oběti a vrazi, Czech Republic), directed by Andrea Sedláčková

  • Best Cinematography: Aleksandar Ilić for his work on Absolute Hundred (Yugoslavia)

  • Audience Award: Occident (Romania), directed by Cristian Mungiu

  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Romanian director Mircea Daneliuc

  • Excellence Award: Romanian director Lucian Pintilie

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