Submissions for Drama Room 2026 are now open

Transilvania International Film Festival (June 12 - 21, 2026) opens the submissions for Romanian series projects for Drama Room (DR) 2026. Drama Room is a program initiated by TIFF in 2021 dedicated to drama series development, aiming at building capacity locally and within the covered region. Romanian screenwriters, as well as writer-directors, who are developing a series or mini-series based on contemporary stories (set after the 1990s), are invited to submit their projects to the Drama Room program. Applications can be submitted online until April 27th, 2026, through the eventival.eu platform.

Drama Room is designed to help creators develop their projects and pitching skills, along with a better understanding of the dynamics of the national and international series market. The program will take place during the RO Industry Days (June 18 - 21, 2026) and the participants are also invited to attend the panels and masterclasses led by top experts in the film industry.

The selected projects will take part in a pitching event, in front of a dedicated jury and other invited international guests.

The Best Series Award is offered by PRO TV & VOYO and consists of a 12 month exclusivity contract with PRO TV, worth 5000 EUR, for the entire project for developing the first episode of the series and series bible (characters, narrative arch, visual guide). The winning project will benefit from personalized mentorship assisted by the PROTV development team and internal Board pitching before the project's production. The Best Series Award will be announced at the Industry Awards Ceremony.

The event will take place in Cluj-Napoca, on June 18 - 19 2026. The complete Drama Room program will be announced to the selected participants at the beginning of June.

The full program rules can be found here.

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