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2026
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Bucharest
24.04 - 29.04
ONLINE
30.04 - 31.05
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On the Verge
The relentless flow of news on wars, genocides and deepening social and economic precarization risks numbing us, cultivating a pervasive sense of helplessness. Many of us feel we are living at a breaking point...
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Past Continuous
Looking at past or present struggles one cannot ignore that what confronts us is not a series of isolated crises – everything is interconnected. Environmental destruction, the precarity of labor, the erosion of freedoms, racism and the rise of...
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No Future Without – Extended Dialogues
This year, more than ever, One World Romania considers it of the utmost urgency to continue presenting documentaries as a starting point for extended discussions about the times we live in...
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Focus Moldova
Over the last couple of years, the Moldovan film industry has seen a significant surge in its presence on the international film festival circuit. Driven in part by its National Film Center’s yearly funding sessions...
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Focus Johan Grimonprez
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SAHIA VINTAGE Connect
Our long-standing SAHIA VINTAGE program, curated around the archives of the Alexandru Sahia Studio and established over a decade ago, is evolving into SAHIA VINTAGE Connect. This extension proposes a pan-regional approach to the documentary output...
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Youth Days
Launched in 2024, our program dedicated to high school students returns this year, on April 27 and 28, with a series of activities focused on group cohesion, empathy, critical thinking and dialogue across diversity.
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OWR Online
The online festival takes places between April 30 - May 31, 2026, and offers a selection of films from the physical programme.
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