Romanian Film Festival Seattle - 13th Edition
November 13 - 15, 2026
The Romanian Film Festival Seattle returns to SIFF Cinema Uptown for its 13th edition, with award-winning films and special international guests. This year’s theme, Beyond Borders, explores the lines that define our world, etched into memory, marked by the scars of struggle, and brightened by the laughter of lived experiences. The comedies and dramas featured in this 13th edition trace how lives are shaped by visible and invisible boundaries that ultimately become spaces of change.
The festival is organized by the American Romanian Cultural Society, in partnership with Control N, a cultural organization based in Romania.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: 3 Days in September
Romania | 2026 | 75 min.
Opens November 13, 2026
When her fiancé’s mistress crashes her wedding, Bianca flees the scene, launching a real-time odyssey of chaos and eventual liberation through an off-season seaside resort.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: The Last Transhumance
Romania | 2026 | 90 min.
November 14, 2026
Filmed in six countries during fifteen years, "The Last Transhumance" takes us into the world of shepherds who walk with their animals very long distances in search of food: an ancient way of life not compatible with the modern world.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Kontinental '25
Romania | 2025 | 109 min.
November 14, 2026
After a municipal worker in Transylvania oversees an eviction that goes wrong, she spirals into an existential crisis that forces her to confront her place in a frenzied world.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Traffic
Romania | 2024 | 119 min.
November 14, 2026
A young Romanian couple working in Western Europe orchestrates an ambitious art museum heist after the woman is assaulted.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: R.M.N.
Romania | 2022 | 128 min.
November 14, 2026
When a multi-ethnic Transylvanian village hires Sri Lankan workers at the local bakery, latent xenophobia and historic tribal resentments explode, fracturing the community's veneer of peace.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Atlas of the Universe
Romania | 2026 | 85 min.
November 15, 2026
After mistakenly buying two right-foot shoes, a ten-year-old boy sets off across the countryside to find the missing left one. An unexpected journey of courage, friendship, and self-discovery.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: The Yellow Tie
Romania | 2025 | 145 min.
November 15, 2026
The life of legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache unfolds from a strict childhood to wartime exile and musical brilliance.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: Blindsight
Romania | 2025 | 91 min.
November 15, 2026
Amnesiac Laura and her family journey to Türkiye, only to find themselves trapped in a reality-bending game of illusions, challenging their choices and trust, leading to hilariously irrational situations.
Romanian Film Festival Seattle: The Wall
Romania | 2026 | 96 min.
November 15, 2026
A boundary dispute between two neighbors erupts right as their children are supposed to get married, dragging the entire village in their conflict.