09 July 2026 The 22nd edition of the Bucharest International Film Festival (BIFF) will take place between September 18 and 27, bringing together international and Romanian auteur films, national premieres, filmmaker discussions, and special programs. The organizers also announced a new section exploring the intersection of cinema and the visual arts. Organized by the CHARTA Foundation and the International Association for Culture, Economy, and Business "Grigore Vasiliu Birlic," the festival will be hosted at the Romanian Peasant Museum Cinema and Apollo111 in Bucharest. Preparations for this year's edition were officially launched during a reception at Elisabeta Palace hosted by Prince Radu of Romania, under whose High Patronage the festival is held. The event brought together representati