Take 6: NexT Film Fest brings short films to Bucharest

The sixth edition of the NexT International Film Festival, which brings to the forefront short films from Romania or productions showcased at Cannes, hits cinemas in Bucharest at end-March.

The films will be shown at the Scala and Studio cinemas in Bucharest between March 28 and April 1.

This year’s edition will comprise some sexually-themed films such as A Solas (Intimacy) directed by Francisco Javier Rubio Rodrigo, O Inferno by Carlos Conceiçaõ or Girl, directed by Fijona Jonuzi.

The NexT competition, a strong part of the festival, showcases 27 titles.

The competition shortlist also includes Romanian productions such as De azi inainte (From Now On) about a man who suspects his teenage son is gay and tries to find a remedy for this.

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See a selection of the films in the competition below:

NexT was started in memory of Romanian director Cristian Nemescu and sound engineer Andrei Toncu, tragically killed in a car accident.

Otilia Haraga