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At the beginning of the XXth century Cluj-Napoca was an important centre for filmmaking in the region, some world famous filmmakers started their careers in the film studios existing here: Sándor Korda (Sir Alexander Korda) or Mihály Kertész (Michael Curtiz) made their first films in Cluj-Napoca. At the beginning of the XXIth century we hope that the Department of Film, Photography and Media at the Sapientia - Hungarian University of Transylvania has again the opportunity to offer possibilities of discovering and developing new talents among those young students who see new, exciting challenges in the world of film or television and find them worthy of undertaking.
Top news
With live music accompaniement10/10/2025 10:22 PM
our Death of Dracula silent film was screened in Sfantu Gheorghe.
Prof. Ágnes Pethő was invited to Gdansk as a keynote spaker23/09/2025 01:49 PM
The title of her presentation: Re-sensitizing Film Studies. The Affective Performativity of Intermediality.
We are excited to announce the call for animation films for the second edition of Animates!16/06/2025 09:46 PM
We are organizing our animation festival for the second time between September 26–28, 2025, and it will feature a competition section as well.
The contemporary film festival06/06/2025 12:00 PM
Masterclass and workshop with Jürgen Brüning - member of the Advisory Selection Committee of the Panorama section at Berlinale.
LOST ANALOGUE: An Innovative Film Education & Collaboration Project20/01/2025 03:30 PM
The LOST ANALOGUE project concluded in January, bringing innovation to film education through analog techniques and artistic collaborations. The studies presenting the project's results are now available.
Volume 26 of our scientific journal has been published11/12/2024 05:20 AM
Intermedial Practices, Affective Immersions
Affective intermediality: a new research paradigm19/11/2024 12:42 PM
On 22 November 2024 we organize a hybrid (in person/online) international workshop in conclusion of the research project in order to debate the results and discuss future plans.
Animates festival & forum 202404/10/2024 08:10 PM
The schedule of the animation festival organized by our department in collaboration with Beanbag Animation Studio is out!
Ágnes Pethő was invited to the Bern University03/10/2024 10:06 PM
as a guest lecturer on intermediality.
Volume 25 of our scientific journal has been published24/08/2024 09:46 PM
Storytelling: Mediums, Perspectives and Sensibilities
AniMates Festival26/07/2024 04:00 PM
The registration period for our animation film contest and festival, running from October 11-13, is open until September 30.
The Death of Darcula at the Mediawave Festival23/05/2024 04:58 PM
As part of the 34th Mediawave International Film Festival, the first test screening of the remake of the lost silent film The Death of Dracula took place, accompanied by live music.
Issue nr. 24 of our department's scientific journal has been published01/12/2023 10:42 PM
It contains essays written following the international workshop, Uncanny Intermediality
Immersion - multimedia exhibition in our Studio19/10/2023 06:44 PM
Created by András Csaba Nemes and Mira Marincaș for the Affective Intermediality international film studies conference in Cluj-Napoca.
