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Ştefan Dobroiu


893 articles available in total starting from 23/03/2010. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

I Am Another You wins the top award at Astra

I Am Another You wins the top award at Astra

Documentaries from Austria, Croatia, Romania and Germany also scooped prizes at the Romanian gathering  

22/10/2018 | Astra 2018 | Awards

Review: Timebox

Review: Timebox

Memory, relevance and one's relationship with one's home are discussed in Nora Agapi's debut feature, which world-premiered at Astra  

22/10/2018 | Astra 2018

Review: Caisă

Review: Caisă

Alexandru Mavrodineanu's documentary digs down to the root of endemic, countrywide issues in Romania  

19/10/2018 | Astra 2018

Review: Licu, a Romanian Story

Review: Licu, a Romanian Story

Ana Dumitrescu's winner of a Golden Dove from DOK Leipzig, which examines how a nonagenarian looks at the world, is being shown at Astra, in the Mature View thematic sidebar  

18/10/2018 | Astra 2018

Dumitru Budrala  • Founding director, Astra Film Festival

Interview: Dumitru Budrala • Founding director, Astra Film Festival

"We have retained the same mission since the very first edition – that of curators of reality"

With 25 editions of Romania's biggest documentary film festival under his belt, Astra's founding director, Dumitru Budrala, talks about the event's challenges, goals and overall mission  

17/10/2018 | Astra 2018

Review: Thou Shalt Not Kill

Review: Thou Shalt Not Kill

Cătălin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Şarga’s first feature explores one of Romania’s most pressing social issues – the healthcare system  

15/10/2018 | Warsaw 2018

The 25th Astra Film Festival ready to kick off

The 25th Astra Film Festival ready to kick off

Romania’s biggest documentary film festival is offering more than 400 screenings and film-related events over the course of seven days  

15/10/2018 | Astra 2018

Astra revisits the past with a retrospective sidebar

Astra revisits the past with a retrospective sidebar

The ten selected documentaries show the challenges that former communist countries encounter in synchronising with Western Europe  

12/10/2018 | Astra 2018

128 films to be screened at the 25th Astra Film Festival

128 films to be screened at the 25th Astra Film Festival

Romania’s largest documentary film event boasts five official competitions  

11/10/2018 | Astra 2018

Florin Şerban  • Director

Interview: Florin Şerban • Director

“I am a teenager who, in many respects, refuses to grow up”

When one shoots in wild locations, one must be prepared, says Romanian director Florin Şerban, whose Love 1: Dog was screened in competition at Sarajevo  

22/08/2018 | Sarajevo 2018 | Competition

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