Line-Up: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers

07/06/2026

💜 Ce face Line-Up: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers atât de special? Ce au învățat cei 15 participanți și cei 6 mentori și speakeri unii de la alții în cele două zile de întâlniri? Și care sunt gândurile lor de final? Iată răspunsurile la toate aceste întrebări.

🎥 Gabriel George

06/06/2026

04/06/2026

The first gathering of participants, mentors, and speakers for the 4th edition of LINE UP!
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed byAFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt

01/06/2026

We conclude the introduction of the 15 participants from 5 countries in the fourth edition of the LINE-UP Academy with Ana Octavia Cîrdei.

Ana is a cultural manager, project coordinator, and community facilitator based in Iași, Romania. She coordinates the work of Artipic Association, an NGO that uses arts and culture as tools for social change, youth engagement, and community development. Over the past six years, she has designed and managed cultural projects ranging from urban art interventions and community festivals to educational and participatory programs in marginalized neighborhoods and rural communities. Ana also coordinates Dallas Delivery, a festival and urban regeneration initiative that transforms one of Iași’s most underserved areas through art, dialogue, and civic participation. Ana’s work focuses on creating meaningful connections between artists, communities, and public space.
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed by AFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt

31/05/2026

Meet our mentors & guest speakers of this year’s LINE-UP Academy. We’re also joined by 𝐈𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮 from Romania.
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed by AFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt

30/05/2026

Meet our mentors & guest speakers of this year’s LINE-UP Academy. Another key voice this year: 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚 from Romania.
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed by AFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt

29/05/2026

Our participant spotlight series for the fourth edition of the LINE-UP Academy continues with Sînziana Baltac, one of the 15 participants from 5 countries.

Sînziana Baltac is the communication consultant of the first art fair in Brașov - It's only FAIR, designed to shape a space of interaction for artists with the local community, reaching over 12,000 attendees in its first year. With 12 years' experience as a communicator and events’ organizer for music events, festivals (Color, Cabal, The Fresh) and international companies, all her projects focus on supporting local emerging art. Blending critical thinking with contemporary communication and a deep fascination for the creative process, she is consistently seeking new opportunities to grow and learn how to generate relevant exposure and fruitful contexts for artists to promote their art.
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed by AFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt

28/05/2026

Next in line among the 15 participants from 5 countries in the fourth edition of the LINE-UP Academy is Paula Iancu.

Paula Iancu is an architecture student based in Timișoara, with seven years of experience in youth-led initiatives, project coordination, and event production. Through her work with Asociația de la 4 (A4), the student association of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Paula develops projects that strengthen civic engagement by creating dialogue between academia and the wider cultural life of the city. She is currently contributing to the strategic development of ANIMĂ, a new student initiative supported by the Romanian Order of Architects’ Architecture Stamp, exploring how collective action can reactivate shared spaces and cultivate a stronger sense of community.
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed by AFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt

27/05/2026

Introducing another participant from the 15 selected for the fourth edition of the LINE-UP Academy: Oana Marin.

Oana Marin is a performer, cultural manager, and Assistant Professor at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, where she teaches acting, directing, and contemporary theatre. Her work operates at the intersection of performance practice, research, and cultural production, with a focus on inclusive artistic frameworks and the politics of representation in Eastern Europe. She has developed and coordinated projects in the field of disability arts, including PerformAccess (2024) and EchoScapes (2025), contributing to the integration of Deaf and blind artistic practices in educational and cultural contexts. Her work also includes editorial and translation initiatives that support the circulation of disability studies in Romania. Alongside her academic activity, she has been involved in the organization and strategic development of major cultural events, including the Sibiu International Theatre Festival and the Sibiu International Performing Arts Market. Her artistic and managerial practice focuses on collaborative formats that bring together professional, emerging, and disabled artists in shared processes of creation.
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Organised by Asociația Este Film.
Co-financed by AFCN
Supported by Centrul Cultural German Sibiu / Deutsches Kulturzentrum Hermannstadt