On May 14, 2009, Jennifer Schuessler described her first experience of the RCINY/ Carturesti space in The New York Times Book Review: “From now until July 15, all you need to do to browse the hippest bookstore in Bucharest is stroll to 38th Street and Third Avenue, where a temporary outlet of the chain Carturesti has set up shop in the exhibition space of the Romanian Cultural Institute New York."

"Many characters and overlapping stories can cause confusion but never boredom ..." reads Publishers Weekly in the recent review of "Little Fingers', by Filip Florian.

Elevator and Megatron, the two Romanian films selected in the South-East European Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA, with the support of RCINY, were welcomed by the press.

 The Paper Will Be Blue by Radu Muntean, and Cristian Nemescu's celebrated  California Dreamin' (Endless), presented in "Disappearing Act" by Czech Center in collaboration with RCINY, were welcomed by US media.

Following its raving festivals success in 2008, The Flower Bridge (Podul de flori), directed by Thomas Ciulei, was presented, among the 35 documentaries from across the globe, in the 2009 edition of the prestigious Documentary Fortnight , the Musem of Modern Art (MoMA)'s annual showcase of nonfiction film and video. The event was featured in The New York Times.

The US release of the stellar interpretation of Romanian composer George Enescu's "Impressions from childhood", performed by world reknown violonist Sherban Lupu and Sinfonia Varsovia, enjoyed an enthusiastic reception form the US music critics.

Following its international success in 2008, Nae Caranfil's latest film, "The Rest is Silence" (Restul e tacere), Romania's official entry for the Best Foreign Film category of the 2009 Oscars, the American Film Academy Awards, was selected by the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival, in the Awards Buzz category.

 The winner of the New Voices/New Vision section of the 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival was Hooked by Romanian filmmaker Adrian Sitaru, "For its extraordinary power and utility in portraying fascinating characters engaged in a highly compelling dynamic, relying on pure raw talent behind the superb writing, acting and direction, and all achieved on a Dogme budget," commented Juror Orly Ravid.