The Chicago Annual European Union Film Festival continues to feature new Romanian films. This year’s selection includes Adrian Sitaru's Hooked, and The Other Irene, directed by Andrei Gruzsniczki, following its U.S. Premiere at the 2009 Romanian Film Festival in NYC.

Valery Oisteanu launches his new book of poems, "Perks in Purgatory" at Cornelia Street Cafe, on March 14, and at 5C Cultural Center & Cafe, on March 26.

With RCINY support, Green Space dance space is pleased to present Natasa Trifan Performance Group in their acclaimed production, CAPTURING GIL-GULIM II - a multimedia dance show.

Radu Jude's feature "The Happiest Girl in the World", which enjoyed a wide festivals success around the world, is now presented at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival, with the support of the Honorary Romanian Consulate in Cleveland.

On Friday, April 2nd, at 7:30 pm, Tales From the Golden Age will open a special Romanian film series at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The series will include other recent features and documentaries of the Romanian New Wave.

Andreea Vălean returns in April to the LARK for a Studio Retreat Workshop, closing with two public performances of her new play Don’t Cry, We’ll All Meet on the Other Side.

This event will feature an extensive showcase of new Romanian films, along with a panel on new Romanian cinema moderated by Prof. Pavle Levi. The forum is organized by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Stanford University, and its affiliates, Casa Română (Bay Area Romanian Community), with additional support from the Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest, and the Romanian National Center for Cinema.

This year’s edition of the Washington, DC International Film Festival will feature a special section dedicated to the most recent productions of the Romanian cinema, including The Happiest Girl in the World (dir. Radu Jude), Medal of Honor (dir. Peter Călin Netzer), Silent Wedding (dir. Horaţiu Mălăele) & more.