A selection of award-winning films and festival favourites, produced or co-produced by Vent d'Est Films.
Directed by Paul Negoescu — 2023
Released nationwide in Romania, the film was a real public success. A popular social comedy, it tells the story of the dream of wealth and the disillusions of modern times, with a sharp look at the obsession with easy money in the age of cryptocurrencies. Accessible and funny, the film reached a wide audience while offering a subtle critique of our contemporary society.
Directed by Germain Kanda — 2023
This dramatic comedy, selected in several national festivals and released in cinemas in Romania, mixes family rivalries, gastronomy and thwarted love. Warm and universal, the film explores with finesse the themes of transmission, pride and human passions, offering a story that is both intimate and deeply human.
Directed by Bobby Barbacioru — 2023
Selected in several international festivals and praised for its satirical tone, this film offers a contemporary, biting fable about fear, paranoia and disinformation at the start of the pandemic. Through the wandering of two brothers, the story captures with dark humour and sensitivity the collective upheavals of a defining period.
Directed by Alexandra Gulea — 2023
An intimate documentary by Alexandra Gulea, Maia – Portrait with Hands has been praised in several international festivals for its poetic and original approach. The film explores Aromanian heritage through the story of the director's grandmother and the journey of her family, forced into exile by political violence. Blending proto-animation, puppet theatre and reenactments, it offers a journey through memory, identity and roots, where simplicity and connection to the land meet.
