Ileana Bîrsan (*1975) is a film critic and educator. She graduated the Faculty of Philology, University of Bucharest, and studied film at the University of Zürich. Since 2007, she has been writing articles about cinema for various publications and has participated as a lecturer in various programmes of cinematic education. She is co-founder of DokStation Music Documentary Film Festival. In 2017, she codirected with Claudiu Mitcu the documentary "The Trial". Currently she is completing a PhD at CESI (Centre of Excellence in Image Study). She is also a film production coordinator at Wearebasca production company. In January 2024, Ileana Bîrsan, along with other members of SIGNIS Romania, co-founded FILMIKON, an international festival showcasing films awarded by ecumenical juries, where she also serves as the festival director.
Film critic
Country of origin
Festivals
Current issues
At the Oulu's Children's and Youth International Film Festival 2024 the Church Media Foundation presented its "Look at Me..." Award to Nellie Rajala for her film "The Elf Ring".
Events
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2
26.04.2023
Budapest
In Budapest at the end of April 2023 INTERFILM is organising a seminar on the history of Hungarian film and the current situation in Central and Eastern Europe.