The Night Practice
Best Short Student Fiction
Bogdan Alecsandru
Romania,
Fiction,
16’00’’
The new goalkeeper in a junior soccer team is greeted with hostility by the other boys. Robert, the only friendly teammate, develops an obsession with him.
Film block:
STUDENT FIC / TEENAGE STORIES
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language
- Country Romania
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Alin Ciuchi
- Scriptwriter Bogdan Alecsandru (based on a short story by Aron Biro)
- Producer Ligia Prodan
- Music Mihai Ghiță
- Editor Cristina Popa
- Cast Andrei Giurgea, Tiberius Zavelea, Gabriel Spahiu, Marc Titieni, Rareș Ularu, Horațiu Băcilă, Vlad Tudoran, Robi Brage, Antonio-Daniel Petrică
- Year of creation 2023
- Duration 16’00’’
Bogdan Alecsandru is a Bucharest based filmmaker. After graduating the BA in Film and Television Directing at UNATC "I. L. Caragiale'', he continued his studies with a MA in Film Directing. His short films have been screened in festivals such as TIFF Romania, Film School Fest Munich and RiverRun IFF. "The Night Practice" was nominated for Best Romanian Short Film at the Gopo Awards. He explores queer storylines and the thematic fusion between anxiety and intimacy in fiction films.
