Between June 4 and 9, 2024, the second edition of the LYNX Festival will be held in Brașov, the first event in the country dedicated exclusively to nature photography and documentary film, initiated by the Wild Romania Association and the Forona Association. After last year it included 8 international documentaries in its program, all sold-out, most of them premiering in Romania, the festival returns with a new selection that will delight film and nature lovers of all ages.
“I am very excited for the second edition of LYNX Festival, which promises to be at least as good as the first. Among the most interesting films that we will bring, I now recall Wild Transylvania, directed by John Murray, one of our special guests from the last edition. The film is premiered in Romania and tells the story of the wildlife in this region of our country in a harmonious way, interwoven with picturesque landscapes. Another film in the program, which has won several high-profile festivals, is Cactus Hotel, a fine comedy with animals of all kinds and an absolutely fascinating story. I would also put on the list a very interesting film about wolves, one about the Mediterranean Sea, but also a BBC production about Antarctica, a documentary that will be presented in 3D format. There will also be photography exhibitions, and during the festival we will also announce the winners of the Milvus international competition. This is a summary that I hope will attract the attention of nature lovers, to whom we promise other surprises if they will be in Brașov at the beginning of June,” said Dan Dinu, artistic director of the festival and president of the Wild Romania Association.
John Murray, producer of over 100 documentary films broadcast on the most famous channels in the world, and winner of numerous awards, including the prestigious Emmy, returns to Brașov after meeting the Romanian public last year at the world premiere of the documentary Ireland’s Wild Islands. He declared at that time, during a masterclass, that “Transylvania is a treasure that cannot be found anywhere in Europe” and promised to premiere the documentary Wild Transylvania, then still in production, at the next edition of the LYNX Festival. “When I return home to Ireland, I tell everyone they must come to Transylvania because it’s wonderful and no other place in Europe compares to it and the wildlife it has,” said John Murray, who keeps his promise and will premiere, during the LYNX Festival 2024, the images filmed in the wildest areas of Transylvania.
Cactus Hotel, another piece of resistance in this year’s selection, already has numerous awards at international festivals, including the grand prize at Green Screen (Germany), one of the most important European documentary film festivals. Other festivals in which he was awarded are Darss Nature Film Festival (Germany), Festival International Nature Namur (France), Innsbruck Nature Film Festival (Austria) and Sondrio Festival (Italy). Directed by Yann Sochaczewski, who has over 20 years of documentary filmmaking experience, Cactus Hotel brings to the big screen 50 minutes of stories built around a saguaro cactus.
The opening of LYNX Festival will take place at Astra Cinema (Str. Lungă, no. 1), the main host of the event. More details about the invitations, special events and surprises of the second edition, as well as the full program, will be announced soon.
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