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17-26 Oct 2025
32nd Edition, Sibiu

17-26 Oct 2025 32nd Edition, Sibiu

This is where the real stories begin

Documentary films from around the world, real people and perspectives that change the way you see the world.

This is where the real stories begin

Documentary films from all over the world, real people and perspectives that change the way you see the world.

Live stream AFF 2025 Opening Gala

2024 Edition

Winning films

Award-winning documentaries at the Astra Film Festival. Stories that stayed with us, long after the applause.

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All films from the 2024 edition

Past editions

Complete archive of Astra Film Festival editions.

Winning films

Award-winning documentaries at the Astra Film Festival. Stories that stayed with us, long after the applause.

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All films from the 2024 edition

Themed programes

Special events beyond screenings: discussions, music and art at the rhythm of the documentary.

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Past editions

Complete archive of Astra Film Festival editions.

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Secțiuni tematice

Evenimente speciale dincolo de proiecții.

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Edițiile trecute

Arhiva completă a edițiilor Astra Film Festival.

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Urmează astăzi

DocTalks

Un film. O temă care persistă. O sală care nu se ridică imediat.

DocTalk e acel moment rar în care cinemaul se transformă în conversație. Când ceea ce vezi se continuă în ceea ce gândești — și împărtășești. Regizori, invitați, jurnaliști, public. Toți în același cadru. Nu pentru a închide o idee, ci pentru a o deschide.

DocTalk Câte stele pe cer, atât plastic în oceane

26 OCT, 14:00

Filarmonica de Stat Sibiu – Sala Thalia

DocTalk Estici în Vest

24 OCT, 18:00

Filarmonica de Stat Sibiu – Sala Thalia

Themed programs

In order to offer you as many possibilities as possible to explore the Astra Film universe, we have created these thematic paths that are intended to group the films presented at the festival under the most current or discussed themes in society and beyond.

DocTalks

A film. A theme that persists. A room that doesn’t immediately rise.

DocTalk is that rare moment when cinema turns into conversation. When what you see continues into what you think — and share. Directors, guests, journalists, audience. All in the same frame.
Not to close an idea, but to open it.

19th OCT, 16:00

Filarmonica – Thalia Hall

20th OCT, 18:00

Filarmonica – Thalia Hall

Concerte

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Expoziții

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Astra Dome

Intră în viitorul cinema-ului. Experiențe 360°, povești imersive și tehnologie care schimbă felul în care simți filmul.

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Concerte

Un film și o discuție care dezvăluie privirea și viziunea din spatele poveștilor sale.

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Expoziții

Intră în viitorul cinema-ului. Un film și o discuție care dezvăluie privirea și viziunea din spatele poveștilor sale.

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Competition sections

Romania

Documentaries made by Romanian filmmakers — personal perspectives and authentic visions of today's world.

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Eastern Europe

Films that capture realities from the region, with sincerity and courage.

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New Voices

Filmmakers at the beginning of their journey, with fresh styles and stories that are worth discovering.

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DocSchool

Free space for trials, ideas and cinema in the making.

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DocShorts

Fragments of reality that will keep you thinking.

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All films

Eastern Europe

Films that capture realities from the region, with sincerity and courage.

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New Voices

Filmmakers at the beginning of their journey, with fresh styles and stories that are worth discovering.

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Astra Film Festival means over 100 documentaries from all over the world, meetings with directors, discussions that continue after the screenings. It’s the place where you see what matters and understand more.

Get your subscription and discover Astra Film Festival

Astra Film Festival means over 100 documentaries from all over the world, meetings with directors, discussions that continue after the screenings.
It’s the place where you see what matters and understand more.