08/12/2025
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀
𝗛𝗬𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
UNATC I. L. Caragiale, 𝗦𝘁𝗿. 𝗧𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘇𝗶 𝟯-𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺
𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟭 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠
𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗘𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
11:00-11:10
Welcome Address
Liviu LUCACI, PhD, Rector of the ”I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC)
Mirona RADU, PhDc, Research Assistant, UNATC; Founder of Her Story, Her Future – mentorship programme for women in the film industry
11:10-11:30
Inspirational Talk
Ada SOLOMON, acclaimed Romanian Film Producer and Founder of HiFilm Productions (Romania)
11:30-12:10
Keynote
From Exploitation to Care: How Women’s Perspectives Redefine Ethics and Sustainability in Creative Practice
Anna ADAMUS-MATUSZYŃSKA, PhD – Sociologist and Public Relations Specialist, Professor at the University of Economics in Katowice (Poland)
12:10-12:30
On Women of the Danube Delta as Strong and Skillful Managers of the Fishing Households. Only in Real Life, not on the Silver Screen
Oana IVAN, PhD – Assistant Professor, Babeș-Bolyai University (Romania)
12:30-12:50
Collaborative Filmmaking: Actress as a Document Representing the Aftermath of a War
Goda JANUSKEVICIUTE, Yelyzaveta HRYTSENKO – Filmmakers (Lithuania & Ukraine)
12:50-13:10
My Place in Cinema – Film Education Project for Empowering Young Women
Evi KARAGEORGU, PhDc – Artistic Director of Meetings of Young European Cinema (Bulgaria)
13:10-13:30
The Film Camera as a Tool for Unlocking Adolescents’ Creativity. Case Study: Maria
Alma LASCU, PhDc – Actor, Theatre Pedagogue (Romania)
13:30-13:50
On Making “Between the Edges of the Day“ – a Short Film About Domestic Violence, Based on the Co-writer’s Personal Story
Andreea LĂCĂTUȘ, PhDc – Filmmaker and Director of One World Romania IDHRFF (Romania)
13:50-14:10
Constructing the Female Subject: The Case of Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)
Maria ANDRONIKOU, PhD – Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens; Lecturer, Stavrakos Film School (Greece)
14:10-14:30
The Woman on Screen Through the Lens of Men – Between Reality and Imagination
Laura LĂZĂRESCU-THOIS, PhD – Associate Professor, UNATC (Romania)
14:30-15:30
Break
15:30-15:50
Feminist Creative Leadership Through the Body: A Diffractive Reading of Adina Pintilie and Ana Lungu
Ruxandra Maria GHIȚESCU, PhDc – Filmmaker, Associate Lecturer, Ovidius University (Romania)
15:50-16:10
Reclaiming the Gaze: Feminist Spectatorship and Creative Resistance in Maryam Tafakory’s Irani Bag
Adela CHIRU, PhD – Assistant Professor, University of Bucharest (Romania)
16:10-16:30
The Power of Gentleness in the Films of Claire Denis
Lucia CHICOȘ, PhD – Filmmaker, Teaching Assistant, UNATC (Romania)
16:30-16:50
Cute but Psycho. Multimodal Metaphor, Humour and Femininity in Female-Led Horror Contemporary Cinema
Teodora VASILESCU, PhDc – University of Bucharest (Romania)
16:50-17:10
Dissolving the “Female/Male Gaze”: Individual Subjectivity as the Core of Auteur Vision
Teodora-Kosara POPOVA, PhDc – Filmmaker, Assistant Professor, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) (Bulgaria)
17:10-17:30
Inspirational Talk
When Women Hold the Camera: What Happens When We Stop Waiting for Permission
Joy HARRIS BIRD – Filmmaker, Founder and Creative Director, JoyPark Studios (USA)
17:30-19:30
Break
19:30-20:00
Inspirational Talk
Alexandra SOFONEA, PhD – NET therapist, Researcher UNATC (Romania)
20:00-22:00
Screening & Discussion – invited event by Her Story, Her Future
Trauma and Storytelling – Explore Healing Through Art and Science
Presentation of the Swedish theatre play Barrikad (performed in Swedish with English subtitles). Before the performance, Dr. Katy Robjant, Dr. Sabine Schmitt, and Dr. Susanne Axelsson will offer a brief introduction to the NETfacts intervention approach. After the play, a discussion with the participants will be hosted by the director of the production, Emil Nilsson Mäki.
𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟭𝟭 𝗗𝗘𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
11:00-11:40
Keynote
Women Leadership and Creativity
Alexia MUIÑOS RUIZ – Filmmaker, Executive Director, European Women’s Audiovisual Network (Spain)
11:40-12:00
Mentorship as Creative Leadership: Transforming Women’s Voices in Screenwriting Workshops. A Case Study of SYAA
Raluca MĂNESCU, PhDc – Screenwriter (Romania)
12:00-12:20
Authentic Motherhood in Contemporary Auteur Cinema: Between Lived Experience and Representation
Evi KARAGEORGU, PhDc – Cultural Researcher (Bulgaria)
12:20-12:40
Black Soup: Alimentary Identity and the Politics of Memory and Resistance in Tania Licheuskaya’s film „Čornaja poliŭka”
Valeria BARBAS, PhD – Mixed Media Artist, Senior Researcher, Institute of Cultural Heritage (Republic of Moldova)
12:40-13:00
The Final Brushstroke – Color Grading as a Modern Visual Art Practice
Maria MURGU, PhD – Research Assistant, Lecturer, UNATC (Romania)
13:00-13:20
Inspirational Talk
Women, Leadership, and AI in Audiovisual Production
Anna KASIMATI – Head of the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme at the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (Greece)
13:20-13:50
The Algorithmic Gaze: Who Has Control Over Meaning?
Georgia MIHALCEA, PhDc – Filmmaker, Narrative Systems Architect (Romania)
13:50-14:10
Women Product Designers Onscreen: A Cinethnographic Approach on the Sector’s Gendered Realities
Guim ESPELT ESTOPÀ, PhD – Designer, Researcher, Curator, Teacher, Elisava, Barcelona School of Design and Engineering (Spain)
14:10-14:30
Towards a Socio-educational Design: Interdisciplinary Process of Creating a Documentary Comic for Tunisian Children
Nada DAGDOUG, PhD – Visual Artist, Caricaturist, Educator (Tunisia)
14:30-16:30
Break
16:30-18:00
Masterclass on Assertive Communication with Andreea MEREUȚĂ – exclusively on site – for Romanian participants
Andreea MEREUȚĂ is a cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and neurotrainer.
In a world where we often speak more than we listen, how we express ourselves can transform the dynamics of professional relationships. This masterclass invites participants to explore how to communicate their needs, feelings, and ideas with clarity, respect, and confidence.
Through examining automatic reactions, common blocks, and practical steps, participants will learn to foster balanced conversations—ones that connect rather than divide—and leave with tools for authentic, tension-free dialogue.
Conference webpage: https://cinetic.arts.ro/evenimente/conference-women-in-film-leadership-creativity-and-interdisciplinary-perspectives/