Asociația Română a Femeilor în Cinema

Asociația Română a Femeilor în Cinema

Asociația Română a Femeilor în Cinema (ARFC)

București, București, Romania

Arts & CultureGender equality
AssociationFounded 2012National reach
Profile last updated: October 8, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, Asociația Română a Femeilor în Cinema is a non-profit association based in București, Romania working on arts & culture, gender equality.

ARFC is a non-profit, non-governmental professional association based in Bucharest, Romania. It promotes the professional artistic work of women in Romanian cinema and works to address gender inequality and inequality of opportunity in the Romanian film industry. Its main activity is the FemArt residency and related mentoring and development bursaries for women directors, screenwriters and producers early in their careers. It also organises film events such as the Zilele Femeii Cineast festival, held in 2015 with the Belgian Embassy and UCIN. Membership is free in 2019, with a fee planned from 2020 to support programmes for members.

Location

București, Romania

Founded

2012

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Asociația Română a Femeilor în Cinema (ARFC)

VAT number

24692197

Focus areas

filmwomen filmmakersgender equalitymentoringresidencyRomanian cinema

Languages

RO

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureGender equality

Works for

Women & Girls

How they work

Grant-makingCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

Rezidența FemArt

Arts & Culture · Romania

An annual intensive development residency in Bucharest for women film directors, screenwriters and producers at an early stage of their careers, with film screenings, masterclasses, pitching sessions and a development bursary for the winning project.

Primul sau al doilea lung metraj pentru o regizoare de film

Arts & Culture · Romania

A competition offering mentoring and a development bursary to film school graduates working on their first or second feature film.

Countries of operation

Romania

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsGovernment funding

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Administrația Fondului Cultural Național (AFCN), Uniunea Cineaștilor din România (UCIN), UNATC, Institutul Francez din București, Goethe-Institut, Ambasada Belgiei la București

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