Romania · 14 daysEdition 01 · 2027
Film · Business · Diplomacy

The
hub

The component that transforms a fourteen-day cultural event into a year-round platform for relationships, projects and economic continuity.

Targets and budgets are planning assumptions until contracts and partnerships are confirmed.
01 / Four engines

Culture creates
the meeting.

The commercial and diplomatic architecture is intentionally built around the trust and visibility created by cinema.

GHFF Film Market

Sales, distribution, broadcasters, platforms, film commissions, post-production and location services.

Co-production Lab

Selected projects, mentors, pitch preparation, financiers and curated one-to-one meetings.

Business Forum

Tourism, technology, logistics, creative industries, investment and bilateral commercial dialogue.

Diplomacy Hub

Embassies, ministries, cultural institutes, universities, city-to-city dialogue and national delegations.

02 / Edition 01 targets

Measure what
remains.

Success is measured not only in attendance, but in projects, meetings, delegations and relationships that continue after the festival.

100+industry professionals
50+companies target
100+B2B meetings target
5+co-production projects advanced
03 / Co-production lab

From pitch
to project.

A selective lab gives the festival a concrete role in generating future films and cross-border collaborations.

01 / Select

12 feature
projects.

International open call with a clear Europe-Central Asia relevance and a curated shortlist.

02 / Develop

Mentor.
Refine.

Script, finance, packaging, international sales and co-production strategy.

03 / Match

Put the right
people together.

Curated meetings with producers, funds, sales agents, commissions and investors.

DealGraph Market Infrastructure

From festival
to transaction.

Project marketplace, rights availability, controlled Deal Rooms and a commercial pipeline extend the Industry programme beyond event dates.

V8 / GHFF Operations

A festival
that can run.

Accreditation, communications, onsite check-in, moderation, analytics and audit now operate as one layer across GHFF Connect and DealGraph.