[A] You have a project
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For ages 18–35, based in the US, solo or team. Up to 20 projects get three masterclasses, 1:1 mentoring and invitations to the screenings.
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Call for projects15 Oct – 10 Nov
About
A festival for film, technology and business
The fourth edition, after three in Bucharest. New York, 17–20 November 2026, presented with ICR New York.
The fourth, after three in Bucharest
Tue 17 – Fri 20 November 2026
Three venues near Grand Central
Registered guests, and 20 selected projects for 1:1 mentoring
01 Why New York
Where the decisions are made in person
Closed networks
Romanian film is recognised at the major festivals and on global platforms. Yet the American market still runs through closed networks: financing, distribution, acquisitions and co-productions are decided through recommendations and meetings in person.
Skills at the border
Film professionals now need skills at the border with technology and business: AI, immersive media, new ways of distribution. People who already work internationally pass them on best.
Young Romanians in the US
Many young Romanians in the US work in film, tech and entrepreneurship, but are rarely connected with each other, or with professionals and institutions in Romania.
02 How it works
Five parts, four days
Masterclasses open to registered guests and 1:1 meetings for the 20 selected projects, with conversations, screenings and dinners around them.
The full programme →Learn
3
international masterclasses at ICR New York, open to registered guests
Meet
At least 60
1:1 meetings between the mentors and the selected projects
Think
10
conversations at UiPath @ One Vanderbilt on investment, AI and the future of film
Watch
5
Romanian titles in 4 private screenings with Q&A at Scandinavia House
Connect
3
curated dinners, by invitation
03 Who organises it
Noetic Ark
A cultural association from Bucharest, founded in 2023, working where film, technology, education and cultural entrepreneurship meet.
Its aim: to grow Romanian creative talent and open its way into the international industry, through training, mentoring, festivals and screenings.
- Strategic partners
- ICR New York · UNATC “I. L. Caragiale” Bucharest
- Partners
- 11 in Romania and the US
04 Partners
11 partners in Romania and the US
Two strategic partners, ICR New York and UNATC, and nine more in film, culture, business and education.
Organised by
Noetic Ark
Strategic partners
Romanian Cultural Institute in New York
UNATC “I. L. Caragiale” Bucharest
Partners
UPFAR-ARGOA
Creative Romanian Film Makers
eTheatrum
Uniunea Cineaștilor din România (UCIN)
VERTIK Together
Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce, Connecticut Chapter
American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences
RomAmPro
ASU California Center, Arizona State University
Hosted at
UiPath
Scandinavia House
- Strategic partners
- ICR New York
- UNATC “I. L. Caragiale” Bucharest
- Partners
- UCIN (Uniunea Cineaștilor din România)
- UPFAR-ARGOA
- Creative Romanian Film Makers
- eTheatrum
- VERTIK Together
- Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce, Connecticut Chapter
- American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences
- RomAmPro
- ASU California Center
05 From Bucharest
Three editions, then New York
- BucharestThree editions · the latest 27–30 Aug 2026
- New YorkThe fourth · 17–20 Nov 2026
Three projects picked in Bucharest, by Norbert Boda, Vlad Popa and Enxhi Rista, are part of the New York cohort.
After the festival, the team documents the collaborations and introductions it led to. The target: at least 10.
The New York cohort →
[B] You want to attend
Register to attend
Mornings at ICR New York: a masterclass open to registered guests. Evenings, 17:00–20:00: talks at One Vanderbilt, Tuesday to Thursday, or a private screening at Scandinavia House, Tuesday to Friday. Register by the day before, 23:59 ET.
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Seats are limited17–20 Nov