The Parliament hosted the first International Forum dedicated to the film industry, CinemaHora. The event brought together, for the first time in the Republic of Moldova, filmmakers from 20 European countries, as reported by the Communication and Public Relations Directorate of the Legislature.
With a comprehensive and diverse program held from December 16-17, CinemaHora brought to the forefront important discussions about international cinematography, featuring professionals from several European countries.
The opening ceremony of the event was attended by the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, the Minister of Culture, Sergiu Prodan, Deputy Marcela Nistor, a member of the Committee on Culture, Education, Research, Youth, Sports, and Media, the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, Kent D. Logsdon, and the First Secretary of the Embassy of Sweden in the Republic of Moldova, Thomas Alveteg.
The Forum was organized by the National Center of Cinematography of the Republic of Moldova, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the “Technologies of the Future” Project, funded by USAID, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.