RMHFFest Film Criticism Workshop
article written by RMHFFest
We are excited to announce the first news from the Romanian Mental Health Film Festival programme!
For edition 5 of #rmhffest, we felt the time was right to launch the Film Criticism Workshop, which will be led by film critic Victor Morozov. Gabriela Vieru will coordinate the workshop and make sure the experience is as enjoyable as possible.
About the workshop
What does it truly mean to watch a film? How do we transfer the impressions of viewing — an experience that is eminently sensory and visual — into written text without losing its substance? What are the “don’ts” of a film review?
The film criticism workshop aims to familiarise participants with the rigours and possibilities of this increasingly vital activity, in an era of significant shifts in the audiovisual field. Treating cinema as a cultural phenomenon in close dialogue with a vast contemporary visual culture, the workshop will offer participants an introduction to the foundations of various types of critical film discourse (from the political reception of images to so-called impressionist criticism), combining a historical overview with a series of practical exercises. At the end of the workshop, the participants’ resulting texts will be published on the festival website.
How to apply
- Be between 17 and 23 years old
- Fill in the application form.
The deadline for completing the form is Sunday, 15 March, 23:59. Selected participants will receive a confirmation email between 30 March and 5 April.
The workshops will take place in Iași, in person, from 6–10 May 2026, according to a schedule that will be communicated in due course to selected participants.
Participation is free of charge.
Good luck, and we look forward to meeting you!
Victor Morozov is a film critic and selector at the One World Romania festival. He regularly contributes to the publications Films in Frame and Scena9. From 2017 to 2025 he was the film columnist for Dilema veche. In 2025 he appeared in the critical anthology “Radu Jude : La fin du cinéma peut attendre” (Les éditions de l’œil) and curated the public programme for Radu Jude’s first exhibition, Sleep #2, at The Film Gallery in Paris. His first book, Ecranomanie, was published in 2025 by Imprintul Matca.
Gabriela Vieru is a PhD candidate at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași in co-supervision with Paris Sorbonne 3, writing a thesis on corporeality in Michel Houellebecq. She writes literary reviews and essays for publications such as Observator Cultural and Dilema, conducts interviews, and works as a translator.