Photo Romania Association

National Network
Romania
Address

Alverna 77, ap. 23,
Cluj-Napoca
Romania

Telephone
0040364816393
Fax
0040364816393
E-Mail
meda@photoromaniafestival.ro
E-Mail (2)
hello@photoromaniafestival.ro
Mobile Phone (other)
0040756905892
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Photo Romania promotes photography and photographers through a wide variety of projects. We bring together young photographers and photography lovers and create the proper context for them to develop their skills and interact with artists from other countries and cultures. Photo Romania Festival is our main event. Organized once a year it aims to promote photography and photographers, to encounter positive awareness of other cultures and to stimulate intercultural dialogue through art. Beside this we organize photo exhibition, photography workshops and other artistic projects. Our annual budget is around 75.000 euros, and our main sources of funding are: sponsorship, grants and participants fees. In our projects we partner with companies, art groups and cultural institutions.
Mission and Objectives

Photo Romania aim is to promote photography and photographers. Out goals are to:
- support young people and students initiatives in cultural field;
- develop youth programs promoting intercultural education and understanding between different ethnic groups;
- support young artists and photographers;
- distribute and promote European photography;
- organizing seminars and conferences on creation and production problems;
- training and educating of a new generation of photography and art lovers;
- support and develop cultural and artistic activities;
- organizes photography festivals;
- organizes introductory courses in photography;
- creating photo albums.

Main Projects / Activities

Photo Romania Festival is our main project. Every spring it gathers hundreds of photographers from more than 20 countries and thousands of photography and art lovers in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. During the festival there are organized around 30 photo exhibitions, 15 photo contest, 15 outdoor events and a 5-10 photo contests.
Every autumn we organize small version of the festival (1-2 days) in different cities around the country with the aim to promote and sustain the main festival.
Beside this we organize different cultural project that aims to support the development of young photographers and to promote their work, both at national an international level.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can contribute to the network with our experience and local cultural network. In our project we can involve a wide range of cultural organisation and facilitate the promotion of different artistic works of their members.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We want to join the ALF Network in order to interact with other organisations involved in the cultural field and especially in intercultural dialogue. We are a new organisation (2 years old) and our goal is to extend our activities to international level and to bring a more international perspective in our current projects. We believe that joining the ALF network can facilitate the interaction with other organisation, partnership making and can offer access to funding and development sources.

Contact (1) Full Name
Meda Corovei
Head of the organisation
Sebastian Vaida
Contact (2) Full Name
Mihai Cotos