Casa Romana

ACASA, MY HOME and COLLECTIVE are two excellent recent documentaries from Romania that are available to stream at BAMPFA! Both are NEW YORK TIMES Critics' Picks... and COLLECTIVE is this year's submission to the Academy Awards from Romania. Double feature, anyone? ACASA, MY HOME: https://buff.ly/2WD4DnB COLLECTIVE: https://buff.ly/3nKSLLR

Acas/My Home by Radu Ciorniciuc, a very special Romanian documentary, now available for online screening at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. Watch the film on your TV, computer, or mobile device through Eventive, beginning January 15. When you use this link, your rental benefits BAMPFA. Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. "A family that has lived off the land outside Bucharest for nearly twenty years is forcibly relocated to the bustling metro...polis in this immersive documentary on social integration, urban versus rural life, and how to define the success of a family unit... Romanian investigative reporter turned filmmaker Radu Ciorniciuc followed the family’s journey for four years, creating a sympathetic portrait of outsiders forced to join a society that doesn’t even want them. Winner of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography." Jason Sanders https://bampfa.org/event/acasa-my-home See more

Nu uitati, alegeri pentru Parlamentul Romaniei, 5&6 decembrie 2020 Cetenii români cu drept de vot cu domiciliul sau reedina în strintate vor putea s îsi exercite dreptul la vot la seciile de votare care vor fi organizate în strintate la alegerile pentru Senat i Camera Deputailor în zilele de 5 i 6 decembrie 2020. Votarea se desfoar în zilele de 5 i 6 decembrie 2020 între 7.00-21.00 (ora local), cu posibilitatea prelungirii votrii pân la ora local 23.59 da...c mai sunt alegtori în secie sau la rând în afara sediului seciei de votare pentru a intra în localul de vot. In San Francisco Bay Area exista doua secii de votare: 1) Los Altos: 4856 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022 2) 14871 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro, CA 94578 (la Biserica Baptista Romana) Circumscripia electoral pentru cetenii români din afara rii (Circumscripia nr. 43) este reprezentat de 4 deputai i 2 senatori (În conformitate cu prevederile Legii 208/2015 privind alegerea Senatului i a Camerei Deputailor, precum i pentru organizarea i funcionarea Autoritii Electorale Permanente, mandatele parlamentarilor se repartizeaz pe circumscripii electorale - 41 judeene, 1 circumscripie a municipiului Bucureti i 1 circumscripie pentru cetenii români cu domiciliul sau reedina în strintate). Cetenii români cu domiciliul în strintate îi pot exercita dreptul de vot la seciile organizate în strintate în baza unuia dintre urmtoarele acte de identitate: a) paaportul simplu, cu menionarea rii de domiciliu; b) paaportul simplu temporar, cu menionarea rii de domiciliu; c) paaportul simplu electronic, cu menionarea rii de domiciliu. Cetenii români cu reedina în strintate îi pot exercita dreptul de vot la seciile de votare organizate în strintate în baza unuia dintre urmtoarele acte de identitate, însoite de un document oficial emis de statul strin privind stabilirea reedinei: a) cartea de identitate; b) cartea electronic de identitate; c) cartea de identitate provizorie; d) buletinul de identitate; e) paaportul diplomatic; f) paaportul diplomatic electronic; g) paaportul de serviciu; h) paaportul de serviciu electronic; i) paaportul simplu; j) paaportul simplu electronic; k) paaportul simplu temporar. Informatii aditionale la: https://www.mae.ro/node/52162 See more

Dragi membri si prieteni ai Casei Romane, In aceasta perioada dificila, împreuna, vom reusi sa mentinem buna functionare a Casei Romane, organizatia non-profit a romanilor din Nordul Californiei. Casa Romana este finantata, in majoritate, prin donatii si functioneaza exclusiv pe baza de voluntariat. Orice contributie se adauga efortului colectiv de a ajuta Casa Romana sa isi continue activitatea. Ca intotdeauna, puteti deveni membru al Casei Romane cu o donatie de minim 100$.... Donatiile se pot face prin cec adresat "Casei Romane" si trimis la adresa: 26050 Kay Ave, Hayward, CA 94545 sau prin Paypal la adresa [email protected]. Evenimentele Casei Romane raman suspendate sau amanate in conformitate cu regulile de distantare impuse de Alameda County si de statul California. Picnicul de toamna a fost anulat. Redeschiderea proprietatii Casei Romane (sala multifunctionala, biblioteca, curtea) pentru diverse activitati se va face conform regulilor impuse de autoritile locale. In ultimele luni, Casa Romana a fost in legatura permanenta cu Parohia Invierea Domnului si sprijina eforturile Parohiei de a reincepe activitatile in masura in care acest lucru este permis de autoritati.

Alegeri pentru Parlamentul Romaniei, 5&6 decembrie 2020 Cetenii români cu drept de vot cu domiciliul sau reedina în strintate vor putea s îsi exercite dreptul la vot la seciile de votare care vor fi organizate în strintate la alegerile pentru Senat i Camera Deputailor în zilele de 5 i 6 decembrie 2020. Votarea se desfoar în zilele de 5 i 6 decembrie 2020 între 7.00-21.00 (ora local), cu posibilitatea prelungirii votrii pân la ora local 23.59 dac mai sunt... alegtori în secie sau la rând în afara sediului seciei de votare pentru a intra în localul de vot. In San Francisco Bay Area exista doua secii de votare: 1) Los Altos: 4856 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022 2) 14871 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro, CA 94578 (la Biserica Baptista Romana) Circumscripia electoral pentru cetenii români din afara rii (Circumscripia nr. 43) este reprezentat de 4 deputai i 2 senatori (În conformitate cu prevederile Legii 208/2015 privind alegerea Senatului i a Camerei Deputailor, precum i pentru organizarea i funcionarea Autoritii Electorale Permanente, mandatele parlamentarilor se repartizeaz pe circumscripii electorale - 41 judeene, 1 circumscripie a municipiului Bucureti i 1 circumscripie pentru cetenii români cu domiciliul sau reedina în strintate). Cetenii români cu domiciliul în strintate îi pot exercita dreptul de vot la seciile organizate în strintate în baza unuia dintre urmtoarele acte de identitate: a) paaportul simplu, cu menionarea rii de domiciliu; b) paaportul simplu temporar, cu menionarea rii de domiciliu; c) paaportul simplu electronic, cu menionarea rii de domiciliu. Cetenii români cu reedina în strintate îi pot exercita dreptul de vot la seciile de votare organizate în strintate în baza unuia dintre urmtoarele acte de identitate, însoite de un document oficial emis de statul strin privind stabilirea reedinei: a) cartea de identitate; b) cartea electronic de identitate; c) cartea de identitate provizorie; d) buletinul de identitate; e) paaportul diplomatic; f) paaportul diplomatic electronic; g) paaportul de serviciu; h) paaportul de serviciu electronic; i) paaportul simplu; j) paaportul simplu electronic; k) paaportul simplu temporar. Informatii aditionale la: https://www.mae.ro/node/52162

Ioan Dumitriu, co-proprietar in fuctia de Principal la Beltim$Associates LLC si vicepresedinte al Casei Romane, organizatia romanilor din Silicon Valley, CA. Absolvent al Universitii Politehnica Timioara, promoia 1976, loan Dumitriu a lucrat ca inginer mecanic la Solidaritatea Oradea apoi sef de atelier mecanic la Pretim Timioara i Dermatina Timioara. In anul 1991 a emigrat în SUA, împreun cu soia i cei doi copii. În anul 2007, Ioan Dumitriu isi deschide propria c...ompanie Beltim&Associates LLC, in Bay Area- California, companie specializat în fabricarea de piese pentru industria electronic i medical. Din echipa de management a companiei face parte fiica Laura, President, dubl liceniat a Universitii din California, Santa Barbara (tiine politice i economice în afaceri). Compania Beltim&Associates LLC este una de succes: în anii 2016 i 2018 a primit premiul Best of Pleasanton Award. Ioan Dumitriu este un mare pasionat al muzicii. In studentie, era cunoscut ca DJ Colo. In perioada 1977-1990, a activat ca DJ la Clubul 1MV Timioara, una din primele discoteci din România, Discoteca Politehnica in complexul studentesc si Discoteca Universitatea Timisoara. In paralel, Ioan Dumitriu a colaborat cu Radio Timioara i a fost prezentator atestat pentru diverse spectacole. In Decembrie 2019, Ioan Dumitriu primeste de la Universitatea Politehnica din Timioara diploma de înalt performana in realizarea personala dupa absolvirea facultatii. Aceasta diploma a fost acordata la un numar de100 absolventi selectati din toti absolventii din100 de ani de existenta al Universitatii Politehnice Timisoara. Pasiunea pentru muzic este o constant în viaa lui loan Dumitriu. A continuat activitatea muzical i în America, participand la evenimente particulare i sociale. Ca director cultural i vicepreedinte, Ioan Dumitriu organizeaz spectacole pentru Casa Roman, cu artiti romani. El este cel care asigura sonorizarea pentru festivalurile româneti din Los Angeles, Portland, Hayward, Phoenix, Roseville, Reno. Cu inima larga sponsorizeaz aceste evenimente.

Dragi membri si prieteni ai Casei Romane, Prin acest mesaj dorim sa reincepem obiceiul Casei Romane de a va trimite in mod regulat rapoarte despre activitatea organizatiei. In aceasta perioada dificila, împreuna, vom reusi sa mentinem buna functionare a Casei Romane, organizatia non-profit a romanilor din Nordul Californiei. Casa Romana este finantata, in majoritate, prin donatii si functioneaza exclusiv pe baza de voluntariat. Orice contributie se adauga efortului colectiv ...Continue reading

With profund sadness we write: Adrian Anthony Albert a passionate Bay Area Romanian scientist and engineer was tragically killed on June 5 2020, in a hit and run car crash in Sonoma County, one of the very places he hoped to protect with his AI-based wildfire prediction technology- while cycling down Highway 12. Adrian was born on August 26, 1984 in Romania. He studied at Jacobs University Bremen in Germany for his Bachelors and Masters and later attended Stanford Universit...y where he received a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a thesis on machine learning for energy grids and he completed his postdoc at MIT. He was most recently the Founder and CEO of Terrafuse, a venture-backed startup that uses artificial intelligence to provide actionable climate intelligence for our entire planet, including prediction of extreme climate events. Adrian was deeply committed to solving the problems of climate change. Adrian Albert was an amazing friend and co-organizer of the Romanian Film Festival at Stanford Univ., UC Berkeley and SFSU while a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering. Gofundme campaign for Adrian’s family to cover funeral and legal expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ra8mp-justice-for-adrian Adrian had moved out of San Francisco to wine country to wait out the pandemic surrounded by the wilderness, his haven. All that Adrian needed to be happy was to work on solutions for challenging, momentous societal problems and to be in nature. Adrian put everyone else first, and was deeply admired for his level-headed, thoughtful approach to all of his endeavors. He was empathetic, humble, and kind in all of his interactions and cared deeply about his family, friends and his Terrafuse team of employees, advisors, and investors. Adrian is survived by his family in Romania, including his sister, Alexandra Albert, his mother, Iulia Albert, and his father, Traian Albert. Adrian has joined his grandfather in heaven, a priest, who helped raise him, and who instilled much of his unwavering ambition and intellectual curiosity.

The Alex Fund invites you to an exclusive screening of the Sundance Festival award-winning Romanian documentary Acasa/My Home directed by Radu Ciorniciuc. Watch the film at your convenience from May 5 - 7, 2020. Join Ethan Hawke, the well known American actor, writer, musician and director, in his living room (from the privacy of your own) at 9 pm EDT Thursday, May 7 2020 for Ethan's discussion with the director & real time questions from viewers. https://www.imdb.com/title/t...t11364376/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt Your tax-deductible donation to this event will provide emergency aid to Romania's most vulnerable families affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Please make a minimum donation of $25 to get your access codes. RESERVE ONLINE: https://www.alexfund.org/your-reservation-for-acasa-my-home/ For more information, contact Wendy Kahn 917-622-2542 [email protected]. The event is organized by the American non profit The Alex Fund and by the Romanian NGO Asociatia OvidiuRo. Lyrical and provocative, Acasa/My Home brings an intimate slant to age-old questions about the value of conformity, the pleasures and challenges of the natural world versus the comforts and distractions of modernity, and the amorphous but essential matter of what constitutes a good life. Sheri Linden Hollywood Reporter

Great news from Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive for movie fans around the world: BAMPFA's #VirtualCinema series! Catch up on the latest art house releases from home while supporting BAMPFA. The latest Virtual Cinema screening presents THE WHISTLERS: a tantalizing mystery thriller from our friends at Magnolia Pictures. It's the latest film from the celebrated Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu, who joined BAMPFA for a retrospective of his work in 2017. Every... streaming purchase of THE WHISTLERS through the link below supports BAMPFA. Thanks so much for your support, and stay tuned for more Virtual Cinema releases in the coming days!! https://thewhistlers.vhx.tv///videos/the-whistlers-trailer See more

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Am fost anuntati ca Ambasadorul Romaniei, George Maior, nu va veni la Casa Romana pe 9 martie. Ne pare rau de stirea asta, care a fost o surpriza. In urma discutiilor cu mai multi oameni din comunitate, planuim sa ridicam cu Ambasada si Consulatul din Los Angeles problema reluarii vizitelor consulare in California de Nord, sau altfel gasirea unei solutii care sa nu necesite mersul la Los Angeles pentru rezolvarea problemelor consulare relativ simple.

Reminder de la Victoria Baltag: Va astept cu mare nerabdare la evenimentul meu de maine, luni, la biblioteca centrala din San Francisco, incepand cu 3pm. Este un eveniment de proiectie film a unei bucati prea putin cunoscute din istoria noastra: Experimentul Pitesti. Subtitrare in engleza. Colectam fonduri sa terminam lung-metrajul. Detalii mai jos: On 24th of February, at the Public Library in San Francisco, Latino room, starting with 3 pm, will project 60 min from the Direc...tor's Cut version of my work-in-progress feature film. I am kindly inviting you to the screening as well as to open a conversation about the Romanian recent history. RSVP at [email protected]. English subtitles are provided at the screening. Charitable event. Details: https://facebook.com/events/s/film-screening-and-discussion-/131895701364081/?ti=as

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauescu, a very special documentary by Romanian writer-director Andrei Ujica, Sunday, February 16 2020 12:30 PM at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive as part of "Perspectives on History: Romanian Cinema Since 1989" series. "Ujic chillingly reveals, without comment, the manner in which a dictator constructs, and comes to believe in, his own cult of personality." Pamela Troy Commemorating thirty years since the revolution, Perspectives on... History: Romanian Cinema Since 1989 includes some of the best Romanian films made over the last three decades, with a special focus on works concerned with the events of December 1989. This series is organized at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, by Associate Film Curator Kathryn MacKay and presented in conjunction with The Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution, a touring retrospective initiated by the Making Waves :: Romanian Cinema Film Festival and Cinema Projects, originating at Film Forum, New York. https://bampfa.org/event/autobiography-nicolae-ceausescu See more

Va invitam la Casa Romana la o intalnire cu Ambasadorul Romaniei in SUA, George Maior, luni 9 martie la ora 7 pm. Ambasadorul Maior a fost numit la Washington in 2015. Mai multe informatii despre dansul pot fi gasite aici: http://washington.mae.ro/node/149

A message from Victoria Baltag: My name is Victoria, I am a film director, working on the first feature film about the Pitesti Experiment (a true story happend in Romania between 1949-1952) since 2011. The project got the international media attention as well as the academic interest and I have been invited by the USA universities (such as Indiana Univ, Pittsburgh Univ, Connecticut Univ) as well as being in more than 20 countries all over the world to present my work. ... On 24th of February, at the Public Library in San Francisco, Latino room, starting with 3 pm, will project 60 min from the Director's Cut version of my work-in-progress feature film. I am kindly inviting you to the screening as well as to open a conversation about the Romanian recent history. The seats are limited so please RSVP at [email protected]. English subtitles are provided at the screening. Friends and family are very much welcomed! https://www.facebook.com/events/s/film-screening-and-discussion-/131895701364081/

3 must-see, hard to find, documentaries by Romanian writer-director Andrei Ujica at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, as part of "Perspectives on History: Romanian Cinema Since 1989" series: Videograms of a Revolution by Andrei Ujica, Harun Farocki Wednesday, February 12 2020, 7 PM Out of the Present by Andrei Ujica, Thursday, February 13 2020, 7 PM The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauescu by Andrei Ujica... Sunday, February 16 2020 12:30 PM Commemorating thirty years since the revolution, Perspectives on History: Romanian Cinema Since 1989 includes some of the best Romanian films made over the last three decades, with a special focus on works concerned with the events of December 1989. This series is organized at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive by Associate Film Curator Kathryn MacKay and presented in conjunction with The Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution, a touring retrospective initiated by the Making Waves :: Romanian Cinema Film Festival and Cinema Projects, originating at Film Forum, New York. https://bampfa.org//perspectives-history-romanian-cinema-1 See more

Child’s Pose/Poziia copilului by Clin Peter Netzer Sunday, Feb 2, 2020, 7 PM, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, as part of "Perspectives on History: Romanian Cinema Since 1989" series. "The grand prize winner at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, this social thriller follows an upper-class Bucharest architect who’ll stop at nothing to keep her grown son out of jaileven after he killed a child in a car accident. "Jason Sanders Commemorating thirty years since the rev...olution, Perspectives on History: Romanian Cinema Since 1989 includes some of the best Romanian films made over the last three decades, with a special focus on works concerned with the events of December 1989. This series is organized at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive by Associate Film Curator Kathryn MacKay and presented in conjunction with The Romanians: 30 Years of Cinema Revolution, a touring retrospective initiated by the Making Waves :: Romanian Cinema Film Festival and Cinema Projects, originating at Film Forum, New York. https://bampfa.org/event/childs-pose See more