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Carla Pantilie

Carla Pantilie is a Romanian film student, critic and emerging curator currently studying Screenwriting, Film Studies and Media Advertising at National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC) in Bucharest. She has been writing about cinema since 2022, covering festivals and new releases, with a particular interest in experimental cinema, archives, and representations of everyday life. She currently contributes to AIVI Media Hub and Film Menu, and occasionally publishes independently on her Substack. Alongside criticism, she works as a programmer and curator for film festivals, while also being involved in student film clubs.

Latest Film Reviews

  • Goodbye Cruel World (2026)
    Review preview for Goodbye Cruel World

    Goodbye Cruel World shifts the narrative away from the bleakness one might expect, showing that it’s possible to make a film about a difficult and sensitive subject with tenderness, humour and sprinkles of hope.

    Carla Pantilie · 4 out of 5
    Otto Vidal, 14, disappears after writing a farewell letter to his classmates. While everyone believes he is dead, Léna, a girl from his high school, spots him one night roaming the streets of the city.

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Cannes festival coverage, 2026

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