• Higher education law no. 199/2023;
• Law No. 299/2007 on the support granted to Romanians abroad, with subsequent amendments and supplements.

The following belong to the category of Romanians everywhere, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 299/2007 on the support granted to Romanians everywhere, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions:

• People who freely assume the Romanian cultural identity, people of Romanian origin and those belonging to the Romanian linguistic and cultural lineage who live outside the borders of Romania, regardless of the ethnonym used (Armanians, Armânji, Aromanians, Basarabians, Bucovinians, Cutovlachi, Daco-Romanians, Fârşeroti, Herţians, Istro-Romanians, Danubian Latins, Macedonian-Romanians, Macedonian-Romanians, Maramures, Megleniți, Megleno-Romanians, Moldavians, Moldovian, Rrămani, Romanians, Wallachians, Vlachs, Vlachs, Volohi, Macedo-Armanji), as well as all other lexical forms semantically related to the above,
• Romanian emigrants, whether they retained Romanian citizenship or not, their descendants, as well as Romanian citizens with permanent residence or domicile abroad.

ABILITY TEST FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS:

1. Candidates must have graduated from a specialization with 240 credits or 180 credits
2. A text of maximum 10 pages describing the candidate's relationship to an audio-visual archive, with which he/she has worked directly or to which he/she has been exposed through a fictional or documentary work, an exhibition, etc.
   Optional: any other materials relevant to the field of specialization (films, essays, videos, scripts, reviews, academic texts, etc.)

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single sample – orally
It is graded on a scale of 1 to 10.

• Interview based on the candidate's CV and portfolio submitted by the candidate upon registration*candidates who are citizens of non-EU countries have the option to opt to take the test online, based on a request submitted to the file at the time of admission.

CLAIMS:

1. We do not accept appeals to oral/practical tests.
2. The tests are scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
3. The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 6,00 (six).

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

• Candidates who have graduated from specialized faculties are accepted.
• Candidates must have completed either a 240-credit specialization or a 180-credit specialization.
• Candidates must have made, as a cinematographer, at least one short fiction film in color or black and white.
• Upon registration, candidates will submit a portfolio containing their artistic projects (digital copies of films in various standards or other relevant projects).

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single stage (each test is scored from 1 to 10)
Test 1 – written

Cinematographic culture test, based on the aesthetics of the means of plastic expression, specific to the language of the film image.

• Candidates will prepare a written paper on a topic indicated by the committee.

Test 2 – practical/oral

1. Presentation in projection of a film in digital copy, shot natively on 35mm/16mm film or digitally, in minimum Super-35/2K format, in standard copy, with edited, colorized and calibrated image, mixed sound, credits, which has the image made by the candidate. (practical)
2. Presentation of the means of plastic expression of the film viewed in the projection. (oral administration)

CLAIMS:

1. No appeals are allowed for oral/practical tests.
2. The tests are scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
3. The final grade is the arithmetic average of the two tests.
4. The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 6,00 (six).

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

• Candidates must have completed either a 240-credit specialization or a 180-credit specialization.
• Upon registration, candidates will submit a portfolio containing their artistic projects (digital copies of films in various standards; other relevant projects may be added).

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

SINGLE STAGE (each test is scored from 1 to 10)
Sample 1 – orally

• Interview / colloquium on the candidate's portfolio.

Sample 2 – written (with the possibility of contesting the grade received)

Cinematographic culture test based on the competition bibliography.

The test aims to:

1. Testing the ability to produce a written synthesis of the theoretical material on the topic received.
2. Testing the ability to provide concrete, expressive and consistent examples from universal filmography on the given topic.

The grade obtained in Stage I is represented by the arithmetic average of the grades obtained in Test 1 and Test 2.

STAGE II-A (tests are scored from 1 to 10)
Sample 3 – practically

Editing test on a given raw in a nonlinear editing software: Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere Pro.

The test aims to:

1. Testing the ability to conceptualize and produce an audiovisual product within a set period of 3 hours based on the committee's requirements.
2. Testing the level of knowledge of operating principles in a project.
3. Testing the ability to dialogue with the committee on the finished product and based on intent.

UNATC provides candidates with workstations equipped with nonlinear editing software (Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere Pro) and the raw material that they will edit during the test.

If candidates are not familiar with any of the above-mentioned software, they may choose to use another nonlinear editing software, provided that it is installed on their own laptop, which will be used during the test. Candidates may use their own laptop under any condition, only the above-mentioned condition being mandatory.

The final grade of the admission exam is the arithmetic average between the grade obtained in Stage I (result of the arithmetic average between the grades of the 2 tests of the stage) and the grade obtained in Stage II, respectively the 3rd test.

The division in case of equal averages is made according to the grades obtained in Test 3 (Editing test on a given rough, in a nonlinear editing software), respectively Test 1 (Interview / colloquium on the candidate's portfolio) and Test 2 (Cinema culture test based on the competition bibliography).

TO APPLY, CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GRADUATES FROM A BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO THAT CONTAINS:

• A film project, proposal for a short fiction film (maximum 15 minutes) to be made in the 1st year of studies, containing:
  • Argument – ​​2-3 pages (A4, font size 12, 1,5 lines)
  • Synopsis – maximum one page (A4, font size 12, 1,5 lines)
  • Screenplay* – max 15 pages (written in Final Draft screenplay format)
  • Directorial concept – 3-5 pages (A4, font size 12, 1,5 lines)
  • Cutaway for the entire film accompanied by storyboard for at least two important sequences
  • Cast – proposal (photos, minimum two proposals / role)
  • Decor – proposal (sketches or location photos)
  • Costume – proposal (costume sketches or collages)
  • References (photos, or other materials that provide clues about the atmosphere or style of the future film)
• CV – filmography, awards, festivals;
• Un fiction film, short film, which will become the subject of the competition in round 1.

* In the admission exam, the committee does not score the script, but only the other elements related to the director's work: the argument, the director's concept, the editing, the distribution proposal, etc. It is not mandatory for a candidate to also be the author of the script, but it is mandatory that the proposed script has not been produced.

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single stage (each test is scored from 1 to 10)
Test 1 – oral (colloquium)

• Interview based on the candidate's CV.
• Analysis of the directorial means used in the film submitted by the candidate for registration.

Test 2 – oral (colloquium)

• Support for the cinematographic project submitted upon registration.

In case of equal averages, the candidates will be tied by taking into account the grade obtained in the 2nd test.

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

• Candidates must have graduated from a specialization with 180 credits or 240 credits;
• Upon registration, candidates must submit a portfolio containing artistic projects with sound design carried out by the candidate (the portfolio may include digital copies of films or other relevant projects in the field of sound design for film and media);

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single stage (each test is scored from 1 to 10)
Sample 1 – written

• Cinema culture test based on the competition bibliography

Sample 2 – orally

• Colloquium based on a project from the candidate's portfolio

Note: In case of equal averages, the ranking is made according to the grades obtained in Test 2 (interview), respectively Test 1 (Cinema culture test based on the competition bibliography).

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

College graduates with a bachelor's degree are accepted into the competition.
Candidates must have graduated from a specialization with 180 credits or 240 credits.

The candidate will submit a CV, motivation, an portfolio uni a script draft which he/she wishes to develop during the study program. All these texts (CV, motivation, portfolio, script draft) must be written in Romanian, with diacritics, on A4 format pages. Texts that do not meet this condition will not be taken into account.

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

1. CVThe application will be submitted in electronic format. The electronic file will be in pdf format named as follows:
   CV Name First name Master, where the Last Name and First Name are those of the candidate.
   
2. Motivation The option for this specialization will be a maximum of one A4 page (12-point Times New Roman font, 1,5 line spacing) and will be submitted electronically. The file will be in pdf format named as follows: Motivation Name First name Master, where the Last Name and First Name are those of the candidate.
   
   
3. portfolio is made up of the most successful original texts written by the candidate and should contain between minimum 30 of pages and Maximum 100 of pages. The texts can be scripts, stories, plays, sketches, short stories, novels, memoirs or any other written projects that the candidate considers relevant, in full or in the form of fragments. If fragments of a larger text are presented, this must be specified immediately under the title. Texts written exclusively by the candidate are preferred, and if the candidate nevertheless wishes to submit texts written in collaboration with someone else, this must be explicitly stated, immediately under the title. Adaptations of texts written by other authors are not accepted. Scripts must be accompanied by a synopsis and a motivation by the author of a maximum of one page. Scripts must be written in the standard known format, and all other texts will be edited with the Times New Roman font of 12 points and spaced at 1,5 lines on A4 pages. All texts in the portfolio will be grouped in the same pdf file. The portfolio will have a cover page with the candidate's first and last name and a table of contents page with the titles of the texts in the portfolio and the page number where they can be found. These two pages will not be counted towards the number of portfolio pages.
   
   Portfolios will be submitted in electronic format. The electronic file will be in pdf format named as follows: Portfolio Name First name Master, where the Last Name and First Name are those of the candidate.
   
4. The script project that the candidate wishes to develop during the study program will be presented in the form of a synopsis (maximum one page, Times New Roman 12-point font and 1,5 line spacing) and a motivation by the author (maximum one page, Times New Roman 12-point font and 1,5 line spacing). Screenplay projects will be submitted in electronic format. The file will be in pdf format named as follows: Script project Name First name Master, where the Last Name and First Name are those of the candidate.

Single sample – oral (the test is scored from 1 to 10)

• Colloquium on cinematographic culture and testing the acquisition of theoretical notions from the competition bibliography. Analysis and discussion of texts from the candidate's portfolio. Defense of the proposed feature-length script project before the committee.

CLAIMS:

1. No appeals are allowed for oral/practical tests.
2. The tests are scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
3. The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 6,00 (six).

TO APPLY, CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GRADUATES FROM A BACHELOR'S PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO THAT CONTAINS:

Required:

• a CV
• a letter of intent
  Optional:
• filmography with hyperlinks to films and other audiovisual products (optional)
• maximum 2 letters of recommendation (optional);

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single stage
It is graded on a scale of 1 to 10.
Oral test

1. Interview based on the CV submitted by the candidate and film culture colloquium.
2. Commenting and analyzing the way to organize and conduct a filming day, taking into account the complexity of the production, starting from a sequence proposed by the admissions committee (from a script or from a film).

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

1. The competition accepts college graduates with a bachelor's degree, without the need to graduate from a faculty with a focus on cinema studies.
   Candidates must have graduated from a specialization with 180 credits or 240 credits;
   
2. When registering, candidates will submit:
   • un resume
   • o letter of intent comprising a brief presentation of the research direction they will follow in the dissertation
   • portfolio consisting of 3 works. These texts (writing samples) can be published or unpublished materials (e.g., yearbooks from college), which candidates consider relevant.

The CV, cover letter and portfolio will be submitted in electronic format (as PDF files). The three texts making up the portfolio will be grouped in the same PDF file.

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single sample – oral (the test is scored from 1 to 10)

• Interview based on the candidate's CV, portfolio and letter of intent submitted by the candidate upon registration

CLAIMS:

1. No appeals are allowed for oral/practical tests.
2. The tests are scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
3. The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 6,00 (six).

TO APPLY, CANDIDATES WHO HAVE GRADUATES FROM A BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO THAT CONTAINS:

1. a short documentary film achieved as a director (which will become the subject of the exam in test 1);
2. a film project, proposal for a short documentary film (maximum 25 minutes) to be made in the 1st year of studies, containing:
   • Argument
   • Screenplay* or developed synopsis
   • Directorial concept (2-3 pages)
   • Cutout (only in cases where the film genre lends itself to it)
   • List and photos of characters who will be interviewed
   • List and photos of locations
   • Filmed materials – (edited sequence, one or more protagonists, an interview, archive materials, etc.)
   • Other documents relevant to the development of the project (e.g. character sheets, list of questions, topics addressed during interviews, etc.)
3. CV candidate's name – filmography, awards, festivals

* In the admission exam, the committee does not score the script, but only the other elements related to the director's work: the plot, the director's concept, the filmed materials, etc.

It is not mandatory for a candidate to also be the author of the script, but it is mandatory that the proposed script has not been produced.

It is not mandatory for a candidate to also be the author of the script, but it is mandatory that the proposed script has not been produced.

Complete portfolios are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the e-mail address used for registration.

Single stage (each test is scored from 1 to 10)
Test 1 – oral (colloquium)

• Interview based on the candidate's CV.
• Watching the film submitted by the candidate upon registration and analyzing the directorial means used.

Test 2 – oral (colloquium)

• Support for the cinematographic project submitted upon registration.
• Film culture colloquium starting from the exam filmography.

EXAM FILMOGRAPHY

• Aileen, r.  Nick Broomfield, 2003
• Crulic-The Road to the Beyond, r. Damian Haunch, 2011
• Domestic Violence, r. Frederick Wiseman, 2001
• Gray Gardens, r. Albert Maysles, David Maysles, 1976
• Grizzly Man, r. Werner Herzog, 2005
• Man on wire, r. James Marshall, 2008
• Sans Soleil, r. Chris Marker, 1983
• Shoah, r. Claude Lanzman, 1985
• Searching for Sugarman, r. Malik Bendjelloul, 2012
• Stories We Tell, r. Sarah Poley, 2012
• The Gleaners and I, r. Agnes Varda, 2000
• The Fire of Love, r. Sarah Dosa, 2022
• The Fog of War, r. Erroll Morris, 2003
• The Man with a Movie Camera, r. Dziga Vertov, 1929
• Videograms of a Revolution, r. Harun Farocki, Andrei Ujica, 1992

TO APPLY, CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A PERSONAL PORTFOLIO ONLINE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT

The portfolio must contain:

1. A picture of the candidate (portrait type CI, JPG format) named according to the model: NAME_SURNAME.jpg (example: FLORINA_ANDREESCU.jpg)
2. CV EUROPASS with photo, in PDF format according to: https://europa.eu/europass
3. 15-25 images:
   • mandatory: character design, set design, studies, sketches, illustration (maximum 2 works of type fan art).
   • optional: painting, sculpture, collage, photography
   • Images can be made in any technique (digital, traditional, mixed).
   • The presentation format is JPG (maximum 1MB/image).
     The images will be named according to the model: ##_NAME_SURNAME_title
     (example: 12_FLORINA_ANDREESCU_sketch.jpg)
     
     
4. 1-2 films/film fragments/exercises/tests (total duration: maximum 15 minutes). Any type of animation is accepted (classic animation, stop motion, 3D CGI, visuals, TV graphics, etc.).
   Format MP4, HDThe materials will be viewed on a computer (PC/MAC).
   Films can be standalone or just a fragment.
   
5. AUTEUR FILM PROJECT FILE – duration: 3 MINUTES, free technique, on a topic of the candidate's choice.
   
   The file must contain:

• Arguments for the technique/techniques of animation and image creation (maximum 1 A4 page).
• Technical data – screen format, color concept, estimated duration (maximum 1 A4 page).
• Scenario (3 A4 pages, font size 12, 1 line – 1 minute per page); in the case of a screen adaptation, adaptation, parody, the literary, visual, musical, and cinematic sources will also be attached.
• Storyboard with annotations (written and drawn, maximum 10 A4 pages, portrait orientation, 4 frames per page, annotation column on the right).
• Sketches for the characters (face/profile and expressions) and the main decorations (maximum 5 A4 pages).
• Walking cycle main character – test/sketch – MP4 format looped 5 times or Animated GIF
• Production Pipeline – work step diagram, necessary hardware and software

Complete portfolios are handed in after registrationOnly in electronic formatThe candidate must ensure that all required elements are found in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she cannot be admitted to the exam.

The institution will make it available to the candidate, but only after registration on the Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated on the email address used upon registration.

SINGLE STAGE (tests are scored from 1 to 10)
Test 1 – Skills test (practice)

1. storyboard after a text at first glance (the text proposed by the committee)
2. animation, inbetweens

Test 2 – Interview (oral)
The committee will discuss each candidate based on:

1. submitted portfolio
2. practical work done in exam 1

In case of equal averages, the candidates will be tied by taking into account the grade obtained in test 1.