Audiovisual in Opposition: an interview with Irina Trocan
Irina Trocan is one of the most renowned young Romanian film critics, whose career was, in many respects, groundbreaking for her entire generation. An alumn of UNATC's Audiovisual Communication and Film Studies programmes, Irina made a name for herself after being selected for a number of high-profile criticism workshops, such as Berlinale Talents, as well as in her work as a lead programmer at the NexT International Short Film Festival. In 2014, together with Andra Petrescu, she founded Acoperișul de Sticlă (The Glass Ceiling), an independent slow film criticism website, acting as its editor-in-chief, and her pieces have been published in prestigious outlets such as prestigious Sight & Sound, IndieWire and Cineaste. In the last couple of years, Irina has also had a successful entry into academia, working as a lecturer at UNATC, and as a prolific film theory editor: with "The Reality of Fiction, the Fiction of the Real" (2018, Hecate Publishing, together with Andra Petrescu) and „Romanian Cinema Inside Out” (2019, The Romanian Cultural Institute, recipient of the George Littera award of the Romanian Filmmakers Union).
Film critic & journalist. Collaborates with local and international outlets, programs a short film festival - BIEFF, does occasional moderating gigs and is working on a PhD thesis about home movies. At Films in Frame, she writes the monthly editorial - The State of Cinema and is the magazine's main festival reporter.
