Giuvlipen

performing arts
2017
Theatre group for and about Roma women, created by Zita Moldovan and Mihaela Dragan. Giuvlipen, meaning feminism in Romani, is the first local...

Anda Radu

design
2023
Anda is an interior designer, known as the creative mind behind Studionada. Drawing inspiration from platforms like Pinterest, she keeps herself updated

Vergine Santa Frida

entertainment
2019
Self-described as a genderfluid drag queen whose name is inspired by Frida Kahlo. Vergine has an extensive background in arts. Currently contributing ...

Ruxandra Gidei

entertainment
2020
A literature graduate working between Bucharest, Oradea, and Amsterdam, Ruxandra’s favourite occupation is book vlogging. Her social media username...

Gen, revista

journalism
2020
A project of the Forum Apulum association, created in 2020 as a means to listen to and support the new generations in telling their own stories

Black Button Books

publishing
2017
The first publishing house in Romania founded and led by women, designed to inform, inspire, and democratize great thinking currents to a large audience

Călin Boto

film
2021
Călin Boto is a film critic and curator based in Bucharest. He contributes to various publications, including Filmexplorer (Switzerland), FILM, and

Gura Mare

social
2023
Gura Mare is a platform that explores poetry through a variety of audio-visual methods. Among their projects, you'll discover 'Late Night Tales,' a series

plic

publishing
2016
Teenage magazine, created as an alternative to mainstream media, focusing on the urban landscape. The editorial team consists of high school students ...

Tea Nicolae

publishing
2018
Téa Nicolae is a scholar-practitioner and poetess. She writes devotional (bhakti) poetry and her main research interests are the Sanskrit epic poem

Paula Rusu

illustration
2017
In the first few years of Paula's freelancing journey, one of her biggest goals was to create beautiful work. Over the past years, though, beauty has been

SUPRAINFINIT Gallery

art
2016
Founded by Suzana Vasilescu in September 2015 and co-directed by Cristina Vasilescu, the Artistic Director, the gallery focuses on conceptual art...

mihaela cherciu

beauty
2018
Former student at the University of Arts in Bucharest, Mihaela studied painting only to switch canvases later. She is now a vanguard make-up artist ...

Silvia Cristescu

fashion
2023
A fashion stylist and the creator of RÉCUPÉRER, a brand crafting exquisite clothing from upcycled vintage pieces and unused fabrics. With over ten years'

Tavukcu Tugay

entertainment
2022
Music artist and co-founder of Seventhirtyone, a unisex clothing brand started off in Bucharest. Big on vintage apparel himself, Tugay reimagines iconic...

Sofia Zadar

music
2021
Music artist, based in Bucharest. Their intimate sound mixes elements of bedroom pop with spoken word. Sofia’s music lyrics evoke themes such as

Claudia Moraru

photo
2022
Claudia Moraru is a photographer exploring the feminine identity and the intersection point of the emotional and surrounding world. She combines staged

Revista POC!

publishing
2022
POC!, is the first documentary-comics magazine in Romania. Its stories reflect on both important environmental issues and some much-needed local

andrei mindru

film
2016
A Bucharest-based director, already known in the commercial and video scene, whose work has been recognized at various internationally renowned advertising

Veronica Nojac

fashion
2021
Veronica Nojac is a stylist and creative director based in Bucharest since 2017. She is an honours alumni of Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam

Bobi Pricop

performing arts
2019
One of the most appreciated directors of his generation. Constantly nominated for The Europe Prize for New Theatrical Realities and also for the...

Pe Stop

social
2019
Pe Stop is an ONG committed to providing access to menstrual care products to vulnerable girls and women in Romania, as well as facilitating...

Lyra Cosplay

gaming
2020
With a history of over 10 years of cosplaying, one of Lyra's most prized costumes is Strawberry Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid, that brought her both

Theodor Ioniță

film
2023
Theodor, a filmmaker from Iași now based in Bucharest, stands out through his bold storytelling. He tackles crucial topics like violence while aiming...

Barni Deak

fashion
2023
The designer behind Barning, a Romanian brand that stands out with its revolutionary take on fashion, embracing minimalism, non-binary designs, and

Alexandru Nimurad

design
2016
Alexandru is an illustrator and designer with experience in art direction and advertising. His style is highly influenced by mythology, classical art, and

Monica Barbovschi

social
2021
Monica Barbovschi is a sociologist, community organizer and relationship coach aiming to educate people about open relationships. She has founded

Alexandru Țanțu

social
2021
Alexandru Țanțu is an LGBTQ+ activist who lobbies against stereotyping HIV positive people. His mission is to bring forth and normalize topics such as

sebastian hogea

fashion
2018
A multidisciplinary creative juggling between photography, videography, music production and design. He is merging all his skills under the umbrella

Bogdan Balla

film
2021
Bogdan Balla is a film director and editor based in Bucharest, Romania. He studied Film Directing at National University of Theatre and Film Bucharest and

Joc si Vorbe

gaming
2021
Joc si Vorbe, AKA Paul&Edgar is a laid-back podcast series on games, movies, politics, hobbies and what-not. They first started as a video game podcast ...

Identity.Education

social
2022
Identity.Education is the first non-governmental organization in Timisoara to promote the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community through education. Their vision

Teatrul Improbabil

performing arts
2020
The first independent audio theatre in Romania created by Alexandru Ivănoiu, Ilinca Prisăcariu and Laura Fluture. The difference between conventional and

F-SIDES Cineclub

film
2020
F-SIDES Cineclub presents films created by women and non-binary individuals, supports gender equality and film education for teenagers in areas of the

Marian Pălie

art
2023
Pălie works within an interdisciplinary framework, weaving together photography, collage, applied and theoretical meta-styling, video installations

Eliza Dinca

art
2019
Eliza Irimie-Dincă is an artist born in 1994. After developing an avid curiosity for the visual arts at an early age, Eliza began receiving drawing and

Bloom Event

entertainment
2023
An event platform that aims to support and promote women in the music industry. They provide accessible means for anyone who wants to work in this field

Julien Britnic

publishing
2016
Is the cultural remixer alias of Iulian Fecioru, copywriter extraordinaire. Britnic plays with everything around, but in an anthropological manner ...

Spațiu Ludic

education
2023
Spațiu Ludic is a dynamic community of young educators and their students striving to revolutionize education. Their core values focus on independent think

Pătratul roșu

entertainment
2020
The first podcast on sex education in Romania, created by Dana Alecu and Răzvan Boltărețu. The Red Square format debates questions raised live...

Bianca Mocan

design
2019
Bianca is based in Cluj-Napoca where she explores visual art and rap music. She graduated the University of Art and Design, in graphic design. She is into

Andreea Staicu / booksstopia

publishing
2023
Andreea is a content creator passionate about books. She goes beyond by tailoring book recommendations to match everyday moods, providing honest reviews...

Twase

design
2022
Independent home deco shop based in Bucharest. The creators behind this brand are two UNARTE graduates who started this business during the pandemic ...

Lil' Paris is Burning

performing arts
2019
Lil' Paris is Burning — a vibrant celebration of queer culture, where expressiveness and competition come together in a spectacle of identity. The ...

Team Prieteni

entertainment
2021
Team Prieteni was the most affluent Twitch community in Romania. Founded by Silviu Faiar, Alex Zlavog, and Really Rux, Team Prieteni evolved into...

oana barbonie

art
2018
Collage artist and writer or as she puts it: a ‘general maker-of-things’. She graduated from the University of Bucharest with a Journalism diploma ...

Luca Florian

art
2022
Luca Florian is a visual artist born in Bucharest. In 2022 he graduated at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with the honorary title of Meisterschüler.

sexul vs barza

education
2017
The first online platform in Romania founded and led by women, dedicated to fostering a future for physically and mentally healthy children and youth

Moxa 20 Studio

art
2019
A newly opened alternative creative space founded by a group of young artists. The place functions as a studio for screen-print, painting, design ...

Calinacho

music
2022
Călin Alexandru Hasnaș is a Romanian artist based in Bucharest. He explores alternative r&b and rap. Having shared his first works on YouTube from...

Sasha Staicu

illustration
2018
Sasha is a visual artist based in Glasgow, born in Moscow and raised in Bucharest. Soon to graduate from the prestigious Glasgow School of Art ...

Irina Lalciu

performing arts
2020
Irina Lalciu is an artist and former gymnast from Romania with over 20 years of experience in the art of movement, spending her journey performing

Livia Falcaru

illustration
2018
Livia Fălcaru is an illustrator and visual artist currently living and working in Bucharest, Romania. Her work is above all influenced by her personal...

Luca Istodor

social
2019
Luca Istodor is a queer activist living in Bucharest. He graduated from Harvard College as a gender studies major and is currently finishing his anthropolo

Robert Antoniac

photo
2023
Robert Antoniac (b.1997) , formerly known in the social media field as Tim Dugan, is a Bucharest- based multidisciplinary artist, an alumnus of the

Human APJ

design
2023
Adelina Petcan is the creative mind behind HUMAN APJ, a jewelry brand based in Bucharest. The brand revolves around the symbol of the minimized human

Maria Staicu

art
2023
Maria Staicu reshapes the world of pottery with her brand Kalut Ceramics, crafting unusual and dream-like pieces with unconventional shapes and unexpected

In Context Slanic-Moldova Residency

art
2019
An international transdisciplinary art and ecology program based in the balneo-climateric resort of Slanic-Moldova. Since 2017, In Context functions as a

Aldessa Lincan

music
2022
Aldessa is an activist at the forefront of the Roma feminist movement with expertise in social advocacy. She has been with E-Romnja since 2013...

TLTXT platform

journalism
2021
TLTXT is a platform dedicated to the Romanian pop culture scene, founded by Paul Breazu, Dinu Guțu, Costi Rogozanu, Ciprian State, and Marina Oprea ...

the attic

journalism
2016
Online music magazine, broadcasting also compelling cultural stories around the world. The Attic is a listening experience that maps artistic reports ...

Teona Galgotiu

film
2016
Young filmmaker and writer, debuted with the poetry collection „Mă uit înapoi și dispare” (I look back and it’s gone) in 2020. She wrote three theatre play

Elmurorosa

entertainment
2022
Sebastian Moroșanu, also known as Elmurorosa, is a variety streamer from Bucharest. Formerly part of the Team Prieteni streaming group, he tackles a wide..

Norbert Fodor

film
2021
Norbert Fodor graduated Cinematography at the Faculty of Theatre and Film in Cluj-Napoca. Over the past five years, he has worked as a creative video

Diana Grigore

illustration
2018
Illustrator and graphic designer based in Bucharest. Her works take many forms: static or animatic, digital or analog, to flat or 3D. Among the ...

After x image

social
2023
The festival takes a360-degree approach, bringing together a wide spectrum of professionals—fromartists, designers, and journalists to film critics

Scară, frumos

art
2016
A Facebook group and Instagram page created by Alexandru Mitici, capturing the quirky, everyday life of Romanian apartment buildings and neighborhoods...

BIEFF

film
2016
Co-founded by Golden Bear winning director Adina Pintilie in 2010, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival promotes innovative audio visual...

Niko G & Kali (Mihaela Dragan)

music
2022
The duo formed by Niko G. aka Nicoleta Ghiță and Kali aka Mihaela Drăgan is unique to the Romanian music landscape: Roma women singing trap – a journey ...

YCS

music
2022
Alexandra Statache aka YCS is a social activist and music artist capable of going from new club styles; ballroom, jersey club , reggaeton to breakbeats

Megan Dominescu

art
2020
Megan Dominescu is a textile artist based in Bucharest. After experimenting with weaving, sowing, fabric collaging and clothing she became invested ...

Andreea Ciocîrlan

architecture
2020
Andreea Ciocîrlan, known as Ciocârlica, is a versatile creative based in Bucharest, merging her expertise as an interior architect specialized in

Ricky Horror

music
2022
Ricky Horror is the name of a new musical project created by Zimbru’s vocalist, Teodora Rețegan. This marks the solo debut album, a pop-punk sound ...

Lexi

gaming
2021
Lexi, also known as @xlexi7, is a Bucharest-based Twitch streamer who initially gained popularity as a makeup streamer. Recently, she has diversified...

Cuscrew

design
2017
A young motion graphics artist. His style is a blend between 3D shoegaze and vaporwave art reminiscent of lo-fi internet days. With both commercial and...

Lea Rasovszky

art
2016
Visual artist that uses mixed media, drawing and installations as mediums of expression for her creativity. Lea brings her imagery to life ...

victor fota

art
2016
Victor Fota is a graduate of the University of Fine Arts in Bucharest. His works depict his inner reality through an eclectic approach to aesthetics.

CUTRA

publishing
2019
CUTRA is a queer feminist magazine. It is both a printed magazine and a permanent online platform: www.cutra.ro. The first printed issue was released...

Moxa20 Studio

art
2019
A newly opened alternative creative space founded by a group of young artists. The place functions as a studio for screen-print, painting, design, photo...

Nikita Dembinski

music
2021
Photographer and musician, passionate about theatrical arts and the relationship between the three. One of his editorial projects, Age is a Wrinkle

Tudor Ciurescu

art
2018
From the intricacies of artificial intelligence to the timeless craft of etching, Tudor Ciurescu’s oeuvre transcends traditional boundaries, offering

Alexandra Șipa

fashion
2023
A fashion designer and multidisciplinary artist based in Bucharest who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2020. She stands out through her style

misbits

music
2016
The first record store in Romania dedicated to electronic music. The place functions not just as a store, but also as a boiling pot for the electronic

OMG Publishing

publishing
2020
Independent-specialised publishing house based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, founded by Alex Ciorogar. The editorial team focuses on: contemporary ...

Camera Cluj

photo
2023
The artist-run space of Irina Dumitrașcu Măgurean, a Cluj-based visual artist. The studio promotes emerging visual artists, with a particular focus on

Eric Constantin Ardeleanu

design
2023
A contemporary jewelry designer based in Bucharest. Eric’s fascination with jewelry sparked at the age of 14, inspired by the women in his family...

InFLUX

social
2022
Romania's first alternative lifestyle hub. A sex-positive space for all fetish aficionados and those exploring. This space in particular is meant to be a

ReallyRux

gaming
2020
Really Rux, a former advertising girlie who switched sides to be a variety streamer based in Bucharest. In her recent shows such as 'Cine-i janghina?’

Anca Bârjovanu

art
2021
Anca Bârjovanuis a multidisciplinary artist based in The Hague, Netherlands. Her work encompasses drawing, sculpture, painting, and jewelry design

Zlavog

entertainment
2020
Zlavog, AKA Alex Zlavog, is a Bucharest based streamer, co-creator of Team Prieteni ensemble. Alex tackles in his streams various topics...

pointer

design
2016
Innovative wine glass, designed for out door use which combines the elegant with the practical. It can be pinned in the ground so that you can stop worryin

Maria Bacila

art
2017
Maria/maribittersea is a multidisciplinary artist navigating the complex terrains of digital culture, where spirituality, technology, and critical theory..

Festivalul Culmea

film
2023
The first Environmental Film Festival for children and young people in Brașov. Culmea sets out to create an educational platform that fosters dialogue

Alex Bittman

music
2022
Music producer, based in Bucharest. Alex aka Sybro started the iconic duo: Alex și Tugay & Tugay și Alex. He has been crushing it solo and together ...

Starea Romilor

social
2023
Within the project, young Roma individuals who can inspire others through their activities are posted every Monday to Friday. One of their impactful social

Meal Planning by Georgiana Ilie

wellness
2023
Georgiana Ilie is a content creator who likes to cook simple recipes and plan her meals throughout the week. Her curated newsletter is a haven for...

sosu

music
2017
With a background in producing club music, sosu mixes styles and themes revolving around personal issues with a positive message, day to day poetics ...

Sabina Teodora

fashion
2023
Sabina is a versatile content creator based in Bucharest that talks about the world of fashion on YouTube and Twitch. She is also working as a fashion...

Rareș Lica

entertainment
2023
A passionate content creator deeply invested in photography, music, sneakers, gadgets, and local food. He is mostly recognized for his outstanding concert

Note de subsol

writing
2023
An editorial platform promoting young writers, where people can explore creative writing through poetry. Additionally, Note de subsol puts together regular