Professionals from 8 fields: medicine, film, history, theatre, architecture, visual arts, literature and music were honoured for remarkable achievements throughout their careers or for projects and works that attracted the appreciation of the public and critics in the previous year. The Alexandrion Foundation also presented the Gala’s honorary distinction.
The Alexandrion Foundation announces the laureates of the 8th edition of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala, one of the most important cultural events in Romania, held this year on 15 October. Professionals from 8 fields: medicine, film, history, theatre, architecture, visual arts, literature and music were honoured for remarkable achievements throughout their careers or for projects and works that attracted the appreciation of the public and critics in the previous year. The Alexandrion Foundation thus honoured, as it has every year since 2014, the laureates’ significant contribution to the cultural and scientific development of Romania.
The laureates of the 2021 edition of the Gala are:
- Dr. Margit Șerban – medicine (lifetime achievement award)
- Mircea Radu Iacoban – literature (award for the book “Contemporary Romanian Theatre”, Romanian Academy Publishing House)
- Bogdan Jitea – history (award for the book “Cinema in RSR”, Polirom Publishing House)
- George Banu – theatre (lifetime achievement award)
- Adrian Zerva – architecture (award for the “Dacia One” project in Bucharest)
- Mircia Dumitrescu – visual arts (lifetime achievement award)
- Gabriel Croitoru – music (lifetime achievement award)
- Mircea Andreescu – film (award for his role in the film “After 40 Days”, directed by Andrei Gruzsniczki)
The Alexandrion Foundation presented the honorary distinction of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2021 to His Excellency Miguel Maury Buendia, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, in recognition of his extraordinary influence on ecclesiastical life during his time in Romania, of the development and strengthening of the ties between the Vatican and Romania, and of his significant contribution to the long-awaited visit of Pope Francis to our country.
The jury was made up of personalities from the Romanian cultural and scientific landscape: Prof. Dr. Irinel Popescu – surgeon, Magda Mihăilescu – film critic, Dr. Constantin Corneanu – historian, Prof. Dr. Ludmila Patlanjoglu – theatre critic, Prof. Dr. Arch. Marian Moiceanu – Rector of the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism, Ștefan Râmniceanu – visual artist, Dumitru Radu Popescu – writer and Sorina Goia – musicologist. Academician Răzvan Theodorescu was the jury president, and Prof. Dr. Andrei Marga the vice-president.
The Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2021 can be watched online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh-E3lfNTcU and on the Alexandrion Foundation’s Facebook and LinkedIn channels.
Unlike previous editions, which hosted hundreds of guests, this year the event took place in a restricted and safe setting, in compliance with all legislative measures in force imposed by the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala 2021 was presented by the TV journalist Teodora Tompea and broadcast on 23 October on Digi 24 TV. The novel elements compared with previous years lay in the impressive production at the Digi24 headquarters, where the event was held. State-of-the-art technology (lighting, screens, video projection, etc.) was used, allowing the awards to be presented in a format similar to that of televised productions, so that viewers would feel more connected to the event and closer to the laureates, even though they were not present in the room.
The musical moments at the Gala were performed by the New Hope Ensemble, an exceptional classical music trio made up of Octavian Lup – cello, Adrian Vasile – viola and Radu Dunca – violin.
Launched in 2014, the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala has so far honoured over 70 contemporary personalities, including writers, actors, architects, historians, physicians, scientists and clergymen who, through their work and achievements, have significantly influenced the development of Romanian society.
