We are thrilled to announce that the Venice Film Festival Audience Award winner
I MATTER
has been officially shortlisted for the European Film Awards and nominated for the European Young Audience Award!
We invite all European Film Academy members to watch I MATTER and consider it for their vote.

 
I MATTER
by Alina Șerban
Romania, Germany, Belgium, 2026, 100 min.

Rebeca, a young Roma girl, is on the verge of being kicked out of her orphanage. She clings to the hope that her father's release from prison will finally give her a family, unaware that growing up will demand more than she ever imagined.

As she stands on the verge of leaving the orphanage she called home, Rebeca, a young Roma girl, clings to the hope that her father's release from prison will finally give her the family she has always longed for. When she is accepted into university to study acting, life finally seems to be opening up for her. But just as Rebeca begins to find her place in this new world, the life she comes from starts to catch up with her, forcing her to make choices she can no longer postpone.