Susțin

Culture. Education. Community.

We build projects that make culture and education more accessible and bring people together. Through film, stories, volunteering and partnerships.

Two volunteers on the stairs at the shooting location A conversation on set between a crew member and the actor in costume Two volunteers shielding themselves from the sun on set Three volunteers with parasols, on set The team with the Gold Effie certificates, at the 2023 gala A group in costume in front of Cinema Europa, at Halloween The auditorium full of children raising their hands, at a screening The group photo of the crew and volunteers, in the forest The audience in the Cinema Europa auditorium, at a screening The five children in the film’s cast, on a bench in the metro The crew shooting a scene with steadicam and boom, outdoors Three young volunteers in the cinema’s courtyard The team applauded on the street, as the shoot wrapped Filmgoers and two people dressed as ghosts, in the cinema auditorium The volunteers’ group photo, on the Cinema Europa stage Volunteers on the stairs in the Cinema Europa foyer The full foyer before a screening, seen from above Congratulations on the street, on the night the shoot wrapped
Two moviegoers holding their tickets at the cinema entrance

Our impact

Results, SDGs and sustainability ↗
150.000 attendances at Cinema Europa Cumulative · updated Sept. 2026 200 volunteers in the Susțin community Approx. 100 involved at Cinema Europa 1.250 young viewers at BKFF First edition · 2025 1,000 pupils reached by the book caravan Results reported · 2025

The period and context behind each figure are set out in the projects.

What we want to change

Our five directions of impact ↗
01

Wider access

Culture and education reach people who have fewer chances to encounter them.

A group of young people in front of Cinema Europa after an evening screening
02

More confidence

Children and young people discover ideas, find their voice and learn by doing.

Pupils holding the book “Comoara lui Harap-Alb” at a reading event
03

More involvement

People find a place where they can contribute and build alongside others.

A conversation at the cinema entrance before a screening

ONGOING INITIATIVES

Projects we build over time

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Two cinemagoers in front of Cinema Europa, next to this week’s posters
Culture Ongoing initiative

Cinema Europa

A neighbourhood cinema, brought back into the life of the city.

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The Bucharest Kids Film Festival identity
Education Ongoing initiative

Bucharest Kids Film Festival

A first taste of cinema, on the big screen.

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Susțin volunteers gathered in the Cinema Europa auditorium
Community Ongoing initiative

Comunitatea de voluntari Susțin (The Susțin volunteer community)

You learn by doing. You contribute alongside others.

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In progress: Comoara lui Harap-Alb ↗ One-off campaigns and projects ↗

CONTRIBUTE

Help the projects keep going.

Companies and funders can contribute to modernising Cinema Europa, to Bucharest Kids Film Festival and to developing the volunteer platform.

Donations 3.5% form Funding and partnerships
You can also contribute as a volunteer ↗