Romania has chosen Jaful Secolului ( The Heist of the Century ), directed by Teodora Ana Mihai and written by Cristian Mungiu, as its official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards. The film, starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Rareș Andrici, and Ionuț Niculae, will premiere in Romania on September 23, distributed by Forum Film. Inspired by a notorious 2012 art theft in the Netherlands carried out by a group of Romanians, the story explores themes of