Participants & Outcomes
- Season 1 (2022) – Blade Runner & Postmodernism
25 registered · 18 alternative posters submitted · 6 literary/film reviews - Season 2 (2023) – Metropolis & Modernism
65 registered · 35 alternative posters submitted · 12 literary/film reviews - Season 3 (2024) – A Clockwork Orange & Brutalism
125 registered · 59 alternative posters submitted · 19 literary/film reviews - Season 4 (2025) – Blade Runner 2049 & Hypermodernism
184 registered · 54 alternative posters submitted · 11 literary/film reviews - Season 5 (2026) – High Rise & Late Modernism
162 registered · 59 alternative posters submitted · 17 literary/film reviews
Across its first five editions, SF(a) has registered over 550 students and young graduates from architecture, visual arts, design, and literature. Not all enrolled participants attended every activity or submitted work, yet the workshops collectively generated 225 alternative posters and 72 literary/film reviews. Nearly half of the Season 5 participants (79 of 162, ~49%) had already attended at least one previous edition, a return rate that signals strong loyalty and growing reputation within the student community. This steady growth demonstrates the project’s capacity to attract a diverse academic audience and to consistently produce creative and critical outcomes that connect cinema, architecture, and society.
Participant Profile
Season 3 (2024)
A total of 123 registered participants, of which:
- 91.1% came from Architecture, mainly students in Years II and III.
- Around 5% were from Visual Arts & Design,
- 2% from Literature,
- and less than 2% from other fields (Electronics, Acting, Geography).
Season 4 (2025)
A total of 178 registered participants, of which:
- 74.2% were students of Architecture, with the largest share in Years III and IV.
- 12.9% came from Visual Arts & Design,
- 6% from Literature,
- and around 7% from other disciplines (Law, IT, Landscape, Sociology).
Season 5 (2026)
A total of 162 registered participants, of which:
- 80% came from Architecture (130 students), with the largest share in Years II–IV.
- Around 10% from Visual Arts & Design (16 participants),
- and the remaining 10% from Literature and other disciplines (sociology, landscape architecture, technical/IT).
Comparative Insight
While Architecture students remained the core across all editions, interdisciplinary openness peaked in Season 4 (24%) and stabilised in Season 5 (20%), confirming SF(a)’s consistent capacity to engage a broader cultural and educational community beyond its home faculty.
Financial Metrics
In its first two editions (2022 and 2023), SF(a) – Society. Film. Architecture was financed entirely from the organisers’ own resources, covering all costs related to workshops, materials, printing and promotion. Starting wit Season 3 (2024), the project secured structured institutional support. The total budget of that edition amounted to 47,553 RON, of which approximately 87% came from the Architecture Stamp – Romanian Order of Architects, 10% from OAR Iași, and 3% from the organisers through the NGO ALT+A. More than half of the expenditure was directed to honoraria, accommodation and travel for invited speakers, while the rest covered printing and exhibitions, prizes for students, and basic logistics.
Season 4 (2025) confirmed this model, with a total budget of 53,636.60 RON. About 83% of the funding was ensured through the Architecture Stamp, 9% through OAR Iași, while ALT+A contributed 1,885.60 RON and the organisers added a further 2,500 RON from personal funds. Around 60% of the resources were allocated to guest lecturers and interdisciplinary content, 20% to printing and exhibition design, 15% to awards and student recognition, and the remainder to logistics and promotion.
Taken together, these figures demonstrate the project’s steady transition from being fully self-financed to relying on a mixed funding model that combines institutional trust, NGO engagement, and the personal commitment of its organisers. This transparent framework highlights both the professionalism and the sustainability of SF(a) as a cultural and educational platform.
Season 1 (2022) – self-funded
Total budget: covered entirely by the organisers’ own resources.
All expenses for workshops, materials, and communication were supported personally by the team.
Season 2 (2023) – self-funded
Total budget: covered entirely by the organisers’ own resources.
Printing, promotion, and workshop costs were supported directly by the organisers.
Season 3 (2024) – funded by Architecture Stamp & co-funding
Total budget: 47,553 RON
- Architecture Stamp – Romanian Order of Architects (national): 41,448 RON (≈ 87%)
- OAR Iași: 4,605 RON (≈ 10%)
- ALT+A contribution: 1,500 RON (≈ 3%)
Expenditure details:
≈ 55% for accommodation & travel for guest speakers,honoraria,
≈ 25% for printing, exhibitions & promotion,
≈ 15% for prizes and awards,
≈ 5% for logistics and coordination.
Season 4 (2025) – funded by Architecture Stamp (Romanian Order of Architects) & co-funding
Total budget: 53,636.60 RON
- Architecture Stamp – Romanian Order of Architects (national): 44,326 RON (≈ 83%)
- OAR Iași: 4,925 RON (≈ 9%)
- ALT+A contribution (own funds): 1,885.60 RON (≈ 3.5%)
- Organisers’ own funds: 2,500 RON (≈ 4.5%)
Expenditure details:
≈ 60% for accommodation, meals & transport of invited speakers,honoraria,
≈ 20% for printing, poster production & exhibition set-up,
≈ 15% for awards and recognitions,
≈ 5% for logistics, promotion & volunteer coordination.
Season 5 (2026) – funded through ALT+A & OAR co-funding
Total budget: 45,000 RON
- ALT+A (Architecture Stamp / association budget): 35,000 RON (≈ 78%)
- OAR contribution: 10,000 RON (≈ 22%)
Expenditure details: following the established pattern, the largest share covered accommodation, travel and honoraria for invited speakers, followed by printing and exhibition production, student awards, and logistics.