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Ioana Mischie's “Catane” Debuts at SEEfest, Wins Script Award

5/3/2026

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Ioana Mischie premiered “Catane” as SEEfest’s opening night film in the United States.
The comedy follows twin girls in Romania’s Catane village who fake disabilities, prompting inspectors to travel to the Apuseni Mountains to investigate.
Mischie hired Romanian actors, earning the script Best Script at Manaki Script Lab.
while composer Emiliano Mazzenga earned a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination, the film seeks a distributor as SEEfest runs through May 6.

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Story summary

Ioana Mischie premiered “Catane” as SEEfest’s opening night film in the United States.
The comedy follows twin girls in Romania’s Catane village who fake disabilities, prompting inspectors to travel to the Apuseni Mountains to investigate.
Mischie hired Romanian actors, earning the script Best Script at Manaki Script Lab.
while composer Emiliano Mazzenga earned a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination, the film seeks a distributor as SEEfest runs through May 6.