In 2016, the Transilvania International Film Festival extended, for the first time, to the Republic of Moldova. The first edition of TIFF Chisinau took place between October 6 and 9, 2016, at Cinema Odeon.
For three consecutive editions, TIFF Chisinau connected the Moldavian audience to the most important recent Romanian productions, in an effort to stimulate and promote local cinema, but also to train the young generation of spectators.