Scena9 is an online platform primarily dedicated to the Romanian cultural industry, covering books, films, music, theatre, media and the digital world, and visual arts. It publishes information, interviews with Romanian and foreign personalities, features, reviews, and opinion pieces. In addition, it produces videos and podcasts about current events in the cultural sector and relevant trends.

The organisation aims to create a dialogue between cultural and artistic expressions that do not often converge. It reports on and curates cultural phenomena while balancing high and low cultures.

It keeps the audience updated with emerging creators and artists across various artistic fields, following their projects and trajectories.

It also publishes stories on the environment, education, science, history, philosophy, work, lifestyle and family.

In 2018, Scene9 launched a print version of the magazine.

Scena9 is part of a BRD-Groupe Société Générale bank (BRD) initiative to support journalism and culture.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Bucharest, Romania
Year the organization started publishing:
2016
Languages:
English
Romanian
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Environment
Lifestyle
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Chronicles and non-fiction
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Graphic novels and comics
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Satire
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Explanatory journalism
Cross-border journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Messaging service
Social media platforms
Print
YouTube
Telegram
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
43,000
Instagram number of followers:
23,000
YouTube number of followers:
5,752

Management and team

Founders

Female:
2
Male:
0
Founders:
Andra Matzal, Luiza Vasiliu
Directors:
Cristiana Tautu, Andra Matzal, Ioana Pelehatai

Team

Full-time employees:
7
Part-time employees:
1
Freelancers or consultants:
30
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Advertising
Grants from corporations
Grants from foreign governments
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
Branded content or native advertising
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Grants from corporations
The second most important revenue source reported:
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
Others revenue sources:
3,5% income tax donation

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Publishes an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team

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