Caranfil was also voted Best Director. Starring Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong, Closer to the Moon is produced by Romania's Mandragora Movies in coproduction with Italy's Rainier Group, Poland's Agresywna Banda and France's Denis Friedman Productions, with the help of Michael Fitzgerald of the U.S. company Ithaca, which was financing the Romanian share. The film was supported by the Romanian National Film Center.
Local film journalists and critics also voted Ofelia Popii and Florin Piersic Jr Best Actress and Best Actor for Andrei Gruzsniczki’s QED (Icon Production). Cristina Iacob’s debut indie feature #Selfie (MediaPro Entertainment Romania, ZAZU Film) received a trophy for the local film with the most admissions in 2014.
Romanians also voted The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson Best Film screened in national cinemas, and Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty Best European Film in 2014.
The event was organised by Asociaţia Fabrica de Evenimente with the support of CNC, and in collaboration with the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN) and the Romanian distributors.
WINNERS:
Best Romanian Film:
Closer to the Moon
Directed by Nae Caranfil
Produced by Mandragora Movies
Coproduced by Rainier Group (Italy), Agresywna Banda (Poland) and Denis Friedman Production (France)
With the help of Michael Fitzgerald of the U.S. company Ithaca
Supported by the National Centre for Cinema
Best Director:
Nae Caranfil for Closer to the Moon
Best Actress:
Ofelia Popii for QED
Directed byAndrei Gruzsniczki
Produced by Icon Production
Supported by the National Centre for Cinema
Best Actor:
Florin Piersic, Jr. for QED
Romanian film with the most admissions in 2014:
#Selfie
Directed by Cristina Iacob
Produced by MediaPro Entertainment Romania and ZAZU Film
Supported by the National Centre for Cinema
The film with the most admissions in 2014:
Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
Best Film screened in the Romanian cinemas in 2014:
The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson,
Best European Film in 2014:
The Great Beauty
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
