PRODUCTION: The Beatles project in Development

BUCHAREST: After the highly acclaimed The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu which concluded a trilogy on communism (comprising also Videograms of a Revolution /Videogramme einer Revolution and Out…
24-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Through My Veins in Development

BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban follows his a first feature, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier, which gathered international recognition and two prizes at the Berlinale…
22-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Itaker Begins Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Toni Trupia's film Itaker, which began filming in Italy on 7 November 2011, moved to Romania in 21 November 21, for the final three weeks of shooting.
21-11-2011

Romanian 2011 grants announced

BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro ) announced the production grants at its first session of 2011. Two sessions annually are required by the law. The last session opened…
21-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Ho Ho Ho 2: A Family Lottery Begins Filming

BUCHAREST: A sequel to the family film Ho Ho Ho started filming on 7 November 2011 and is expecting to wrap 2 December,, representatives of the production company MediaPro Pictures…
14-11-2011

PRODUCTION: The Last Shepherds in Production

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dumitru Budrala is working on a long observational documentary encompassing an ancient occupation, Păstoritul transhumant/ The Last Shepherds.
10-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Romanian Romantic Comedy Filming at MediaPro Studios

BUCHAREST: A Romanian comedy directed by Iura Luncaşu and produced by MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) started a three week shoot on 31 October 2011.
08-11-2011

Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
07-11-2011

Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
07-11-2011

GRANTS: TIFF Receives Largest CNC Grant

BUCHAREST: Tranyslvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro) received the biggest grant, 144,418 Euro (621,000 RON) from the National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) for its 2012 edition.
01-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Across the Mountain in Development

BUCHAREST: Ileana Stănculescu, whose first documentary The Bridge/Podul peste Tisa won First Appereance Award at IDFA in 2004, is developing Across the Mountain, a creative documentary about the friendship between…
27-10-2011

PRODUCTION: From Romania to Zion in Preproduction

BUCHAREST: Producer-director Oana Giurgiu is in preproduction with From Romania to Zion, a long documentary on Jewish immigration from Romania to Israel and the present relations between both countries. She…
27-10-2011

Romanian Documentary Survey - 2011

BUCHAREST: Romanian documentaries were catapulted into the international spotlight with the success of several films in the last two years. Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu…
26-10-2011

Obituary: Romanian Director Liviu Ciulei

BUCHAREST: Liviu Ciulei (88), one of the most important Romanian stage and film directors of all time, passed away in a hospital in Munich on 25 October 2011.
25-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Niascharian (Let’s Revive) Films in Romania and Moldavia

BUCHAREST: Leonardo Tonitza has begun shooting a long documentary on the origins of the Romanian language, Niascharian (Let's Revive)/Niascharian (Să renaştem). Preproduction began in March 2011, producer Alexandru Iclozan told…
21-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Portaits in a Forest Completes Shoot

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dinu Tănase wraps filming 19 October 2011 on Portraits in a Forest, a contemporary police story involving a crime and an officer solving the case. Shooting started…
18-10-2011

PRODUCTION: The Last Days of Ceauşescu in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Radu Gabrea is in the last stages of postproduction with his docu-drama The Last Days of Ceauşescu, with plans for a pre-premiere screening on Christmas, the day the Romanian…
16-10-2011

Romanian Ad Market Drops in 2011

BUCHAREST: The Romanian ad market is expected to show a decline of 4% in 2011, with light growth anticipated at the beginning of 2012, ZenithOptimedia/Zenith Media Romania (www.zenithmedia.ro) estimates in…
13-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Night Falls in India in Preparation

BUCHAREST: Spanish director Chema Rodriguez is in preproduction with Night Falls in India, a feature based on a script he wrote together with the Romanian filmmaker Cătălin Mitulescu.
11-10-2011

Hello! How Are You? Sees Strong Sales

BUCHAREST: Alexandru Maftei's romantic comedy Hello! How Are You? Has been sold in more then 10 territories so far, representatives of the sales agent M-Appeal (www.m-appeal.com) told FNE.
09-10-2011