Child's Pose Romania's Oscar Entry

BUCHAREST: Călin Peter Netzer's family power drama has been selected unanimously by the national jury to be forwarded as Romania's submission for next year's Academy Awards. The 86th edition will…
30-07-2013

Romania's New Film Institute Could Back Production

BUCHAREST: The National Film Institute, founded via emergency ordinance on 26 June, could serve as a production company and participate in the production grants system under the terms of a…
25-07-2013

Crowdfunded Making Waves Fest Grows into New York

BUCHAREST: The New York-based fest Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema will expand in December from the its home at the Film Society of Lincoln Center into the Jacob Burns Film…
23-07-2013

Antena 3 the Sole Profitable Romanian TV Channel

BUCHAREST: Romanian broadcasters continue to struggle, based on annual reports showing that TV channel Antena 3 (www.antena3.ro) managed just 190,573 EUR in profits for 2012, while Pro TV (protv.ro) had…
19-07-2013

Romania Sees New TV Channels and Last Broadcasts

BUCHAREST: International channels have been flickering on and off in a hustle for broadcast licenses but several victors are now set for launch in autumn in the wake of rulings…
18-07-2013

PRODUCTION: The Keeping Room About to Wrap Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Directed by Daniel Barber and starring Sam Worthington, this Civil War drama began shooting in June and is expected to wrap this week. Romania's MediaPro Studios is providing facilities.
16-07-2013

PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Preps Sierra-Nevada

BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian New Wave writer/director Cristi Puiu, has announced a shoot date of November 1for Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion.
15-07-2013

Cine Grand Opens Its First Multiplex in Romania

BUCHAREST: With the opening of Cine Grand Botoşani which set up shop in Uvertura Mall in this northeastern Romanian city of 100,000 on 12 July, the company marks its first…
15-07-2013

Wild Bunch Picks up When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

BUCHAREST: Wild Bunch is handling international sales for the new film by writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu.
11-07-2013

Chello CE Shutters Romanian Office

BUCHAREST: Hungarian-based Chello Central Europe, a division of Chellomedia (www.chellomedia.com) will close its Bucharest office.
09-07-2013

Child's Pose Raises Weak Romanian Attendance

BUCHAREST: With 103,352 admissions Călin Peter Netzer's family drama launched on 8 March 2013 became the most successful Romanian film in the last 11 years. The box office of 275,342EUR/1,224,763RON…
05-07-2013

Romania Launches National Film Institute

BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Film Archives, Studiul de Creaţie cinematografică and VIDEO ART Studio (the former Editura Video) will be merged into a National Film Institute, operating under the umbrella of…
04-07-2013

FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: The Unsaved

BUCHAREST: Written by Corneliu Porumboiu and Igor Cobileanski, La limita de jos a cerului/The Unsaved captures the lack of prospects in contemporary Republic of Moldova through the bitter sweet drama…
01-07-2013

FESTIVALS: Shanghai Gypsy Wins MECEFF

MEDIAŞ: The 3rd edition of the Central European Film Festival (meceff.ro) wraped in the cosy Transylvanian town of Mediaş on 28 June 2013 after five days.
30-06-2013

PRODUCTION: Vasile in Development

BUCHAREST: Alien Film Productions and Multi Media Est are developing Bogdan Bărbulescu's first feature, a tragicomedy set to be released in 2016.
25-06-2013

PRODUCTION: Bucharest Non-Stop Begins Filming

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Dan Chişu started shooting Bucharest Non-Stop, his fifth feature, on 17 June 2013.
21-06-2013

PRODUCTION: A Very Unsettled Summer Settles Postproduction in Summer

BUCHAREST: Anca Damian's new feature A Very Unsettled Summer, a Romanian-Czech-Swedish-Scottish coproduction, is in postproduction with the premiere set for autumn 2013.
17-06-2013

FESTIVALS: MECEFF Unveils Presidents Selection

(MEDIAS) German producer Regina Ziegler is the guest of honor at the 3rd Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) taking place 24-28 June 2013.
13-06-2013

Romanian Filmmakers Join Wave of European Support for Cultural Exception

BUCHAREST: Romania’s leading filmmakers are supporting cultural exception, arguing that it should be kept with all costs.
11-06-2013

FNE at TIFF 2013: Hindi Ship of Theseus Wins Transilvania Trophy

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Anand Gandhi's Ship of Theseus (India) was awarded the Transilvania Trophy and a prize of 15,000 EUR at the 12th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival which wrapped…
10-06-2013