EFP Producer on the Move: Ada Solomon
BUCHAREST: For Romania's European Film Promotion Producer on the Move Ada Solomon, the tips for being a good producer are "diplomacy, acting skills, being good in budgeting sudoku, keeping your…
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu Racks up New Sales
BUCHAREST: Romanian documentary director Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu (www.autobiografia.ro) was sold to the USA to be distributed by Film Desk (http://www.thefilmdesk.com/) and to the Benelux territory where…
Celluloid Dreams Picks Up Loverboy
BUCHAREST: Cătălin Mitulescu's second feature, Loverboy has been acquired by Celluloid Dreams (www.celluloid-dreams.com). The film will have soon its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011…
Outbound Sold in Four Territories
BUCHAREST: Sales agent mk2 (www.mk2.com) has sold Bogdan George Apetri's Outbound/Periferic (www.periferic.ro) to Poland, Greece, Israel and Switzerland. The Romanian film will be distributed by Against Gravity (www.againstgravity.pl) in Poland,…
Cinema City Continues Expansion in Romania
Cinema City opened its tenth multiplex in Romania in early April. The cinema, located in Braila has 10 screens and 2,135 seats and it's equipped with 5 digital projectors. Cinema…
Romania Awards 2.4 Million Euros in Grants
BUCHAREST: Ten feature films, including three debut films, are among the recipients of the latest round of Romanian film grants. Over 2.4 million Euros was dispersed to full length features,…
Films Boutique Signs Romanian Film Sales
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's first feature, The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume (www.ceamaifericitafatadinlume.ro) has been sold to Poland and Bulgaria, sales agent Films Boutique (www.filmsboutique.com) told…
MediaPro Distribution Leads Romanian Market
BUCHAREST: The exclusive partnership between MediaPro Distribution (www.mediaprodistribution.com) and Warner Bros (www.warnerbros.com) has put the Romanian distribution company in the top spot among local distributors.
Romtelecom Buys AKTA Satelit
BUCHAREST: Romania's Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) signed an agreement with Digital Cable Systems to buy AKTA Satelit (http://www.akta.ro/dth).
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Wins Big at Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban's debut film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle received seven awards including Best Feature and Best First Feature at the Gopo gala, Romania's national film awards…
First Multiplatform Film Launch in Romania
BUCHAREST: Outbound/Periferic (www.periferic.ro), the debut feature of Bogdan George Apetri, will be the first film to have a simultaneous cinema and online release. The film opens on 1 April 2011…
PRODUCTION: HBO Series Girls Guide to Depravity Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO USA/Cinemax USA (www.hbo.com, www.cinemax.com) are shooting Girls Guide to Depravity, a 13 episodes series, in Romania. Production began on 14 March 2011. Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) is providing facilities,…
PRODUCTION: HBO Series Girls Guide to Depravity Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO USA/Cinemax USA (www.hbo.com, www.cinemax.com) are shooting Girls Guide to Depravity, a 13 episodes series, in Romania. Production began on 14 March 2011. Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) is providing facilities,…
PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
Romtelecom Launches Dolce TV Online
BUCHAREST: After launching its first specialized channel, Dolce Sport (www.dolce-sport.ro) last year, Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) launched the first online video integrate portal in Romania on 9 March 2011.
