PRODUCTION: Live with Ema set for shooting

BUCHAREST: After more than two years in development, the premiere feature of Vlad Păunescu, owner and CEO of Castel Film Studios, will start filming 14 April.
07-03-2014

Romania to appoint new minister of Culture

BUCHAREST: A new culture minister, Kelemen Hunor, has pledged his support for increasing the number of cinemas in Romania, a perennial issue for the film industry after many were taken…
05-03-2014

Romanian-Hollywood co-production released

BUCHAREST: Closer to the Moon, Nae Caranfil's first English-language film starring Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong, will hold its national premiere 7 March, following a successful opening at the Making…
03-03-2014

CME is revising cinemas in Romania and other countries

PRAGUE: Regional TV web Central European Media Enterprises has announced a $545 million credit agreement with its largest shareholder, Time Warner. The pact, reported by co-CEO Michael Del Nin in…
03-03-2014

Romania sets price for new digital licenses

BUCHAREST: The Romanian government has approved the starting price of 300,000 EUR for each of the five digital television licenses to be given via competitive selection by the National Authority…
03-03-2014

New Acting Romanian Minister of Culture Appointed

BUCHAREST: Mihnea Costoiu has been appointed the Acting Romanian Minister of Culture and National Heritage after the departure of Gigel Sorinel Ştirbu from the post. Ştirbu left the post together…
28-02-2014

The Unsaved to outnumber Child’s Pose at Gopo nominations

BUCHAREST: Three feature films have received more nominations for Romania's national film fest than Călin Peter Netzer’s Child's Pose, which won attention and prizes abroad over the last year.
26-02-2014

PRODUCTION: Marian Crişan developing Vanpir

BUCHAREST: Marian Crişan (Morgen, Rocker) plans to shoot the first feature he will produce himself in 2015.
26-02-2014

FNE Exclusive: Q&A with Laurenţiu Damian, head of the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN)

FNE spoke with Laurentiu Damian about the changes that he intends to make at the Romanian Filmmakers Union and his vision for a new Romanian National Film Institute.
24-02-2014

PRODUCTION: Negoescu Develops Never Let It Go

BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu (A Month in Thailand) is developing his second feature which he is producing through Papillion Film.
21-02-2014

Romanian comedy Killing Time sold in three teritories

BUCHAREST: The third feature of Florin Piersic Jr., opens in Germany on 20 February 2014. The German company Drei-Freunde will also distribute it in Austria and Switzerland with the promotion…
19-02-2014

PRODUCTION: Youtube Bazaar in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Independent filmmaker Dan Chişu is in the color correction and sound editing stage with a 110 minute documentary investigating the fascination with social media through the story of Bahoi,…
13-02-2014

Romanian Box Office Shows Strong Growth

BUCHAREST: Cinema admissions in Romania rose by 9 percent in 2013 while the box office climbed by 10 percent to more than 35.8m EUR/160m RON.
07-02-2014

FNE at Berlinale 2014: Romanian Films in Berlin

Five Romanian films will be presented at Berlinale and the European Film Market 2014.
05-02-2014

Romania Relents on Nymphomaniac: Volume II

BUCHAREST: After an appeal by distributor Independenţa Film, the rating commission of the National Centre for Cinema reversed the decision to ban Lars von Trier’s film Nymphomaniac: Volume II from…
31-01-2014

ProSiebenSat.1 Sells Romanian Prima TV

BUCHAREST: The Competition Council of Romania has authorised the take over of Prima TV by the Romanian company Graffiti Red SRL of SBS Broadcasting Media SRL (which has the licence…
28-01-2014

Obituary: Dinu Cocea

BUCHAREST: Dinu Cocea, the director of popular adventure films through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, died in Paris at 84.
24-01-2014

PRODUCTION: George Dorobanţu develops 0/1

BUCHAREST: The winner of the Special Mention at the 2012 edition of ScripTeast will be financed by French producers with shooting scheduled for fall 2014.
23-01-2014

Romanian Debuts to Dominate Releases in 2014

BUCHAREST: Almost half of the 20 Romanian premieres expected in 2014, are debut or second films, with most of the films receiving support from the National Centre for Cinema. Films…
23-01-2014