PRODUCTION: Dinu Tănase Develops Who Killed Christmas

BUCHAREST: Dinu Tănase’s Who Killed Christmas, a drama about cruelty and violence in the countryside, is set for shooting in November 2015.
25-11-2014

PRODUCTION: Cristina Iacob Preps Sequel to #Selfie

BUCHAREST: With her second film, A Gift for You/Un dar pentru tine, expected to be broadcast on TV in December, Cristina Iacob is in preproduction with a sequel to her…
20-11-2014

Romania Appoints Csilla Hegedus as Minister of Culture

BUCHAREST: Csilla Hegedus has been named as the new minister of Culture and vice-prime-minister with Romanian president Traian Băsescu signing the appointment decree on 18 November 2014.
19-11-2014

PRODUCTION: Marius Theodor Barna Preps Two Documentaries

BUCHAREST: Romanian director/producer Marius Theodor Barna plans to shoot I Hit Therefore I Am/Lovesc, deci exist and The Witch Nuns/Călugăriţele vrăjitoare in 2015. Both documentaries received production support from the…
18-11-2014

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: Anca Damian Preps In Perfect Health

COTTBUS: Romanian writer/director/producer Anca Damian is moving into preproduction with a dramatic feature film inspired by the sudden and unexpected death of her father, In Perfect Health.
12-11-2014

PRODUCTION: Dan Chişu Preps The Birthday Party

BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter/producer Dan Chişu plans to shoot his new feature The Birthday Party/Aniversarea (working title) in spring 2015 with the release set for 2016. He has two new features, Bucharest…
11-11-2014

Shadows Series in Postproduction at HBO Romania

BUCHAREST: Shadows/Umbre, the third original series produced by HBO Europe in Romania after In Treatment/In derivă and When Shall We Kiss/Rămâi cu mine is scheduled to premiere at the beginning…
07-11-2014

Romanian Public TV Opens Subsidiary in Moldova

BUCHAREST: The Romanian public television station TVR has opened a subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova which will independently produce and broadcast TV content and films.
06-11-2014

Freeman Distribution Cuts Deal with Lionsgate/Summit

BUCHAREST: Romania's newest distribution company Freeman Distribution has become the official distributor of Lionsgate/Summit in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech and Slovakia.
30-10-2014

Romanian director Iulia Rugina in Postproduction with a Box Office Hit Sequel

WARSAW: Another Love Building is a sequel to Romania's 2013 box office hit Love Building written by Iulia Rugină, Oana Răsuceanu and Ana Agopian. "Our first feature project was very…
21-10-2014

PRODUCTION: Călin Peter Netzer Develops Ana, Mon Amour

BUCHAREST: The new project Ana, Mon Amour from the acclaimed writer/director Călin Peter Netzer will investigate the romantic relationship with all its dependencies and crisis situations against the backdrop of…
16-10-2014

PRODUCTION: Corneliu Porumboiu Starts Shooting The Treasure

BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu returns to the dark humor of his debut feature 12:08 East of Bucharest/A fost sau n-a fost? produced by 42Km Film in 2006 with…
14-10-2014

FESTIVALS: Maidan Wins ASTRA

SIBIU: Director Sergei Loznitsa received the Trophy for Best Film for his full-length documentary Maidan at the 21st ASTRA Film Festival which wrapped 11 October.
13-10-2014

PRODUCTION: Adrian Sitaru Preps It’s Time!

BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru’s new feature is an independent production set to shoot from 12 to 26 October 2014.
09-10-2014

Chosen Wraps Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: The second feature of Bosnian director Jasmin Dizdar wrapped a month-long shoot in Bucharest at MediaPro Studios. Starring in the Holocaust drama are Romanian actress Ana Ularu and Britain's…
06-10-2014

FESTIVALS: ASTRA Film Festival Kicks Off in Sibiu

SIBIU: The XXI edition of ASTRA Film Festival (6-12 October) will screen 120 documentaries from 40 countries in a programme including four competitive sections.
06-10-2014

PRODUCTION: Ada Solomon Develops I Hate Berlin

BUCHAREST: Ada Solomon and Parada Film are developing the second feature of Vali Hotea, I Hate Berlin, a dark comedy about indecision and the fear of taking responsibility.
03-10-2014

GRANTS: Călin Peter Netzer Gets Biggest Grant from CNC

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Center allotted 3,401,250 EUR/15 m RON for film production and development at its first session of 2014.
02-10-2014

Vlad The Impaler: Blood Empire To Be Shot in Romania

BUCHAREST: After shooting The Mercenary: Absolution with Steven Seagal in March and April 2014, director Keoni Waxman is returning to Romania where he will start shooting entirely the four hour…
02-10-2014

New Romanian Distribution Company Bows in November

BUCHAREST: Freealize will distribute its first film on 7 November and will launch the Romanian portmanteau film Short/4: Tales of Spades end of November.
01-10-2014