PRODUCTION: Debut Feature Double Shooting

BUCHAREST: Catrinel Dănăiaţă’s debut feature, Double / Dublu, a drama supported by the National Film Center, started shooting on 19 April 2015.
29-04-2015

PRODUCTION: Gabriel Achim Shooting Second Feature The Last Day

BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim's second feature The Last Day/Ultima zi, an independent dark comedy about faith, fidelity and forgiveness, is shooting from 20 April to 10 May 2015.
28-04-2015

FESTIVALS: Far from Men Wins BIFF

BUCHAREST: David Oelhoffen's Far from Men was awarded Best Film at the 11th Bucharest International Film Festival which took place from 20 to 26 April 2015.
27-04-2015

FESTIVALS: TIFF Announces Transilvania Pitch Stop 2015

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 2nd edition of the Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS) programme will take place within the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 31 May to 6 June 2015.
23-04-2015

FESTIVALS: Jafar Panahi's Taxi Will Open Bucharest IFF Today

BUCHAREST: The 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival opens today with Jafar Panahi's Taxi and will run until 26 April 2015 with six debut features and second films competing…
20-04-2015

QED Leads Nominations at UCIN’s National Awards

BUCHAREST: Andrei Gruzsniczki’s QED was granted 10 nods at the Romanian Filmmakers’ Union (UCIN) National Awards. The gala will be held on 6 May 2015.
10-04-2015

PRODUCTION: Paul Negoescu Develops Two Projects Simultaneously

BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu is developing Never Let It Go, which was supported the Romanian National Film Center, and also an independent feature Two Lottery Tickets. He doesn’t know which one…
01-04-2015

PRODUCTION: Constantin Popescu Preps Pororoca

BUCHAREST: The new feature by Constantin Popescu, Proroca tells the story of a couple who lose their daughter in a park. The writer/director told FNE that he wrote the script…
01-04-2015

Closer to the Moon and Q.E.D. Share Prizes at Gopo Gala

BUCHAREST: Nae Caranfil's Closer to the Moon was awarded Best Film, Director and Script, while Q.E.D. by Andrei Gruzsniczki won the acting awards at the 9th Gopo Gala held on…
31-03-2015

PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu Develops New Project

BUCHAREST: After Beyond the Hills (2012) Cristian Mungiu's new project will deal with parenting and focus on a male character. The producer/writer/director hopes to shoot it in 2015 "Ideally while…
31-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival Announces Lineup

BUCHAREST: Six debut features and second films will compete for the trophy of the 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival from 20 to 26 April 2015.
26-03-2015

Aferim! With Best Domestic Opening in 13 Years

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's third feature, Aferim! opened in Romania on 13 March selling 20,039 tickets in the first weekend and beating the record set in 2013 by Calin Peter Netzer's…
17-03-2015

Admission for European Films Doubled in Romania in 2014

BUCHAREST: Total admissions for European films doubled in Romania in 2014, according to the National Film Center. In total, 262 out of 292 screens are now digitalised compared to 226…
11-03-2015

GRANTS: CNC to Fund Mungiu, Mihăileanu and Şerban

BUCHAREST: The Romanian National Film Centre allotted 2,430,892 EUR / 11,880,000 RON at the second grants contest of 2014 with the results announced on 9 March 2015. New projects of…
10-03-2015

Romania to Launch Location Guide Project

BUCHAREST: The New Romanian Cinema Association together with the local industry are launching Location Guide Romania, a project aiming to promote the country’s various shooting locations and production facilities.
09-03-2015

Obituary: Romanian Actor George Motoi Passes Away at 79

BUCHAREST: George Motoi, an actor who embodied the prototype of an intellectual in Romanian movies before 1990, passed away on 4 March 2015 at the age of 79.
05-03-2015

Why Me? Sets Best Opening Record for a Romanian Film in Two Years

BUCHAREST: Tudor Giurgiu’s political drama Why Me? set an opening and box office record for a domestic film in the last two years. Released on 27 February 2015, it had…
04-03-2015

Q.E.D. Leads Gopo Nominations

BUCHAREST: Only three Romanian films are nominated in Best Film category at the 9th edition of the Gopo Awards which will be announced on 30 March 2015. Andrei Gruzsniczki's Q.E.D.…
04-03-2015

Romania Launches Online Platform for Domestic Films

BUCHAREST: CINEPUB, an online and free of charge platform for Romanian films, will be launched on YouTube on 26 February 2015.
26-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada

BUCHAREST: Acclaimed writer and director Cristi Puiu is shooting his highly anticipated film Sierra-Nevada, a feature about a family reunion. The film is an international coproduction with the premiere set…
20-02-2015