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FESTIVALS: The 25th Astra Film Festival Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Romania 2018-09-04

SIBIU: Nine documentaries have been selected for the International Competition of the 25th Astra Film Festival. From a total of 101 films selected, 56 will screen in the five competition…

Romanian Minority Coproduction Donbass Selected as Ukraine’s Entry for Oscar Foreign-Language Category

FNE Staff Romania 2018-09-03

BUCHAREST: Donbass by Sergei Loznitsa has been selected as Ukraine’s entry for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best foreign language film category. The film…

Touch Me Not Sold in North America

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-30

BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie’s debut feature Touch Me Not has been sold by Doc & Film in more than 35 territories including North America, where Kino Lorber has acquired the rights.

FESTIVALS: Timișoara Central European FF Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Romania 2018-08-28

TIMIȘOARA: Eight films from CEE countries will screen in the competition of the 2018 edition of the Timișoara Central European Film Festival, running from 29 August to 2 September 2018.

FNE Spoke to Anca Mitran, Head of Romanian Film Centre

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-23

BUCHAREST: FNE spoke with Anca Mitran, Head of the Romanian Film Centre, about the biggest developments in Romanian cinema and also about what needs to be done.

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude

International Sales for Radu Jude's I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-17

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians has been sold by Beta Cinema to Poland, Hungary and ex-Yugoslavia. The film won the…

Shraddha Kapoor in Ek Villain by Mohit Suri (2014)

Big Budget Indian Film Saaho to Be Shot in Romania

FNE Staff Romania 2018-08-14

BUCHAREST: The last leg of Saaho, directed by Sujeeth, is set to be shot on location in Romania. According to DNA India, this contemporary action film will be one of…

PRODUCTION: Romanian Fulbrighter Ioana Mischie in Production with Pioneering Transmedia Franchise with State of the Art Stereoscopic Technology

FNE Staff Romania 2018-08-13

BUCHAREST: Writer/director Ioana Mischie (Fulbright Alumna, Berlinale Talents Alumna) is currently in production with Government of Children, a pioneering transmedia world reuniting a 3D state of the art feature film…

PRODUCTION: Iura Luncaşu Shoots Comedy with Olympic Champion Sandra Izbaşa

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-07

BUCHAREST: Iura Luncaşu is currently shooting Do It or Shut Up/Faci sau taci, a comedy he is also producing. His previous comedy Ghinionistul, was the Romanian film with the best…

Pintilie Fund first grantees: Cristi Iftime, Anghel Damian and Bogdan Mureșanu

Romania Launches Lucian Pintilie Film Fund

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-03

BUCHAREST: Lucian Pintilie Film Fund, the first project initiated by the newly established Fundația9, aims at honouring the memory of the great Romanian director as well as encouraging art house…

Romania Selects I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians as Oscar Candidate

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-02

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians has been chosen as the official candidate from Romania for an Academy of Motion Pictures…

Aristoteles Workshop Kicks Off in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-08-02

BARU: Young participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Romania were selected for the Romanian Aristoteles Workshop, whose 13th edition started in the…

FESTIVALS: 9th Divan FF Conjures Balkan Dreams

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-07-11

CRAIOVA: The 9th edition of the Divan Film Festival focuses on Balkan Dreams. The film and food festival from the Balkans takes place this year in Craiova from 24 to…

FESTIVALS: Open Call for Bucharest International Dance FF and Dance Film Development Lab

FNE Staff Romania 2018-07-11

BUCHAREST: The 2018 Bucharest International Dance Film Festival (6-9 September 2018) is receiving submissions until 17 July 2018, while applications for the Dance Film Development Lab (3-9 September 2018) can…

Anna Schumacher & Andi Vasluianu as Lisa and Adam in Hackerville by Igor Cobileanski and Anca Miruna Lăzărescu

PRODUCTION: HBO Europe and TNT Serie Wrap Shooting on Hackerville

FNE Staff Romania 2018-07-10

BUCHAREST: HBO Europe and Germany’s TNT Serie wrapped shooting on the six-episode series Hackerville, directed by Igor Cobileanski and Anca Miruna Lăzărescu.

FESTIVALS: Butterflies Wins 2018 Bucharest IFF

FNE Staff Romania 2018-07-02

BUCHAREST: Butterflies by Tolga Karacelik was awarded Grand Prix at the 2018 Bucharest International Film Festival. For the first time, the festival organised an international competition for short films.

Romanian Kickboxing Promoter Pacts with Hollywood’s Moshe Diamant and Midsummer Films

FNE Staff Romania 2018-06-18

BUCHAREST: Eduard Irimia, CEO of Superkombat (SK), has partnered with Hollywood producers Moshe Diamant and Christopher Milburn of Midsummer Films to produce films and TV product that can take advantage…

Romania Approves Cash Rebate Scheme

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-06-14

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Government approved a state aid scheme offering a 35% cash rebate on qualified expenditure for international productions shooting in Romania. There is a total cap of 50…

FESTIVALS: The 14th Bucharest IFF Kicks Off

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-06-11

BUCHAREST: Ten feature films and documentaries are competing for the main prizes at the 2018 Bucharest International Film Festival, taking place from 11 to 17 June 2018.

I Am Pregnant, in Romania by Jesús del Cerro

FESTIVALS: I Am Pregnant, in Romania Wins Audience Award at 22nd European Film Festival in Bucharest

FNE Staff Romania 2018-06-11

BUCHAREST: Jesús del Cerro’s documentary I Am Pregnant, in Romania / Sunt însărcinată, în România received the Audience Award at the 22nd European Film Festival in Bucharest. The festival, organised…