BUCHAREST: New projects by Corneliu Porumboiu, Andrei Ujică and Anca Damian received production support within the latest grants announced by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) in the second batch of 2024.
Interview with Viorel Chesaru, President of Creative Romanian Film Makers Association: In the Next Five Years, I See Romania Transforming into a Major Regional Hub for European and Transatlantic Productions
Romania 01-06-2025BUCHAREST: Viorel Chesaru, President of the Creative Romanian Film Makers Association, spoke with FNE about the Creative Romanian Film Makers’ showcase “Come Film in Romania” at the Cannes Film Market 2025. He also shared his strategy and the concrete goals aimed at securing Romania as a cradle for local filmmakers, as well as a desirable partner for international coproductions.
PRAGUE: CEE Animation will once again have a strong presence at MIFA, the world's biggest animation market, taking place 10 - 13 June 2025 in Annecy.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Innovative Director Ioana Mischie in Postproduction with Debut Feature Catane
Romania 03-06-2025BUCHAREST: Romanian film writer/director Ioana Mischie is currently in postproduction with her awaited debut feature Catane, an absurd Romanian/Italian comedy already acquired by Intramovies. Recently, the film was screened in Cannes Film Market, and it will be released in cinemas at the end of 2025.
Unifrance in Warsaw for 16th French Film Festival in Poland and a Day of Professional Meetings
Poland 30-05-2025WARSAW: Unifrance, the Institut Français in Poland and Warsaw’s Kino Muranów are organising the 16th edition of the French Film Festival in Poland. The event takes place 4 - 11 June at the Muranów cinema in Warsaw, and till 2 July 2025 in Białystok, Kraków, Katowice, Łódź, Lublin, Poznań, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Toruń, Wrocław, Zamość, and Gdańsk.
WARSAW: Content Warsaw returns in 2025 with a fresh three-day market, the Content Warsaw international CEE screenings, and a conference, set to take place at a state-of-the-art cinema complex, the Kinogram, from 2 to 5 June 2025. At this second edition, and for the second time running, Unifrance will be hosting French audiovisual sales companies on its stand.
Interview with Valentin Savu, Manager of OFIC: Romania’s Film Incentive Programme Is Fast, Fair, and Fully Reliable
Romania 29-05-2025BUCHAREST: Valentin Savu, the Manager of the Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC) spoke with FNE about the Creative Romanian Film Makers’ showcase “Come Film in Romania” at the Cannes Film Market 2025. He also shared some good news about the cash rebate scheme programme, which is currently fully operational.
BELGRADE: Stefan Malešević’s Serbian/Macedonian Soil and Wings won three awards, including for Best Film, in the Serbian Competition of the 18th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival. The Landscape and the Fury directed by Swiss director Nicole Vögele won Best Film in the International Competition.
