BUCHAREST: Jesús del Cerro, who built a career as a director of popular family films and romantic comedies produced by Mediapro Pictures, goes independent with Pregnant, In Romania / Sunt însărcinată. În România, a documentary which he is also producing. The film is in postproduction with the premiere set for December 2015.

BUCHAREST: Far from Here, the debut feature of the Australian director James Pillion, started shooting in Romania on 12 October 2015. The film is a Romanian/American independent low budget production.

SIBIU: Spartacus & Cassandra, a French film by Ioannis Nuguet, won Best Film at the 22nd Astra Film Festival 2015. The documentary festival wrapped on 11 October 2015 after a week full of films, panels and concerts.

BUCHAREST: Iura Luncașu is currently shooting Sweet Little Lies @ Downtown / Minte-mă frumos @ Centrul Vechi, a sequel to the romantic comedy Sweet Little Lies / Minte-mă frumos, which was a hit in the domestic cinemas in 2012.

BUCHAREST: Cinema City opened its 20th multiplex in Romania in the city of Deva and will open two more multiplexes in other regions in October 2015.

BUCHAREST: Anca Damian’s animated docudrama Magic Mountain is set for release in Romania on 9 October, in Poland on 23 October and in France in December 2015. The director is preparing to start shooting In Perfect Health/Perfect sănătos on 5 October 2015.

BUCHAREST: Irina Radu was confirmed by the Romanian Parliament as acting general manager of the Romanian public broadcaster (SRTV) after the rejection of the activity report on 2014 and thus the dissolution of the Council of Administration led by the former general manager Stelian Tănase.

We launch a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months we will talk with European distributors about the digital single market and the VOD, trying to understand how they see the future through these lenses.

This month we speak to Petra Božič, the head of Art Kino Odeon from Izola, Slovenia. The cinema has been part of the public institution Center za kulturo, šport in prireditve Izola, founded by the city municipality of Izola.

This month we speak to Petra Božič, the head of Art Kino Odeon from Izola, Slovenia. The cinema has been part of the public institution Center za kulturo, šport in prireditve Izola, founded by the city municipality of Izola.