FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Close to the Heavens
Close to the Heavens, a full-length documentary debut from Titus Faschina, explores Romania's traditional past by focusing on a family of herders whose old habits are challenged by EU regulations.
FNE at TIFF Main Competition: Principles of Life
Constantin Popescu (Tales from the Golden Age) directed the Transilvania International Film Festival's Romanian competition entry, Principles of Life, with Vlad Ivanov (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) appearing…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Aldabert's Dream
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim's first feature, Adalbert's Dream, is a black comedy set on 8 May 1986, when Romania was having its annual celebration of the anniversary of the Communist Party,…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharestless
Romanian director George Dorobanţu (Elevator) gets a spot in TIFF's Romanian Days with his second film, Bucharestless, a city-vérité conceptual movie shot in Bucharest.
FESTIVALS: Romanian TIFF Opens Friday
The 10th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro ) will open on Friday, 3 June 2011, in Cluj, with 12 films screening in the main competition. The festival…
HBO GO Launches in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO Central Europe launced the internet streaming service HBO GO in Romania on 1 June 2011.
PRODUCTION: Mihăileanu Prepares English-language Debut
BUCHAREST: Romanian-born French director Radu Mihăileanu is developing his first English-language feature film, with plans to shoot in Los Angeles in 2012 or at the begining of 2013. The still-untitled…
PRODUCTION: Mihăileanu Prepares English-language Debut
BUCHAREST: Romanian-born French director Radu Mihăileanu is developing his first English-language feature film, with plans to shoot in Los Angeles in 2012 or at the begining of 2013. The still-untitled…
Steep Decline for Romanian Media Market
BUCHAREST: Advertising spend was down 37% in Romania in 2010, according to the newly released Media Fact Book. Acvertising dropped across all segments of the market, with TV ad spend…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Romania
BUCHAREST: MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), the Romanian-based production arm of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), is leading the way in exporting original content from Central and Eastern Europe. Thus far, 11…
PRODUCTION: Omega Rose Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: Romanian director George Dorobanţu is completing the filming of his third feature, the science fiction film Omega Rose. The main shooting took place in August-September 2009, with additional photography…
Romania's Digital Law Awaits Approval
BUCHAREST: The Romanian law on the switch to digital broadcasting is now awaiting approval of the state ministries, according to local reports.
Romanian TV Announces 2010 Deficit
BUCHAREST: Revenues rose slightly, but not enough to cover the 2010 deficit at Romania's state broadcaster. Romanian public television station SRTV (www.tvr.ro) recorded a deficit of 38.5 million euro (162…
PRODUCTION: Bucharestless in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Romanian director George Dorobanţu (Elevator) is in postproduction with his second film, Bucharestless, a city-vérité conceptual movie shot in Bucharest.
Schwartzenberg Acquires Realitatea Media
BUCHAREST: Romanian-Israeli businessman Elan Schwartzenberg increased his media position, buying 90% of the shares of one of the most important Romanian TV channels, Realitatea TV (www.realitatea.net) from Sorin Ovidiu Vântu.…
PRODUCTION: Royal Romance Shoots at MediaPro
BUCHAREST: William & Kate: A Royal Love Story, a romance biopic of the recently wed British royal couple, will begin filming at MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com) in May 2011.
MediaPro Telenovellas Sold to USA, Russia
BUCHAREST: MediaPro Distribution announced the sale of Romanian telenovella In the Name of Honor/Iubire si onoare to Azerbaijan and to VIP2000 (www.vip2000.tv) in Latin American and North America where La…
EFP Producer on the Move: Ada Solomon
BUCHAREST: For Romania's European Film Promotion Producer on the Move Ada Solomon, the tips for being a good producer are "diplomacy, acting skills, being good in budgeting sudoku, keeping your…
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu Racks up New Sales
BUCHAREST: Romanian documentary director Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu (www.autobiografia.ro) was sold to the USA to be distributed by Film Desk (http://www.thefilmdesk.com/) and to the Benelux territory where…
Celluloid Dreams Picks Up Loverboy
BUCHAREST: Cătălin Mitulescu's second feature, Loverboy has been acquired by Celluloid Dreams (www.celluloid-dreams.com). The film will have soon its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011…
