FNE at TIFF 2013: A Farewell to Fools
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Bogdan Dreyer’s movie starring Gérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel opened in 21 Romanian towns 15 March 2013, distributed by Family Film. The movie will be screened in the Romanian…
FNE at TIFF 2013: Domestic
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru’s third film, Domestic, was launched simultaneously in Romanian cinemas and online for foreign viewers on 22 March 2013. The film, a realistic tragicomedy about people who eat…
PRODUCTION: The Magic Mountain Starts Production
BUCHAREST: Romanian producer/writer/director Anca Damian has begun production on the animated documentary The Magic Mountain, the second part of her Death (and Life) Trilogy which started with the 2011 award…
Hordila Joins EFP Board
Cristian Hordila, Managing Director of Romanian Film Promotion, has joined the incoming Board of Directors of European Film Promotion.
Solar Studios Launched in Romania
The former Kentauros Studios, located 20 km from central Bucharest, will be relaunched as Solar Studios in a joint venture between Solar Entertainment Group and Romanian real estate developer Dragos…
ScripTeast 2013 at Cannes Viking Line Story
Romanian scriptwriters Xandra Popescu and Stefan Constantinescu compete for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award during the 2013 Cannes IFF with Viking Line Story, a story of reignited romance between former…
FNE Cannes Preview 2013: Romanian films at Cannes 2013
Romania is represented at this year’s Cannes Film Festival by two productions, the short film Shadow of a Cloud by Radu Jude, in the Quinzane des Realisateurs section and In…
EFP Producers on the Move 2013 Anca Puiu
BUCHAREST: For Romania’s Anca Puiu becoming a film producer was a “natural growth.”
Romanian Days at TIFF Announce 2013 Selection
BUCHAREST: Ten features, one long documentary and 20 short films will be screened during Romanian Days, the showcase of new Romanian films at the 12th Transylvania International Film Festival, taking…
Romania approaches cinema digitalisation tipping point
BUCHAREST: Romanian cinema operators have passed the half-way mark in the country’s transition to digitalization with 137 of Romania’s 205 screens already digital by the end of 2012.
ScripTeast 2013 at Cannes: Black Maria
Romanian scriptwriter Adi Voicu competes for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award during the 2013 Cannes IFF with Black Maria, the story of a filmmaker caught up in protests taking place…
Romania Attracts Crowd Funding for Events
BUCHAREST: We Are Here, the first crowd funding organised in Romania for eight major alternative events, tallied 6,732 EUR coming from 572 sponsors after a three week campaign.
New Acting Director at CNC
BUCHAREST: Mihai Ioan Kogălniceanu has been appointed acting director of the National Centre for Cinema, replacing outgoing director Eugen Şerbănescu.
PRODUCTION: Stere Gulea Developing Roots
BUCHAREST: Stere Gulea (Moromeţii) is to direct an adaption of the critically praised Romanian bestseller Radacina de bucsau by O. Nimigean, with Anca Puiu producing through Mandragora SRL.
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF 2013 Selects 12 Competition Films
BUCHAREST: Films from twelve young directors will have been chosen for the main competition of the 12th Transilvania International Film Festival, running 31 May– 9 June in Cluj.
MediaPro Distribution Picks Up Love Building
BUCHAREST: Iulia Rugină's first feature Love Building is the first Romanian film not produced by MediaPro Pictures that has been picked up for local distribution by MediaPro Distribution.
PRODUCTION: My Great-Grandfather, Mita Zdru, Was Photographed by the Manakia Brothers in Development
BUCHAREST: Eliza Zdru is in early development with a 90 minute documentary following the life of the first filmmakers in the Balkans, the Manakia brothers (aka Manaki brothers) and the…
Blancanieves wins at B-EST IFF
BUCHAREST: Blancanieves by Pablo Berger received the trophy of the 9th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival on April 21. Amir Manor (Epilogue) was awarded Best director, while Sightseers by…
PRODUCTION: Cannes Winner Developing About Oneself and the Others
BUCHAREST: Cannes prize-winning Romanian director Ionuţ Piţurescu is developing a character driven creative documentary exploring the culture and identity of the Aromanians, a Balkan-based Latin minority people also known as…
Romanian TV Debt to Film Fund Rises
BUCHAREST: Romanian public TV, SRTV increased its debt to the Romanian Film Fund to a historic high of 6,528,930 EUR/28,617,584 RON, as announced in its annual report for 2012.
