FESTIVALS: Closeness Wins the 13th Bucharest IFF
BUCHAREST: Closeness by Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov was awarded best film and best script at the 13th edition of Bucharest IFF (28 June - 2 June 2017), the oldest festival…
New Romanian Minister of Culture Makes Film Law a Priority
BUCHAREST: Lucian Romaşcanu has been named the new Minister of Culture, announced by the Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose on 28 June 2017. Romaşcanu said that a new film law…
Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal to Shoot for Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers in Romania
BUCHAREST: Palm d'or winner Jacques Audiard will shoot The Sisters Brothers starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal in Romania starting 18 August 2017. This western set in…
PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean to Start Shooting Alice T.
BUCHAREST: Radu Muntean (One Floor Below) will start shooting his new feature film Alice T. at the beginning of August 2017. The film will be a Romanian/Swedish/French coproduction with the…
FESTIVALS: The 13th Bucharest IFF Ready to Kick off
BUCHAREST: The 13th edition of Bucharest IFF (28 June - 2 June 2017) is organising a competition for feature films and short Romanian films, as well as a meeting with…
FNE at TIFF Pitch Stop: The Empty House
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Georgian director Rati Tsiteladze and producer Nino Varsimashvili of ArtWay Film won the Transilvania IFF (TIFF) Pitch Stop 30,000 EUR Eurimages Coproduction Development Award for their project for their…
FNE at TIFF: Six Films Workshop at TIFF Pitch Stop
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Four Romanian and two Moldovan projects in development were pitched at the Transilvania IFF (TIFF) Pitch Stop Workshop, held during the 16th edition of TIFF (3-11 June 2017). The…
FNE at TIFF: Georgia Takes Top Awards at 16th TIFF
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 16th Transilvania IFF (TIFF), which held its closing ceremony on 11 June 2017, has transformed itself into a budding industry powerhouse. That was in evidence in the two…
FNE at TIFF: LIM Makes its International Debut at Transilvania IFF
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Less is More (LIM) held the international launch of its European development programme for limited budget feature films on 9-11 June 2017 at the 16th edition of the Transilvania…
FNE AV Innovation: First VR Cinema Opens in Romania as Audiovisual Innovation Takes Off
BUCHAREST: The first VR cinema in Romania and only the second in Europe will open in Bucharest on 13 June 2017. The launch follows an initiative that started with the…
FNE at TIFF: HBO Kicks off Industry Section with Emphasis on Original Programming
CLUJ-NAPOCA: With fall 2017 season two renewals of its series in Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic, and a new Polish series scheduled to debut in 2018, HBO Europe is…
FNE at TIFF: Picture Tree Looks to Build CEE Library
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Berlin-based world sales company Picture Tree International is upping its CEE content, with buyer Rickard Olsson making his first trip to the Romanian Industry Days at the Transilvania IFF,…
Aristoteles Workshop Selects 12 Participants
BUCHAREST: Young filmmakers from Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Romania are among the 12 directors, DoPs and editors selected for the 12th edition of Aristoteles Workshop, the one-month documentary workshop that…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Tarzan's Testicles
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Alexandru Solomon’s new documentary Tarzan’s Testicles will screen out of competition in the Romanian Days section of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10 June…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Dead Nation
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Radu Jude’s independent documentary Dead Nation / Țara moartă will screen out of competition in the Romanian Days section of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Breaking News
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Iulia Rugină’s third feature film Breaking News will screen out of the competition in the Romanian Days section of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The documentary Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons by Şerban Georgescu will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: The Last Kalderash
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The documentary The Last Kalderash will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10 June 2017. The festival will…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Planet Petrila
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The documentary Planet Petrila by Andrei Dăscălescu will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10 June 2017. The…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Scarred Hearts
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 16th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 8 to 10 June 2017. The festival will run…