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…
29-06-2017

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…
29-06-2017

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…
26-06-2017

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…
23-06-2017

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…
15-06-2017

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…
14-06-2017

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…
12-06-2017

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…
12-06-2017

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…
09-06-2017

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…
09-06-2017

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,…
09-06-2017

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…
08-06-2017

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…
07-06-2017

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…
07-06-2017

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…
06-06-2017

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…
06-06-2017

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…
05-06-2017

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…
05-06-2017

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…
02-06-2017

FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: The Fixer

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Adrian Sitaru’s The Fixer 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…
02-06-2017