FESTIVALS: BUZZ CEE Calls for Applications

BUZĂU: The first edition of the BUZZ CEE International Film Festival dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema will take place in the Romanian town of Buzău on 4-8 May…
11-03-2016

Romanian Debutant Producers Call for Reform of Funding for First Features

BUCHAREST: A group of Romanian producers have issued an open letter calling for the reform of the regulations for the funding of first feature films claiming they have no chance…
10-03-2016

Romanian Doc Channel to Broadcast also in Bulgaria

BUCHAREST: Cinethronix, a documentary cable channel from Constanța, received a license and will broadcast in Bucharest, Southeast Romania and also in Bulgaria.
09-03-2016

Happy Channel Launched in Romania

BUCHAREST: Happy Channel launched in Romania on 7 March 2016 replacing Euforia TV. The channel is destined for women and families.
08-03-2016

The History of Love Starts Selling

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The History of Love, the English-language debut of the Romanian-born France-based filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu and the first international production using the Romanian town of Cluj-Napoca as a location, was…
04-03-2016 m

PRODUCTION: Andrei Dăscălescu in Production with Planeta Petrila

BUCHAREST: Andrei Dăscălescu is in production with the 90 min documentary Planeta Petrila set in the small Romanian mining town of Petrila.
02-03-2016

Romanian CNC Announces Funding Plan for 2016

BUCHAREST: The Romanian National Film Center will allot 6,741,573 EUR / 30 m RON at its first grant session in 2016. The second session will follow the new CNC regulations…
01-03-2016

Steven Seagal Shoots Contract to Kill in Romania

BUCHAREST: Contract to Kill directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Steven Seagal, started shooting in Constanta on 21 February 2016. Castel Film is providing services.
26-02-2016

Maia Workshops Announces Extended Deadline For 3 Workshop Package

BUCHAREST: The deadline for the 3 Maia Workshop package has been extended to 4 March 2016. The Maia workshops are targeted at emerging European fiction, documentary and cross-media producers as…
26-02-2016

Aferim! Leads Gopo Awards Nods

BUCHAREST: Aferim! received 12 nominations for the 10th edition of Gopo Awards. Radu Jude's film is followed by Dan Chișu's Bucharest NonStop and Tudor Giurgiu's Why Me?, with nine nods…
24-02-2016

The Miracle of Tekir to Be Released in Switzerland

BUCHAREST: Ruxandra Zenide’s second feature film, The Miracle of Tekir, will be released in Romania on 4 March 2016 and in Switzerland on 6 April 2016.
23-02-2016

Cinema City Romania Consolidates Position in Cineworld

BUCHAREST: Cinema City Romania will open four new multiplexes in four cities including Bucharest in 2016. In 2015 Cinema City Romania reached the third position in Cineworld after the UK…
18-02-2016

PRODUCTION: Alien Film Develops Otto the Barbarian

BERLIN: Ruxandra Ghiţescu is participating in Berlinale Script Station within Berlinale Talent Campus (13-18 February 2016) with her debut feature, Otto the Barbarian. The film produced by Alien Film is…
15-02-2016

FNE at Berlinale 2016: Romanian Film in Berlin

We are very happy to present to you this year's Romanian films and talents at Berlin International Film Festival.
14-02-2016

Romanian Box Office Rises 46% over Five Years

BUCHAREST: General admissions rose significantly in Romania by 41.72 % since 2010, while the box office rose by 46% since 2010.
12-02-2016

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Adriana Papp, Cityplex Constanța

This month we speak with Adriana Papp, the manager of Cityplex Constanța, a four-screen multiplex with 651 seats within Tomis Mall in Constanța, a Romanian city located by the Black…
10-02-2016

Romania Plans Overhaul of Cinema Industry

BUCHAREST: The new minister of Culture Vlad Alexandrescu, helped by his film adviser Andrei Rus, is planning major changes in Romanian cinema starting with the Romanian Film Center, old cinemas…
09-02-2016

PRODUCTION: Uruguay in Shooting

BUCHAREST: Uruguay, by the Spanish-born Madrid- and Bucharest-based director Jesús del Cerro, started shooting on 2 February 2016. The film stars Dragoș Bucur (The Way Back) and Cristina Flutur (Beyond…
09-02-2016

Romanian Online Ad Market to Decline

BUCHAREST: Romanian online ad market was 10.2 m EUR / almost 46 m RON in the first six months of 2015, on decline by 15% compared to the second half…
05-02-2016

BIEFF Changes Dates

BUCHAREST: The 6th edition of Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival will take place in 2016 from 14 to 20 March.
04-02-2016