Aferim! Wins Big at Best Film Fest

Radu Jude’s Aferim! was awarded Best Romanian Film, Best European Film and has also won Best Director, Best Romanian Actor (Teodor Corban) and Audience Award at the Best Film Fest…
29-01-2016

Discovery Networks Produces Documentary on Bucharest Tragedy

BUCHAREST: The tragedy which took place at the Colectiv Club in Bucharest on 30 October 2015, killing 63 young people and injuring dozens, will be described in a documentary produced…
28-01-2016

Versatile Films Picks Up Adrian Sitaru's Illegitimate

BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru's independent feature Illegitimate, selected for Berlinale Forum (11-21 February 2016), was picked up by the Paris-based sales agent Versatile Films.
25-01-2016

France to Share its Expertise for New Romanian Cinema Law

BUCHAREST: The French CNC will share its know-how with the Romanian National Cinema Centre and the Romanian Ministry of Culture concerning the elaboration of a new Cinema Law, and a…
22-01-2016

Romania Sets Deadline for New Cinema Law

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Ministry of Culture, which has a new minister since November 2015, plans to prepare a new Cinema Law by autumn 2016 and to improve the organisation of…
19-01-2016

Pro TV Acquires Survivor Format

BUCHAREST: Pro TV acquired the production and broadcasting license of the famous format Survivor. The Romanian TV channel also started the selection for the reality show, which will be broadcast…
14-01-2016

FNE Country Report 2015: Romania

“It was a busy year with many domestic productions as well as servicing for foreign productions, but with not very optimistic expectations regarding the number and the financing of new…
10-12-2015

Mungiu Calls on Government to Make Romanian Cinema a Priority

BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu has published an open letter about the recent closure of Romanian cinemas due to earthquake risk and calling on the Romanian government to make national…
07-12-2015

The Treasure Sells in 24 Territories

BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's The Treasure / Comoara has become the top­selling Romanian feature of 2015. Sales agent Wild Bunch has sold the film in 24 territories including the US, Canada…
02-12-2015

PRODUCTION: A Norwegian Christmas Story in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: A Norwegian Christmas Story / Snekker Andresen og Julenissen (working title) by Terje Ragnes shot ninety percent of the film with Bucharest-based Seven Film providing services. The premiere is…
01-12-2015

Earthquake Risk Suspends Romanian Cinema

BUCHAREST: Cinema Studio is the first Romanian cinema which has suspended its work due to the new law prohibiting public activities in buildings with earthquake risk. Cinema Studio is also…
26-11-2015

PRODUCTION: Ioana Mischie Develops French/Romanian Debut

BUCHAREST: Ioana Mischie’s debut feature 237 Years, a bittersweet comedy in the vein of Kusturica's Underground, Wolfgang's Becker's Goodbye, Lenin and Cristian Mungiu’s Tales of the Golden Age (Mobra Films)…
25-11-2015

Romanians Launch Art Cinemas Petition

BUCHAREST: Concerns over public safety has led to a petition launched by Asociația Culturală Metropolis and signed by leading Romanian film festivals and filmmakers aimed at convincing the authorities to…
23-11-2015

Romanian Actress Joins Shooting Star Jury

HAMBURG: European Film Promotion announced that Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca will be on the jury of the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
19-11-2015

Earthquake Law to Close Main Cinemas in Bucharest

BUCHAREST: Four main cinemas in Bucharest might be closed according to a law issued by the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis and stating that public activities are prohibited in buildings with…
18-11-2015

Vlad Alexandrescu Named Romanian Minister of Culture

BUCHAREST: Vlad Alexandrescu was approved as the Minister of Culture on 17 November 2015.
18-11-2015

FNE at Connecting Cottbus: 1985

COTTBUS: Romania in 1985 was in the grips of the worst of Ceausescu’s excesses, and ordinary Romanians paid the price. Director Bogdan Muresanu takes this emotionally laden era as the…
10-11-2015

PRODUCTION: Radu Jude Shoots Scarred Hearts

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude started shooting Scarred Hearts / Inimi cicatrizate, an adaptation of the writings of Romanian-Jewish author Max Blecher including Scarred Hearts, on 2 November 2015. Ada Solomon is…
09-11-2015

Beta Cinema Picks up Scarred Hearts

MUNICH: Beta Cinema will handle world sales for Scarred Hearts directed by Radu Jude. The film is in production.
04-11-2015

Doc Helps Old Romanian Cinemas

BUCHAREST: Alexandru Belc's long documentary Cinema, Mon Amour is part of the campaign Save the Big Screen which has led to the digitalisation of 35 old Romanian cinemas since 2014.
29-10-2015