FESTIVALS: The 5th MECEFF Will Focus on WWI
BUCHAREST: The 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival 7+1 will focus on the WWI and its impact on the XX and XXI centuries. MECEFF will take place in Mediaş from…
Romanian Oscar Entry Aferim! Sold in the US
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's Aferim!,Romania's entry in the foreign-language Oscar, will be distributed by Big World Pictures in the US at the beginning of 2016.
Obituary: Romanian Filmmaker Malvina Urşianu
BUCHAREST: Malvina Urşianu, one of Romania’s most important female directors, died at age 88 during the night of 5 to 6 August 2015.
FNE Doc Bloc: KineDok Lauched in Romania
KineDok plans 200 screenings at alternative venues in Romania in 2015.
Domestic Films Drive Increase in Romanian Box Office
BUCHAREST: Box office for Romanian films was up by approximately 19% in the first half of 2015. The total gross was also higher compared to the first half of 2014.
Cinema City Opens Second 4DX Cinema in Romania
CONSTANTA: Cinema City opened its second 4DX and its 19th cinema in Romania on 29 July 2015. The 10-screen multiplex located in City Park Mall Constanta had an investment of…
PRODUCTION: Romanian/Bulgarian/French Debut Thriller Dogs Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Dogs/Câini, the debut feature of Bogdan Mirică, started shooting on 27 July 2015. It is produced by Romania's 42 Km Film in coproduction with France's EZ Films and Bulgaria's…
PRODUCTION: Radu Mihaileanu’s The History of Love Moves to Romania
BUCHAREST: After shooting one and a half months in Montréal and one week in New York, the English-language debut of the Romanian-born France-based filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu, The History of Love,…
PRODUCTION: Anonimul Founder Marin Shoots 7 of Hearts
BUCHAREST: Sorin Marin, businessman and founder of Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, will wrap shooting on his debut feature 7 of Hearts/ 7 de inimă roşiein August 2015.
Blocked Accounts Force Closure of Romanian Public TV Channel
BUCHAREST: Following the blocking of its accounts by the National Agency for Fiscal Administration on 20 July 2015, the Council of Administration of the Romanian public broadcaster SRTV has decided…
PRODUCTION: Nae Caranfil Preps 6.9 on the Richter Scale
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Nae Caranfil will start shooting 6.9 on the Richter Scale / 6,9 pe scara Richter on 31 August 2015. The film is a Romanian/Bulgarian/Hungarian coproduction with…
PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean Develops Parenting Project
BUCHAREST: Radu Muntean is working on a script for a feature film about parenting. The script should be completed by the end of 2015.
Mădălina Popescu Appointed Head of Operations HBO Romania
BUCHAREST: Mădălina Popescu has been named the new Head of Operations at HBO Romania. She will also continue her position as financial manager at HBO Romania and HBO Bulgaria.
PRODUCTION Feature Length Doc 85 Grams in Postproduction
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ion Gnatiuc and Petre Matei are currently in postproduction with 85 Grams/85 grame, a 90-minute documentary about a Romanian historian and activist who is fighting for the rights of…
PRODUCTION Păunescu Produces Giuseppe Tornatore’s Doc on Ennio Morricone
BUCHAREST: The Sight of Music/ Lo sguardo della musica by Giuseppe Tornatore, a docu-fiction produced by Bobby Păunescu through Mandragora Group in coproduction with Tornatore’s Piano B Produzioni is currently…
Carmen Harabagiu Leaves HBO Romania
BUCHAREST: Carmen Harabagiu has stepped down from the position of Country Manager, Vice President of Original Production and Programming for HBO Romania, a position she had held since December 2005.
PRODUCTION: Hadrian Marcu Develops Shadow and Dream
BUCHAREST: Hadrian Marcu is developing his debut feature Shadow and Dream/Firesc, set for shooting in autumn 2016.
The Last Transhumance Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Dragoş Lumpan's The Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanţă, a 90-minute documentary shot along a 45,000 km route in Albania, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Wales and Romania has launched a crowdfunding campaign in…
PRODUCTION: Igor Cobileanski Preps First Romanian-Lithuanian Coproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (The Unsaved) will start shooting a new feature, Eastern Business, mid-July 2015. This dark comedy is the first Romanian/Lithuanian coproduction to date.
UNIC Annual Report Shows Box Office Gains in CEE Countries
BRUSSELS: The Annual Report 2014-2015 of the International Union of Cinemas,UNIC shows that the overall box office as well as the market share of national films in the CEE countries…