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…
Two Lottery Tickets Starts Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu launched a crowdfunding compaign on Indiegogo for his independent feature Two Lottery Tickets/Doua lozuri. His aim is to collect 7,650 USD in 19 days.
Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Tommy Wirkola’s What Happened to Monday? starring Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close will be shot entirely in Romania with Castel Film providing services this summer.
FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) Brings Together Troika of Eastern European Film Fund Chiefs
CLUJ: The first session of think-tank platform FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) brought together a troika of three Eastern European film fund heads to participate in a working group with…
The Treasure Racks Up More Sales
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure/Comoara which started sales prior to Cannes has been sold by Wild Bunch in new territories.
FNE at TIFF: The Fire Wins Transilvania International Film Festival
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Juan Schnitan's film The Fire/El Incendio received Best Film Award and the Transilvania Trophy at the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which wrapped on 7 June 2015.
Romanian Music Channel Taraf TV to Broadcast in America and Asia
BUCHAREST: The Audiovisual Council of Romania has approved that the Taraf TV channel expand its broadcast coverage to Europe, North America and South-East Asia.
Crowdfunding Campaign for Herman: the Man Behind the Terror
BUCHAREST: Victoria Baltag’s independent debut feature Herman: the Man behind the Terror/Herman-omul din spatele terorii (www.hermanfilm.com), focusing on the torture "reeducation” used by the communist regime through the Piteşti Experiment,…
One Floor Below Begins Sales
BUCHAREST: Films Boutique has sold Radu Muntean’s Un etaj mai jos/One Floor Below in a dozen territories. The film will hit domestic cinemas on 18 September 2015.
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharest Non-Stop
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Writer/director Dan Chişu will show his 5th film, the independent feature Bucharest Non-Stop/Bucureşti non-stop as a world premiere in the Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June 2015).
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bondoc
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The long documentary Bondoc directed by Mihai Mincan, Cristian Delcea and Mihai Voinea tells the story of a lonely chess master. The film will have its world premiere in…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Station #15033
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Iulia Matei’s independent long documentary Staţia #15033/Station #15033 will have its world premiere out of the competition in the Romanian Days at Transilvania International Film Festival (29 May-7 June…
