PRODUCTION: Ioan Cărmăzan Wraps Shooting on We Know that You Know that We Know
BUCHAREST: The new feature of Ioan Cărmăzan, We Know that You Know that We Know/Noi ştim că voi ştiţi că noi ştim aka The Tin/Conserva is a police detective story…
PRODUCTION: Yet to Rule in Development
BUCHAREST: Mihaela Popescu’s debut feature, Yet to Rule/În pronunţare produced by Alexandru Teodorescu through Saga Film, will begin shooting in spring 2016.
PRODUCTION: Banat in Preproduction
BUCHAREST: Italian director/screenwriter Adrian Valerio is in preparation with his first feature Banat, a coproduction between Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia set for shooting in 2015.
PRODUCTION: Dinu Tănase Develops Who Killed Christmas
BUCHAREST: Dinu Tănase’s Who Killed Christmas, a drama about cruelty and violence in the countryside, is set for shooting in November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Cristina Iacob Preps Sequel to #Selfie
BUCHAREST: With her second film, A Gift for You/Un dar pentru tine, expected to be broadcast on TV in December, Cristina Iacob is in preproduction with a sequel to her…
Romania Appoints Csilla Hegedus as Minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: Csilla Hegedus has been named as the new minister of Culture and vice-prime-minister with Romanian president Traian Băsescu signing the appointment decree on 18 November 2014.
PRODUCTION: Marius Theodor Barna Preps Two Documentaries
BUCHAREST: Romanian director/producer Marius Theodor Barna plans to shoot I Hit Therefore I Am/Lovesc, deci exist and The Witch Nuns/Călugăriţele vrăjitoare in 2015. Both documentaries received production support from the…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: Anca Damian Preps In Perfect Health
COTTBUS: Romanian writer/director/producer Anca Damian is moving into preproduction with a dramatic feature film inspired by the sudden and unexpected death of her father, In Perfect Health.
PRODUCTION: Dan Chişu Preps The Birthday Party
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter/producer Dan Chişu plans to shoot his new feature The Birthday Party/Aniversarea (working title) in spring 2015 with the release set for 2016. He has two new features, Bucharest…
Shadows Series in Postproduction at HBO Romania
BUCHAREST: Shadows/Umbre, the third original series produced by HBO Europe in Romania after In Treatment/In derivă and When Shall We Kiss/Rămâi cu mine is scheduled to premiere at the beginning…
Romanian Public TV Opens Subsidiary in Moldova
BUCHAREST: The Romanian public television station TVR has opened a subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova which will independently produce and broadcast TV content and films.
Freeman Distribution Cuts Deal with Lionsgate/Summit
BUCHAREST: Romania's newest distribution company Freeman Distribution has become the official distributor of Lionsgate/Summit in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech and Slovakia.
Romanian director Iulia Rugina in Postproduction with a Box Office Hit Sequel
WARSAW: Another Love Building is a sequel to Romania's 2013 box office hit Love Building written by Iulia Rugină, Oana Răsuceanu and Ana Agopian. "Our first feature project was very…
PRODUCTION: Călin Peter Netzer Develops Ana, Mon Amour
BUCHAREST: The new project Ana, Mon Amour from the acclaimed writer/director Călin Peter Netzer will investigate the romantic relationship with all its dependencies and crisis situations against the backdrop of…
PRODUCTION: Corneliu Porumboiu Starts Shooting The Treasure
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu returns to the dark humor of his debut feature 12:08 East of Bucharest/A fost sau n-a fost? produced by 42Km Film in 2006 with…
FESTIVALS: Maidan Wins ASTRA
SIBIU: Director Sergei Loznitsa received the Trophy for Best Film for his full-length documentary Maidan at the 21st ASTRA Film Festival which wrapped 11 October.
PRODUCTION: Adrian Sitaru Preps It’s Time!
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru’s new feature is an independent production set to shoot from 12 to 26 October 2014.
Chosen Wraps Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: The second feature of Bosnian director Jasmin Dizdar wrapped a month-long shoot in Bucharest at MediaPro Studios. Starring in the Holocaust drama are Romanian actress Ana Ularu and Britain's…
FESTIVALS: ASTRA Film Festival Kicks Off in Sibiu
SIBIU: The XXI edition of ASTRA Film Festival (6-12 October) will screen 120 documentaries from 40 countries in a programme including four competitive sections.
PRODUCTION: Ada Solomon Develops I Hate Berlin
BUCHAREST: Ada Solomon and Parada Film are developing the second feature of Vali Hotea, I Hate Berlin, a dark comedy about indecision and the fear of taking responsibility.
