OBITUARY: Mihnea Gheorghiu
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The president of the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN, www.ucin.ro) passed away on 11 December 2011. He was 92. Gheorghiu was born in 1919. He was the head of the…
Crulic – The Path to Beyond Sells in Foreign Territories
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The Romanian-Polish animated documentary Crulic - The Path to Beyond directed by Anca Damian was sold by Wide House/Wide Management (www.widemanagement.com, under construction) has been sold to France, Czech…
FESTIVALS: December 15 Deadline for NexT IFF
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The deadline for submitting films to the 6th edition of the NexT IFF (www.nextfilmfestival.ro), which takes place in Bucharest 28 March to 1 April 2012, is 15 December 2011.
PRODUCTION: Castel Film’s Paunescu Developing First Feature
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Vlad Paunescu, the owner and CEO of Castel Film Studios (www.castelfilm.ro), is developing Regina directului /Live Queen, his first feature film as a director. Live Queen won a production…
Romania 2011 Country Profile
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The Romanian domestic film industry remained steady in 2011, while coproductions and foreign films were on the rise. The foreign interest in the Romanian films continues and national films…
PRODUCTION: Cristian in Development in Romania
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Director, screenwriter and producer Tudor Giurgiu is developing his third feature and currently co-writing the third draft with Loredana Novak. The film will be produced by Libra Film (www.librafilm.net).
Obituary: Andrei Blaier
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: The Romanian film director and screenwriter Andrei Blaier died in Bucharest on 1 December 2011. He was 78. After finishing his film studies in Bucharest in 1956, Blaier started…
PRODUCTION: Corneliu Porumboiu is Developing A Nine-Minute Interval
{mosimage}BUCHAREST: Two years after Police, Adjective/Poliţist, adjectiv won Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes, Corneliu Porumboiu is writing the script of a new feature A Nine-Minute…
PRODUCTION: 7 of Hearts in Development
{mosimage} BUCHAREST: Sorin Marin, a businessman and the founder of Anonimul International Independent Film Festival (www.festival-anonimul.ro), is developing his first feature film, 7 of Hearts/7 de inimă roşie. Marin also…
PRODUCTION: The Return of Captain Nemo 3D in Preproduction at MediaPro Studios
BUCHAREST: The Return of Captain Nemo 3D is expected to start shooting entirely on green screen at MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com) in January 2012.
New TV Channels to Launch in Romania
BUCHAREST: Realitatea TV (www.realitatea.net) will split into two separate channels due to recent differences between the ex-manager, Sebastian Ghita, and the station's owner Elan Schwartzenberg. Realitatea TV will continue as…
PRODUCTION: The Beatles project in Development
BUCHAREST: After the highly acclaimed The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu which concluded a trilogy on communism (comprising also Videograms of a Revolution /Videogramme einer Revolution and Out…
PRODUCTION: Through My Veins in Development
BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban follows his a first feature, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier, which gathered international recognition and two prizes at the Berlinale…
PRODUCTION: Itaker Begins Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Toni Trupia's film Itaker, which began filming in Italy on 7 November 2011, moved to Romania in 21 November 21, for the final three weeks of shooting.
Romanian 2011 grants announced
BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro ) announced the production grants at its first session of 2011. Two sessions annually are required by the law. The last session opened…
PRODUCTION: Ho Ho Ho 2: A Family Lottery Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: A sequel to the family film Ho Ho Ho started filming on 7 November 2011 and is expecting to wrap 2 December,, representatives of the production company MediaPro Pictures…
PRODUCTION: The Last Shepherds in Production
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dumitru Budrala is working on a long observational documentary encompassing an ancient occupation, Păstoritul transhumant/ The Last Shepherds.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Romantic Comedy Filming at MediaPro Studios
BUCHAREST: A Romanian comedy directed by Iura Luncaşu and produced by MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) started a three week shoot on 31 October 2011.
Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…
Untitled Werewolf Thriller Wraps Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Universal Studios's Untitled Werewolf Thriller wraps the shoot of a re-boot of Joe Johnston The Wolfman (2010), filmed entirely in Romania, on 8 November 2011. Shooting of started on…