PRODUCTION: From Romania to Zion in Preproduction
BUCHAREST: Producer-director Oana Giurgiu is in preproduction with From Romania to Zion, a long documentary on Jewish immigration from Romania to Israel and the present relations between both countries. She…
Romanian Documentary Survey - 2011
BUCHAREST: Romanian documentaries were catapulted into the international spotlight with the success of several films in the last two years. Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu/Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceauşescu…
Obituary: Romanian Director Liviu Ciulei
BUCHAREST: Liviu Ciulei (88), one of the most important Romanian stage and film directors of all time, passed away in a hospital in Munich on 25 October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Niascharian (Let’s Revive) Films in Romania and Moldavia
BUCHAREST: Leonardo Tonitza has begun shooting a long documentary on the origins of the Romanian language, Niascharian (Let's Revive)/Niascharian (Să renaştem). Preproduction began in March 2011, producer Alexandru Iclozan told…
PRODUCTION: Portaits in a Forest Completes Shoot
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dinu Tănase wraps filming 19 October 2011 on Portraits in a Forest, a contemporary police story involving a crime and an officer solving the case. Shooting started…
PRODUCTION: The Last Days of Ceauşescu in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Radu Gabrea is in the last stages of postproduction with his docu-drama The Last Days of Ceauşescu, with plans for a pre-premiere screening on Christmas, the day the Romanian…
Romanian Ad Market Drops in 2011
BUCHAREST: The Romanian ad market is expected to show a decline of 4% in 2011, with light growth anticipated at the beginning of 2012, ZenithOptimedia/Zenith Media Romania (www.zenithmedia.ro) estimates in…
PRODUCTION: Night Falls in India in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Spanish director Chema Rodriguez is in preproduction with Night Falls in India, a feature based on a script he wrote together with the Romanian filmmaker Cătălin Mitulescu.
Hello! How Are You? Sees Strong Sales
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Maftei's romantic comedy Hello! How Are You? Has been sold in more then 10 territories so far, representatives of the sales agent M-Appeal (www.m-appeal.com) told FNE.
PRODUCTION: Wolf in Production
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mustaţă, who won the Golden Bear for best short film in 2008,started shooting his first feature, Lupu/Wolf in Bucharest on 26 September 2011. Shooting will wrap on 12…
PRODUCTION: So Far, So Good in Development
BUCHAREST: Constantin Popescu (Portrait of a Fighter as a Young Man, Principles of Life) is in the early stages of development with De-aici vă descurcaţi singuri/So Far, So Good (working…
UPC Romania to be Auctioned
BUCHAREST: Due to the failed negotiations with potential buyer RCS&RDS (www.rcs-rds.ro), the communication company UPC (www.upc.ro) will be finally put on public auction, according to HotNews.ro quoting anonymous sources from…
PRODUCTION: The Hatfields and McCoys Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: Kevin Reynolds(The Count of Monte Cristo, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) is directing the miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys: An American Vendetta whose shooting started in Romania on 12…
PRODUCTION: Domestic in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru (Pescuit sportiv/Angling, Din dragoste, cu cele mai bune intenţii/Best Intentions) is preparing to shoot his third feature, Domestic. Sitaru's second film, Best Intentions, recently won the FNE…
Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life
BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life
BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
New TV Launches in Romania Fill the Gap of Closing Stations
BUCHAREST:: At least five new Romanian TV channels launching in 2011 will fill the void left by the closure of three channels. The latest addition is Mezzo Live HD (www.mezzo.tv)…
PRODUCTION: Life in Squares in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: The Bucharest-based young Serbian director Ivana Mladenovic is in the final stages of post-production (sound and colour correction) with an 84 minute documentary investigating the life of four 19…
Grand Cinema Multiplex Opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Grand Cinema Digiplex (www.grandcinemadigiplex.ro), which opens 23 September 2011 in Băneasa Shopping City (www.baneasashoppingcity.ro) in Bucharest, will bring the widest flat screen in Romania (22m wide).
FNE at MECEFF: Poland's Little Rose Wins Best Film
MEDIAS, ROMANIA: Jan Kidawa-Błoński's Różyczka/Little Rose won the Best Film Award at the first Central European Film Festival (www.meceff.ro) which wrapped in September 11 in the small Romanian medieval town…
