PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
Romtelecom Launches Dolce TV Online
BUCHAREST: After launching its first specialized channel, Dolce Sport (www.dolce-sport.ro) last year, Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) launched the first online video integrate portal in Romania on 9 March 2011.
Morgen wins Romanian Filmmakers Union Prize
BUCHAREST: Marian Crişan's Morgen, Călin Peter Netzer's Medal of Honor/Medalia de onoare and Florin Şerban's If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier shared the top…
Romania Sets New Dates for Digital TV
BUCHAREST: The Ministry of Communications (www.mcsi.ro) has set the move to the terestrial digital television should to begin on 1 January 2013. The proposal was submitted for public debate at…
PRODUCTION: New Shooting Schedule for Puzzle for a Blind Man
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Andrei Zincă is expected to start shooting the adaptation of Argentinian playwright Mario Diament's Blind Datein May-June 2011, Bogdan Moncea, Marketing Manager of Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) told…
New Manager at Romania’s Kanal D
BUCHAREST: Haluk Kurcer has replaced Hatice Kolat as the general manager of the channel Kanal D (www.kanald.ro). Kolat had run the channel since February 2007, with a mandate until 2011.…
Romtelecom Buys Boom TV
Romania's Romtelecom has acquired DTH Television Grup at a price of 8 million euro. The purchase, which was finalized in late February, includes the digital satellite station Boom TV.
PRODUCTION: September 11 in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Italian director Renzo Martinelli is preparing September 11, his second collaboration with the Romania's Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) starring American actor Harvey Keitel. Martinelli previously worked with Castel Film on…
PRODUCTION: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Finishes Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance wrapped shooting on 23 February 2011 in Romania where it was filmed for all but two weeks of shooting in Turkey. The first big…
PRODUCTION: Christmas at Castlebury Hall Will Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: American director Michael Damian is in Bucharest where he will shoot his feature Christmas at Castlebury Hall, a romantic comedy about a young woman and her orphaned nephews who…
PRODUCTION: 365 New Years in Development
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu is developing his first feature, 365 New Years/365 de revelioane (working title), the story of a young man breaking up with his girlfriend on New Years Eve.…
FESTIVALS: FIAPF Accredits Transilvania Film Festival
BERLIN: The General Assembly of the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations (FIAPF), meeting in Berlin, approved the accreditation of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2011. TIFF was…
PRODUCTION: Flying Lessons in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (Tache) is currently editing his second feature, Flying Lessons/La limita de jos a cerului, a bittersweet drama about the friendship of two small-time drug dealers in a…
PRODUCTION: Adalbert's Dream in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Gabriel Achim is currently in postproduction with his first feature Adalbert's Dream, a black comedy set on 8 May 1986, when Romania was usually celebrating the anniversary of the…
PRODUCTION: Looking For A Mare's Nest in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Dan Chişu's third feature, Looking for a Mare's Nest/Şi caii sunt verzi pe pereţi, is currently in post-production and will be finished in March 2011, in time to be…
New Regulations for Gopo Film Awards
BUCHAREST: A record 56 films have been submitted for the 5th edition of the Romanian Gopo prizes (www.premiilegopo.ro). Among them 16 are feature films, 10 documentaries and 30 short films…
