France to Share its Expertise for New Romanian Cinema Law

BUCHAREST: The French CNC will share its know-how with the Romanian National Cinema Centre and the Romanian Ministry of Culture concerning the elaboration of a new Cinema Law, and a…
22-01-2016

Romania Sets Deadline for New Cinema Law

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Ministry of Culture, which has a new minister since November 2015, plans to prepare a new Cinema Law by autumn 2016 and to improve the organisation of…
19-01-2016

Pro TV Acquires Survivor Format

BUCHAREST: Pro TV acquired the production and broadcasting license of the famous format Survivor. The Romanian TV channel also started the selection for the reality show, which will be broadcast…
14-01-2016

FNE Country Report 2015: Romania

“It was a busy year with many domestic productions as well as servicing for foreign productions, but with not very optimistic expectations regarding the number and the financing of new…
10-12-2015

Mungiu Calls on Government to Make Romanian Cinema a Priority

BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu has published an open letter about the recent closure of Romanian cinemas due to earthquake risk and calling on the Romanian government to make national…
07-12-2015

The Treasure Sells in 24 Territories

BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's The Treasure / Comoara has become the top­selling Romanian feature of 2015. Sales agent Wild Bunch has sold the film in 24 territories including the US, Canada…
02-12-2015

PRODUCTION: A Norwegian Christmas Story in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: A Norwegian Christmas Story / Snekker Andresen og Julenissen (working title) by Terje Ragnes shot ninety percent of the film with Bucharest-based Seven Film providing services. The premiere is…
01-12-2015

Earthquake Risk Suspends Romanian Cinema

BUCHAREST: Cinema Studio is the first Romanian cinema which has suspended its work due to the new law prohibiting public activities in buildings with earthquake risk. Cinema Studio is also…
26-11-2015

PRODUCTION: Ioana Mischie Develops French/Romanian Debut

BUCHAREST: Ioana Mischie’s debut feature 237 Years, a bittersweet comedy in the vein of Kusturica's Underground, Wolfgang's Becker's Goodbye, Lenin and Cristian Mungiu’s Tales of the Golden Age (Mobra Films)…
25-11-2015

Romanians Launch Art Cinemas Petition

BUCHAREST: Concerns over public safety has led to a petition launched by Asociația Culturală Metropolis and signed by leading Romanian film festivals and filmmakers aimed at convincing the authorities to…
23-11-2015

Romanian Actress Joins Shooting Star Jury

HAMBURG: European Film Promotion announced that Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca will be on the jury of the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
19-11-2015

Earthquake Law to Close Main Cinemas in Bucharest

BUCHAREST: Four main cinemas in Bucharest might be closed according to a law issued by the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis and stating that public activities are prohibited in buildings with…
18-11-2015

Vlad Alexandrescu Named Romanian Minister of Culture

BUCHAREST: Vlad Alexandrescu was approved as the Minister of Culture on 17 November 2015.
18-11-2015

FNE at Connecting Cottbus: 1985

COTTBUS: Romania in 1985 was in the grips of the worst of Ceausescu’s excesses, and ordinary Romanians paid the price. Director Bogdan Muresanu takes this emotionally laden era as the…
10-11-2015

PRODUCTION: Radu Jude Shoots Scarred Hearts

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude started shooting Scarred Hearts / Inimi cicatrizate, an adaptation of the writings of Romanian-Jewish author Max Blecher including Scarred Hearts, on 2 November 2015. Ada Solomon is…
09-11-2015

Beta Cinema Picks up Scarred Hearts

MUNICH: Beta Cinema will handle world sales for Scarred Hearts directed by Radu Jude. The film is in production.
04-11-2015

Doc Helps Old Romanian Cinemas

BUCHAREST: Alexandru Belc's long documentary Cinema, Mon Amour is part of the campaign Save the Big Screen which has led to the digitalisation of 35 old Romanian cinemas since 2014.
29-10-2015

Foreign Films Shot in Romania Generate 82% of Film Biz

BUCHAREST: The aggregate turnover of the film industry in Romania is approximately 53 m EUR, out of which 82% is generated by foreign films shot in Romania. Despite this, no…
26-10-2015

CME Sells MediaPro Studios

BUCHAREST: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has sold MediaPro Studios to a group of prominent American and Romanian investors including Donald Kushner and Bobby Păunescu.
20-10-2015

PRODUCTION: Pregnant, in Romania in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Jesús del Cerro, who built a career as a director of popular family films and romantic comedies produced by Mediapro Pictures, goes independent with Pregnant, In Romania / Sunt…
15-10-2015