UPC Romania launches Da Vinci Learning channel
The educational TV channel Da Vinci Learning is now part of the digital offer of the Romanian cable operator UPC.
Production: Andrei Zincă preps Puzzle for a Blind Man
Romanian director Andrei Zincă is in preparation to film Puzzle for a Blind Man, an adaptation of Argentinian playwright Mario Diament's Blind Date for Castel Film Studios.
FNE in Cannes: Surfing the Romanian New Wave with Corneliu Porumboiu
Romanian cinema's New Wave may have surfaced much earlier but ever since Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palm d'Or in Cannes two years ago…
Pro TV signs deal with Tandem
Romania's Pro TV and Germany's Tandem Communications announced that the Romanian's have an exclusive output deal with Tandem.
Production: Holocaust film to shoot in Romania
Glass House, the first feature of an American construction-industry businessman Mark Schmidt, started shooting in Romania May 5.
Production: William Tell: The Legend to shoot in Romania
William Tell: The Legend the second movie produced by Alison Semenza and Todd Moyer's Flagship Films will start shooting September 1 in Romania.
US sale for Tales from the Golden Age
IFC has picked up U.S. distribution rights for Tales from the Golden Age, produced and written by Cristian Mungiu, and presented in Cannes in Un Certain Regard.
EFP Producer on the Move: Romania's Daniel Mitulescu
Daniel Mitulescu, the 30 year old brother of director Cătălin Mitulescu, melds film producing with film distribution, and events coordination with festival programming.
RealD and Sony 3D launch in Romania
At the beginning of May, Bucharest Hollywood Multiplex and Cinema Pro became the first cinemas in Romania to run the latest version of digital system and 3D from Sony and…
MEDIA slate funding for Libra
Libra Film Productions (http://www.librafilm.net/) is the first Romanian company to receive MEDIA Programme development funding, a total of €136,200 for a slate of 5 films.
Production: Counting Sheep nears end of filming
Romanian-Irish co-production Counting Sheep, from director Dieter Auner, will complete a one-year filming schedule by the end of May.
Production: Romania debut Whistle in production
When I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, the first feature from Florin Şerban, will complete his shooting by May 10 at the Romanian seaside.
Production: New "30 minutes" film wraps
Andrzej Munk Studio is wrapping up Demakijaż, a feature composed of three short movies produced for its "30 minutes" program
Production: Barry Gifford brings Phantom Father to Romania
The American cult screenwriter Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, City of Ghosts) plays a small part in The Phantom Father, the first feature from Lucian Georgescu, based on…
Romanian ad market faces steep decline
The Romanian TV ad market is predicted to drop by as much as €55 million in 2009.
Production: Cristi Puiu casts himself in Aurora
Cannes and Berlin awarded Romanian director Cristi Puiu is in production with his third feature, Aurora, a crime story with the director playing the lead role himself.
Production: Mitulescu moves forward with Heart Shape Balloon
Cătălin Mitulescu is in pre-production with A Heart Shape Balloon (Un balon în formă de inimă), his second feature after the acclaimed debut How I Celebrated the End of the…
Production: Mitulescu moves forward with Heart Shape Balloon
Cătălin Mitulescu is in pre-production with A Heart Shape Balloon (Un balon în formă de inimă), his second feature after the acclaimed debut How I Celebrated the End of the…
Romanian editorial director for Euronews
Lucian Sarb has been named as the new editorial director of Euronews, beginning in the postition on May 4.
Mungiu ignites Romanian film funding controversy
Following an "open letter" from Palme d'Orwinning director Cristian Mungiu criticizing the grants process of the National Centre for Cinema, eight leading critics have issued a statement in support of…
