PRODUCTION: Second Part of Witnesses Trilogy Wraps Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Costa Fam wrapped shooting for Brutus, the second part of his war trilogy Witnesses, with Alien Film providing services. The 90-minute trilogy will be released in 2016.
HBO Romania Announces Winners of its Original Series Script Contest
BUCHAREST: The Duty / Datoria by Laurenţiu Gabriel Rusescu won the first edition of the script contest for original series, The First Episode, launched by HBO Romania on 17 February…
PRODUCTION: Vlad Zamfirescu Shoots The Secret of Happiness
BUCHAREST: Actor Vlad Zamfirescu started shooting his directorial debut feature The Secret of Happiness/Secretul fericirii on 16 August 2015. The film is an independent production from Movie Production Entertainment.
PRODUCTION: Adina Pintilie Shoots International Coproduction Touch Me Not
BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie started shooting her debut feature Touch Me Not/ Nu mă atinge-măon 3 August 2015. The film is a Romanian/German/French/Bulgarian coproduction.
Cinema of the Month: Cinema Arta, Cluj-Napoca
This month we speak to Monica Sebestyen, the owner and manager of Cinema Arta, one of the main venues of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF). Cinema Arta was built and…
Romanian National Film Center Looks for New Director
BUCHAREST: The Romanian National Film Center (CNC) will organize a contest for a new general director on 3 September 2015.
MECEFF Announces Line Up
MEDIAŞ: The best films of 2014 from Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary will compete at the 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) from 1 to…
PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu Wraps Shooting for Family Photos
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu shot Family Photos/Fotografii de familie under the radar from 11 June to 24 July 2015. Adrian Titieni (Best Intentions, 4Proof Film) is starring in the leading role.
Nat Geo People to Hit Eastern Europe
BUCHAREST: Nat Geo People will be launched in Romania by Telekom on 1 September 2015. Romania is the first Eastern European country where it will be launched after Denmark, Germany,…
FESTIVALS: The 5th MECEFF Will Focus on WWI
BUCHAREST: The 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival 7+1 will focus on the WWI and its impact on the XX and XXI centuries. MECEFF will take place in Mediaş from…
Romanian Oscar Entry Aferim! Sold in the US
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's Aferim!,Romania's entry in the foreign-language Oscar, will be distributed by Big World Pictures in the US at the beginning of 2016.
Obituary: Romanian Filmmaker Malvina Urşianu
BUCHAREST: Malvina Urşianu, one of Romania’s most important female directors, died at age 88 during the night of 5 to 6 August 2015.
FNE Doc Bloc: KineDok Lauched in Romania
KineDok plans 200 screenings at alternative venues in Romania in 2015.
Domestic Films Drive Increase in Romanian Box Office
BUCHAREST: Box office for Romanian films was up by approximately 19% in the first half of 2015. The total gross was also higher compared to the first half of 2014.
Cinema City Opens Second 4DX Cinema in Romania
CONSTANTA: Cinema City opened its second 4DX and its 19th cinema in Romania on 29 July 2015. The 10-screen multiplex located in City Park Mall Constanta had an investment of…
PRODUCTION: Romanian/Bulgarian/French Debut Thriller Dogs Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Dogs/Câini, the debut feature of Bogdan Mirică, started shooting on 27 July 2015. It is produced by Romania's 42 Km Film in coproduction with France's EZ Films and Bulgaria's…
PRODUCTION: Radu Mihaileanu’s The History of Love Moves to Romania
BUCHAREST: After shooting one and a half months in Montréal and one week in New York, the English-language debut of the Romanian-born France-based filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu, The History of Love,…
PRODUCTION: Anonimul Founder Marin Shoots 7 of Hearts
BUCHAREST: Sorin Marin, businessman and founder of Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, will wrap shooting on his debut feature 7 of Hearts/ 7 de inimă roşiein August 2015.
Blocked Accounts Force Closure of Romanian Public TV Channel
BUCHAREST: Following the blocking of its accounts by the National Agency for Fiscal Administration on 20 July 2015, the Council of Administration of the Romanian public broadcaster SRTV has decided…
PRODUCTION: Nae Caranfil Preps 6.9 on the Richter Scale
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Nae Caranfil will start shooting 6.9 on the Richter Scale / 6,9 pe scara Richter on 31 August 2015. The film is a Romanian/Bulgarian/Hungarian coproduction with…
