Production: Marian Crişan shoots Morgen
Short film Palme d'Or winner Marian Crişan (Megatron, 2008) is in production with his feature debut, Morgen, the story of a Romanian who goes fishing and comes home with a…
Production: Constantin Popescu shoots Principles of Life
Constantin Popescu (Tales from the Golden Age) is directing Principles of Life with Vlad Ivanov (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)appearing in hi first leading role on screen.
3-D TV airs in Romania
Mix 2 Braşov has become the first TV channel to air a 3D show in Romania.
Production: New documentary co-productions from Romania
Two new Romanian feature-length documentaries exploring the country's traditional past are attracting international co-production partners.
Production: Poker begins filming
Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu has started shooting Poker , an adaptation of a successful play written by Adrian Lustig and staged at the Comedy Theater in Bucharest 5 years ago.
Tales from the Golden Age tops Romanian box office
Tales from the Golden Age, produced, written and co-directed by Cristian Mungiu, together with Ioana Uricaru, Hanno Hofer, Răzvan Mărculescu and Constantin Popescu, has drawn the highest admission on opening…
Romania nominates Police, Adjective for foreign-language Oscar
Corneliu Porumboiu's film Police, Adjective, recipient of the FIPRESCI Prize and Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes at Cannes, has been chosen as Romania's entry for…
Production: Alexandru Maftei in post-production with Hello, How Are You?
The first feature from Romanian director Alexandru Maftei, Hello, How Are You?, is a romantic comedy about a husband and wife who fall in love via the internet, hiding their…
Francesca opens in Romania
Director Bobby Păunescu and the production team are traveling to ten towns across Romania to promote his first feature film, Francesca.
Production: Thomas Ciulei moves to feature with The Show Must Go On
Award-winning documentary director Thomas Ciulei is working on his feature debut, a comedy about an actor and a filmmaker, the last artists from an imaginary country ruled by an ominous…
Katalin Varga to be distributed in France and GB
Peter Strickland's first feature Katalin Varga will have its French premiere on October 7, and will be released in the UK on October 9.
Hungarian music channel to launch in Romania
Darido TV received a license from the National Audiovisual Council of Romania (www.cna.ro) on September 24 for a Hungarian language channel.
The Whistleblower to shoot in Romania
The Whistleblower, a first feature by Larysa Kondracki, will be shot in Romania this year with MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com) providing services.
Production: Ujica wraps the final chapter of his trilogy of the communism
Andrei Ujica is editing The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, the third part of his trilogy about communism, after the highly acclaimed Videogramme einer Revolution and Out of the Present.
Production: Floating Things in postproduction
Floating Things, from writer/director Mircea Daneliuc, is in the final stages of postproduction as it prepares for its local premiere on October 23.
High Definition Television ignites competition between operators
Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro ) will launch 8-10 TV channels in High Definition in the next 12 months in Romania, while UPC (www.upc.ro ) will launch a package of 8 channels this…
Production: Looking for a Mother to be shot this autumn
Looking for a Mother, a contemporary drama of a young boy who is institutionalized after his mother leaves for Italy, will be shot in the Republic of Moldavia as a…
Production: Brancusi biopic in preparation
The life of the famous Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi goes on the big screen in a feature film set to premiere in 2010.
The New Romanian Cinema strikes back: Francesca to open Orizzonti section at Venice FF
Before producing Cristi Puiu's The Death of Mr Lăzărescu (2005), Bobby Păunescu didn't have any connection with the cinema business.
Production: Metro Branding in post-production
Ana Vlad and Adrian Voicu are in postproduction with their first long film, Metro Branding, a documentary investigating five famous communist "monobrands."