BOX OFFICE: Buzz House: The Movie Tops BO in Romania

BUCHAREST: Domestic horror/comedy Buzz House: The Movie directed by Florin Babei is topping the box office in Romania with 499,846 admissions and 2.66 m EUR / 13,264,816 RON gross, followed…
06-08-2024

Heretic Acquires Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz’ Eight Postcards from Utopia ahead of Locarno World Premiere

BUCHAREST: The two new films by the acclaimed Romanian helmer Radu Jude, Eight Postcards from Utopia (co-directed together with philosopher Christian Ferencz-Flatz) and Sleep #2, will have their world premiere…
31-07-2024

FNE at Venice IFF 2024: Cercamon Picks up Bogdan Mureșanu’s Debut Feature The New Year That Never Came

BUCHAREST: The first feature film by Romanian writer/director/producer Bogdan Mureșanu, The New Year That Never Came, which is a coproduction with Serbia, has been picked up by Cercamon ahead of…
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FNE at 2024 Venice IFF: Andrei Ujică Heads to Official Selection with Beatles Dream Project

BUCHAREST: TWST / Things We Said Today, the new work by the acclaimed Romanian-German writer / director Andrei Ujică, will have its world premiere in the Official Selection - Out…
23-07-2024 m

Romania Speeds Up Reimbursements to International Productions Shot within Cash Rebate Scheme

BUCHAREST: Romanian Minister of Culture Raluca Turcan has announced that all the international projects shot in Romania under the cash rebate scheme in 2018, 2019 and 2020 will be settled…
09-07-2024

Romanian BO Increased by 25.7% in 2023

BUCHAREST: Romanian gross box office was 62 m EUR in 2023, higher by 25.7 percent than in 2022, and total admissions increased by 15.7 percent, according to official statistics published…
07-07-2024

PRODUCTION: Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Preps Romanian/Italian Drama On Their Own

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Tudor Cristian Jurgiu will start shooting his third feature film On Their Own / De capul lor at the end of July 2024. The film is a…
04-07-2024

FNE Podcast: Director Anca Miruna Lăzărescu

FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
02-07-2024

Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at 2024 Cannes Lions

BUCHAREST: Nine Romanian companies were showcased through the umbrella A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (17 – 21 June 2024).
25-06-2024

Romania Launches Call for New Cash Rebate Programme on 25 July 2024

BUCHAREST: Romania will launch the call for projects for the 30% cash rebate session 2024-2026 on 25 July 2024. After a break of three years and a half, the Government…
23-06-2024

FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Transilvania IFF

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Indian film Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati won the Transilvania Trophy at the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Cluj-Napoca from…
23-06-2024

PRODUCTION: Andrei Epure in Postproduction with Romanian/Bulgarian/French Drama Don’t Let Me Die

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Andrei Epure is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Don’t Let Me Die / Nu mă lăsa să mor, which is awaiting funding results for completion.…
13-06-2024

Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at Cannes Lions 2024

BUCHAREST: Nine Romanian companies will be showcased through the umbrella A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity taking place 17 – 21 June…
13-06-2024

FNE Podcast: Producer Tudor Petremarin

BUCHAREST: FNE spoke to Romanian producer/director Tudor Petremarin, founder of the Romanian production house Fulg Media Productions, about the Creative Romanian FilmMakers project, which took part in the Market of…
04-06-2024

Transilvania IFF Launches Spin off Children Festival MiniTIFF

CLUJ-NAPOCA: EducaTIFF, the educational segment of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) will become MiniTIFF, a three-day film festival, which will be held in October 2024 in Cluj-Napoca.
04-06-2024

FESTIVALS: New Edition of LINE-UP Academy at 2024 ESTE FILM Festival in Sibiu

SIBIU: The 8th ESTE FILM Festival, held in Sibiu 29 May - 2 May 2024, included the 2nd edition of LINE-UP: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers, the first…
02-06-2024

Over One Million People at Romanian Creative Week 2024, Most Important Event for Creative Industries in EU

IAȘI: More than one million people interacted with over 200 events of the Romanian Creative Week (RCW), the most important event dedicated to the creative industries in the EU, which…
30-05-2024

Transilvania Pitch Stop 2024 Announces Selected Projects

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ten projects from countries including Hungary, Serbia, Latvia and Romania have been selected for the 11th edition of Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), which with be held on 20 June…
21-05-2024

FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF 2024 Announces International Competitions and Romanian Days Lineups

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Twelve first and sophomore features, including Where Elephants Go by Romanian directors Cătălin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Șarga, have been selected for the Official Competition of the 23rd Transilvania…
16-05-2024

FNE at Cannes 2024: Creative Romanian Film Makers – a Showcase of Romanian Creativity in Movie Business at Cannes’ Marche du Film 2024

CANNES: Creative Romanian Film Makers brings 13 dynamic Romanian companies to the Cannes’ Marche du Film, held 14 – 22 May 2024 within the 77th Festival de Cannes (14 -…
16-05-2024