FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival 2022 Starts Today
BUCHAREST: Eight feature films are running in the Official Competition of the 18th Bucharest International Film Festival (BIFF, 29 September – 9 October 2022), the longest-running and the only film…
Romanian Filmmakers Call on Head of CNC to Step Down
BUCHAREST: More than 90 film professionals are requesting the the head of the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) Anca Mitran, step down from her position after an interview (Anca Mitran, directorul…
FNE Oscar Watch 2023: Romania Selects Immaculate as Oscar Candidate
BUCHAREST: Immaculate / Imaculat, the debut feature by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark, has been selected as Romania’s candidate for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Dance Film Festival 2022 Announces Winners
BUCHAREST: Isn’t It a Beautiful World (UK) directed by Joseph Wilson was awarded Best Film in the International Competition of the 8th edition of the Bucharest International Dance Festival. The…
Rupert Friend Joins John Malkovich in Sergiu Celibidache Biopic Yellow Tie
BUCHAREST: Rupert Friend will be Sergiu Celibidache in The Yellow Tie, the sophomore feature by the son of the great Romanian conductor, Serge Ioan Celebidachi. The film will be shot…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2022 Announces Selection
SIBIU: The 29th edition of Astra Film Festival has announced its official selection. Eight titles will compete in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema Competition, ten in the Central and…
Square Eyes Picks-up Romanian Minority Coproduction Anhell69 by Colombian Director Theo Montoya
BUCHAREST: Austrian sales agent Square Eyes has picked-up Theo Montoya’s first long film Anhell69. A coproduction between Columbia, Romania, France and Germany, the hybrid fiction-documentary will have its world premiere…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Dance Festival 2022 Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: A total of 21 international short films and five Romanian short films have been selected for the two competitions of the 8th edition of the Bucharest International Dance Festival…
PRODUCTION: Adrian Voicu in Postproduction with Debut Feature Capturing Sami
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Adrian Voicu is currently in postproduction with his first feature film Capturing Sami / Captura, which is produced by Axel Film, the company behind Immaculate by Monica…
PRODUCTION: Vlad Petri in Postproduction with Romanian/Croatian Documentary Between Revolutions
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Vlad Petri is currently in postproduction with his long documentary Between Revolutions / Intre revolutii. This Romanian/Croatian coproduction is among the nine Central and Eastern European projects…
Approaching Deadline for 7th FILM+ Programme
BUCHAREST: Early career filmmakers from Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine can still apply to the 7th edition (2022-2023) of FILM+, the support programme for independent low budget…
Mihai Mincan’s Debut Feature To The North Acquired Ahead Its Premiere in Venice
BUCHAREST: Mihai Mincan’s first feature film To the North / Spre nord has been picked-up by Best Friends Forever ahead of its world premiere in the Orizzonti competition at the…
FESTIVALS: Anonimul International Independent FF 2022 Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: Five feature films and long documentaries were selected for the 19th edition of the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, set to take place at Sfantu Gheorghe, in the Danube…
FNE Film Meets Games: Romanian Games Developer Amber Opens Studio in Poland
BUCHAREST: Amber Studio has opened its eighth office in Warsaw, Poland. The Romanian gaming company is now running two studios in Romania (in Bucharest and Botosani), as well as one…
Romanian Media Market Expects Record Year 2022
BUCHAREST: The total media market in Romania is estimated to reach 640 m EUR by the end of 2022, with a 20 percent growth for digital and six percent growth…
Pustnik Residency 2022 Announces Selected Projects
ENISALA: Eight projects have been selected for the 8th edition of the Pustnik screenwriting residency, a Romanian initiative hosted for the first time by the Enisala Safari Village in the…
FESTIVALS: Cinefemina FF 2022 Takes Place in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Eleven films including Polish, Czech and Romanian coproductions are in the selection of the 2nd edition of Cinefemina, a festival dedicated to women in the film industry that is…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest Short Film Festival 2022 Starts in Romania’s Capital City
BUCHAREST: The 6th edition of the Bucharest Short Film Festival will be held 1-6 July 2022.
Paul Negoescu’s Romanian/Bulgarian Men of Deeds Picked Up by Patra Spanou
BUCHAREST: Men of Deeds / Oameni de treabă, the fourth feature film by the Romanian director Paul Negoescu has been acquired by the German sales agent Patra Spanou. This Romanian/Bulgarian…
PRODUCTION: Romanian/Bulgarian/Serbian Coproduction Horia Starts Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Ana-Maria Comănescu’s debut feature Horia starts shooting in Romania on 29 June 2022. The film is a Romanian/Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction produced by Carla Fotea and Ada Solomon through microFILM in…
