FNE at Cannes 2024: Emanuel Pârvu Explores Isolation in Romanian Cannes Competition Entry
BUCHAREST: Romanian actor Emanuel Pârvu is making his debut in Cannes as a director after playing in Cristian Mungiu’s Best Director-awarded Graduation / Bacalaureat (2016). Pârvu’s third directorial work Three…
BOX OFFICE: New Romanian Cannes Entry Nasty Tops Domestic Weekly Charts
BUCHAREST: Romanian documentary Nasty, about the legendary Romanian tennis player Ilie Năstase, is currently topping the domestic weekly charts after its release on 74 screens on 19 April 2023. The…
GRANTS: Romania Announces Production Grants
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) has distributed 5.6 m EUR / 27.9 m RON for the production of feature, documentary and animated films, as well as minority coproductions and…
Romania Relaunches Cash Rebate Scheme with Plans to Become Most Attractive Destination in Eastern Europe
BUCHAREST: Romania is relaunching its cash rebate scheme in May 2024, as the Government has approved amendments proposed by the Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC) on 21 March…
Romanian Advertising and Media Association to Showcase Seven Vibrant Companies at MIPTV
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Advertising and Media Association will bring seven Romanian TV entertainment production companies to MIPTV, which will be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes 8 –…
Write a Screenplay For… Opens Submissions
BUCHAREST: International and Romanian scriptwriters are invited to apply to the 6th edition of the script and film pitch contest Write a Screenplay For…, hosted by the American Independent Film…
Tudor Giurgiu’s Libertate Scores Most Nominations at 18th Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: The Romanian/Hungarian feature film Libertate directed by Tudor Giurgiu scored 14 nominations at the 18th edition of the Gopo Awards, followed by Mihai Mincan’s debut feature To the North…
Transilvania Pitch Stop 2024 Launches Call for Applications
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Filmmakers from Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Greece and Turkey can submit their projects to the 11th international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), which will be…
Ukrainian Megogo Streaming Service Launches in Romania
BUCHAREST: The Ukrainian streaming service Megogo has launched in Romania with a subscription of 3.02 EUR / 14.99 RON for over 100 channels and 1,000 films through its Optim TV…
LINE-UP: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers at ESTE Film Festival Opens Call
SIBIU: Students of theatrical arts/film/cultural management, festival managers at the beginning, established festival managers, senior professionals and academic professors with specialised studies in cultural management are invited to apply to…
FESTIVALS: Film O'Clock International Festival 2024 Ready to Kick off in Eight Countries
BUCHAREST: The 4th edition of Film O'Clock International Festival will be held simultaneously in Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Greece, Egypt and South Africa from 28 February to 3 March…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Romanian Cinema in Berlin
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Romanian Film Centre and Dacin Sara will be present at the EFM! Drop by our stand at the MGB, G1 (upper floor) to learn more…
PRODUCTION: Romanian Ioana Mischie in Postproduction with Pioneering Franchise Government of Children II
BUCHAREST: Writer/director Ioana Mischie (Fulbright Alumna, Berlinale Talents Alumna, Sundance Capalbio Alumna) is currently in postproduction with Government of Children II, a pioneering transmedia documentary inviting children to redesign their…
BOX OFFICE: Excellent Start of the Year for Romanian Films on Domestic Charts
BUCHAREST: The Romanian comedy Part-time Daddy / Tati part-time directed by Letiția Roșculeț, tops the general box office in Romania with 285,682 admissions and 1.57 m EUR / 7,856,321 RON…
BOX OFFICE: Four Domestic Titles in Romanian Top Ten 2023 with Miami Bici 2 Topping Charts
BUCHAREST: The Romanian box office witnessed an unprecedented year in 2023 with four domestic comedies in the Top Ten, of which Miami Bici 2 by Jesús del Cerro came ahead…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Teodora Migdalovici, #TheAlternativeSchool Founder & Marius Radu, Good Game Industry’s Co-founder
BUCHAREST: In the light of the recently launched event on The Future of Gaming, dedicated to marketers and ad agencies aiming to cooperate with the gaming world, FNE spoke with…
PRODUCTION: Igor Cobileanski's Romanian/Moldavian Comatogen in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski’s fourth feature film Comatogen has finished editing and will soon enter sound design, sound mixing and colorisation. The film is a coproduction between Romania and the Republic…
GRANTS: Romania Announces Production Grants
BUCHAREST: Projects by Rady Jude, Danis Tanović and Sergei Loznitsa are among the winners of the latest production grants announced by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC). Approximately 5.7 m EUR…
BOX OFFICE: Romanian Comedy Miami Bici 2 Defeats Napoleon by a Landslide in Local Box Office
BUCHAREST: Romanian sexy comedy Miami Bici 2 directed by Jesús del Cerro tops the domestic charts with 198,324 admissions in the opening weekend, followed by Napoleon with 44,379 admissions.
Romania to Start Paying International Productions Shot under Cash Rebate Scheme
BUCHAREST: Until the end of 2023 Romania will start paying the debt of more than 35 m EUR due to international productions shot since the cash rebate scheme was launched…