FESTIVALS: Five World Premieres in 2018 TIFF Romanian Days
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 17th Transilvania IFF (25 May – 3 June 2018) Romanian Days will screen 13 features, including five world premieres. An additional 22 shorts will also be shown.
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Head to Transilvania IFF Competition
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Two films by Romanian directors are among the 12 films selected for the main competition at the 17th Transilvania IFF, taking place 25 May – 3 June 2018.
FESTIVALS: The 22nd European Film Festival Opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: The 22th European Film Festival opens on 7 May 2018 in Bucharest. The festival will screen 64 films from 24 countries in eight cities across Romania, including Galați, Râmnicu…
Romanian Doc Opens in Fourth Spot
BUCHAREST: A Romanian documentary, Untamed Romania / România Neîmblânzita, had a surprisingly strong opening in domestic release, debuting in the fourth place.
Films from Poland and Romania Selected for Cannes Short Film Competition and Cinéfondation
BUCHAREST: Polish film III/animation movie by Marta Pajek was selected for the Cannes Short Film Competition, while Inny / The Other by Marta Magnuska (produced by PWSFTviT) and Albastru și…
Bucharest Film Studios Insolvency
BUCHAREST: Bucharest Film Studios, the former MediaPro Studios, has filed for insolvency. Media Pro Studios was sold by Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to a group of American and Romanian…
Doina Gradea Confirmed General Manager of the Romanian Public Broadcaster
BUCHAREST: Doina Gradea was elected by the Romanian Parliament as general manager of the Romanian public broadcaster (SRTV) on 28 March 2018. She was appointed acting general manager in September…
Cinema City Opens Its Fifth 4DX Cinema in Romania
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Cinema City opened in Cluj-Napoca its fifth 4DX cinema in Romania with an investment of approximately 850,000 EUR. Cinema City is the biggest cinema operator in Romania.
Lemonade Racks up International Sales
BUCHAREST: Ioana Uricaru’s debut feature Lemonade, produced by Cristian Mungiu through Mobra films, was sold by Pluto Film to five territories after premiering in 2018 Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section.
FESTIVALS: One World Romania Expands and Gets Real!
BUCHAREST: The One World Romania International Human Rights and Documentary FF (16-25 March 2018) spans over 10 days instead of seven, screens over 70 documentaries in over 180 screenings at…
HBO Europe and Mobra Films Partner with Germany’s TNT Serie on Cyber-crime Drama Hackerville
BUCHAREST: Mobra Films is partnering with HBO Europe and German coproducer TNT Serie on HBO Europe’s first international coproduction, the cyber-crime drama Hackerville.
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Romanian Film in Berlin
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Film Caravan Celebrates Centenary of Romanian Cinema
IAȘI: A caravan is travelling through Romania and the Republic of Moldova celebrating 100 years of Romanian cinema by screening 100 movies in 100 cities in a one year time.
George Ivașcu Appointed Minister of Culture in Romania
BUCHAREST: Actor and theatre director George Ivașcu has been named the new Minister of Culture in Romania, as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) changed its third Prime-Minister since it won…
Romanian 2017 Admissions Up, Admissions for Domestic Films Down
BUCHAREST: Romania saw a dramatic decrease in admissions for domestic films, from 484,739 in 2016 to an estimated 250,000 in 2017. Total admissions increased by 11.25 percent, while total gross…
Graduation Wins National Society of Film Critics Award
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation / Bacalaureat was awarded best foreign film at the National Society of Film Critics’ Awards for 2017.
Cinema City Celebrates 10 Years in Romania by Opening 25th Multiplex
GALAȚI: Cinema City opened its 25th muliplex in Romania in Galați. The biggest cinema operator in Romania, which celebrates its 10th year in Romania, will be opening its fifth 4DX…
AV Innovation: European Cinemas See Lack of Finances as Biggest Hurdle to Innovation
BUCHAREST: The overwhelming majority of members of the Europa Cinemas network consider lack of finances as the biggest barrier to innovation, according to the survey The New Approaches to Audience…
Europa Cinemas See Loss of Young Audience as Biggest Threat to European Film
BUCHAREST: The biggest threat to European film is the loss of young audiences, while the biggest perceived threat to the future of cinema is competition for scarce consumer time according…
Romanian Short Film Nominated for the European Film Awards 2017
BUCHAREST: Romanian short film Written / Unwritten by Adrian Silișteanu is among the 15 short films nominated for the European Film Awards 2017. The European Film Awards ceremony will take…
