Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe and Noomi Rapace Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Tommy Wirkola’s thriller SF What Happened to Monday? starring Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe and Noomi Rapace is currently shooting in Romania until end of November 2015 with Castel Film…
White God Wins MECEFF
MEDIAŞ: Kornel Mundruczo’s White God was awarded Best Film at the 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) which took place in the Transylvanian town of Mediaş from 1 to…
Anim’est Announces Line up
BUCHAREST: Five awarded long animated films have been selected at the 10th edition of Anim’est International Film Festival (2-11 October 2015). In 10 years, Anim’est has established itself as one…
Astra Film Festival Announces Line up
SIBIU: A record number of 1,500 documentaries from over 90 countries were submitted in the four competitions of Astra Film Festival. The 21st edition of the festival will take place…
Divan Film Festival Wraps in Romania
CETATE: The 6th Divan Film Festival wrapped on 30 August 2015 after a 9 days full of movies, conferences and food. The festival focusing on the tasting of Balkan cinema…
PRODUCTION: Second Part of Witnesses Trilogy Wraps Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Costa Fam wrapped shooting for Brutus, the second part of his war trilogy Witnesses, with Alien Film providing services. The 90-minute trilogy will be released in 2016.
HBO Romania Announces Winners of its Original Series Script Contest
BUCHAREST: The Duty / Datoria by Laurenţiu Gabriel Rusescu won the first edition of the script contest for original series, The First Episode, launched by HBO Romania on 17 February…
Romanian National Film Center Looks for New Director
BUCHAREST: The Romanian National Film Center (CNC) will organize a contest for a new general director on 3 September 2015.
MECEFF Announces Line Up
MEDIAŞ: The best films of 2014 from Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary will compete at the 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) from 1 to…
Nat Geo People to Hit Eastern Europe
BUCHAREST: Nat Geo People will be launched in Romania by Telekom on 1 September 2015. Romania is the first Eastern European country where it will be launched after Denmark, Germany,…
FESTIVALS: The 5th MECEFF Will Focus on WWI
BUCHAREST: The 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival 7+1 will focus on the WWI and its impact on the XX and XXI centuries. MECEFF will take place in Mediaş from…
FNE Doc Bloc: KineDok Lauched in Romania
KineDok plans 200 screenings at alternative venues in Romania in 2015.
PRODUCTION: Igor Cobileanski Preps First Romanian-Lithuanian Coproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (The Unsaved) will start shooting a new feature, Eastern Business, mid-July 2015. This dark comedy is the first Romanian/Lithuanian coproduction to date.
UNIC Annual Report Shows Box Office Gains in CEE Countries
BRUSSELS: The Annual Report 2014-2015 of the International Union of Cinemas,UNIC shows that the overall box office as well as the market share of national films in the CEE countries…
Two Lottery Tickets Starts Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu launched a crowdfunding compaign on Indiegogo for his independent feature Two Lottery Tickets/Doua lozuri. His aim is to collect 7,650 USD in 19 days.
FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) Brings Together Troika of Eastern European Film Fund Chiefs
CLUJ: The first session of think-tank platform FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) brought together a troika of three Eastern European film fund heads to participate in a working group with…
Romanian Cinema in Cannes 2015
Romanian Stand: Village Pantiero Nr 222
FESTIVALS: TIFF Announces Transilvania Pitch Stop 2015
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 2nd edition of the Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS) programme will take place within the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 31 May to 6 June 2015.
FESTIVALS: Jafar Panahi's Taxi Will Open Bucharest IFF Today
BUCHAREST: The 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival opens today with Jafar Panahi's Taxi and will run until 26 April 2015 with six debut features and second films competing…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: Six debut features and second films will compete for the trophy of the 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival from 20 to 26 April 2015.
