BOX OFFICE: Romanian/Serbian The New Year That Never Came Tops Romanian Charts after First Weekend
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mureșanu’s debut feature The New Year That Never Came / Anul Nou care n-a fost is topping the weekly box office in Romania with 109,570 EUR / 545,051…
Anniversary 20th Edition for Bucharest International Film Festival
BUCHAREST: The 20th anniversary edition of the Bucharest International Film Festival (19 – 28 September 2024) will screen nine titles in its competition, including Bogdan Muresanu’s The New Year That…
LIM | Less is More 2025 Launches Call for Applications
BUCHAREST: LIM | Less is More, the European training programme for first to third feature project development, powered by Creative Europe — MEDIA and the alliance of twelve European countries,…
FNE at Venice 2024: The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu Starts Selling
VENICE: The first feature film by Romanian writer/director/producer Bogdan Mureșanu, The New Year That Never Came, which premiered in the Horizons competition of the 81st Venice FF on 1 September…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Romania Selects Three Kilometers to the End of the World as Oscar Bid
BUCHAREST: Emanuel Pârvu’s third feature film, Three Kilometers to the End of the World, has been selected by a committee of professionals appointed by the Romanian Film Centre as Romania’s…
International Documentary Astra Film Festival 2024 Announces Official Selection
SIBIU: Over 100 documentaries from all over the world have been selected for the 31st edition of the International Documentary Festival Astra Film, which will be held in Sibiu 20…
Surprise Appearance of Chris Hemsworth in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Chris Hemsworth surprised 70,000 Romanian fans gathered at an Ed Sheeran concert in the Romanian capital city, as he took the stage with the English singer to play drums…
Autlook Filmsales Picks Up Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc’ Doc TATA ahead of Toronto Premiere
BUCHAREST: The documentary TATA written and directed by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc has been acquired by Autlook Filmsales before its world premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival…
Projects Selected for 10th Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency in Romania Announced
BUCHAREST: Eight projects have been chosen from among 93 submissions from 39 countries for the 10th anniversary edition of Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency, which will return to Port Cultural Cetate,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).
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…
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…
