Romania Gets Kiss
BUCHAREST: HBO Europe will begin production on the Romanian version of the Israeli series Shall We Kiss in spring 2013.
Child's Pose Sets Opening Record in Romania
BUCHAREST: Child's Pose directed by Calin Peter Netzer set a 20 year opening weekend box office record in Romania, taking in 59,407 EUR/ 259,217 RON.
Ivana Chubbuck - Mandragora Movies Acting Studios to open in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Hollywood acting coach Ivana Chubbuck is joining forces with Bobby Păunescu and Mandragora Movies to open an acting school in Romania starting April 2013.
A Farewell to Fools Opening in Romania
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Dreyer’s A Farewell to Fools starring Gérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel will be distributed by Family Film in 21 towns and 42 screens starting 15 March 2013.
Berlin Winning Child's Pose to Open in Romania
BUCHAREST: Child's Pose written and directed by Călin Peter Netzer will be released in 35 cinemas in more than 20 Romanian towns on 8 March 2013. The Berlinale Golden Bear…
Purcarete Debut Leads Gopo Nominations
BUCHAREST: Somewhere in Palilula, the debut film from Romania’s internationally acclaimed theatre director Silviu Purcărete, garnered 11 nominations for Romania’s Gopo Awards, held on 25 March 2013.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Spanish Coproduction Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Cannibal, a Spanish-Romanian -Russian- French coproduction directed by Manuel Martin Cuenca (The Weakness of the Bolshevik), started shooting in Granada, Spain, on 28 January 2013 and will wrap at…
Romtelecom Launches Two Channels
BUCHAREST: Romtelecom will begin airing Shorts TV and Comedy Central Extra on 11 February 2013 as part of the company’s revamped visual identity.
Romanians Protest Low TV Standards
BUCHAREST: The National Audiovisual Center of Romania launched a petiton protesting the declining level of Romanian media on 23 January 2013. Over 13,600 people have signed the petition to date.
PRODUCTION: Tractopolis Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: Director/writer/producer Şerban Georgescu is currently in production with a 52 minute documentary about a Romanian village with 5,000 inhabitants and almost 1,000 tractors.
Berlinale Winner Racks up Sales
BUCHAREST: Beta Cinema signed deals for the Berlinale Golden Bear and FIPRESCI winner Child's Pose (Poziţia copilului) by Călin Peter Netzer with France and Germany.
First Romanian TV Format sold in Asia
BUCHAREST: Miss Country Girl/Miss fata de la ţară, created and produced by Media Factory for the Romanian channel Prima TV, will be produced in Thailand in spring 2013. The 13…
FNE at Berlinale 2013: Competition: Child’s Pose
BERLIN: Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer never puts a foot wrong in this story of a mother so obsessed by unconditional love for her son that she is willing to…
FNE at Berlinale 2013: Romania at Berlinale 63
Information Courtesy of Romanian Film Promotion BERLIN: Between 7 and 15 of February, within Berlinale Film Market, Romanian Film Promotion (APFR) organizes the Romanian pavilion. 2013 marks the 63rd edition…
Romania Launching Balkan Channel
BUCHAREST: The National Audiovisual Council of Romania approved licence for two new channels, the news channel Realitatea Plus and Black Sea TV.
A Month in Thailand Begins Sales
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu's first feature A Month in Thailand has been sold by MPM Film to France, where it will be distributed by Epicentre Films in the second half of…
Beyond the Hills Wins Top Romanian Prizes
BUCHAREST: Romanian film critics and journalists named Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills/După dealuri (www.mobrafilms.ro) as the best Romanian film, best European film and best film in the Romanian cinemas in…
Beta Cinema Picks up Child’s Pose
Beta Cinema announced it has acquired the Romanian film Child’s Pose directed by Călin Peter Netzer which will screen in the main competition of the Berlinale.
OTV Licence Withdrawn
BUCHAREST: The National Audiovisual Centre of Romania has withdrew the licence of channel OTV on 22 January 2013 due to the unpaid penalties dating back to 2009.
Chuck Norris vs Communism Begins First Crowd Funding Campaign for Romanian Film
LONDON: Ilinca Călugăreanu’s British-Romanian-German coproduction Chuck Norris vs Communism is launching the first crowd funding initiative for a Romanian film on 21 January 2013 hoping to gather 18,800 EUR in…
