Romania Annouces Grants from 2012 Application Session
BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Center for Cinema awarded 2,311,673 EUR in grants to to seven features, two first features, four documentaries, four short films, four animated films and three grants for…
PRODUCTION: It Takes Two to Fence in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Gheorghe Andrei is in postproduction with his first feature, It Takes Two to Fence, an independent production about love, friendship and ambition in the world of fencing.
Romania Debates TV Content Restrictions
BUCHAREST: The Audiovisual Council of Romania (CNA) has proposed limiting broadcasting hours for TV programmes featuring adult content.
Everybody in Our Family Wins Top Prizes at Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Silviu Purcărete's debut, Somewhere in Palilula took seven prizes at Romania’s Gopo Awards, but Everybody in Our Family by Radu Jude swept up six of the main awards.
New Shareholders at Realitatea Media
BUCHAREST: Strategies Research Investments SRL has acquired a stake of 86.51 per cent in Romanian TV and radio company Realitatea Media.
Sitaru Launches Domestic Online
BUCHAREST: Domestic,the third feature by Adrian Sitaru (Hooked, Best Intentions) was launched simultaneously in the Romanian cinemas and online for the foreign viewers on 22 March 2013.
Obituary: Irina Petrescu
BUCHAREST: Romanian actress Irina Petrescu, awarded Best Actress at the 1969 Moscow IFF, died on 19 March 2013, at age 71. was one of the most important stage and film…
Non-show Mungiu Steals the Show
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Cristian Mungiu received an Excellency Prize from the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN), despite his refusal to allow his film Beyond the Hills/După dealuri to compete for the…
AXN Spin Launched in Romania
BUCHAREST: AXN Spin was launched in Romania on 1 March 2013, the second CEE territory for the channel, after a launch in Poland in January 2012.
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.
