First Romanian Industry Fair Wraps
PLOIESTI, ROMANIA: The first edition of Golden Carpathian - Ploieşti European Film & Fair (www.goldencarpathian.com), the first film industry fair in Romania, wrapped in Ploiesti on August 28, after three…
Momentky Wins Aristoteles Workshop Award
VAMA, ROMANIA: The five-week documentary Aristoteles Workshop ended on 17 August 2011 with the award of its main prize to Momentky, a 42 min film directed by Veronika Janeckova, produced…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: The Last Corrupted Man Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Sergiu Nicolaescu is in production with The Last Corrupted Man, a sequel to Poker, the comedy that took the second spot in 2010 domestic box office in Romania with…
PRODUCTION: So I Say Set for Fall Shoot
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer (A Cold Place In The Sun and Thalassa, Thalassa) will begin filming So I Say withGérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel on 12 September 2011, the producer…
PRODUCTION: Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World’s First Hijacking in Development
BUCHAREST: Ada-Maria Ichim is developing hew first long documentary Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World's First Hijacking, the 90 min story of her grandfather's life.
PRODUCTION: Puzzle for a Blind Man Wraps Shooting
BUCHAREST: Shooting for Andrei Zincă's first feature Puzzle for a Blind Man, which began on 21 July 2011, wrapped 14 August 14 in Bucharest. Shooting took place on location and…
PRODUCTION: Our Big Time Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Austrian director Wolfram Paulus's feature film Our Big Time started shooting in Sibiu in July, and will continue in Buftea, Bucharest and Căciulaţi until August 19.
PRODUCTION: The Bride Was Stolen in Production
BUCHAREST: Toni Grecu's first feature, S-a furat mireasa/ The Bride Was Stolen, a comedy produced by Alma Sârbu, Jesús del Cerro and MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), began a one-month shoot on…
PRODUCTION: The Bride Was Stolen in Production
BUCHAREST: Toni Grecu's first feature, S-a furat mireasa/ The Bride Was Stolen, a comedy produced by Alma Sârbu, Jesús del Cerro and MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), began a one-month shoot on…
Tandem Film Rebrands as Family Film
BUCHAREST: Tandem Film, the Romanian production company founded by Giuliano Doman in 2001, has changed its name to Family Film (www.familyfilm.ro) as part of a rebranding process.
Romania Selects Morgen as Oscar Entry
BUCHAREST: Marian Crisan's debut feature film Morgen has been selected as the Romanian candidate for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
PRODUCTION: Miss Christina in Production
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Maftei is shooting Domnişoara Christina/ Miss Christina, an adaption of the 1936 novella by Mircea Eliade, a fantastical love story inspired by Romanian popular mythology.
Romanian Grant Contest Announced
BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) has launched the first grant contest of 2011. The deadline for submitting the new projects is September 9.
PRODUCTION: Diaz - Don’t Clean up this Blood Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: Daniele Vicari's feature Diaz - Don't Clean up this Blood is filming in Bucharest until 20 August 2011, then the production will move to Italy where it will wrap…
Romanian admissions for domestic films declines
BUCHAREST: Romanian films at the domestic box office are down in the first half of 2011 compared to 2010. Topping the first six months of this year for domestically produced…
First Golden Carpathian TV and Digital Market Launched
BUCHAREST: The first edition of a new TV content market, the Golden Carpathian Market, is set for 25-28 August 2011 in Ploiesti in the Carpathian region of Romania. The event…
PRODUCTION: Jean Claude Van Damme to shoot Six Bullets in Romania
BUCHAREST: Six Bullets aka The Butcher, a new actioner starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, is set to shoot in Romania in September, with MediaPro Studios (www.mediaprostudios.com ) providing production services. The…
PRODUCTION: Dracula Meets Stoker to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Bestselling writer Dacre Stoker, the great-grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, is preparing Dracula Meets Stoker, a docu-feature in 3D planned for release in 2012 on the occasion of the centennial…