France to Share its Expertise for New Romanian Cinema Law
BUCHAREST: The French CNC will share its know-how with the Romanian National Cinema Centre and the Romanian Ministry of Culture concerning the elaboration of a new Cinema Law, and a…
Romania Sets Deadline for New Cinema Law
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Ministry of Culture, which has a new minister since November 2015, plans to prepare a new Cinema Law by autumn 2016 and to improve the organisation of…
Pro TV Acquires Survivor Format
BUCHAREST: Pro TV acquired the production and broadcasting license of the famous format Survivor. The Romanian TV channel also started the selection for the reality show, which will be broadcast…
FNE Country Report 2015: Romania
“It was a busy year with many domestic productions as well as servicing for foreign productions, but with not very optimistic expectations regarding the number and the financing of new…
Mungiu Calls on Government to Make Romanian Cinema a Priority
BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu has published an open letter about the recent closure of Romanian cinemas due to earthquake risk and calling on the Romanian government to make national…
The Treasure Sells in 24 Territories
BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu's The Treasure / Comoara has become the topselling Romanian feature of 2015. Sales agent Wild Bunch has sold the film in 24 territories including the US, Canada…
PRODUCTION: A Norwegian Christmas Story in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: A Norwegian Christmas Story / Snekker Andresen og Julenissen (working title) by Terje Ragnes shot ninety percent of the film with Bucharest-based Seven Film providing services. The premiere is…
Earthquake Risk Suspends Romanian Cinema
BUCHAREST: Cinema Studio is the first Romanian cinema which has suspended its work due to the new law prohibiting public activities in buildings with earthquake risk. Cinema Studio is also…
PRODUCTION: Ioana Mischie Develops French/Romanian Debut
BUCHAREST: Ioana Mischie’s debut feature 237 Years, a bittersweet comedy in the vein of Kusturica's Underground, Wolfgang's Becker's Goodbye, Lenin and Cristian Mungiu’s Tales of the Golden Age (Mobra Films)…
Romanians Launch Art Cinemas Petition
BUCHAREST: Concerns over public safety has led to a petition launched by Asociația Culturală Metropolis and signed by leading Romanian film festivals and filmmakers aimed at convincing the authorities to…
Romanian Actress Joins Shooting Star Jury
HAMBURG: European Film Promotion announced that Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca will be on the jury of the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
Earthquake Law to Close Main Cinemas in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Four main cinemas in Bucharest might be closed according to a law issued by the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis and stating that public activities are prohibited in buildings with…
Vlad Alexandrescu Named Romanian Minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: Vlad Alexandrescu was approved as the Minister of Culture on 17 November 2015.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: 1985
COTTBUS: Romania in 1985 was in the grips of the worst of Ceausescu’s excesses, and ordinary Romanians paid the price. Director Bogdan Muresanu takes this emotionally laden era as the…
PRODUCTION: Radu Jude Shoots Scarred Hearts
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude started shooting Scarred Hearts / Inimi cicatrizate, an adaptation of the writings of Romanian-Jewish author Max Blecher including Scarred Hearts, on 2 November 2015. Ada Solomon is…
Beta Cinema Picks up Scarred Hearts
MUNICH: Beta Cinema will handle world sales for Scarred Hearts directed by Radu Jude. The film is in production.
Doc Helps Old Romanian Cinemas
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Belc's long documentary Cinema, Mon Amour is part of the campaign Save the Big Screen which has led to the digitalisation of 35 old Romanian cinemas since 2014.
Foreign Films Shot in Romania Generate 82% of Film Biz
BUCHAREST: The aggregate turnover of the film industry in Romania is approximately 53 m EUR, out of which 82% is generated by foreign films shot in Romania. Despite this, no…
CME Sells MediaPro Studios
BUCHAREST: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has sold MediaPro Studios to a group of prominent American and Romanian investors including Donald Kushner and Bobby Păunescu.
PRODUCTION: Pregnant, in Romania in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Jesús del Cerro, who built a career as a director of popular family films and romantic comedies produced by Mediapro Pictures, goes independent with Pregnant, In Romania / Sunt…
