PRODUCTION: Igor Cobileanski Preps First Romanian-Lithuanian Coproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (The Unsaved) will start shooting a new feature, Eastern Business, mid-July 2015. This dark comedy is the first Romanian/Lithuanian coproduction to date.
UNIC Annual Report Shows Box Office Gains in CEE Countries
BRUSSELS: The Annual Report 2014-2015 of the International Union of Cinemas,UNIC shows that the overall box office as well as the market share of national films in the CEE countries…
Two Lottery Tickets Starts Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu launched a crowdfunding compaign on Indiegogo for his independent feature Two Lottery Tickets/Doua lozuri. His aim is to collect 7,650 USD in 19 days.
Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close to Shoot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Tommy Wirkola’s What Happened to Monday? starring Noomi Rapace and Glenn Close will be shot entirely in Romania with Castel Film providing services this summer.
FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) Brings Together Troika of Eastern European Film Fund Chiefs
CLUJ: The first session of think-tank platform FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) brought together a troika of three Eastern European film fund heads to participate in a working group with…
The Treasure Racks Up More Sales
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure/Comoara which started sales prior to Cannes has been sold by Wild Bunch in new territories.
FNE at TIFF: The Fire Wins Transilvania International Film Festival
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Juan Schnitan's film The Fire/El Incendio received Best Film Award and the Transilvania Trophy at the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which wrapped on 7 June 2015.
Romanian Music Channel Taraf TV to Broadcast in America and Asia
BUCHAREST: The Audiovisual Council of Romania has approved that the Taraf TV channel expand its broadcast coverage to Europe, North America and South-East Asia.
Crowdfunding Campaign for Herman: the Man Behind the Terror
BUCHAREST: Victoria Baltag’s independent debut feature Herman: the Man behind the Terror/Herman-omul din spatele terorii (www.hermanfilm.com), focusing on the torture "reeducation” used by the communist regime through the Piteşti Experiment,…
One Floor Below Begins Sales
BUCHAREST: Films Boutique has sold Radu Muntean’s Un etaj mai jos/One Floor Below in a dozen territories. The film will hit domestic cinemas on 18 September 2015.
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharest Non-Stop
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Writer/director Dan Chişu will show his 5th film, the independent feature Bucharest Non-Stop/Bucureşti non-stop as a world premiere in the Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June 2015).
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bondoc
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The long documentary Bondoc directed by Mihai Mincan, Cristian Delcea and Mihai Voinea tells the story of a lonely chess master. The film will have its world premiere in…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Station #15033
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Iulia Matei’s independent long documentary Staţia #15033/Station #15033 will have its world premiere out of the competition in the Romanian Days at Transilvania International Film Festival (29 May-7 June…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: The World Is Mine
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nicolae Constantin Tănase's debut feature, The World Is Mine/Lumea e a mea, an independent production from Tudor Giurgiu through Libra Film, will have its world premiere in the national…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Toto and His Sisters
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Alexander Nanau's acclaimed documentary Toto and His Sisters/Toto şi surorile lui will screen in the national competition Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June 2015).
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Self-portrait of a Dutiful Daughter
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Ana Lungu's award-winning independent debut feature Self-portrait of a Dutiful Daughter / Autoportretul unei fete cuminţi will be screened in competition in the Romanian Days section of the Transilvania…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Trading Germans
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Răzvan Georgescu’s long documentary Trading Germans / Paşaport de Germania investigates the biggest human trade scandal of the 20th century, when the Romanian communist regime systematically sold German minority…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Adrian Tofei’s feature film debut Be My Cat: A Film for Anne is the first Romanian found footage horror about a Romanian fan of Anne Hathaway. This independent production…
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: The Treasure
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Awarded Un Certain Talent in Cannes on 23 May 2015, the acclaimed writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu will screen The Treasure/Comoara in the Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June…
Cinema City Opens First 4DX Cinema in Romania
BUCHAREST: Cinema City Romania, the first cinema operator in the Romania Cineworld Group and the second largest operator in Europe, opened a new multiplex in Bucharest with 14 screens including…
