Romania Appoints New Minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: President Traian Basescu signed the appointment decree for Ionut Vulpescu as minister of Culture on 16 December 2014 as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) took over this portfolio.
Romania with No Minister of Culture Again
BUCHAREST: Romania is again without a minister of Culture since the party of Csilla Hegedus, the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR/UDMR), decided to step down from the government.
FNE Country Profile: Romania
After a gap in funding, production resumed in 2014, but the crisis was visible in the slow pace of foreign film productions shooting in Romania. New multiplexes opened and new…
PRODUCTION: Ioan Cărmăzan Wraps Shooting on We Know that You Know that We Know
BUCHAREST: The new feature of Ioan Cărmăzan, We Know that You Know that We Know/Noi ştim că voi ştiţi că noi ştim aka The Tin/Conserva is a police detective story…
PRODUCTION: Yet to Rule in Development
BUCHAREST: Mihaela Popescu’s debut feature, Yet to Rule/În pronunţare produced by Alexandru Teodorescu through Saga Film, will begin shooting in spring 2016.
PRODUCTION: Banat in Preproduction
BUCHAREST: Italian director/screenwriter Adrian Valerio is in preparation with his first feature Banat, a coproduction between Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia set for shooting in 2015.
PRODUCTION: Dinu Tănase Develops Who Killed Christmas
BUCHAREST: Dinu Tănase’s Who Killed Christmas, a drama about cruelty and violence in the countryside, is set for shooting in November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Cristina Iacob Preps Sequel to #Selfie
BUCHAREST: With her second film, A Gift for You/Un dar pentru tine, expected to be broadcast on TV in December, Cristina Iacob is in preproduction with a sequel to her…
Romania Appoints Csilla Hegedus as Minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: Csilla Hegedus has been named as the new minister of Culture and vice-prime-minister with Romanian president Traian Băsescu signing the appointment decree on 18 November 2014.
PRODUCTION: Marius Theodor Barna Preps Two Documentaries
BUCHAREST: Romanian director/producer Marius Theodor Barna plans to shoot I Hit Therefore I Am/Lovesc, deci exist and The Witch Nuns/Călugăriţele vrăjitoare in 2015. Both documentaries received production support from the…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: Anca Damian Preps In Perfect Health
COTTBUS: Romanian writer/director/producer Anca Damian is moving into preproduction with a dramatic feature film inspired by the sudden and unexpected death of her father, In Perfect Health.
PRODUCTION: Dan Chişu Preps The Birthday Party
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter/producer Dan Chişu plans to shoot his new feature The Birthday Party/Aniversarea (working title) in spring 2015 with the release set for 2016. He has two new features, Bucharest…
Shadows Series in Postproduction at HBO Romania
BUCHAREST: Shadows/Umbre, the third original series produced by HBO Europe in Romania after In Treatment/In derivă and When Shall We Kiss/Rămâi cu mine is scheduled to premiere at the beginning…
Romanian Public TV Opens Subsidiary in Moldova
BUCHAREST: The Romanian public television station TVR has opened a subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova which will independently produce and broadcast TV content and films.
Freeman Distribution Cuts Deal with Lionsgate/Summit
BUCHAREST: Romania's newest distribution company Freeman Distribution has become the official distributor of Lionsgate/Summit in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech and Slovakia.
Romanian director Iulia Rugina in Postproduction with a Box Office Hit Sequel
WARSAW: Another Love Building is a sequel to Romania's 2013 box office hit Love Building written by Iulia Rugină, Oana Răsuceanu and Ana Agopian. "Our first feature project was very…
PRODUCTION: Călin Peter Netzer Develops Ana, Mon Amour
BUCHAREST: The new project Ana, Mon Amour from the acclaimed writer/director Călin Peter Netzer will investigate the romantic relationship with all its dependencies and crisis situations against the backdrop of…
PRODUCTION: Corneliu Porumboiu Starts Shooting The Treasure
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu returns to the dark humor of his debut feature 12:08 East of Bucharest/A fost sau n-a fost? produced by 42Km Film in 2006 with…
FESTIVALS: Maidan Wins ASTRA
SIBIU: Director Sergei Loznitsa received the Trophy for Best Film for his full-length documentary Maidan at the 21st ASTRA Film Festival which wrapped 11 October.
PRODUCTION: Adrian Sitaru Preps It’s Time!
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru’s new feature is an independent production set to shoot from 12 to 26 October 2014.