First Bollywood Film Shoots in Romania

BUCHAREST: Director Binoy Gandhi is shooting an untitled Bollywood film on location in Romania according to local Indian media reports.
08-08-2014

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Cinema Elvire Popesco, Bucharest

This month we spoke with Boglarka Nagy, the programmer of the Elvira Popescu Cinema, a trendy cinema in Bucharest named after the most famous Romanian actress in France, Elvire Popesco…
06-08-2014

PRODUCTION: Anca Damian Developing In Perfect Health

BUCHAREST: Anca Damian is developing a partly autobiographical feature set to shooting in summer 2014, Perfect sănătos/In Perfect Health, the story of a young attorney who starts his own investigation…
06-08-2014

PRODUCTION: Cătălin Mitulescu Shooting Rumeno

BUCHAREST: Cătălin Mitulescu started shooting his third feature on 21 July 2014. Rumeno is a Romanian/Swedish/Italian coproduction which will be presented in the Venice Film Market.
03-08-2014

Romanian Domestic Film Attendance on the Decline

BUCHAREST: Domestic attendance for the Romanian films was down in the first seven months of 2014 compared to 2013, with the youth comedy #Selfie contributing with more than a half…
31-07-2014

MECEFF Announces Line-up

BUCHAREST: The 4th edition of Mediaş Central European Film Festival (2-6 September), the only festival in Romania focusing on Central European cinema, announced the seven films competing for the festival's…
29-07-2014

Romanian projects in Locarno Industry Days

BUCHAREST: After winning the first edition of Transilvania Pitch Stop at TIFF Father Moves Mountains/Tatăl mută munţii by Daniel Sandu and Mariţa by Cristi Iftime will be pitched at Locarno…
23-07-2014

Sam Neill Shooting Austrian SciFi in Romania

BUCHAREST: Northern Irish-born New Zealand star Sam Neill is in Romania for the filming of Andrew Goth's quantum theory thriller Deus Ex Machina shooting at MediaPro Studios.
18-07-2014

Crowdfunding Nets 2,328 EUR for Save the Film Depot

BUCHAREST: Save the Film Depot/Salvaţi Depozitul de Filme, the campaign launched during the 13th edition of Transilvania IFF gathered only 2,328 EUR through the domestic crowdfunding platform We Are Here…
17-07-2014

PRODUCTION: The Adventures of a Dutiful Daughter in Production

BUCHAREST: Ana Lungu is in production with her debut feature, The Adventures of a Dutiful Daughter / Aventurile unei fete cuminţi (working title), an independent production of Mandragora.
15-07-2014

Romanian Minister of Culture Resigns

BUCHAREST: The resignation of Kelemen Hunor, deputy prime minister and minister of Culture on 11 July 2014 has frozen activity of the Romanian Film Center which has been without a…
14-07-2014

Roger Moore and Jane Seymour Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Alex Zamm's romance A Royal Christmas is currently shooting entirely in Romania. The film is produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) with Romania's Castel Film Studios as…
11-07-2014

PRODUCTION: Păunescu in Postproduction with Pioneers Palace

BUCHAREST: Director Bobby Păunescu (Francesca) finished shooting Pioneers Palace on 8 May 2014. The story is set in 1992 and involves a group of highschool friends witnessing the drama of…
11-07-2014

PRODUCTION: The Network in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Claudiu Mitcu (Two of Us/Noi doi) is in postproduction with the documentary The Network/Reţeaua which he is producing with Ada Solomon and Călin Peter Netzer through his company Parada…
01-07-2014

Romanian Feature Films Hit New High in Financing

BUCHAREST: 25 Romanian feature films received financing in 2013, the highest number since 2009. Admissions and gross box office also increased, but the number of cinemas decreased by five, according…
20-06-2014

Paramount Channel Launched in Romania

BUCHAREST: Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. launched Paramount Channel in Romania on the DTH platform Digi at the beginning of June 2014.
12-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: Stockholm wins Transilvania Trophy

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Rodrigo Sorogoyen's feature Stockholm was the big winner of the 13th edition of Transilvania IFF, which wrapped on 8 June 2014.
09-06-2014

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Dan Lupu, Transilvania Film

FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
05-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: I'm an Old Communist Hag

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Director/screenwriter Stere Gulea teams up with DOP Vivi Drăgan Vasile (Occident) and actress Luminiţa Gheorghiu (Child's Pose) for the first time since collaborating on the Romanian classic Moromeţii (1985)…
05-06-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: A Last Year in 114 Minutes

CLUJ-NAPOCA: In his debut feature documentary A Last Year in 114 Minutes/Un ultim an în 114 minute, the visual artist Daniel Djamo films the final year of the woman who…
05-06-2014