Graduation Wins National Society of Film Critics Award

BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation / Bacalaureat was awarded best foreign film at the National Society of Film Critics’ Awards for 2017.
10-01-2018

Romanian Film Professionals Petition For Tax Incentives

BUCHAREST: A petition pointing out to the need of having a tax incentives scheme in Romania has been signed by approximately 1,500 professionals since 28 November 2017.
04-12-2017

Romania to Launch Art House Cinema Network

BUCHAREST: The plan to build an art house cinema network in Romania was the core of a meeting of local exhibitors, distributors and filmmakers, and also representatives of Europa Cinemas…
29-11-2017

Cinema City Celebrates 10 Years in Romania by Opening 25th Multiplex

GALAȚI: Cinema City opened its 25th muliplex in Romania in Galați. The biggest cinema operator in Romania, which celebrates its 10th year in Romania, will be opening its fifth 4DX…
29-11-2017

Jean-Christophe Simon Elected New President of Europa International

BUCHAREST: Jean-Christophe Simon, CEO Films Boutique, has been elected new president of Europa International for the next two years. The decision was made at the 6th Annual Conference of Europa…
28-11-2017

AV Innovation: European Cinemas See Lack of Finances as Biggest Hurdle to Innovation

BUCHAREST: The overwhelming majority of members of the Europa Cinemas network consider lack of finances as the biggest barrier to innovation, according to the survey The New Approaches to Audience…
28-11-2017

Romania's Cinema Elvire Popesco Wins Europa Cinemas Best Programming Award 2017

BUCHAREST: Cinema Elvire Popesco from Bucharest and Agrafka & Kika from Krakow are among the winners of the Europa Cinemas Awards 2017 announced at the 20th Europa Cinemas Network Conference…
27-11-2017

Europa Cinemas See Loss of Young Audience as Biggest Threat to European Film

BUCHAREST: The biggest threat to European film is the loss of young audiences, while the biggest perceived threat to the future of cinema is competition for scarce consumer time according…
27-11-2017

Cristian Mungiu To Launch VoD Platform for European Films

BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu is planning to launch a VoD platform for European films in Romania. The project will continue his initiative started with Les Films de Cannes à Bucharest Festival,…
27-11-2017

Romania Sees Original Online Series Trend

BUCHAREST: CASTiNG, one of the few Romanian online original series to date, will be broadcast on YouTube starting 14 December 2017.
24-11-2017

Romania Launches Grant Contest for Historical Films

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Center (CNC) announced it will give production grants for short and long thematical films in the upcoming grant session. The theme for this session is the…
21-11-2017

PRODUCTION: Andrei Gruzsniczki Preps Zavera

BUCHAREST: Andrei Gruzsniczki is in preparation with his third feature film Zavera. The film is a coproduction between Romania and Luxembourg, but additional coproducers are welcome.
15-11-2017

PRODUCTION: Romanian/Canadian/German/Swedish Coproduction Lemonade in Postproduction

BUCHAREST: Ioana Uricaru’s debut feature Lemonade is currently in postproduction with the premiere set for autumn 2018. The film is a Romanian/Canadian/German/Swedish coproduction produced by Cristian Mungiu through Romania’s Mobra…
13-11-2017

Romania Sees Decrease in Domestic Admissions and Increase in Debuts

BUCHAREST: Four more domestic films are to be released until the end of 2017, but the domestic films released this year will have substantially fewer admissions than in 2016. The…
31-10-2017

Deckert Distribution Picks Up Tarzan's Testicles

BUCHAREST: Alexandru Solomon's documentary Tarzan's Testicles has been acquired by the Leipzig-based sales company Deckert Distribution.
26-10-2017

FESTIVALS: Deliver Us Wins 24th ASTRA Film Festival

SIBIU: The Italian/French coproduction Deliver Us by Federica Di Giacomo was awarded best international documentary at the 24th ASTRA Film Festival (16-22 October 2017), the largest documentary festival in Romania…
25-10-2017

PRODUCTION: Romanian Cannes Short Film Nominees Prep Debut Feature

BUCHAREST: Writers/directors Gabi Virginia Șarga and Cătălin Rotaru are in preproduction with their first feature film, Thou Shalt Not Kill / Să nu ucizi aka Primum Non Nocere.
10-10-2017

PRODUCTION: Anca Damian Preps The Extraordinary Voyage of Marona

BUCHAREST: Anca Damian is in preproduction with a new long animated film, The Extraordinary Voyage of Marona / Extraordinara calatorie a Maronei, which is a coproduction between Romania, France and…
05-10-2017

Romanian and Polish HBO Series Get Pan-European Distribution

BUCHAREST: The second season of the most popular series produced by HBO Europe in Romania Shadows / Umbre will open simultaneously on 12 November 2017 in all 19 European countries…
04-10-2017

Pororoca Sells at San Sebastian FF

BUCHAREST: Wide Management sold the psychological drama Pororoca by Romanian writer/director Constantin Popescu to China, Spain, ex-Yugoslavia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, following its premiere in the main competition of…
02-10-2017