Alexander Nanau’s collective Sold to France and UK

BUCHAREST: Alexander Nanau’s documentary collective / colectiv has been sold in France to Sophie Dulac Distribution and in the UK to Dogwoof. This observational documentary about corruption in Romania’s medical…
03-12-2019

Swedish TV Series Based On Crime Bestsellers Shot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Romanian company Seven Film has recently serviced Sweden’s Miso Film in the production of the crime series Box 21, based on the first bestseller from the series written by…
29-11-2019

Documentary Platform Vintage Sahia Launched in Romania

BUCHAREST: Vintage Sahia, the first web platform with films produced by the Communist documentary studio Alexandru Sahia between 1950 and 1990, was recently launched in Romania by One World Romania…
26-11-2019

Martin Campbell’s The Asset Starring Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson to Shoot in Romania

BUCHAREST: Martin Campbell’s The Asset, starring Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Q, will be shot in Romania for 10 weeks starting 8 January 2020. The project will benefit…
25-11-2019

British TV Series Killing Eve Returns to Romania

BUCHAREST: An episode of the third season of the Emmy award winning TV series Killing Eve was shot in Romania in October 2019. Alien Films Entertainment is again servicing and…
18-11-2019

PRODUCTION: Romanian Vlad Păunescu Wraps Shooting on The Ladder

BUCHAREST: Director/producer and Castel Film Studios’s CEO Vlad Păunescu has completed filming on his sophomore feature The Ladder / Scara, which shot in September and October 2019. The account of…
15-11-2019

PRODUCTION: Romanian/German/US Coproduction Chopin's Wunderkind in Development

BUCHAREST: Brigitte Drodtloff is in development with her debut feature Chopin's Wunderkind, a biopic of piano prodigy Carl Filtsch, who was born in today’s Romania and became the protégé of…
12-11-2019

PRODUCTION: Tangaj Production Takes a Chance on Fresh Voices

BUCHAREST: Romania’s Tangaj Production, which is working in the independent sector, is currently in postproduction with Bogdan Theodor Olteanu’s sophomore feature Mia Misses Her Revenge and Andra Tarara’s long documentary…
07-11-2019

Violence of Action Starring Ben Foster and Chris Pine to Be Shot in Romania

BUCHAREST: The US independent production Violence of Action directed by Tarik Saleh and starring Ben Foster, Chris Pine and Gillian Jacobs will be shot in Romania starting November 2019. The…
06-11-2019

Bogdan Gheorghiu Appointed Romania's Minister of Culture

BUCHAREST: Bogdan Gheorghiu has been named the new Minister of Culture in Romania, as a transitional cabinet led by the National Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban was approved by the…
05-11-2019

FESTIVALS: Home and Otto the Barbarian Win WIP Awards at 10th Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest

BUCHAREST: Radu Ciorniciuc’s documentary Home/ Acasă and Ruxandra Ghițescu’s debut feature Otto the Barbarian / Otto barbarul are the winners of the Works in Progress section at the 10th edition…
28-10-2019

FESTIVALS: Estonia’s Immortal Wins 2019 Astra Film Festival

SIBIU: The Estonian documentary Immortal directed by Ksenia Okhapkina was awarded best film in the International Competition of the 26th edition of the Astra Film Festival (14-20 October 2019). A…
21-10-2019

Lucian Pintilie’s The Oak Is First Romanian Film Restored in 4K

BUCHAREST: The Romanian/French coproduction The Oak / Balanța (1992) by Lucian Pintilie is the first Romanian film restored in the 4K digital format by BRD – Groupe Société Générale and…
16-10-2019

Anca Damian’s Romanian/French/Belgian Coproduction Nominated for 2019 European Film Awards

BERLIN: Romanian director Anca Damian’s film Marona’s Fantastic Tale, a Romanian/French/Belgian coproduction, has been nominated for the European Film Awards in the European Animated Film category.
16-10-2019

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Marcian Lazăr, Romania

BUCHAREST: Marcian Lazăr from Axel Film has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the…
16-10-2019

Romania’s Alien Films Entertainment Shoots Three Projects Using Cash Rebate

BUCHAREST: The Romanian company Alien Films Entertainment has already serviced or coproduced two projects under the cash rebate law in 2019 and a third one is in preparation.
15-10-2019

FESTIVALS: Poland’s Acid Rain Wins Animest International Film Festival 2019

BUCHAREST: The Polish short film Acid Rain directed by Tomek Popakul received the Animest Trophy at the 14th edition of Animest International Film Festival, held in Bucharest from 4 to…
14-10-2019

FESTIVALS: Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest 2019 Ready to Kick Off

BUCHAREST: The 10th edition of the festival Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest (18-27 October 2019), initiated by Cristian Mungiu, will bring more than 100 films to 10 Romanian cities…
11-10-2019

Nanau’s collective Sold to North America

BUCHAREST: Tel Aviv-based sales agent Cinephil has sold the North American rights for collective / colectiv, the new documentary by German-Romanian filmmaker Alexander Nanau, to Participant and Magnolia Pictures. This…
07-10-2019

Projects from Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria Selected for 4th FILM+

BUCHAREST: Sixteen feature, short and documentary independent film projects from Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova have been selected for the 4th edition of the workshop FILM+, set…
04-10-2019