PRODUCTION: Răzvan Rădulescu debuts with First Of All, Felicia
Răzvan Rădulescu makes his feature film directing debut with First Of All, Felicia (Felicia, înainte de toate), co-directed by Dutch director Melissa de Raaf.
FNE at TIFF: Groundbreaking Edition for the Romanian Film Festival
CLUJ: The 9th edition of TIFF (www.tiff.ro) in Cluj-Napoca from 28 May-6 June screened 240 films from 47 countries - 40 more films than last year, despite budget cuts. There…
Romanian ad market falls
With a value of 339 million euro, the 2009 Romanian ad market dropped to below the level of 2006. Initiative Romania estimates that the ad market will continue to drop…
FNE at TIFF: Fests drive Romanian film sales
Some of the new features and documentaries presented in the Romanian Days programme at Transylvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro) are in a situation that most film producers can only envy.…
Romania approves digital TV act
The Romanian Government has approved the act that regulates the move toward digital television. It allows the National Authority for Readjustments in Communications (ANCOM, www.anrcti.ro) to initiate the procedure for…
FNE at TIFF: Romanian award-winning films show box office strength
If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (www.vreausafluier.ro) by Florin Şerban is leading a revival of Romanian film at the local box-office. The feature, awarded at the Berlinale 2010, comes…
Romania to launch 3D TV
Romania will see the the first 3D TV channel on air in 2010, with the planned launch of Central European Media Enterprises' (CME, www.cetv-net.com) Pro TV 3D in the fall.…
PRODUCTION: Roxanne, By the Police in development
Valentin Hotea is developing his first feature, Roxanne, By the Police, the story of a man who finds out after reading his file from the communist secret services (the Securitate)…
FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Daniel Burlac
For Romania's Producer on the Move Daniel Burlac, a graduate of FEMIS (Paris) and participant in the EAVE and ACE training programmes in 2006 and 2007, working in Romanian cinema…
Bobby Păunescu takes over Vox News
Romanian businessman Bobby Păunescu has taken a controlling stake in Romania's Vox News.
M-appeal picks up Romanian Hello, How Are You
Alexandru Maftei's feature debut, Hello, How Are You, has been acquired by German sales company M-appeal (www.m-appeal.com) and the film's soundtrack by Dragoş Alexandru has been picked up by Warner/Chappell…
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF in Cluj announces competition line-up
Twelve feature films are competing for this year's Transilvania Trophy, the top prize of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro).
PRODUCTION: Bogdan Mustaţă in development with Wolf
The 2008 Golden Bear winner for the short film A Good Day For A Swim/ O zi bună de plajă is in development with his first feature, Wolf/Lupu, a surrealist…
Deficit rises for Romanian National TV
In 2009 the deficit of Romanian National Television (SRTv, www.tvr.ro) rose by 1.36 million in 2009, for an overall gap of 13 million euros.
New 15 Screen Multiplex Opens in Bucharest
Cinema City has opened a new 15 screen multiplex in the newly opened Sun Plaza shopping centre in Bucharest.
Romanian grant conditions announced
The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) has allocated 4,354,000 million euro (18 million RON) for the first session of the grants in 2010.
PRODUCTION: Something Good From Life begins filming
Director Dan Piţa (Luxury Hotel/Hotel de lux, Paso doble/Pas în doi) is in production with his latest film, Something Good From Life.
PRODUCTION: Adalbert's Dream in pre-production
Gabriel Achim's first feature, Aldabert's Dream, is a black comedy set on May 8, 1986, the anniversary of the Communist Party, and the day following a historic Champion's League football…
BucharEST International Film Festival: 20-25 April
BucharEST International Film Festival: 20-25 April. Guest of honour will be Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky who will be presenting a retrospective of his films.
