Romanian National Box Office Champ: The Survivor
Romania's top grossing local film in 2008 was Sergiu Nicolaescu's The Survivor, with a total of 26,772 tickets sold over 17 weeks of screening, to a total of about €86,600.
Romanian actor turns director: Horatiu Malaele
Seasoned Romanian actor Horatiu Malaele had his feature film directorial debut in late November, with Silent Wedding opening to the general praise from local media.
Romanian Actress in the Spotlight: Meda Victor
Meda Victor, 24, had her film debut this fall, in Horatiu Malaele's Silent Wedding playing the female lead, a young bride-to-be who is widowed by the end of the movie…
SPI moves into Romanian TV market
SPI International plans to launch two pay TV channels in Romania in mid-January.
Romanians Aim High at CentEast
In 2005, when Cristi Puiu's The Death of Mr. Lazarescu won the Un Certain Regard prize in Cannes, it was the biggest award a Romanian film had received on the…
Media consolidating in Romania
Media companies in Romania are consolidating, a report in The Diplomat Bucharest concludes.
Romanian distributor Stefan Bradea, Transilvania Film
Stefan Bradea's grounding in international business and his connection to Romania's young generation of filmgoers made him an ideal choice to head up Transilvania Film when it was founded in…
Discoverer of Romanian New Wave launches new production outfit
Former Cannes Directors' Fortnight helmer Marie-Pierre Macia's new production outfit, Movie Partners in Motion (MPM www.mpmfilm.com), has already had an important impact on central European film since its launch less…
Emmy nomination for Pro TV
Romania's Pro TV received an International Emmy nomination for Any Idea What Your Kid is Doing Right Now?
Gargoyle begins filming
MediaPro Studios of Romania and Muse Entertainment of Canada are co-producing sci-fi film Rise of the Gargoyle which began filming in Romania.
Producers Training session at IPIFF in Constanta
Two producers training programs offered by the New Producers Association as part of the Independent Producers International Film Festival (www.ipiff.ro) are aimed at helping Romanian filmmakers develop, finance, and package…
Transylvania International Film Festival concludes in Sibiu
As the 7th Transylvania International Film Festival in Cluj concluded its five-day screening programme in the city of Sibiu (Sunday, June 15), launching the TIFF Film Karavan which will tour…
Mexican $600 film school feature wins top prize in Transylvania
Mexican director Yulene Olaizola's first feature, Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies, a $600 exercise shot as part of her education at film school in Mexico City, won the top prize,…
Digital TV panel in Bucharest
Broadband TV News announced that it, together with Telenor, will host a panel discussion on the state of digital TV in Romania. "Breakfast in Bucharest" takes place at the SAS…
Cluj TIFF opens with Funny Games
The 7th Transilvanian International Film Festival in Cluj, which was opened last night (Friday, 30 May) by Austrian director Michael Haneke's own US remake of his Funny Games, is foremost…
Megatron wins Best Short Film at Cannes
Romanian director Marian Crisan won the Best Short Film Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival at the closing ceremony May 24 for Megatron. The award was presented by…
MediaPro buys Metrodome
TV-Loonland confirmed the sale of independent film distributor Metrodome to MediaPro. MediaPro acquired a 50.1% stake in Metrodome.
Boogie heads to Transylvania film festival
Following its debut in the Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes, Radu Muntean's Boogie will make its Romanian bow as part of the Romanian Days section at the seventh edition of…
SPI to launch HD-TV in Romania
Independent film distributor SPI plans to add Romania to its roster of HD-TV stations this fall. The Romanian station will join "n" in Poland, along with "Orange" which broadcasts in…
Romanians and Hungarians meet at documentary festival
The fifth edition of the Romanian-Hungarian Documentary Film festival opened May 12 in Miercuera-Cuic.
