FNE in Cannes: Surfing the Romanian New Wave with Corneliu Porumboiu

Romanian cinema's New Wave may have surfaced much earlier but ever since Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palm d'Or in Cannes two years ago…
25-05-2009 m

Pro TV signs deal with Tandem

Romania's Pro TV and Germany's Tandem Communications announced that the Romanian's have an exclusive output deal with Tandem.
21-05-2009

Production: Holocaust film to shoot in Romania

Glass House, the first feature of an American construction-industry businessman Mark Schmidt, started shooting in Romania May 5.
17-05-2009

Production: William Tell: The Legend to shoot in Romania

William Tell: The Legend the second movie produced by Alison Semenza and Todd Moyer's Flagship Films will start shooting September 1 in Romania.
16-05-2009

US sale for Tales from the Golden Age

IFC has picked up U.S. distribution rights for Tales from the Golden Age, produced and written by Cristian Mungiu, and presented in Cannes in Un Certain Regard.
14-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Romania's Daniel Mitulescu

Daniel Mitulescu, the 30 year old brother of director Cătălin Mitulescu, melds film producing with film distribution, and events coordination with festival programming.
10-05-2009

RealD and Sony 3D launch in Romania

At the beginning of May, Bucharest Hollywood Multiplex and Cinema Pro became the first cinemas in Romania to run the latest version of digital system and 3D from Sony and…
10-05-2009

MEDIA slate funding for Libra

Libra Film Productions (http://www.librafilm.net/) is the first Romanian company to receive MEDIA Programme development funding, a total of €136,200 for a slate of 5 films.
07-05-2009

Production: Counting Sheep nears end of filming

Romanian-Irish co-production Counting Sheep, from director Dieter Auner, will complete a one-year filming schedule by the end of May.
07-05-2009

Production: Romania debut Whistle in production

When I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, the first feature from Florin Şerban, will complete his shooting by May 10 at the Romanian seaside.
06-05-2009

Production: New "30 minutes" film wraps

Andrzej Munk Studio is wrapping up Demakijaż, a feature composed of three short movies produced for its "30 minutes" program
03-05-2009

Production: Barry Gifford brings Phantom Father to Romania

The American cult screenwriter Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, City of Ghosts) plays a small part in The Phantom Father, the first feature from Lucian Georgescu, based on…
28-04-2009

Romanian ad market faces steep decline

The Romanian TV ad market is predicted to drop by as much as €55 million in 2009.
27-04-2009

Production: Cristi Puiu casts himself in Aurora

Cannes and Berlin awarded Romanian director Cristi Puiu is in production with his third feature, Aurora, a crime story with the director playing the lead role himself.
27-04-2009

Production: Mitulescu moves forward with Heart Shape Balloon

Cătălin Mitulescu is in pre-production with A Heart Shape Balloon (Un balon în formă de inimă), his second feature after the acclaimed debut How I Celebrated the End of the…
22-04-2009

Production: Mitulescu moves forward with Heart Shape Balloon

Cătălin Mitulescu is in pre-production with A Heart Shape Balloon (Un balon în formă de inimă), his second feature after the acclaimed debut How I Celebrated the End of the…
22-04-2009

Romanian editorial director for Euronews

Lucian Sarb has been named as the new editorial director of Euronews, beginning in the postition on May 4.
20-04-2009

Mungiu ignites Romanian film funding controversy

Following an "open letter" from Palme d'Orwinning director Cristian Mungiu criticizing the grants process of the National Centre for Cinema, eight leading critics have issued a statement in support of…
16-04-2009

Euro Media Group eyes Romania

The Euro Media Group executive director has met with the head of Romania's Communication and Information Society Ministry to discuss the company's entry into Romania.
13-04-2009

Lelouch to film in Romania

Palme d'Or winner Claude Lelouch will be shooting his next film in Romania this summer.
09-04-2009