One Step Behind the Seraphim Dominates 12th Romania's Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Daniel Sandu’s debut feature One Step Behind the Seraphim won eight awards at the12th Gopo awards including best film, best director and best debut feature.
Cinema City Opens Its Fifth 4DX Cinema in Romania
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Cinema City opened in Cluj-Napoca its fifth 4DX cinema in Romania with an investment of approximately 850,000 EUR. Cinema City is the biggest cinema operator in Romania.
Touch Me Not Expected to Be Sold in 40 Territories
BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie’s Golden Bear and the GWFF Best First Feature Award winner at the 2018 Berlinale, Touch Me Not was sold by Doc & Film in 12 territories. Representatives…
PRODUCTION: Corneliu Porumboiu Shoots New Feature Film
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu is currently shooting Gomera in Romania and Spain. This Romanian/French/German coproduction stars Vlad Ivanov and has already been acquired by MK2 Films.
Lemonade Racks up International Sales
BUCHAREST: Ioana Uricaru’s debut feature Lemonade, produced by Cristian Mungiu through Mobra films, was sold by Pluto Film to five territories after premiering in 2018 Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section.
FESTIVALS: One World Romania Expands and Gets Real!
BUCHAREST: The One World Romania International Human Rights and Documentary FF (16-25 March 2018) spans over 10 days instead of seven, screens over 70 documentaries in over 180 screenings at…
One Step Behind the Seraphim Leads Gopo Nominations
BUCHAREST: Daniel Sandu’s debut feature One Step Behind the Seraphim leads the 12th Gopo awards nominations with 15 nods including for best film and best director. The awards will be…
PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu to Produce Daniel Sandu’s Sophomore Feature
BUCHAREST: Writer/director Daniel Sandu is currently in preparation/development/application process with his sophomore feature Tata mută munții (no English title available yet). Cristian Mungiu is producing through Mobra Films.
HBO Europe and Mobra Films Partner with Germany’s TNT Serie on Cyber-crime Drama Hackerville
BUCHAREST: Mobra Films is partnering with HBO Europe and German coproducer TNT Serie on HBO Europe’s first international coproduction, the cyber-crime drama Hackerville.
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Romanian Film in Berlin
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PRODUCTION: Romanian/U.S. Documentary on Poet Nina Cassian in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Mona Nicoară and Dana Bunescu are in the final stages of postproduction with The Distance Between Me and Me, a documentary about the Romanian poet Nina Cassian (1924-2014). The…
FNE EXCLUSIVE: PRODUCTION: Anthony C. Ferrante Shoots Sequel to Sharknado in Romania
BUCHAREST: Anthony C. Ferrante starts shooting his new horror Fells Point in Romania on 19 February 2018. The sequel to Ferrante’s TV movie hit Sharknado stars the same actors as…
New Distributor on Romanian Market
BUCHAREST: Creative agency ROLLERCOASTER PR will launch as a distributor on the Romanian market on 24 August 2018 with the theatrical release of the domestic documentary Licu, a Romanian Story…
Film Caravan Celebrates Centenary of Romanian Cinema
IAȘI: A caravan is travelling through Romania and the Republic of Moldova celebrating 100 years of Romanian cinema by screening 100 movies in 100 cities in a one year time.
FNE Country Report 2017: ROMANIA
BUCHAREST: The most important accolades for the Romanian cinema in 2017 were the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for editing received by Călin Peter Netzer’s Ana, mon amour, and…
Doc & Film International Acquires Touch Me Not
BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie’s debut feature Touch Me Not / Nu mă atinge-mă, which was selected for the Competition of the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (15-25 February…
George Ivașcu Appointed Minister of Culture in Romania
BUCHAREST: Actor and theatre director George Ivașcu has been named the new Minister of Culture in Romania, as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) changed its third Prime-Minister since it won…
Romanian 2017 Admissions Up, Admissions for Domestic Films Down
BUCHAREST: Romania saw a dramatic decrease in admissions for domestic films, from 484,739 in 2016 to an estimated 250,000 in 2017. Total admissions increased by 11.25 percent, while total gross…
Romanian Feature Film Released on Vimeo
BUCHAREST: Daniel Sandu’s debut feature One Step Behind the Seraphim / Un pas în urma serafimilor is one of the few Romanian feature film released on the Vimeo platform. It…
Romanian Debut Feature Selected for Berlinale’s Competition
BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie’s debut feature Touch Me Not / Nu mă atinge-mă was selected for the Competition of the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (15-25 February 2018).…
