FNE at Cannes 2025: Exclusive Trailer of Romanian Film Alișveriș, Selected for Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique 2025

CANNES: Alișveriș by young Romanian director Vasile Todinca will screen in the short films competition of the Semaine de la Critique (14 – 22 May 2025). The only Romanian title…
13-05-2025

Creative Romanian FilmMakers Presents “Come Film in Romania” at Cannes Film Market 2025

CANNES: Sixteen Romanian production companies are promoted by Creative Romanian Film Makers under the umbrella “Come Film in Romania” at the Cannes Film Market. Meet them at Palais des Festivals,…
11-05-2025

PRODUCTION: Anton and Damian Groves Shoot Romanian/French/Croatian Hybrid Film King Wray

BUCHAREST: British-Romanian directors Anton and Damian Groves are currently filming their debut feature King Wray in Bucharest. The film is a coproduction between the company the Groves founded in Romania,…
08-05-2025

PRODUCTION: Romanian Director Claudiu Mitcu Wraps Shoot on What God Thinks About Animals

BUCHAREST: Claudiu Mitcu’s sophomore feature What God Thinks about Animals / Ce crede Dumnezeu despre animale has entered postproduction. The project was financed by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) in…
04-05-2025

FNE Podcast: Mirona Radu, Director Film O’Clock International Festival

BUCHAREST: Film New Europe spoke with Mirona Radu, Director of the Film O’Clock International Festival, about the takeaways of the festival’s 5th edition, which was held simultaneously in 11 countries…
04-05-2025

The New Year That Never Came Wins Big at Gopo Awards Gala

BUCHAREST: Romanian/Serbian coproduction The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu received 10 awards, including Best Long Film, Best Director and Best Debut Film, at the 19th Gopo Awards …
29-04-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Romanian Minority Coproduction I Only Rest in the Storm Selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

BUCHAREST: The Portuguese/Romanian/French/Brazilian coproduction I Only Rest in the Storm / O riso e a faca directed by Pedro Pinho will have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard…
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Romanian Fake Documentary Dismissed Available Online

BUCHAREST: Romanian mockumentary Dismissed / Clasat, written and directed by Horia Cucută and George ve Gänæaard, premiered and is available online in all territories from 24 to 27 April 2025.
24-04-2025

Apply to Transilvania Pitch Stop 2025

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held 13 – 22 June 2025, has opened the registration for its international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop (19…
22-04-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Romanian Short Film in Cannes Critics’ Week 2025

BUCHAREST: The short film Alișveriș directed by the young Romanian director Vasile Todinca has been selected for Cannes’ Critics’ Week.
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Winners of 5th Film O'Clock International Festival

BUCHAREST: The 5th edition of the Film O’Clock International Festival announced its winners on 6 April 2025. The festival was held simultaneously in 11 countries including Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Serbia,…
07-04-2025

Interview with Mirona Radu, Director of Film O’Clock International Festival

BUCHAREST: Mirona Radu, director of the Film O’Clock International Festival, talked with FNE about how she initiated a festival held simultaneously in several countries, and the highlights of its 5th…
01-04-2025

Flóra Anna Buda Selected for La Résidence du Festival de Cannes 2025

BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian animator/director Flóra Anna Buda is among the six talents selected for the 49th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes.
01-04-2025

BOX OFFICE: Domestic Comedy Mentors is Third Most Successful Title of 2025 in Romanian Charts

BUCHAREST: Romanian director Adrian Tapciuc’s debut feature Mentors / Mentorii is 3rd among the 65 titles released in Romania in 2025, after topping the weekly charts on its first weekend.
30-03-2025

PRODUCTION: Maria Popistașu and Alexandru Baciu Put Final Touches on Y

BUCHAREST: The acclaimed Romanian actress Maria Popistașu and screenwriter Alexandru Baciu are in final postproduction with their debut feature as directors. Y is a Romanian/Greek coproduction supported by the Romanian…
25-03-2025

Gopo Awards 2025 Nominations

BUCHAREST: The New Year That Never Came and The Moromete Family 3 lead the nominations for the 19th Gopo Awards with 13 nods each, followed by Three Kilometers to the…
21-03-2025

Year of French Central European Film 2025: The 29th French Film Festival in Romania Ready to Start

BUCHAREST: The 29th French Film Festival will be held 20 - 30 March 2025 in 12 Romanian towns (București, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Brașov, Brăila, Arad, Sibiu, Suceava, Sfântu Gheorghe, Târgu…
18-03-2025

The 5th Film O’Clock International Festival Announces Programme

BUCHAREST: The Film O’Clock International Festival has announced the programme for its 5th edition that will take place 3 – 6 April 2025 simultaneously in 11 countries including Romania, Lithuania,…
13-03-2025

Open Call for Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency 2025

BUCHAREST: Applications for the 11th edition of the Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency, which will take place 9 – 16 September 2025 in a rural setting in Romania, are now open.
06-03-2025

Selection for SMART7 Competition 2025 Announced

VILNIUS: The 3rd edition of the SMART7 Competition includes seven films by emerging directors such as Laurynas Bareisa, Eugen Jebeleanu and Kamila Tarabura.
27-02-2025