FNE at Medias Central European Film Festival: Interview with Radu Gabrea
FNE spoke with Radu Gabrea, the head of the new Central European film festival (www.meceff.ro) located in Medias, Romania, taking place 5-11 September 2011.
Films Boutique Picks up Two Romanian Films
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's Everybody in Our Family/Toată lumea din familia noastră and Adrian Sitaru's Best Intentions/Din dragoste, cu cele mai bune intenţii will be sold internationally by the Berlin-based Films…
Romanian Grants procedure
The grants contest in Romania takes place twice a year, following the Government's Ordinance No.39/2005 and the contest regulations approved by the Minister of Culture and National Trust by Decree…
First Romanian Industry Fair Wraps
PLOIESTI, ROMANIA: The first edition of Golden Carpathian - Ploieşti European Film & Fair (www.goldencarpathian.com), the first film industry fair in Romania, wrapped in Ploiesti on August 28, after three…
Momentky Wins Aristoteles Workshop Award
VAMA, ROMANIA: The five-week documentary Aristoteles Workshop ended on 17 August 2011 with the award of its main prize to Momentky, a 42 min film directed by Veronika Janeckova, produced…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The…
PRODUCTION: The Last Corrupted Man Begins Filming
BUCHAREST: Sergiu Nicolaescu is in production with The Last Corrupted Man, a sequel to Poker, the comedy that took the second spot in 2010 domestic box office in Romania with…
PRODUCTION: So I Say Set for Fall Shoot
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer (A Cold Place In The Sun and Thalassa, Thalassa) will begin filming So I Say withGérard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel on 12 September 2011, the producer…
PRODUCTION: Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World’s First Hijacking in Development
BUCHAREST: Ada-Maria Ichim is developing hew first long documentary Hijacked! My Grandfather and the World's First Hijacking, the 90 min story of her grandfather's life.
PRODUCTION: Puzzle for a Blind Man Wraps Shooting
BUCHAREST: Shooting for Andrei Zincă's first feature Puzzle for a Blind Man, which began on 21 July 2011, wrapped 14 August 14 in Bucharest. Shooting took place on location and…
PRODUCTION: Our Big Time Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: Austrian director Wolfram Paulus's feature film Our Big Time started shooting in Sibiu in July, and will continue in Buftea, Bucharest and Căciulaţi until August 19.
PRODUCTION: The Bride Was Stolen in Production
BUCHAREST: Toni Grecu's first feature, S-a furat mireasa/ The Bride Was Stolen, a comedy produced by Alma Sârbu, Jesús del Cerro and MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), began a one-month shoot on…
PRODUCTION: The Bride Was Stolen in Production
BUCHAREST: Toni Grecu's first feature, S-a furat mireasa/ The Bride Was Stolen, a comedy produced by Alma Sârbu, Jesús del Cerro and MediaPro Pictures (www.mediapropictures.com), began a one-month shoot on…
Tandem Film Rebrands as Family Film
BUCHAREST: Tandem Film, the Romanian production company founded by Giuliano Doman in 2001, has changed its name to Family Film (www.familyfilm.ro) as part of a rebranding process.
Romania Selects Morgen as Oscar Entry
BUCHAREST: Marian Crisan's debut feature film Morgen has been selected as the Romanian candidate for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
PRODUCTION: Miss Christina in Production
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Maftei is shooting Domnişoara Christina/ Miss Christina, an adaption of the 1936 novella by Mircea Eliade, a fantastical love story inspired by Romanian popular mythology.
Romanian Grant Contest Announced
BUCHAREST: The National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) has launched the first grant contest of 2011. The deadline for submitting the new projects is September 9.
PRODUCTION: Diaz - Don’t Clean up this Blood Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: Daniele Vicari's feature Diaz - Don't Clean up this Blood is filming in Bucharest until 20 August 2011, then the production will move to Italy where it will wrap…
Romanian admissions for domestic films declines
BUCHAREST: Romanian films at the domestic box office are down in the first half of 2011 compared to 2010. Topping the first six months of this year for domestically produced…
