PRODUCTION: Iura Luncaşu Shoots Comedy with Olympic Champion Sandra Izbaşa

BUCHAREST: Iura Luncaşu is currently shooting Do It or Shut Up/Faci sau taci, a comedy he is also producing. His previous comedy Ghinionistul, was the Romanian film with the best…
07-08-2018

Romania Launches Lucian Pintilie Film Fund

BUCHAREST: Lucian Pintilie Film Fund, the first project initiated by the newly established Fundația9, aims at honouring the memory of the great Romanian director as well as encouraging art house…
03-08-2018

Romania Selects I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians as Oscar Candidate

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians has been chosen as the official candidate from Romania for an Academy of Motion Pictures…
02-08-2018

Aristoteles Workshop Kicks Off in Romania

BARU: Young participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Romania were selected for the Romanian Aristoteles Workshop, whose 13th edition started in the…
02-08-2018

FESTIVALS: 9th Divan FF Conjures Balkan Dreams

CRAIOVA: The 9th edition of the Divan Film Festival focuses on Balkan Dreams. The film and food festival from the Balkans takes place this year in Craiova from 24 to…
11-07-2018

FESTIVALS: Open Call for Bucharest International Dance FF and Dance Film Development Lab

BUCHAREST: The 2018 Bucharest International Dance Film Festival (6-9 September 2018) is receiving submissions until 17 July 2018, while applications for the Dance Film Development Lab (3-9 September 2018) can…
11-07-2018

PRODUCTION: HBO Europe and TNT Serie Wrap Shooting on Hackerville

BUCHAREST: HBO Europe and Germany’s TNT Serie wrapped shooting on the six-episode series Hackerville, directed by Igor Cobileanski and Anca Miruna Lăzărescu.
10-07-2018

FESTIVALS: Butterflies Wins 2018 Bucharest IFF

BUCHAREST: Butterflies by Tolga Karacelik was awarded Grand Prix at the 2018 Bucharest International Film Festival. For the first time, the festival organised an international competition for short films.
02-07-2018

Romanian Kickboxing Promoter Pacts with Hollywood’s Moshe Diamant and Midsummer Films

BUCHAREST: Eduard Irimia, CEO of Superkombat (SK), has partnered with Hollywood producers Moshe Diamant and Christopher Milburn of Midsummer Films to produce films and TV product that can take advantage…
18-06-2018

Romania Approves Cash Rebate Scheme

BUCHAREST: The Romanian Government approved a state aid scheme offering a 35% cash rebate on qualified expenditure for international productions shooting in Romania. There is a total cap of 50…
14-06-2018

FESTIVALS: The 14th Bucharest IFF Kicks Off

BUCHAREST: Ten feature films and documentaries are competing for the main prizes at the 2018 Bucharest International Film Festival, taking place from 11 to 17 June 2018.
11-06-2018

FESTIVALS: I Am Pregnant, in Romania Wins Audience Award at 22nd European Film Festival in Bucharest

BUCHAREST: Jesús del Cerro’s documentary I Am Pregnant, in Romania / Sunt însărcinată, în România received the Audience Award at the 22nd European Film Festival in Bucharest. The festival, organised…
11-06-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF: The Heiresses Wins 17th Transilvania IFF

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Heiresses by Marcelo Martinessi was awarded the Transilvania Trophy at the 17th edition of Transilvania IFF. The festival took place from 25 May to 3 June 2018.
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FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: Touch Me Not

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Adina Pintilie’s first film Touch Me Not was selected for the main competition and also for the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May…
01-06-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The first feature film by Ivana Mladenovic, Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May to…
01-06-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: The Secret of Happiness

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Romanian actor Vlad Zamfirescu's directing debut feature The Secret of Happiness will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May to 3…
31-05-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: Infinite Football

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Corneliu Porumboiu’s documentary Infinite Football will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May to 3 June 2018. The film had its…
30-05-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: Pororoca

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Constantin Popescu’s third feature film Pororoca will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May to 3 June 2018. This Romanian/French coproduction…
29-05-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: Meda or The Not So Happy Side of Things

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Emanuel Pârvu’s debut feature Meda or the Not So Happy Side of Things will screen in the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May…
28-05-2018

FNE at 2018 TIFF Romanian Days: One Step Behind the Seraphim

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Daniel Sandu’s debut feature One Step Behind the Seraphim will be screened in the Romanian Days competition of the 17th Transilvania IFF, running from 25 May to 3 June…
28-05-2018