Police, Adjective wins the Romanian Filmmakers Union Trophy
Corneliu Porumboiu's feature Police, Adjective became the recipient of the Grand Prix of the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN, www.ucin.ro).
PRODUCTION: Morgen in postproduction
Short film Palme d'Or winner Marian Crişan (Megatron, 2008) is in postproduction with his feature debut, Morgen, the story of a Romanian whose passion for fishing brings the surprise of…
PRODUCTION: Aurora winds up postproduction
Cristi Puiu's third feature Aurora is in the last stages of postproduction with the expectation that the film will be submitted to Cannes Film Festival this year.
Mobile phone TV hits Romania
The first TV channel for mobile phones, Telenews, a news televison channel started by Romanian born French journalist Nicolas Don, will launch in partnership with the Orange network in mid-March.
Whistle begins theatrical roll-out
Berlinale Silver Bear winner If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle begins it first theatrical release in Romania on March 26, with sales to foreign territories lining up.
15 screen multiplex arriving in megamall
A new multiplex with 15 screens will open in Bucharest on April 28, as part of Sun Plaza (www.sunplaza.ro), the biggest mall in Romania, which opened on February 25.
PRODUCTION: Purcarete in postproduction with Somewhere in Palilula
Somewhere in Palilula, the first feature of the acclaimed Romanian stage director Silviu Purcărete, moved into editing in mid-February, but still has six days of shooting scheduled for the end…
Turner plans to launch TNT and truTV in Romania
Romania could see the launch of TNT (www.tnt.tv) and truTV (www.trutv.com) in 2010.
Happiest Girl leads Romania's Gopo nominations
Radu Jude's The Happiest Girl In The World topped the nominations for Romania's Gopo national film awards with 11 nominations, followed by Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, adjective with ten nominations. .
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle - a Romanian debut in the Official Competition of the Berlinale
After being awarded in Cannes every year since 2004, the new Romanian cinema now has a film in the Official Competition of the Berlinale, a feature by Romanian director Florin…
Romania captures DAAD award in Berlin
Romanian director Adrian Sitaru won the DAAD scholarship for his short film Colivia, awarded by the international short film jury at the Berlinale.
EFP Shooting Star Dragos Bucur
Romanian shooting star Dragos Bucur's career was launched by the new generation of high profile Romanian directors, turning him into a national and international star.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle - a Romanian debut in the Official Competition of the Berlinale
After being awarded in Cannes every year since 2004, the new Romanian cinema now has a film in the Official Competition of the Berlinale, a feature by Romanian director Florin…
Romanian online ad market predicts 30% rise
Romania's online ad market might increase up to 20 million euro this year, an estimated 20-30% more than 2009, according to the local specialists.
Bel Ami announces cast for Hungarian shoot
Filming on the international production Bel Ami directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod will commence on location in Budapest and London on February 7.
Digital TV to launch on July 1 in Romania
The National Authority for Communications' Administration and Regulation (ANCOM, www.anrcti.ro) is awaiting a decision on the selection procedure for the use of the radio frequencies in digital terrestrial system.
Production: The Mission of the Human Resource Manager moves into postproduction
Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis (Lemon Tree, The Syrian Bride) completed a 20 days shoot of his new feature in Romania in late December, after shooting in Israel for 3 weeks…
Production: Tuesday after Christmas wraps postproduction
Radu Muntean's fourth feature after Rage, The Paper Will Be Blue and Boogie will complete postproduction by the end of January 2010.
Romania introduces new tax on copyright income
Romanian writers and artists are objecting to a pending law on social security contributions based on copyright income, which is expecte to be passed into law in February
Romania sees surge in box office, admissions
2009 was a record-breaking year for Romania, with admissions growing 43% compared to 2008, and box office up by 60%.
