FIRST ROMANIAN FAIR DEDICATED TO FILM INDUSTRY

GOLDEN CARPATHIAN PLOIEŞTI EUROPEAN FILM & FAIR is the first Romanian fair dedicated to the film industry, organized in Romania by Ploiesti City Hall, Ministry of Culture, National Centre of Cinematography, RADEF Romania Film and the European Association for Cultural Integration. The first edition will run from August 25 to 28 in Ploiesti and is exclusively dedicated to Eastern European productions. The organizers plan that, in this unique event, directors, producers, distributors and other representatives of East European film industry to meet in a professional atmosphere, to submit films to sell or buy rights to broadcast or production or to find co-producers for future productions.

Golden Carpathian Ploieşti European Film & Fair is the first event organized in Romania, which, in addition to the film festival for Eastern Europe, contains a film fair component to support the Romanian producers.

Golden Carpathian Ploieşti European Film & Fair is strongly supported by the Municipality of Ploiesti, which permanently invests in cultural and educational events and in sports. By investing in cultural and sports programs of quality and scale, Ploiesti City Hall intends to transform the city into a metropolis offering the same alternative as a big city like Bucharest.Ascultaţi

Through this event, National Centre of Cinematography wants to offer a real support to Romanian film productions in order to facilitate the promotion and distribution abroad. During the round tables, debates and meetings, producers and distributors invited will be able to present their films to the interested parts, just as it happens at the fairs held in Cannes or Berlin. Unlike a simple film festival, Golden Carpathian Ploieşti European Film & Fair creates a market for film producers and distributors in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is the place where you can buy or sell the rights of films produced in this region to agents and film distributors around the world, the place where you can promote movies and find co-producers for future productions.

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10,000 euro for the best filmmakers

The seven multi-awarded East European films will be screened in premiere in Romania in the official competition of Golden Carpathian Ploieşti European Film & Fair.

The film competition Ploiesti European Film & Fair offers Golden Carpathian Award for Best Picture worth 5,000 euro, and for best director and for the best screenplay in the value of 2,500 euro each and includes, in premiere in Romania, seven feature films recently presented or awarded at type A European film festivals.

Films entering the competition are:

• Pál Adrienn - director: Agnes Kocsis, France-Austria-Hungary-Netherlands co-production 2010
• The Abandoned - director: Adis Bakrac, Bosnia 2010
• Between Two Fires - director: Agnieszka Lukasiak, Poland-Sweden co-production 2010
• Dad- director: Vlado Škafar, Slovenia, 2010
• The Show Must Go On - director: Nevio Marasovic, Croatia 2010
• The Temptation of St. Tony - director: Veiko Õunpuu, Estonia, 2009
• The Christening - director: Marcin Wrona, Poland, 2010

In front of City Hall Ploiesti, inside the park, the following Romanian films will be screened apart the competition:

• Wedding in Basarabia - director: Napoleon Helmis, 2009
• Hello, How Are You? - director: Alexandru Maftei, 2010
• The Bear - director: Dan Chişu, 2011
• The Take-off - director: Timotei Ursu, 1971

East European film industry is still in obscurity that has nothing to do with the artistic value of films. Apart from a few manufacturers and distributors who managed to make themselves known through the type A festivals, most industry representatives in the area are known only in the country of origin.

During the last five years, Romanian cinema has been continually growing and a new wave of Romanian directors is increasingly appreciated worldwide. Under these conditions, creating a "market" film in Romania has become a necessity.

Ploieşti - the ideal film colony

Located halfway between the congestion of the Capital and the relaxation of the mountain, city of Ploiesti is the ideal location for organizing such an event. Dated since the time of Mircea the Old, the city is a major transport hub linking the capital to Transylvania and Moldova, with direct access to the amazing Prahova Valley.

Hotel Central is located in the center of Ploiesti, in the most developed area of the city in terms of tourism, at only 45 km from Henri Coanda International Airport. Built in a classical style, completely renovated in 2008, Hotel Central offers a wide range of high quality services, keeping the tradition that made it famous. The hotel has 166 rooms, four restaurants, four conference rooms, a terrace, bar, night club and a spa.

For this event, stands fully equipped to facilitate discussion will be built indoors. Golden Carpathian Ploieşti European Film & Fair offers to its participants the possibility to create their own event. Market's team will make available all necessary to organize a conference or a private party, as well as rental space for screenings.

To help participants, Golden Carpathian Ploieşti European Film & Fair will provide Info Points, opened throughout the event, where participants will be able to photocopy, scan, fax or phone anywhere in the world, private rooms that will include televisions, DVD players, filter coffee, water and unlimited internet access for private meetings or private screening rooms, and an office of the market where they can talk directly with the organizers or the PR department.

For more information, please contact me.

Thank you,

Corina Chercheş

PR Manager

0723.842.848