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.
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.
Radu Jude’s Silver Bear-Winner Kontinental '25 Sold to 21 Countries
BUCHAREST: Kontinental '25, the new feature by the Romanian agent provocateur Radu Jude started selling in Berlin right after its world premiere and before winning the Silver Bear for Best…
Open Call for 3rd LINE-UP: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers
SIBIU: The ESTE FILM Festival, taking place in Sibiu, Romania, has launched an open call for the 3rd edition of LINE-UP: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers, which will…
Time to Go East: Come See the Romanians – Creative Romanian Film Makers at EFM – Berlin 2025
BERLIN: Seventeen Romanian production companies are promoted by Creative Romanian Film Makers under the umbrella Time to Go East: Come See the Romanians at the European Film Market in Berlin…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Romanian Cinema in Berlin
Romanian Film Centre @ EFM 2025 - Dear Friends and Colleagues, the Romanian Film Centre and Dacin Sara will be present at the EFM!
First Multiplex to Open in Bucharest in Five Years
BUCHAREST: The Happy Cinema network has opened a premium multiplex with five screens in the Colosseum Mall in Bucharest. The investment amounts to 1.4 m EUR.
EXCLUSIVE: Cristian Mungiu to Shoot Fjord in Norway with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve
BUCHAREST: Romanian Palm d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu is preparing to shoot his new feature Fjord entirely in Norway as of March 2025. This Romanian/French/Norwegian/Danish/Finnish/Swedish drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate…
EXCLUSIVE: Teodora Ana Mihai Preps Drama Heysel 85 Coproduced by Cristian Mungiu
BUCHAREST: Romanian-born Belgium-based director Teodora Ana Mihai is currently in preparation with her third feature film, Heysel 85. The Belgian/Romanian joint about the tragedy at the European Cup finals in…
BOX OFFICE: Four Domestic Titles in Romanian Top Ten 2024
BUCHAREST: The Romanian film with the best opening after 1990, Buzz House: The Movie by Florin Babei, lands third in the local box office 2024, while three other domestic films…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: New Film by Radu Jude Selected for 75th Berlin International Film Festival’s Competition
BERLIN: Golden Bear winner, Romanian director Radu Jude returns in Berlinale’s 2025 Competition with his new feature film Kontinental '25, while two debut films, Urška Djukić’s Slovenian/Italian/Croatian/Serbian Little Trouble Girls…
Sebastian Stan to Star in Cristian Mungiu’s New Film
BUCHAREST: The Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan will play a main character in the new film by the Romanian Palme d’or winner Cristian Mungiu. Fjord will start shooting in the spring…
OBITUARY: Romanian Actor Mircea Diaconu
BUCHAREST: Acclaimed Romanian film and theatre actor Mircea Diacon has died at 74. He played in some of the most loved Romanian films of all times, including Why Are the…
Romania Introduces Financial Support for Minority Coproductions
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Government has approved an amendment to the Ordinance on Cinematography, which includes, among others, a new section for minority coproductions in the grants contest organised by the…
Successful 15th Edition for Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
BUCHAREST: The 15th edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, a festival initiated by Cristian Mungiu, continued the tradition of having several industry events as a complement to the…
GRANTS: Projects by Mungiu, Puiu, Muntean Receive Support from Romanian CNC
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) has announced the first production grants for 2024 in the feature film, debut feature, thematic feature film, documentary and animated film categories. Cristian Mungiu’s…
A Showcase of Romanian Creativity in Movie Business at American Film Market 2024
BUCHAREST: Romania is participating in the American Film Market taking place in Las Vegas 5 – 10 November 2024 with 16 companies exhibiting under Creative Romanian Film Makers brand.
EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Director Mihai Mincan Shoots International Coproduction Milk Teeth
BUCHAREST: Romanian writer/director Mihai Mincan is currently in production with his sophomore feature Milk Teeth / Dinți de lapte. This 2.3 m EUR coproduction between Romania, France, Denmark, Greece and…
Winners of 2024 International Documentary Festival Astra Film
SIBIU: The Czech/Polish documentary Forest by Lidia Duda received the award for Best Film in the Central and Eastern Europe section, while Rising up at Night by Nelson Makengo was…
The New Year That Never Came Sold to Benelux and Spain
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mureșanu’s debut feature The New Year That Never Came / Anul Nou care n-a fost, has been sold by Cercamon to Imagine in Benelux and Flamingo in Spain.
