For the 6th year in a row, Romania will be present at one of the most important and largest (7000 participants from over 90 countries) events of the international film industry, European Film Market.
The Romanian pavilion aims to promote Romanian cinema internationally and to provide the festival guests and the market professionals (distributors, producers, festival directors, journalists) with relevant news concerning the activities of the Romanian film industry while, at the same time, supports the interaction between Romanian and foreign filmmakers.
APFR publishes, once again, the Romanian Films catalogue, a compendium bringing together all the Romanian feature films and documentaries which premiered domestically in 2012 or which are about to be launched in 2013. At the same time, the Romanian pavilion provides visitors with the Romanian Short Films catalogue, a promotional piece focused on short films and edited by the Este'n'est association.
One of the key tasks of Romanian Film Promotion is to champion the Romanian filmmakers present in various sections and programs of the festival.
Călin Peter Netzer's newest film, Child's Pose, will have its world premiere within the Official Competition of Berlin International Film Festival. The Romanian director is rivaled in his quest for the Golden Bear by famous personalities of international cinema such as Gus Van Sant, Steven Soderbergh, Danis Tanovic or Ulrich Seidl. The official competition encompasses 19 feature films.
In addition, the film's two protagonists, Luminiţa Gheorghiu and Bogdan Dumitrache, have a fighting chance for the Silver Bear against some of the biggest names in acting today: Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve, Jude Law and Matt Damon.
Child's Pose is a thrilling, emotional, yet humorous film on traumatizing children while suffocating them with love and on the marks that parents leave on their children’s personalities. The movie is also a depiction of the Romanian contemporary high-class, speaking about low-level corruption and trading of influence in the midst of the core social institutions and their extensions over the whole socio-economic system in Romania nowadays.
Ada Condeescu is one of the 10 European actors and actresses selected in the internationally famed Shooting Stars program which will take place between 9 and 11 of February 2013. Celebrating this year its 16th edition, Shooting Stars is organized by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the participating EFP members among which Romanian Film Promotion and the support of the Media Programme of the European Union.
Next to Ada Condeescu, the 2013 Shooting Stars are Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair, Denmark), Laura Birn (Purge, Finland), Christa Theret (La Brindille, France), Saskia Rosendahl (Lore, Germany), Luca Marinelli (Every Blessed Day, Italy), Arta Dobroshi (Three Worlds, Kosovo), Jure Henigman (A Trip, Slovenia), Nermina Lukač (Eat Sleep Die, Sweden), Carla Juri (Someone Like Me, Switzerland).
A Step behind the Sheraphims, the feature film debut by director Daniel Sandu was selected in the Talent Project Market section of the 11th edition of Berlinale Talent Campus. A Step behind the Sheraphims, is one of the 10 finalists selected out of the 214 submitted and, at the same time, the only Romanian project present within Berlinale Co-Production Market. The film is a coming-of-age story based on real events.
Last but not least, Eva Pervolovici's film Marussia, will be screened within the Generation section.
Same as every year, Romanian Film Promotion will organize a party. The guests – producers, distributors, financing funds representatives, festival directors, press – will thus meet with their Romanian counterparts and enjoy a glass of good Romanian wine.
The Romanian pavilion is organized in collaboration with the Romanian National Centre for Cinematography.
Official partner of the Romanian party: Domeniile Sâmburești.
Screenings: Child’s Pose
Monday February 11 at 15:30 Berlinale Palast
Tuesday February 12 at 9:30 at Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Tuesday February 12 at 9:30 at Friedrichstadt Palast
Tuesday February 12 at 22:30 at International
Market Screening Tuesday at February 12 at 9:30 at CinemaxX 10
Screening Of Snails and Men
Sunday February 10 at 16:15 at CineStar 5
