07-10-2009

Production: Alexandru Maftei in post-production with Hello, How Are You?

By Iulia Blaga

    The first feature from Romanian director Alexandru Maftei, Hello, How Are You?, is a romantic comedy about a husband and wife who fall in love via the internet, hiding their true identities.

     

    Hello, How Are You? (Bună, ce faci?) is a Romanian-Spanish-Italian co-production between Rollin Studio (www.rollin.ro), ABS Film Company (www.absfilmcompany.com) and Trees Pictures (www.treespictures.it), with the support of the National Centre for Cinema Romania (www.cncinema.abt.ro), Romanian National Television (www.tvr.ro), Initiative Media, McCann-Erickson (www.mccann.ro), Starcom Media Vest (www.smvgroup.com), Mindshare (www.mindshareworld.com) and Mediaedgecia.

    Tudor Reu, Antoni Sole and Maurizio Santarelli are producing. The budget is of €3,000,000. The project participated at the 5th Sofia Meetings pitch in 2008. Previously, Maftei has directed several shorts and a TV feature.

    The film was shot in 7 weeks in June and July 2009, in Romania and Spain. Hello, How Are You? is currently in post-production.

    Lia Bugnar wrote the script, after an idea of Alexandru Maftei. Radu Aldea is the DOP. The Romanian-Spanish cast includes Dana Voicu, Ionel Mihăilescu, Paul Diaconescu and Jordi García.

    The Romanian premiere is expected for spring 2010. There is no sales agent or distributor yet.

    Production Information

    Rollin Studio

    5, Intrarea Geneva, sector 1

    Bucharest, Romania

    Phone/Fax: +40-21-317.45.50

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    www.rollin.ro

    ABS Film Company

    173-175 Girona

    08036 Barcelona, Spain

    www.absfilmcompany.com

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    Trees Pictures

    30 Via Eleonora d'Arborea

    00162 Rome, Italy

    Phone: +39-06-44.23.1511

    www.treespictures.it

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    Credits:

    Director: Alexandru Maftei

    Script: Lia Bugnar, after the idea of Alexandru Maftei

    DOP: Radu Aldea

    Music: Dragoş Alexandru

    Art directors: Mihaela Ularu, Andreea Cazacu

    Producers: Tudor Reu, Antoni Sole, Maurizio Santarelli

    Cast: Dana Voicu

    Ionel Mihăilescu

    Paul Diaconescu

    Jordi García

    Ioan Andrei Ionescu

    Ana Popescu

    Sabrina Iaschievici

    Adriana Trandafir

    Olga Shuvalova

    Jofre Borras

    Adrian Păduraru

    Antoaneta Cojocaru

    Gabriel Spahiu

    Ioana Abur

    Cristi Toma

    Ana Maria Moldovan

    Lucia Butnariu

    Marius Drogeanu

    Credit photo: Rollin Studio