PRODUCTION: Niascharian (Let’s Revive) Films in Romania and Moldavia
BUCHAREST: Leonardo Tonitza has begun shooting a long documentary on the origins of the Romanian language, Niascharian (Let's Revive)/Niascharian (Să renaştem). Preproduction began in March 2011, producer Alexandru Iclozan told…
PRODUCTION: Portaits in a Forest Completes Shoot
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Dinu Tănase wraps filming 19 October 2011 on Portraits in a Forest, a contemporary police story involving a crime and an officer solving the case. Shooting started…
PRODUCTION: The Last Days of Ceauşescu in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Radu Gabrea is in the last stages of postproduction with his docu-drama The Last Days of Ceauşescu, with plans for a pre-premiere screening on Christmas, the day the Romanian…
Romanian Ad Market Drops in 2011
BUCHAREST: The Romanian ad market is expected to show a decline of 4% in 2011, with light growth anticipated at the beginning of 2012, ZenithOptimedia/Zenith Media Romania (www.zenithmedia.ro) estimates in…
PRODUCTION: Night Falls in India in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Spanish director Chema Rodriguez is in preproduction with Night Falls in India, a feature based on a script he wrote together with the Romanian filmmaker Cătălin Mitulescu.
Hello! How Are You? Sees Strong Sales
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Maftei's romantic comedy Hello! How Are You? Has been sold in more then 10 territories so far, representatives of the sales agent M-Appeal (www.m-appeal.com) told FNE.
PRODUCTION: Wolf in Production
BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mustaţă, who won the Golden Bear for best short film in 2008,started shooting his first feature, Lupu/Wolf in Bucharest on 26 September 2011. Shooting will wrap on 12…
PRODUCTION: So Far, So Good in Development
BUCHAREST: Constantin Popescu (Portrait of a Fighter as a Young Man, Principles of Life) is in the early stages of development with De-aici vă descurcaţi singuri/So Far, So Good (working…
UPC Romania to be Auctioned
BUCHAREST: Due to the failed negotiations with potential buyer RCS&RDS (www.rcs-rds.ro), the communication company UPC (www.upc.ro) will be finally put on public auction, according to HotNews.ro quoting anonymous sources from…
PRODUCTION: The Hatfields and McCoys Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: Kevin Reynolds(The Count of Monte Cristo, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) is directing the miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys: An American Vendetta whose shooting started in Romania on 12…
PRODUCTION: Domestic in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru (Pescuit sportiv/Angling, Din dragoste, cu cele mai bune intenţii/Best Intentions) is preparing to shoot his third feature, Domestic. Sitaru's second film, Best Intentions, recently won the FNE…
Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life
BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
Shoreline Entertainment Picks up Ipu - Convicted to Life
BUCHAREST: The new film by Bogdan Dumitrescu Dreyer Ipu - Convicted to Lif , previously known as So I Say, will be sold internationally by Shoreline Entertainment (www.shorelineentertainment.com).
New TV Launches in Romania Fill the Gap of Closing Stations
BUCHAREST:: At least five new Romanian TV channels launching in 2011 will fill the void left by the closure of three channels. The latest addition is Mezzo Live HD (www.mezzo.tv)…
PRODUCTION: Life in Squares in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: The Bucharest-based young Serbian director Ivana Mladenovic is in the final stages of post-production (sound and colour correction) with an 84 minute documentary investigating the life of four 19…
Grand Cinema Multiplex Opens in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Grand Cinema Digiplex (www.grandcinemadigiplex.ro), which opens 23 September 2011 in Băneasa Shopping City (www.baneasashoppingcity.ro) in Bucharest, will bring the widest flat screen in Romania (22m wide).
FNE at MECEFF: Poland's Little Rose Wins Best Film
MEDIAS, ROMANIA: Jan Kidawa-Błoński's Różyczka/Little Rose won the Best Film Award at the first Central European Film Festival (www.meceff.ro) which wrapped in September 11 in the small Romanian medieval town…
PRODUCTION: Closer to the Moon Starts Shooting in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Nae Caranfil (Restul e tăcere/The Rest Is Silence) writes and directs Closer to the Moon, his first English language feature starring Vera Farmiga and Mark Strong. Filming began on…
FNE at Medias Central European Film Festival: Interview with Radu Gabrea
FNE spoke with Radu Gabrea, the head of the new Central European film festival (www.meceff.ro) located in Medias, Romania, taking place 5-11 September 2011.
Films Boutique Picks up Two Romanian Films
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's Everybody in Our Family/Toată lumea din familia noastră and Adrian Sitaru's Best Intentions/Din dragoste, cu cele mai bune intenţii will be sold internationally by the Berlin-based Films…
