Romanian Doc Channel to Broadcast also in Bulgaria
BUCHAREST: Cinethronix, a documentary cable channel from Constanța, received a license and will broadcast in Bucharest, Southeast Romania and also in Bulgaria.
Happy Channel Launched in Romania
BUCHAREST: Happy Channel launched in Romania on 7 March 2016 replacing Euforia TV. The channel is destined for women and families.
The History of Love Starts Selling
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The History of Love, the English-language debut of the Romanian-born France-based filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu and the first international production using the Romanian town of Cluj-Napoca as a location, was…
PRODUCTION: Andrei Dăscălescu in Production with Planeta Petrila
BUCHAREST: Andrei Dăscălescu is in production with the 90 min documentary Planeta Petrila set in the small Romanian mining town of Petrila.
Romanian CNC Announces Funding Plan for 2016
BUCHAREST: The Romanian National Film Center will allot 6,741,573 EUR / 30 m RON at its first grant session in 2016. The second session will follow the new CNC regulations…
Steven Seagal Shoots Contract to Kill in Romania
BUCHAREST: Contract to Kill directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Steven Seagal, started shooting in Constanta on 21 February 2016. Castel Film is providing services.
Maia Workshops Announces Extended Deadline For 3 Workshop Package
BUCHAREST: The deadline for the 3 Maia Workshop package has been extended to 4 March 2016. The Maia workshops are targeted at emerging European fiction, documentary and cross-media producers as…
Aferim! Leads Gopo Awards Nods
BUCHAREST: Aferim! received 12 nominations for the 10th edition of Gopo Awards. Radu Jude's film is followed by Dan Chișu's Bucharest NonStop and Tudor Giurgiu's Why Me?, with nine nods…
The Miracle of Tekir to Be Released in Switzerland
BUCHAREST: Ruxandra Zenide’s second feature film, The Miracle of Tekir, will be released in Romania on 4 March 2016 and in Switzerland on 6 April 2016.
Cinema City Romania Consolidates Position in Cineworld
BUCHAREST: Cinema City Romania will open four new multiplexes in four cities including Bucharest in 2016. In 2015 Cinema City Romania reached the third position in Cineworld after the UK…
PRODUCTION: Alien Film Develops Otto the Barbarian
BERLIN: Ruxandra Ghiţescu is participating in Berlinale Script Station within Berlinale Talent Campus (13-18 February 2016) with her debut feature, Otto the Barbarian. The film produced by Alien Film is…
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Romanian Film in Berlin
We are very happy to present to you this year's Romanian films and talents at Berlin International Film Festival.
Romanian Box Office Rises 46% over Five Years
BUCHAREST: General admissions rose significantly in Romania by 41.72 % since 2010, while the box office rose by 46% since 2010.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Adriana Papp, Cityplex Constanța
This month we speak with Adriana Papp, the manager of Cityplex Constanța, a four-screen multiplex with 651 seats within Tomis Mall in Constanța, a Romanian city located by the Black…
Romania Plans Overhaul of Cinema Industry
BUCHAREST: The new minister of Culture Vlad Alexandrescu, helped by his film adviser Andrei Rus, is planning major changes in Romanian cinema starting with the Romanian Film Center, old cinemas…
PRODUCTION: Uruguay in Shooting
BUCHAREST: Uruguay, by the Spanish-born Madrid- and Bucharest-based director Jesús del Cerro, started shooting on 2 February 2016. The film stars Dragoș Bucur (The Way Back) and Cristina Flutur (Beyond…
Romanian Online Ad Market to Decline
BUCHAREST: Romanian online ad market was 10.2 m EUR / almost 46 m RON in the first six months of 2015, on decline by 15% compared to the second half…
BIEFF Changes Dates
BUCHAREST: The 6th edition of Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival will take place in 2016 from 14 to 20 March.
Aferim! Wins Big at Best Film Fest
Radu Jude’s Aferim! was awarded Best Romanian Film, Best European Film and has also won Best Director, Best Romanian Actor (Teodor Corban) and Audience Award at the Best Film Fest…
Discovery Networks Produces Documentary on Bucharest Tragedy
BUCHAREST: The tragedy which took place at the Colectiv Club in Bucharest on 30 October 2015, killing 63 young people and injuring dozens, will be described in a documentary produced…
