Films Boutique Signs Romanian Film Sales
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's first feature, The Happiest Girl in the World/Cea mai fericită fată din lume (www.ceamaifericitafatadinlume.ro) has been sold to Poland and Bulgaria, sales agent Films Boutique (www.filmsboutique.com) told…
MediaPro Distribution Leads Romanian Market
BUCHAREST: The exclusive partnership between MediaPro Distribution (www.mediaprodistribution.com) and Warner Bros (www.warnerbros.com) has put the Romanian distribution company in the top spot among local distributors.
Romtelecom Buys AKTA Satelit
BUCHAREST: Romania's Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) signed an agreement with Digital Cable Systems to buy AKTA Satelit (http://www.akta.ro/dth).
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Wins Big at Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Florin Şerban's debut film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle received seven awards including Best Feature and Best First Feature at the Gopo gala, Romania's national film awards…
First Multiplatform Film Launch in Romania
BUCHAREST: Outbound/Periferic (www.periferic.ro), the debut feature of Bogdan George Apetri, will be the first film to have a simultaneous cinema and online release. The film opens on 1 April 2011…
PRODUCTION: HBO Series Girls Guide to Depravity Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO USA/Cinemax USA (www.hbo.com, www.cinemax.com) are shooting Girls Guide to Depravity, a 13 episodes series, in Romania. Production began on 14 March 2011. Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) is providing facilities,…
PRODUCTION: HBO Series Girls Guide to Depravity Filming in Romania
BUCHAREST: HBO USA/Cinemax USA (www.hbo.com, www.cinemax.com) are shooting Girls Guide to Depravity, a 13 episodes series, in Romania. Production began on 14 March 2011. Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) is providing facilities,…
PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Agon in development
BUCHAREST: Albanian director Robert Budina is in development with an Albanian-French-Greek-Romanian co-production which he plans to start shooting in October 2011.
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: Child Miner in Production
BUCHAREST: Director/screenwriter Alexandra Gulea is shooting her first feature Child-Miner (Copil-miner) in Romania until the end of March. Shooting started on 16 February 2011 and will wrap at the end…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
PRODUCTION: The Edge of Happiness in Development
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Ruxandra Zenide (Ryna) is currently developping her second feature, The Edge of Happiness, the story of a girl, Felicia, who arrives in Geneva in the autumn of…
Romtelecom Launches Dolce TV Online
BUCHAREST: After launching its first specialized channel, Dolce Sport (www.dolce-sport.ro) last year, Romtelecom (www.romtelecom.ro) launched the first online video integrate portal in Romania on 9 March 2011.
Morgen wins Romanian Filmmakers Union Prize
BUCHAREST: Marian Crişan's Morgen, Călin Peter Netzer's Medal of Honor/Medalia de onoare and Florin Şerban's If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle/Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier shared the top…
Romania Sets New Dates for Digital TV
BUCHAREST: The Ministry of Communications (www.mcsi.ro) has set the move to the terestrial digital television should to begin on 1 January 2013. The proposal was submitted for public debate at…
PRODUCTION: New Shooting Schedule for Puzzle for a Blind Man
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Andrei Zincă is expected to start shooting the adaptation of Argentinian playwright Mario Diament's Blind Datein May-June 2011, Bogdan Moncea, Marketing Manager of Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) told…
New Manager at Romania’s Kanal D
BUCHAREST: Haluk Kurcer has replaced Hatice Kolat as the general manager of the channel Kanal D (www.kanald.ro). Kolat had run the channel since February 2007, with a mandate until 2011.…
Romtelecom Buys Boom TV
Romania's Romtelecom has acquired DTH Television Grup at a price of 8 million euro. The purchase, which was finalized in late February, includes the digital satellite station Boom TV.
PRODUCTION: September 11 in Preparation
BUCHAREST: Italian director Renzo Martinelli is preparing September 11, his second collaboration with the Romania's Castel Film (www.castelfilm.ro) starring American actor Harvey Keitel. Martinelli previously worked with Castel Film on…
