Romanian admissions soar
Romanian admissions are up 59% in the first half of 2010, compared with 2009, with a total of 3,239,129 tickets, up from 2,034,291 in 2009. Profits for the same period…
Adrian Sârbu sells SC Pro TV SA shares to CME
Adrian Sârbu, president and CEO of Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com), has notified the National Audiovisual Centre of Romania (www.cna.ro) that he sold his last 5% of shares at…
PRODUCTION: Puzzle for a Blind Man in pre-production
Romanian director Andrei Zincă is in pre-production with Puzzle for a Blind Man, an adaptation of Argentinian playwright Mario Diament's Blind Date.
Romanian TV chooses new director
Alexandru Lăzescu, a former journalist, has been selected as the new president/general manager of Romania's public television. Parliament also approved the new Administrative Council of the public television, the Romanian…
Pro Video to launch Movie Bank
Home video distribution company Pro Video (www.provideo.ro) will launch Movie Bank (www.bancadefilme.ro), providing new films on DVD and Blu-Ray, as well as Video Licence for Public Distribution (LVDP).
Romanian Filmmakers Protest Change of Cinema Law
CLUJ: Romanian filmmakers have signed a document protesting against changes to the 2005 Cinema law that they say will be a step back for the Romanian cinema industry.The document, Proclamation…
FNE at TIFF: More films, vistors at 9th Romanian film fest
The 9th edition of TIFF (www.tiff.ro) wrapped in Cluj-Napoca on June 6 with 40 more films than last year, despite a shorter budget. Under fest director Tudor Giurgiu, the festival…
PRODUCTION: Răzvan Rădulescu debuts with First Of All, Felicia
Răzvan Rădulescu makes his feature film directing debut with First Of All, Felicia (Felicia, înainte de toate), co-directed by Dutch director Melissa de Raaf.
FNE at TIFF: Groundbreaking Edition for the Romanian Film Festival
CLUJ: The 9th edition of TIFF (www.tiff.ro) in Cluj-Napoca from 28 May-6 June screened 240 films from 47 countries - 40 more films than last year, despite budget cuts. There…
Romanian ad market falls
With a value of 339 million euro, the 2009 Romanian ad market dropped to below the level of 2006. Initiative Romania estimates that the ad market will continue to drop…
FNE at TIFF: Fests drive Romanian film sales
Some of the new features and documentaries presented in the Romanian Days programme at Transylvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro) are in a situation that most film producers can only envy.…
Romania approves digital TV act
The Romanian Government has approved the act that regulates the move toward digital television. It allows the National Authority for Readjustments in Communications (ANCOM, www.anrcti.ro) to initiate the procedure for…
FNE at TIFF: Romanian award-winning films show box office strength
If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (www.vreausafluier.ro) by Florin Şerban is leading a revival of Romanian film at the local box-office. The feature, awarded at the Berlinale 2010, comes…
Romania to launch 3D TV
Romania will see the the first 3D TV channel on air in 2010, with the planned launch of Central European Media Enterprises' (CME, www.cetv-net.com) Pro TV 3D in the fall.…
PRODUCTION: Roxanne, By the Police in development
Valentin Hotea is developing his first feature, Roxanne, By the Police, the story of a man who finds out after reading his file from the communist secret services (the Securitate)…
FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Daniel Burlac
For Romania's Producer on the Move Daniel Burlac, a graduate of FEMIS (Paris) and participant in the EAVE and ACE training programmes in 2006 and 2007, working in Romanian cinema…
Bobby Păunescu takes over Vox News
Romanian businessman Bobby Păunescu has taken a controlling stake in Romania's Vox News.
M-appeal picks up Romanian Hello, How Are You
Alexandru Maftei's feature debut, Hello, How Are You, has been acquired by German sales company M-appeal (www.m-appeal.com) and the film's soundtrack by Dragoş Alexandru has been picked up by Warner/Chappell…
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF in Cluj announces competition line-up
Twelve feature films are competing for this year's Transilvania Trophy, the top prize of the Transilvania International Film Festival (www.tiff.ro).
