Cinema
Belgian Dardenne brothers to attend Bucharest screening of their latest film ‘The Kid with a Bike’
Belgian film directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne will attend the special pre-screening of their most recent film, ‘ Le Gamin au Vélo’ (The Kid with a Bike) on March 5, at the Studio cinema in Bucharest. The film will premiere in Romanian cinemas on March 9. The event is organized by the Wallonie – Brussels [...]
Romania-Italy-France co-production gets Panorama Audience award at Berlin Film Festival
The movie ‘Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood’, an Italian-Romanian-French co-production directed by Daniele Vicari, got a Panorama Audience award at this year’s Berlinale Film Festival. The movie is produced by Domenico Procacci, Romanian Bobby Paunescu and Jean Labadie, and stars several Romanian actors, such as Monica Barladeanu and Ana Ularu. The movie centers [...]
Short films from Cannes and kids movies screening at Romanian NexT Film Festival
The sixth edition of the NexT International Film Festival will be held in Bucharest between March 28 and April 1, 2012. The festival is to include movies for children and short films from the Cannes competition among others, which will be screened at Scala and Studio cinema in the capital city. The festival’s competition section [...]
Romanian Cristian Mungiu’s newest movie taken on by Sundance Select
Sundance Select has acquired North American distribution rights to director Cristian Mungiu’s latest movie – ‘Beyond the Hills’, according to a statement. The Romanian director wrote, directed and, with Pascal Cauchteaux and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, produced ‘Beyond the Hills.’ “Cristian Mungiu established himself as one of the great directors with ’4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,’” [...]
Romanian actress Ana Ularu receives ‘Shooting Stars’ award at Berlin Film Festival
Romanian actress Ana Ularu, 26, is one of Europe’s most promising young actors. British screen veteran John Hurt recently handed her the ‘Shooting Stars’ trophy at the Berlin International Film Festival. The jury’s comment was: “With ‘Outbound’, Ularu not only carries an entire film on her shoulders but does so with a complex, difficult character [...]
Romanian cinema party draws high attendance during Berlin Film Festival
Over 400 people from the international film industry joined the Romanian party in Berlin this week. Producers, distributors, financiers, festival directors and journalists partied at the Roter Salon in Berlin, where they danced on Romanian tunes and drank Romanian wines and the traditional ‘palinca’ alcoholic beverage, according to the Association for Romanian Film Promotion. The [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: My Week with Marilyn, Safe House
My Week with Marilyn Starring Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh On at: Brasov – Cityplex Brasov; Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Grand Cinema Digiplex; Cluj – Cinema City; Constanta – Cityplex; Iasi – Cinema City; Targu Mures – Cinema City; Timisoara – Cinema [...]
Two Romanians awarded by Oscars organizers for Phantom high speed camera
Two Romanians working for Vision Research were awarded the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars in the US. Radu Corlan, chief scientist with Vision Research and Petru Pop, software architect with the same company, together with two other colleagues- Andy Jantzen and Richard Toftness, [...]
Transilvania Talent Lab to give young Romanian cinematographers a boost this June
Transilvania Talent Lab, a program to bring together and support young cinematographers with limited experience, will be organized between May 30 and June 5, 2012 in Bontida and Cluj-Napoca, Romania. During the program, groups of young cinema or new media professionals will learn the importance of project development, how to promote and sell a film, [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, War Horse
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Starring Dwayne Johnson, Josh Hutcherson On at Brasov – Cityplex Brasov; Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, The Light Cinema, Hollywood Multiplex, Cityplex, CinemaPRO, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Patria, Glendale Studio, Samsung IMAX; Cluj – Cinema City, Odeom Cineplex, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta – Cityplex; Iasi – Cinema [...]
Romanian film ‘The Phantom Father’ nominated at Mons Love Film Festival
”The Phantom Father’, Romanian Lucian Georgescu’s first feature length film, starring Marcel Iures, was nominated for awards at the Mons Love Film Festival in Belgium. The film was selected for the debut movie category. The romantic comedy tells the story of American professor Robert Traum (Marcel Iures), who has returned to his father’s native country [...]
First 3D version of Star Wars Episode I hits Bucharest screens this week
To celebrate the launch of ‘Star Wars - Episode 1, 3D’ in Romania, the 3D version of the first episode in the epic science fiction film series, Grand Cinema Digiplex in Bucharest along with Club Star Wars Romania are holding a Star Wars festival, running up to the official launch of the film on February 10, 2012. Moviegoers will be able to watch the film from [...]
French Institute’s Elvira Popescu cinema in Bucharest reopens after six-month renovation
The Elvira Popescu cinema within the French Institute in Bucharest will reopen after six months of renovation, on February 10, with the screening of the film ”Persian Love”, the first live action film of director Marjane Satrapi. Between February 10 and 13, the cinema will have a special program which includes screenings of two French movies: ”Mon Pire Cauchemar”, with Isabelle Huppert, and ”Intouchables” that is currently leading the box office in France and the second edition of the French short films Night. Opened in 1974, the Elvira Popescu cinema is one of the few historic movie [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: The Descendants, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Descendants Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Mary Birdsong On at: Brasov – Cityplex Brasov; Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, The Light Cinema, Hollywood Multiplex, Cityplex, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Grand Cinema Digiplex, Glendale Studio; Cluj – Cinema City, Odeon Cineplex, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta – Cityplex, Oradea – Hollywood Multiplex Lotus; [...]
Romanian-born director Radu Mihaileanu’s ‘La source des femmes’ nominated at Cesars
The film ‘La source des femmes’ directed by the Romanian-born Radu Mihaileanu (in picture) was nominated for this year’s Cesar awards. Moreover, the film ‘My Little Princess’ directed by Eva Ionesco, daughter of Romanian-French photographer Irina Ionesco, has also been nominated. Leila Bekhti received a nomination for Best actress for her role in ‘La source [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: The Ides of March, We Bought a Zoo
The Ides of March Starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti On at Brasov – Cityplex Brasov; Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, The Light Cinema, Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema City Cotroceni, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Grand Cinema Digiplex; Cluj – Cinema City, Odeon Cineplex; Constanta – Cityplex; Targu Mures – Cinema City; Oradea – Hollywood Multiplex [...]
Oscars 2012: No Romanian films nominated, ‘The Artist’ lands 10 nominations
Romanian film will not be making an appearance at this year’s Oscars, despite numerous recent awards, as no Romanian films received nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film Section. The Romania-free section features films from Belgium, Canada, Israel, Iran and Poland. Romanian movie ‘Morgan’, directed by Marian Crisan, didn’t make to the short list, even [...]
Romanian film gets Berlin International Festival nomination
Romanian director Radu Jude’s latest film, ‘Everybody in our family,’ was selected in the Forum section of the Berlin International Festival, held between February 9 and 19 this year. The film also appeared in the CineLink section at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and Crossroads - Co-Production Forum, organized by the Thessaloniki Film Festival – and Best Pitch Award at Sofia Meetings. ‘Everybody in our family,’ which takes a satirical look at the consequences of divorce, was [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: Underworld: Awakening, J. Edgar
J. Edgar Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas On at: Brasov – Cityplex Brasov; Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, The Light Cinema, Hollywood Multiplex, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Grand Cinema Digiplex, Glendale Studio, Patria; Cluj – Cinema City, Odeon Cineplex, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta – Cityplex; Iasi – Cinema City; Targu [...]
Last year’s 20 best Romanian animations to be screened in Bucharest this January
The 20 best short Romanian animations from 2011 will be screened at the Romanian Cultural Institute (38, Aleea Alexandru) in Bucharest. The event, organized under the Anim’est brand, is scheduled for January 26, from 18:00. The event’s program will include ‘Action Movie,’ directed by Bogdan Mihăilescu, ‘Dodo and Tic’ directed by Gabriel Vasiliu, ‘Growing’ directed [...]
First 3D documentary about Romania’s folklore on screens this month
The first 3D documentary trilogy about Romania’s folklore will hit Romanian screens on January 30, RomaniaFilm has announced. The first part of this trilogy, called ‘The folklore collectors’, will be followed b ya second installment ‘Mos Pupaza’ and a third piece named ‘Wedding in Maramures’. The aim of all thee movies is to promote the [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: Jack and Jill, The Muppets, Carnage
Jack and Jill Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes On at: Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, The Light Cinema, Hollywood Multiplex, CinemaPRO, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Patria, Grand Cinema Digiplex; Cluj – Cinema City, Odeon Cineplex, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta – Cityplex; Iasi – Cinema City; Targu Mures – Cinema City; [...]
Romanians pay EUR 880,000 to watch movies in cinemas on Christmas break
Romanians spent over EUR 880,000 on tickets to movie theaters between Christmas and New Year’s Eve last year, with ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows’ holding the first spot in the box office, according to a calculation made by Romania-Insider.com, based on data from Cinemagia. The sequel to Sherlock Holmes brought revenues of EUR 280,000 [...]
Horror movie shot in Romania ‘The Devil Inside’ tops US box office
The horror feature-length movie ‘The Devil Inside’, which was shot in Bucharest, is on top of the box office in the US after its premiere last week-end. It cashed in USD 34.5 million during its first week-end. The movie, which also features Romanian actors Ionut Grama and Marius Florian – among others – had the [...]
Movie openings this weekend in Romania: Happy Feet 2, Seeking Justice
Happy Feet 2 Starring Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Pink On at Brasov – Cityplex Brasov; Bucharest – Movieplex Cinema Plaza, The Light Cinema, Hollywood Multiplex, Cityplex, CinemaPRO, Cinema City Sun Plaza, Cinema City Cotroceni, Patria, Grand Cinema Digiplex, Glendale Studio, Samsung IMAX; Cluj – Cinema City, Odeon Cineplex, Cinema Florin Piersic; Constanta – Cityplex; Iasi [...]
Romania strikes gold, silver and bronze at European Gymnastics Championship, wins title after four years 
‘Magic mentalist’ wins ‘Romania’s got talent’ competition after flat-lining during live show 
Three trams collide, derail in Bucharest accident, at least 86 injured 
‘The Avengers’ epic movie almost covers production costs with first week-end box office revenues 
Athletic Bilbao files official complaint over Bucharest airport delays after Europa League final 
Wajiha Haris, Scheherazade Foundation president: “No” is never an option 
Romania’s Education Minister accused of having plagiarized three international research papers 
German STEAG buys wind farm from Romanian Monsson, plans EUR 200 mln investments 
Romanian actor Serban Ionescu left bed bound after catching Lyme’s disease from tick bite 
S Immo to put EUR 66 mln into The Mark – Bucharest office building with intelligent facade
