The success of local sports people and film makers abroad seems to be Romania's main international counterbalances for the bad news coming from the country. The Wall Street Journal has recently published an article about a Romanian playing in the US National Football League, Zoltan Mesko. Mesko, 24, who has studied in the US, is now playing for the New England Patriots.

Feature length movie 'Mar negro' ('Black Sea'), a Romania- France – Italy co-production, directed by Federico Bondi, will be screened from September 17 in Bucharest and in Cluj. The Bucharest premiere screening will be organized at the Studio cinema in Bucharest on September 16.

A new relaxation and concert area called Little Riviera (Mica Riviera) opened last week-end near Unirii Square in Bucharest. The relaxation area, a project created by the Bucharest city hall, is across the street from Unirea Shopping Center, near Dambovita river.

The number of doctors leaving Bucharest to work abroad increased to 630 this year, compared to just 443 for the entire 2009, according to the Bucharest Doctors' College. Young doctors used to ask for permits to work abroad in the previous years, but the trend has changed and more doctors over 30 are applying to work abroad.

Traffic will be closed down on Orhideelor St. for works at the Basarab passage, until September 15. The road section closed down starts from the Carrefour Orhideea retail center and goes until the intersection with Constantin Ghercu street.

Romania won three gold medals and a silver one at the world kayak canoe championship, whose final took place on Sunday at Poznan. The Romanian team made of Liviu Dumitrescu and Victor Mihalachi won the two gold medals in the canoe 500 m and 1000 m competitions. They have outrun the Russian and Belorussian teams. The two also took the fourth place in the 200 m competition. Victor Mihalachi is 22 years old while Liviu Dumitrescu, 23.

Two Romanian feature length films and a documentary will be screened in the International Film festival in new York, which will take place between September 24 and October 10, according to variety.com. (trailers inside).

A Romanian film festival will take place in Bombay, India, between August 23 and August 30, according to indiantelevision.com.

Movies opening in Romanian cinemas during the week-end August 20-22

The antiquarian bookshelves in Universitate area of Bucharest will no longer tell a dull, gray story when closed during the evening. They will be painted with realistic-comical scenes in the everyday life in Bucharest by a group of artists involved in the 'I Love Bucharest' – the Adventures of Mr. Urban project. The organizers of this project are 'Asociatia din Pod' (The Attic Association) and Mora Foundation. The 22 bookshelves will be painted with comic-like drawings. The artists have already started to work on this project and should be ready in two weeks.

The success of local sports people and film makers abroad seems to be Romania's main international counterbalances for the bad news coming from the country. The Wall Street Journal has recently published an article about a Romanian playing in the US National Football League, Zoltan Mesko. Mesko, 24, who has studied in the US, is now playing for the New England Patriots.

Feature length movie 'Mar negro' ('Black Sea'), a Romania- France – Italy co-production, directed by Federico Bondi, will be screened from September 17 in Bucharest and in Cluj. The Bucharest premiere screening will be organized at the Studio cinema in Bucharest on September 16.

A new relaxation and concert area called Little Riviera (Mica Riviera) opened last week-end near Unirii Square in Bucharest. The relaxation area, a project created by the Bucharest city hall, is across the street from Unirea Shopping Center, near Dambovita river.

The number of doctors leaving Bucharest to work abroad increased to 630 this year, compared to just 443 for the entire 2009, according to the Bucharest Doctors' College. Young doctors used to ask for permits to work abroad in the previous years, but the trend has changed and more doctors over 30 are applying to work abroad.

Traffic will be closed down on Orhideelor St. for works at the Basarab passage, until September 15. The road section closed down starts from the Carrefour Orhideea retail center and goes until the intersection with Constantin Ghercu street.

Romania won three gold medals and a silver one at the world kayak canoe championship, whose final took place on Sunday at Poznan. The Romanian team made of Liviu Dumitrescu and Victor Mihalachi won the two gold medals in the canoe 500 m and 1000 m competitions. They have outrun the Russian and Belorussian teams. The two also took the fourth place in the 200 m competition. Victor Mihalachi is 22 years old while Liviu Dumitrescu, 23.

Two Romanian feature length films and a documentary will be screened in the International Film festival in new York, which will take place between September 24 and October 10, according to variety.com. (trailers inside).

A Romanian film festival will take place in Bombay, India, between August 23 and August 30, according to indiantelevision.com.

Movies opening in Romanian cinemas during the week-end August 20-22

The antiquarian bookshelves in Universitate area of Bucharest will no longer tell a dull, gray story when closed during the evening. They will be painted with realistic-comical scenes in the everyday life in Bucharest by a group of artists involved in the 'I Love Bucharest' – the Adventures of Mr. Urban project. The organizers of this project are 'Asociatia din Pod' (The Attic Association) and Mora Foundation. The 22 bookshelves will be painted with comic-like drawings. The artists have already started to work on this project and should be ready in two weeks.