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ROMANIA / Winner at the Berlinale, Radu Jude’s film finds buyers in 21 countries

Awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Radu Jude’s film Kontinental’25 has been bought by distributors in 21 countries. The countries include France (acquired by Méteore Films), Italy (I Wonder Pictures) and Greece (Cinobo). MCF Megacom Film has obtained the rights for Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania. Interviewed by FNE, …

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BULGARIA / Iglika Triffonova’s “Kalunyo” starts production

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Bulgarian director Iglika Triffonova has started production of her feature film Kalunyo. The first phase of filming was in November 2024, the second phase will continue between May and June 2025. Adapted from a best-selling Bulgarian novel by G. Bozhinov, the film revisits the book’s ethical and philosophical themes through a story set during the …

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ROMANIA / Romania Refund programme: the project call will soon be open

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To attract international productions, Romania offers selected projects a 30% refund of expenses spent on its territory. The call for applications for the 2024-2026 programme will open on July 25th. To be eligible, a production must comply with the rules laid down by the Office for Cinematographic and Cultural Investments (OFIC). A feature film of …

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ROMANIA / Emanuel Pârvu’s “Three kilometres to the End of the World” at Cannes

Trois kilomètres jusqu'à la fin du monde

Soon after it announced its Official Selection, the Cannes Film Festival added some new films to the list. Among them is the third feature by director and actor Emanuel Pârvu, Three Kilometres to the End of the World. Co-scripted by Pârvu and Miruna Berescu, the film is about 17-year-old Adi, who comes from a remote …

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CYPRUS / The selection for the Cyprus Film Days

Cyprus Film Days

The 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival, the island’s largest film festival, will run from April 12th to 20th. This year’s international competition will have 11 feature films, 5 of which are Cypriot co-productions. Among them Sofia Exarchou’s Animal (Greece) about seasonal workers at an island resort preparing for the tourist season; Emilija Gasic’s 78 …

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ROMANIA / The trans-media documentary “Government of Children II” starts post-production

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Writer / director Ioana Mischie is currently in post-production on her trans-media documentary Government of Children II. Produced by Studioset and Storyscapes, this project encourages children to express their view on the world’s problems – and also give possible solutions. In this ground-breaking concept, children from various ethnic, social and educational backgrounds in Romania but …

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ROMANIA / The Astra Film Festival celebrates its 30 years

Astra film festival

Created in 1993, the Astra Film Festival this year celebrates 30 years of showing documentary films from Romania, Eastern Europe and more broadly from around the world. The festivities will take place from October 15thto 22nd in Sibiu. Astra has become one of the main platforms for documentary cinema in Romania and Eastern Europe and …

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