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ROMANIA / Claudiu Mitcu directs his first drama feature

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Having directed and co-directed nearly 10 documentaries, Claudiu Mitcu is in mid-production of his first drama feature Rusalka. The film is co-produced by the Romanian companies Wearebasca and Chainsaw Europe. Written by Claudiu Mitcu and Mihai Mincan, the script is about a group of friends now in their 60’s and 70’s who, since they were …

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ROMANIA / Radu Jude’s next film begins post-production

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After winning the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlinale, Radu Jude returns with a new film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, currently in post-production. Divided into two parts, the film follows an overworked and underpaid production assistant who is researching a video on safety in the workplace commissioned by …

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ROMANIA / TV5 Monde Plus: launch of a Romanian version

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On March 15th TV5 Monde launched the Romanian version of its digital platform TV5 Monde Plus. All programmes are now subtitled in Romanian. With more than 7,000 hours of programmes available, the on-demand platform is accessible free of charge on all devices: computers, tablets, mobile applications and connected TVs. This launch is a new stage …

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ROMANIA / Stere Gulea’s new film in production

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Produced by Libra Film Productions, filming has begun on the third instalment of The Moromete Family. Directed by Stere Gulea, this trilogy began in 1987 with The Moromete Family – a feature film now considered one of the best Romanian films in the history of cinema. 30 years later the second episode was released, The …

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ROMANIA / « Between Revolutions » selected for the 73th Berlin Film Festival

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Vlad Petri’s feature-length documentary Between Revolutions will premiere at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival (February 16th-26th) in the Forum category. Produced by Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan of Activ Docs and co-produced by Oliver Sertic for the Croatian company Restart, Between Revolutions is about two students at Bucharest University in the 1970’s, Zahra and Maria. Zahra, an Iranian, …

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Romania / After 2 years’ absence the Astra Film Festival returns

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The 29th Astra Film Festival took place from October 9th to 16th in Sibiu, Romania. Absent for two years because of the pandemic, the festival has returned in force with more than 100 documentaries shown to the public. Considered the “doyen of Romanian cinema”, Astra has made its mission to “raise awareness of the realities …

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Romania / Bogdan Mirică’s 2nd feature announced

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After his very dark first feature Dogs (2016), which won the FIPRESCI Award at Cannes, Bogdan Mirică has announced a spring 2023 release for his new film Boss. Written and directed by Mirică, the story is about a meticulous and intelligent paramedic from Bucharest – played by Laurenţiu Bănescu – who takes part in an …

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