Appointed last November, the new Romanian Minister of Culture, Vlad Alexandrescu, announced a series of measures for his country’s film industry in January.
By October this year the government will present the draft for a new law about film. According to Mr. Alexandrescu the existing law has helped develop Romanian film production, but has “failed” to improve the way they are promoted and distributed in national cinemas.
Indeed, despite the growing success of Romanian film-makers abroad, the domestic box office remains overwhelmingly dominated by American productions. In the first half of 2015, the most popular Romanian film ( Radu Jude’s “Aferim!”) ranked only 35th in box office takings.
The new law will also create ways educating everyone, young and old, about images.
The new law’s other principal measure would be to restructure the National Cinema Centre (CNC), scheduled for September 2016. Its activities and powers will be redefined to improve efficiency and transparency in the way Romanian productions are financed.
Sources : Cineuropa, FilmNewEurope
