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Ştefan Dobroiu


893 articles available in total starting from 23/03/2010. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

First-time director Alina Grigore in the final stages of post-production with Blue Moon

First-time director Alina Grigore in the final stages of post-production with Blue Moon

The drama explores the relationship between victim and abuser in a dysfunctional, rural family  

20/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Romania

Ivaylo Hristov • Director of Fear

Interview: Ivaylo Hristov • Director of Fear

“I have always been interested in people who find the courage to state and defend their point of view”

We chatted with Bulgarian director Ivaylo Hristov, who is competing at Tallinn Black Nights with his fourth feature, the immigrant fable Fear  

24/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Eugen Jebeleanu • Director of Poppy Field

Interview: Eugen Jebeleanu • Director of Poppy Field

Poppy Field is a film mainly about love and the impossibility of love”

We chatted to Eugen Jebeleanu, whose first feature, Poppy Field, has just had its world premiere in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights  

19/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Review: Poppy Field

Review: Poppy Field

Eugen Jebeleanu’s LGBTQ+ drama explores the challenges in the life of a gay policeman  

17/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Long Live Love wins the top prize at the Astra Film Festival

Long Live Love wins the top prize at the Astra Film Festival

Films from France, Germany and Poland were also among the award winners at the online iteration of the Romanian gathering  

26/10/2020 | Astra 2020 | Awards

Radu Jude in post-production with Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Radu Jude in post-production with Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

The film follows what happens after a secondary-school teacher posts an amateur porn clip on a website  

21/10/2020 | Production | Funding | Romania/Luxembourg/Czech Republic/Croatia

Eleven documentary projects pitched in Astra’s DokTank

Eleven documentary projects pitched in Astra’s DokTank

The selected projects hail from Romania, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Canada and Jordan  

16/10/2020 | Astra 2020 | DokTank

Ten films to compete for Astra's top award in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema Competition

Ten films to compete for Astra's top award in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema Competition

After showcasing its Romanian Competition in September, the festival has left the main competition for the October online edition  

14/10/2020 | Astra 2020

Review: The Campaign

Review: The Campaign

In his Moscow-screened film, Marian Crişan shows how corruption can taint even those pure of heart  

13/10/2020 | Romania

Marian Crişan  • Director of The Campaign

Interview: Marian Crişan • Director of The Campaign

“I like writing characters inspired by the people I am closest to”

We spoke to Marian Crişan, the Romanian director whose fourth feature, The Campaign, has just world-premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival  

12/10/2020 | /Romania

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