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Ştefan Dobroiu


899 articles available in total starting from 23/03/2010. Last article published on 21/08/2025.

Ruxandra Ghiţescu • Director of Otto the Barbarian

Interview: Ruxandra Ghiţescu • Director of Otto the Barbarian

“Any less-than-perfect reality tends to be marginalised and hidden away”

Romanian director Ruxandra Ghiţescu tells us about her film Otto the Barbarian, centred on a 17-year-old punk whose girlfriend has just committed suicide  

19/08/2020 | Sarajevo 2020 | Competition

Review: Holy Father

Review: Holy Father

Andrei Dăscălescu’s extremely personal documentary goes to the heart of the idea of family  

19/08/2020 | Sarajevo 2020 | Documentary Competition

Review: Otto the Barbarian

Review: Otto the Barbarian

A rather taxing viewing experience, Ruxandra Ghiţescu’s first feature centres on a teenager confronted with trauma  

18/08/2020 | Sarajevo 2020 | Competition

Ştefan Constantinescu has started shooting his first feature Man and Dog

Ştefan Constantinescu has started shooting his first feature Man and Dog

The film focuses on a man working abroad who has a good reason to return home during the pandemic  

13/08/2020 | Production | Funding | Romania/Bulgaria/Sweden/Germany

Review: House of Dolls

Review: House of Dolls

Tudor Platon’s documentary debut explores some of family life’s simple truths  

11/08/2020 | Transilvania 2020

Review: Defunct

Review: Defunct

Zacharias Mavroeidis’ drama goes right to the heart of one of the issues of youth today  

11/08/2020 | Transilvania 2020

Babyteeth wins the Transilvania Trophy

Babyteeth wins the Transilvania Trophy

Features from Belgium, Bulgaria and Romania have also scooped awards at the 19th Transilvania IFF  

10/08/2020 | Transilvania 2020 | Awards

Andrey Paounov in post-production with January

Andrey Paounov in post-production with January

The helmer’s first feature is an absurdist mystery flick set in the snow-capped mountains of Bulgaria  

30/07/2020 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria/Portugal/Luxembourg

The 19th edition of the Transilvania IFF is ready to kick off

The 19th edition of the Transilvania IFF is ready to kick off

140 movies will be shown at Romania’s biggest film event, which will be complying with strict screening restrictions  

28/07/2020 | Transilvania 2020

Octav Chelaru to start production for first feature, Balaur, in August

Octav Chelaru to start production for first feature, Balaur, in August

The drama centres on an affair between a Religious Education teacher and one of her students  

17/07/2020 | Production | Funding | Romania/Germany/Serbia

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