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Stefan Dobroiu


896 articles available in total starting from 23/03/2010. Last article published on 31/07/2025.

For the first time at the Romanian box office, four national films end up in the country’s yearly top ten

For the first time at the Romanian box office, four national films end up in the country’s yearly top ten

Although the overall top was dominated by Barbie and Oppenheimer, the four highest domestic earners were still watched by almost 1.5 million cinemagoers  

26/12/2023 | Box Office | Romania

Review: Familiar

Review: Familiar

The new family drama by Romanian filmmaker Călin Peter Netzer shows how harsh communist realities still poison the present  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Matei Truţa  • Distributor, August Film

Interview: Matei Truţa • Distributor, August Film

“There is room in an individual for both commercial and arthouse cinema”

The co-founder of Romania’s youngest film distributor, which seems determined to dedicate itself to the distribution of arthouse cinema, gives us the low-down on the challenges of such an endeavour  

06/11/2023 | /Romania

Helena Maksyom is currently on the Ukrainian front filming the documentary The Soldier’s Journey

Helena Maksyom is currently on the Ukrainian front filming the documentary The Soldier’s Journey

A soldier in the Ukrainian army, the director will focus on the experiences of her comrades on the front  

31/10/2023 | Production | Funding | Romania/Germany/Ukraine

Review: The Northeast Winds

Review: The Northeast Winds

Simultaneously funny and biting, Nikoloz Bezhanishvili’s film follows die-hard Stalinists in the Georgian city of Gori  

24/10/2023 | Astra 2023

Review: Playback

Review: Playback

Iulia Rugină’s first documentary after helming several fiction features explores how Romanians had fun under the communist regime  

24/10/2023 | Astra 2023

Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento’s Adieu Sauvage wins the top award at the 30th Astra Film Festival

Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento’s Adieu Sauvage wins the top award at the 30th Astra Film Festival

Films from France, Romania, Georgia and Moldova have shared the festival’s prizes, while the online edition of the gathering continues for viewers in Romania over the next week  

23/10/2023 | Astra 2023 | Awards

Irina Malcea  • Manager, Astra DocTank

Interview: Irina Malcea • Manager, Astra DocTank

“Participating in workshops like this is as important as a first test screening”

The Romanian producer, appointed as the new manager of Astra’s industry platform, breaks down how vital industry events are for developing a compelling documentary  

17/10/2023 | Astra 2023 | DocTank

31 features to compete at Astra’s 30th edition

31 features to compete at Astra’s 30th edition

The leading Romanian non-fiction gathering kicks off on Sunday with a work-in-progress version of André Singer’s newest documentary, Meeting Zelenskyy  

13/10/2023 | Astra 2023

Anatol Durbală  • Director of Varvara

Interview: Anatol Durbală • Director of Varvara

“Among crooks, the righteous seem crooked everywhere”

The Moldovan director explains how a religious fresco becomes a symbol of rectitude and normality in his second feature  

03/10/2023 | Zurich 2023

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