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Ştefan Dobroiu


890 articles available in total starting from 23/03/2010. Last article published on 30/04/2025.

Romanian cinema boldly embraces LGBT topics

Romanian cinema boldly embraces LGBT topics

After a decade without any gay main characters in local features, two productions show that LGBT topics are not taboo in Romanian cinema  

29/08/2016 | Production | Romania

Romania banks on Sieranevada in the Oscar race

Romania banks on Sieranevada in the Oscar race

Cristi Puiu’s film may become the first Romanian feature ever to be nominated for the Academy Awards  

17/08/2016 | Oscars 2017 | Romania

Ralitza Petrova  • Director

Interview: Ralitza Petrova • Director

“My aim is to master as much as possible what I call ‘haiku’ filmmaking”

LOCARNO 2016: Bulgarian director Ralitza Petrova talks about her Golden Leopard-winning first feature, Godless, but also about the social cynicism and apathy in her country  

16/08/2016

Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva • Directors

Interview: Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva • Directors

“One day during filming there were more directors on set than actors”

LOCARNO 2016: Cineuropa talks with Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva, the Bulgarian director duo behind Glory, a gripping social drama that shows just how divided Bulgarian society is  

12/08/2016

Godless: Is redemption possible?

Godless: Is redemption possible?

LOCARNO 2016: Bulgarian filmmaker Ralitza Petrova delves into the world of the less fortunate in her impressive first feature  

12/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

Glory: The two faces of Bulgaria

Glory: The two faces of Bulgaria

LOCARNO 2016: Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva’s second feature is a sociopolitical gem  

08/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

Scarred Hearts: An invitation to feel compassion

Scarred Hearts: An invitation to feel compassion

LOCARNO 2016: Radu Jude brings us a striking, emotional follow-up to Aferim!  

08/08/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Competition

Romanian box office grows by 14% in the first semester

Romanian box office grows by 14% in the first semester

The most popular domestic release was Cristian Mungiu's Graduation  

22/07/2016 | Box office | Romania

Two Bulgarian films in competition at Locarno

Two Bulgarian films in competition at Locarno

Ralitza Petrova's Godless, and Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's Glory both have a shot at the Golden Leopard  

18/07/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Bulgaria

Scarred Hearts represents Romania in the Locarno competition

Scarred Hearts represents Romania in the Locarno competition

Radu Jude's fourth film explores the extreme experiences of a young man committed to a sanatorium  

14/07/2016 | Locarno 2016 | Romania

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