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Ştefan Dobroiu


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

Seven European film festivals found Smart7, an initiative to promote innovation

Seven European film festivals found Smart7, an initiative to promote innovation

The project is also an attempt to find tools for the betterment of the festival experience  

12/01/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Poland/Portugal/Greece/Romania/Spain/Iceland/Lithuania

For the first time, two Romanian films end up in the country’s yearly top 10 at the box office

For the first time, two Romanian films end up in the country’s yearly top 10 at the box office

Local flicks such as Teambuilding and Mirciulică proved more popular with audiences than the usual superhero fare  

11/01/2023 | Box Office | Romania

Sequel to Romanian smash hit Two Lottery Tickets now in post-production

Sequel to Romanian smash hit Two Lottery Tickets now in post-production

Penned by director Paul Negoescu, the sequel follows the three protagonists as they navigate the tricky world of cryptocurrency  

30/11/2022 | Production | Funding | Romania

Romanian comedy Teambuilding threatens Avatar at the local box office

Romanian comedy Teambuilding threatens Avatar at the local box office

With more than 800,000 admissions racked up in six weeks, Matei Dima, Cosmin Nedelcu and Alex Coteţ’s independent comedy is the most popular Romanian film since 1994  

08/11/2022 | Box Office | Romania

Csilla Kató and Dumitru Budrala • Head of programming and founding director, Astra Film Festival

Interview: Csilla Kató and Dumitru Budrala • Head of programming and founding director, Astra Film Festival

“The way a festival is experienced in a cinema cannot be reproduced outdoors or online”

We talked with the founders of Romania’s oldest documentary gathering about the challenges they encountered while preparing the 2022 edition  

20/10/2022 | Astra 2022

Review: Whose Dog Am I?

Review: Whose Dog Am I?

Róbert Lakatos’ satirical documentary is a tongue-in-cheek exploration of the idea of identity  

20/10/2022 | Astra 2022

Review: Holy Dilemma

Review: Holy Dilemma

A Catholic priest has to choose between vocation and family in Julianna Ugrin and Márton Vízkelety’s compelling documentary  

19/10/2022 | Astra 2022

Review: Family Love - My Grandpa, National Socialism and Me

Review: Family Love - My Grandpa, National Socialism and Me

Eric Esser’s documentary explores the topic of accountability, starting with a grandfather who might have been a Nazi  

18/10/2022 | Astra 2022

Botond Püsök’s Too Close wins the top award at the 29th Astra Film Festival

Botond Püsök’s Too Close wins the top award at the 29th Astra Film Festival

Other prizes went to a variety of feature films and shorts from Poland, Germany, Romania and France  

17/10/2022 | Astra 2022 | Awards

Review: Eagles from Ţaga

Review: Eagles from Ţaga

Adina Popescu and Iulian-Manuel Ghervas show us how Ted Lasso would have looked if it were set in a Transylvanian village  

10/10/2022 | Astra 2022

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