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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Romanian audiovisual sector.

Country profile: Romania

Country profile: Romania

27 December 2020

KineDok unveils its 2025/26 documentary collection, spotlighting personal and political stories

Institute of Documentary Film 2025

KineDok unveils its 2025/26 documentary collection, spotlighting personal and political stories

The programme brings together 16 features and various archival shorts, available for screenings in non-traditional venues across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Romania  

10 June 2025

The Ex Oriente Film workshop announces the selection for its 2025 edition

Institute of Documentary Film 2025

The Ex Oriente Film workshop announces the selection for its 2025 edition

The three-part residential workshop kicks off this June in Sheffield and La Rochelle with a fresh selection of 17 forward-thinking documentary projects  

26 May 2025

Transilvania Pitch Stop announces this year's selection

Transilvania 2025 - TIFF Industry

Transilvania Pitch Stop announces this year's selection

The 12th edition of the co-production platform will once again showcase 10 regional projects seeking international collaboration and financing  

09 May 2025

Uniqa launches programme to support female filmmakers in Southeast Europe

Industry / Market - Serbia/Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Bulgaria/Romania/Montenegro

Uniqa launches programme to support female filmmakers in Southeast Europe

The Female Filmmakers Support Programme aims to support and empower women in film from the six countries where UNIQA Insurance operates in Southeast Europe  

06 January 2025

Astra announces eight documentary projects to be pitched at its industry platform

Astra 2024 – DocTank

Astra announces eight documentary projects to be pitched at its industry platform

The festival will also host the first edition of DocStudent Hub, a programme intended for documentary film students  

15 October 2024

The New Year That Never Came tops the Romanian box office

Box Office - Romania

The New Year That Never Came tops the Romanian box office

Bogdan Mureşanu’s Venice-awarded debut feature exceeded 20,000 admissions during its opening weekend  

03 October 2024

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

Karlovy Vary 2024 - KVIFF Eastern Promises

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

The region's untapped potential and growth need to be exploited to the fullest but controlled in order to avoid past mistakes, warns European Producers Club managing director Alexandra Lebret  

03 July 2024

Transilvania’s Full Moon Creative Lab announces ICU - Immortal Care Unit as its first-ever winner

Transilvania 2024 – TIFF Industry/Awards

Transilvania’s Full Moon Creative Lab announces ICU - Immortal Care Unit as its first-ever winner

The pilot edition of the project, supported by the European Union and dedicated to screenwriters specialising in genre TV series, has come to an end after three creative residencies  

24 June 2024

Transilvania Pitch Stop to spotlight ten new projects from the region

Transilvania 2024 – TIFF Industry

Transilvania Pitch Stop to spotlight ten new projects from the region

Four films in development from the selection originate from Romania, another two come from Turkey, while the rest hail from Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia and Hungary  

27 May 2024

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

Box Office - Romania

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 December 2023

Italian-Balkan co-productions and distribution synergies formed the focus of discussions at the Balkan Film Festival in Rome

Italy

Italian-Balkan co-productions and distribution synergies formed the focus of discussions at the Balkan Film Festival in Rome

The sixth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film hosted a workshop attended by representatives from the Italian and Balkan film industries, as well as from European organisations  

13 November 2023

Full Moon Creative Lab presents an unmissable opportunity for European genre TV scriptwriters

Transilvania 2023 - TIFF Industry

Full Moon Creative Lab presents an unmissable opportunity for European genre TV scriptwriters

European screenwriters specialising in the thriller, horror and fantasy genres now have the chance to apply for the lab, with the deadline set for 15 September  

05 September 2023

Crew United expands its operations across Europe

Industry / Market - Europe

Crew United expands its operations across Europe

The leading online platform designed to connect European filmmakers has launched in five new markets: Italy, Spain, Greece, Romania and Lithuania  

14 June 2023

Transilvania Pitch Stop to promote ten projects from Eastern Europe

Transilvania 2023 – TIFF Industry

Transilvania Pitch Stop to promote ten projects from Eastern Europe

Features in development from Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Georgia and Ukraine will be presented in front of potential co-producers and funders  

01 June 2023

SkyShowtime unveils slate of shows and films ahead of launches across eight new CEE markets

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Albania/Czech Republic/Hungary/Kosovo/North Macedonia/Poland/Romania/Slovakia

SkyShowtime unveils slate of shows and films ahead of launches across eight new CEE markets

The streaming platform will offer a jam-packed catalogue of European and international blockbusters, series and original CEE productions  

02 February 2023

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

Box Office - Romania

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 January 2023

Romanian comedy Teambuilding threatens Avatar at the local box office

Box Office - Romania

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 November 2022

Romania introduces a 4% levy on VoD services

Institutions / Legislation - Romania

Romania introduces a 4% levy on VoD services

The new law requires them to pay on revenues generated within the country, from subscriptions or single transactions for viewing audiovisual works  

24 October 2022

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