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<strong>SHOOTING</strong> <strong>romania</strong><br />
2008
7 th Edition, May 30–June 8 2008, Cluj-Napoca<br />
June 11–15 2008, Sibiu<br />
www.tiff.ro
<strong>SHOOTING</strong> ROMANIA<br />
<strong>romania</strong>n film promotion, 2008
shooting <strong>romania</strong><br />
CONTENTS<br />
5 TESTIMONIALS<br />
7 FELLOW FILMMAKERS<br />
9 DEAR FRIENDS<br />
11 MAJOR FOREIGN PRODUCTIONS SHOT IN ROMANIA<br />
15 WHY ROMANIA?<br />
21 WHERE TO SHOOT<br />
25 WHEN TO SHOOT<br />
31 HOW TO SHOOT<br />
39 ROMANIAN FILM MARKET<br />
51 FILM FESTIVALS<br />
55 OTHER CONTACTS<br />
57 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ROMANIA<br />
60 EMBASSIES IN ROMANIA<br />
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Testimonials<br />
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA / director<br />
“Youth without Youth”<br />
“I wanted to shoot here [in Romania] because I<br />
wanted to make it the way my younger self would<br />
have made it have I not been ‘side-tracked’ by<br />
Hollywood.”<br />
Anthony Minghella / director “Cold Mountain”<br />
“It is a truly unspoiled landscape, where is it<br />
possible to go and create a world – particularly a<br />
period world – where you can rotate a camera for<br />
360 ° and not have any impediment whatsoever to<br />
the world you are creating. There was a very great<br />
willingness to go on an adventure with us and I<br />
would certainly recommend Romania to anybody<br />
contemplating a movie there.”<br />
Mick Davis / director “Modigliani”<br />
“The potential is here [for Bucharest] to be another<br />
Prague.”<br />
FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI / director “Callas Forever”<br />
“I have found here the excitement and the positive<br />
attitude that other big European studios have lost.”<br />
Costa-Gavras / director “Amen”<br />
“…Friendly environment and professional people.”<br />
BUTCH KAPLAN / producer “Dark Prince”<br />
“There is a go-for-it attitude in Romania which<br />
is just a phenomenon; the locals accommodate<br />
other cultures effortlessly. I came from Los Angeles<br />
and to find this atmosphere in Eastern Europe<br />
is truly amazing.”<br />
GREGG HOFFMAN / producer “Catacombs”<br />
“The key reason we brought our business to<br />
Romania was construction costs. We were able to<br />
build sets on a scale that I couldn’t have imagined<br />
for the budget we had.”<br />
JOEL SOISSON / producer “Dracula Resurrection”<br />
and “Prophecy: Forsaken”<br />
“Visually it’s a country that has a great deal of variety<br />
of landscape: city, village and probably – most<br />
importantly, very importantly – history. You can<br />
film all sorts of historical periods, and the ability to<br />
build here is phenomenal. The sets that we have,<br />
the price of those sets I don’t know where else in<br />
the world you could do that. And the technical<br />
skill, and the artistry, is top notch. So those things<br />
you cannot find here – you build. And you build it<br />
much cheaper than you would anywhere else.”<br />
BRAD KREVOY / producer “Second in Command”<br />
and “The Hard Corps”<br />
“Filming in Romania was an incredibly rewarding<br />
experience. The technicians and craftspeople were<br />
all top-notch, and the production value exceeded<br />
my highest expectations.”<br />
Michael Grade / executive chairman, Pinewood<br />
Shepperton Studios<br />
“Labor costs are much lower, their construction<br />
costs are much lower…”<br />
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FELLOW FILMMAKERS<br />
Peleș Castle<br />
© Florin Andreescu / Silver Bullet Film<br />
Here we are now with our fourth edition of<br />
the “Shooting Romania” brochure. The brochure<br />
was a first step of an ambitious plan designed<br />
by ROMANIAN FILM PROMOTION to spread<br />
information about the growing local film industry.<br />
Romanian Film Promotion also edits an annual<br />
brochure entitled “Romanian Films”, presenting<br />
relevant info about the latest years’ Romanian<br />
feature productions.<br />
As you all know, in the last few years Romania<br />
became a favorite location for many foreign directors<br />
and producers. Beautiful locations, low-costs<br />
budgets or high standard equipment and personnel<br />
were some of the main reasons that made<br />
them consider Romania a good host for their<br />
future projects. Moreover, the international success<br />
of increasingly more local film productions is<br />
another sign that Romanian film industry is at the<br />
beginning of a new way.<br />
Romanian Film Promotion, organizer of the<br />
renowned Transilvania International Film Festival,<br />
became a member of the European Film Promotion<br />
in 2006. Over the last years, Romanian Film<br />
Promotion has been involved in developing a<br />
series of projects to support and promote the<br />
local film industry; since 2006, Romanian Film<br />
Promotion has been organizing annually the first<br />
Romanian Pavilion in the Village International at<br />
the Film Festival in Cannes and in 2008 it has organized<br />
the first Romanian Booth at The Berlinale<br />
Film Market.<br />
Our aim is to continue promoting Romanian<br />
film industry and the national cinematography,<br />
through active participation at a growing number<br />
of film markets and festivals.<br />
For any questions you might have about the<br />
shooting opportunities, local film industry and Romanian<br />
films please do not hesitate to contact us.<br />
TUDOR GIURGIU<br />
President<br />
Romanian Film Promotion<br />
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dear friends,<br />
All along the years, this noble and generous<br />
home of cinematography – Cannes Film Festival –<br />
endeavored to create and strengthen connections<br />
between the cinematographies of our century.<br />
Cannes Film Festival always outlined the most<br />
exacting, surprising and promising authors.<br />
It is also the place where many Romanian films<br />
were honored with important prizes:<br />
Short History by Ion Popescu Gopo<br />
– Palme d’Or 1957<br />
The Forrest of the Hanged by Liviu Ciulei<br />
– Best Direction 1965<br />
Blazing Winter by Mircea Mureşan<br />
– Opera Prima prize 1966<br />
Sunday at Six by Lucian Pintilie<br />
– Great Prize of the Rencontres Internationales<br />
Films et Jeunesse – 1966<br />
Traffic by Cătălin Mitulescu<br />
– Palme d’Or short feature 2004<br />
The Death of Mister Lăzărescu by Cristi Puiu<br />
– prize Un Certain Regard 2005<br />
12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu<br />
– Camera d’Or 2006<br />
The Way I Spent the End of the World by Cătălin<br />
Mitulescu<br />
– Best Actress, Un Certain Regard for Dorotheea<br />
Petre<br />
California Dreamin’ (Endless) by Cristian Nemescu<br />
– prize Un Certain Regard 2007<br />
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu<br />
– Palme d’Or 2007<br />
The second half of this list entitles us to assert<br />
that the Romanian cinema is, nowadays, one of our<br />
best cultural ambassadors. And it goes on and on.<br />
This year’s edition invited in the Quinzaine des<br />
Realisateurs section Radu Muntean’s Boogie and<br />
Megatron, by Marian Crişan, is selected in the<br />
Short feature competition. Ciprian Alexandrescu’s<br />
Interior. Bloc of Flats Hallway is present in the<br />
Cinefondation section while L’Atelier Cinefondation<br />
includes Felicia, First of All the future debut feature<br />
by Răzvan Rădulescu and Melissa de Raaf. Moreover,<br />
Delta, Kornel Mundruczo’s film selected for<br />
the Official Competition was filmed in Romania<br />
and is co-produced by Libra Film and Alexandra<br />
Maria Lara, the German actress of Romanian descent<br />
is a member of the Official Competition jury.<br />
We are positive that this year’s edition will be<br />
ruled, as always, by Jean Cocteau’s words about<br />
the festival, “an apolitical no man’s land, a microcosm<br />
of what would be the world if people would<br />
have direct contacts and could speak the same<br />
language.”<br />
Good luck everyone!<br />
Eugen Șerbănescu<br />
General Manager<br />
The National Film Centre<br />
Bucharest Athenaeum<br />
© Florin Andreescu / Silver Bullet Film<br />
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Major foreign Productions Shot in Romania<br />
Central European countries, with their low costs,<br />
beautiful locations, and skilled workforce, have<br />
attracted many Hollywood moviemakers over<br />
the past decade. But the film industry appears<br />
to be looking even further east to countries like<br />
Romania, where the same benefits can be had for<br />
even less.<br />
Known to the Western film industry more as the<br />
birthplace of the vampire Count Dracula, Romania<br />
has rapidly gained a new reputation as a<br />
desirable location for foreign filmmakers. During<br />
the last few years, many important productions<br />
were shot here, among them:<br />
ADAM RESURRECTED (2008)<br />
Production services: Castel Film<br />
Production company: July August Entertainment<br />
Directed by: Paul Schrader<br />
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi<br />
YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (2007)<br />
Production services: Independent<br />
Production company: American Zoetrope<br />
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola<br />
Cast: Tim Roth, Bruno Ganz, Matt Damon<br />
BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA<br />
FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF<br />
KAZAKHSTAN (2006)<br />
Production services: Castel Films<br />
Production company: Dune Entertainment<br />
Directed by: Larry Charles<br />
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian<br />
CAVED IN (2006)<br />
Production services: Kentauros Studios<br />
Production company: CineTel Pictures<br />
Directed by: Richard Pepin<br />
Cast: Christopher Atkins, Colm Meaney, Monica<br />
Dean<br />
Sweeny Todd<br />
© Media Pro Studios<br />
TOWN CREEK (2008)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: Gold Circle Films<br />
Directed by: Joel Schumacher<br />
Cast: Dominic Purcell, Henry Cavill, Michael<br />
Fassbender<br />
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: 20th Century Fox<br />
Directed by: David L. Cunningham<br />
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane, Frances<br />
Conroy<br />
VAN WILDER 2: THE RISE OF TAJ (2006)<br />
Production services: Kentauros Studios<br />
Production company: Myriad Pictures<br />
Directed by: Mort Nathan<br />
Cast: Glen Barry, Lauren Cohan, Anthony Cozens<br />
BLOODRAYNE (2005)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: Boll Kino Beteiligungs<br />
GmbH & Co. KG<br />
Directed by Uwe Boll<br />
Cast: Kristana Loken, Michael Madsen, Udo Kier,<br />
Billy Zane, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley<br />
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THE CAVE (2004)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: Lakeshore Entertainment<br />
Directed by: Bruce Hunt<br />
Cast: Cole Hauser, Piper Perabo, Lena Headey<br />
CALLAS FOREVER (2001)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: Cattleya<br />
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli<br />
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright<br />
MODIGLIANI (2003)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: Bauer-Martinez Studios<br />
Directed by: Mick Davis<br />
Cast: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Miriam Margolyes<br />
SEX TRAFFIC (2003)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: Meridian Broadcast for<br />
Channel4<br />
Directed by: David Yates<br />
Cast: Anamaria Marinca, Maria Popistaşu.<br />
COLD MOUNTAIN (2002)<br />
Production services: Castel Film<br />
Production company: Miramax<br />
Directed by: Anthony Minghella<br />
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Jude Law<br />
AMEN (2001)<br />
Production services: Mediapro Studios<br />
Production company: K.G. Productions<br />
Directed by: Costa-GAVRAS<br />
Cast: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Marcel Iureș<br />
Joyeux Noel<br />
© Jean-Claude Lother / MediaPro Studios /<br />
Nord-Ouest Production<br />
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Why Romania?<br />
• Unspoiled natural locations<br />
• Experienced crews and production facilities<br />
• Low construction and labor costs<br />
• Reliable workforce<br />
• Big studios with full-time English-speaking<br />
employees<br />
• Romania has signed the EU co-production<br />
treaty which allows EU co-productions<br />
• New Kodak owned and operated lab<br />
Romania has a lot to offer filmmakers. Francis<br />
Ford Coppola, Anthony Minghella, Franco Zeffirelli,<br />
Costa-Gavras, Paul Schrader and Joel Schumacher<br />
are only some of the internationally famous directors<br />
that made some of their most recent films<br />
here. They came for a good reason – because of<br />
our beautiful and varied locations, experienced<br />
crews and production facilities.<br />
Bran Castle<br />
Modigliani<br />
© Cos Aelenei / MediaPro Studios /<br />
Bauer Martinez Studios<br />
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Amen<br />
© MediaPro Studios<br />
The Seeker<br />
© MediaPro Studios
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Pumpkinhead:<br />
Ashes to Ashes<br />
© Castel Film<br />
Equipment<br />
Castel Film offers 8 modern sound stages on a<br />
9,590 sq m (104,352 sq ft) back lot. Stage 5 is<br />
the largest sound stage in continental Europe, at<br />
over 3,354 square meters (over 36,100 sq feet).<br />
They also provide production offices, gated parking,<br />
make-up rooms, dressing rooms, wardrobe<br />
rooms, storage facilities, and a full-service catering<br />
area.<br />
Mediapro Studios offers 18 sound-proof stages,<br />
including the largest sound-stage in Romania with<br />
4,175 square meters (over 44,910 square feet),<br />
4 water tanks, production offices with complete<br />
communication and IT facilities, fully equipped<br />
make-up and dressing rooms, conference rooms,<br />
and 35mm screening rooms accommodating up to<br />
3 split soundtracks.<br />
All standard camera equipment can be rented<br />
in Romania.<br />
Starting with 2005 MediaPro Studios has become<br />
the official representative in Romania of the<br />
industry premier’s equipment supplier Panavision/<br />
Panalux.<br />
The studios’ Camera Department is mainly<br />
equipped with 35 mm and High Definition cameras<br />
- ARRIFLEX 535 B, ARRIFLEX 435 ES, ARRIFLEX<br />
35III, ARRIFLEX 35 BL IV, MOVIECAM SUPER<br />
AMERICA, SONY CINEALTA HDW-F-900R, SONY<br />
CINEALTA HDV PDW-F350L - completed with<br />
the entire range of lenses and filters, heads and<br />
tripods for both film and advertising productions.<br />
An extensive inventory of hardware is also available:<br />
Steadicam Master Film System; Panther Foxy<br />
Carne Version 4, Panther Dolly Classic Package,<br />
Super JIB II, mini JIB, Western Dolly, Panther Light<br />
Dolly, Kinetic Support vehicle camera mount,<br />
Movie Tech Sprinter2 Kit, P+S Tehnik Mini Skater,<br />
SuperVario Tracks, Precision Vario Tracksand<br />
and lighting package as well as location sound<br />
services.<br />
Kentauros offers an 82713 sq m (app 890309 sq<br />
ft) fenced high security lot.<br />
Castel Film offers ARRI 535 and 435, Moviecam<br />
Compact, Moviecam Super America, Mitchell/<br />
Fries packages.<br />
Local technicians use modern lighting equipment<br />
packages such as: ARRI Sun HMIs, flickerfree<br />
HMIs, a full range of incandescent lights,<br />
such as Mole-Richardson and DeSisti tungsten<br />
lights, and silent generators featuring crystal lock.<br />
Different kinds of par lights, KINO-FLOs, chimera<br />
banks and tungsten floodlights are available also<br />
on the market.<br />
Among the grip equipment used here, we can<br />
mention dolly packages like the SUPER PANTHER<br />
EVOLUTION with its super jib arm 2 and U-bangi<br />
arm; the SUPER PANTHER III with jib arm 2; the<br />
MATADOR cart; and the VIP CRANE with a maximum<br />
height of 9 meters.<br />
Location sound departments provide services<br />
for stage and outdoor shooting, and complete<br />
post-production services. The most common<br />
sound recording equipment here are the time-code<br />
FOSTEX DAT, the Nagra 4-S, and the 12-channel<br />
COOPER mixers. A wide range of boom and wireless<br />
microphones are available so that all productions<br />
meet the required international standards.<br />
Mediapro Studios offers a complete range of<br />
SFX services through its Special Effects workshop.<br />
Thanks to the partnership with Effects Associates<br />
London, the Studios have the largest inventory of<br />
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special effects equipment available in Romania<br />
and Eastern Europe, as well a highly skilled team<br />
of young professionals.<br />
Personnel<br />
Cinematographers, set and costume designers,<br />
key technicians, animators, puppeteers, stunt<br />
performers, production and location managers<br />
continue to develop their experience with the<br />
increasing volume of international productions<br />
shot in Romania. Many are on the regular staff of<br />
the two major studios, Castel Film and MediaPro<br />
Studios, and there are many good freelance crew<br />
people also on the market. During the last years,<br />
teams of experienced electrical and grip personnel<br />
set up their own companies, and are now offering<br />
their services to the interested producers.<br />
Casting<br />
Local casting agencies maintain exhaustive photo<br />
files for principal talent and extras. Romania can<br />
offer experienced English, French, German and<br />
Italian speaking actors. Among our internationally-recognized<br />
stars are such familiar faces as<br />
Marcel Iures (with main roles in THE PEACE-<br />
MAKER and HART’S WAR) and Maia Morgenstern<br />
(in ULYSSES’ GAZE and THE PASSION OF THE<br />
CHRIST) and Oana Pellea (CHILDREN OF MEN, I<br />
REALLY HATE MY JOB).<br />
RODEO CASTING SERVICES and EXIT FILMS<br />
have in their portfolio professional actors as well<br />
as amateurs, and lots of choices of extras for<br />
feature films or commercials.<br />
LIBRA FILM has worked for films such as<br />
Michael Haneke’s WOLFZEIT and Veit Helmer’s<br />
TU VALU.<br />
Larger studios (Castel Film or MediaPro Studios)<br />
have their own in-house casting departments.<br />
Costumes<br />
Romania has one of the biggest textile industries<br />
in Europe. Working at the highest standards, local<br />
teams of costume designers and seamstresses<br />
can make the best costumes to order. From<br />
military to civilian, men and women, ancient to<br />
contemporary, you can find here a vast collection<br />
of costumes with a complete assortment of accessories:<br />
wigs, bonnets, belts, hoods, handbags, fur<br />
adornments, boots, bowlers, umbrellas or walking<br />
sticks. Low labor costs allow artists to fully explore<br />
their passion, and most foreign designers who<br />
have worked here had the time of their lives. Nic<br />
Ende, costume designer for the BBC period film<br />
GUNPOWDER, TREASON AND PLOT, declared:<br />
“Normally I cannot afford, on my budget, to make<br />
the quality and quantity of principals’ costumes<br />
that I’m making on this“. More than 300 costumes,<br />
including boots and shoes, were made<br />
for the film in the MediaPro Studios’ by a team of<br />
twenty.<br />
Post-Production<br />
Romania offers post-production services and fully<br />
integrated facilities, allowing further cost control<br />
for producers. Most of the studios offer complete<br />
editing, transfer, titles and CGI effects.<br />
The largest CGI facility in Romania is located at<br />
MediaPro Studios, where the latest technology in<br />
terms of Computer Generated Imagery is operated<br />
by highly trained personnel.<br />
The facility includes: 30 graphics workstations,<br />
an ultra-fast optic fiber network to serve large<br />
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot<br />
© Cos Aelenei / MediaPro Studios / Box TV / BBC<br />
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graphics files, 160-terabyte servers, a “render<br />
farm” – the latest Blade enclosure from HP with<br />
32 8-core processor blades installed.<br />
Modern post-production equipment is available,<br />
as the latest AVID line hardware and software, full<br />
blown Final Cut systems and ProTools suites, Discreet<br />
FLAME suites, FLINT suites, 3-D animation<br />
and modeling suites. ABIS STUDIO also offers the<br />
SPIRIT transfer system.<br />
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where to shoot<br />
Nature has been particularly generous with the<br />
land of Romania, a country whose relief is not<br />
only varied, but also harmoniously distributed.<br />
There are three major, well-differentiated relief<br />
steps: the highest is represented by the Carpathian<br />
Mountains, the middle by the Sub-Carpathians,<br />
the hills and the tablelands, and the low one<br />
by the plains, the river meadows and the Danube<br />
Delta. The main characteristic feature of the relief<br />
components is their proportional distribution, in<br />
the form of an amphitheater.<br />
Sighișoara<br />
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The mountains trenching in the shape of an arch<br />
in the central part cover 31% of the country’s<br />
area. The hills and the tablelands that descend<br />
from them occupy 36%, and the plains, extending<br />
towards the southern and western borders, take<br />
up 33%. Encircling like a crown the Transylvanian<br />
tableland (400 – 600 m altitude), the Carpathian<br />
Moldoveanu Peak in the Fagaras Massif – 2,544<br />
m), are in turn surrounded by a belt of hills and<br />
elevations which rise no higher than 100 meters.<br />
To the east and south, the Carpathians are<br />
continued by the Sub-Carpathians with a similar<br />
genesis, but having lower altitudes (100 – 500 m),<br />
and to the west by the Western Hills, which do not<br />
rise beyond 300 – 400 meters. To the east and<br />
southeast lie the two plateaus, the Moldavian tableland<br />
and the Dobrudja tableland with altitudes<br />
of 400 – 600 meters.<br />
The plains – formerly sea and lake bottoms<br />
– cover the southern and western parts of the<br />
country and are low and extremely flat. Between<br />
the Carpathians and the Danube lies the Romanian<br />
Plain, the principal granary of the country<br />
and to the west stretches the Western Plain, which<br />
is crossed by many rivers. The multi-tiered relief<br />
brings about a similar disposition of the climate,<br />
the soil, the vegetation and the fauna, and implicitly<br />
of the human settlements.<br />
Besides beautiful landscapes, one can find<br />
a variety of architectural styles, from historical<br />
vestiges reminiscent of Greek, Roman, Saxon and<br />
Byzantine influences, to the French and German<br />
style that made Bucharest the “Paris of the East”<br />
in the 1930s. Castles, mediaeval farmhouses and<br />
picturesque inns can be found in great number, as<br />
can industrial landscapes and imposing buildings<br />
from the Ceausescu period.<br />
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when to shoot<br />
Romania has a temperate climate, similar to the<br />
northeastern United States, with four distinct<br />
seasons. Spring is pleasant with cool mornings<br />
and nights, and warm days. Summer is quite<br />
warm, with extended sunny days. The hottest<br />
areas in summer are the lowlands in southern<br />
and eastern Romania, where 37o C is often<br />
reached in July and August. Temperatures are<br />
always cooler in the mountains. Autumn is dry<br />
and cool, with fields and trees producing colorful<br />
foliage, much like New England. Winters can be<br />
cold, especially in the mountains. While not the<br />
rule, abundant snowfalls may occur throughout<br />
the country from December to mid-March. There<br />
are significant regional differences in the climate<br />
between different regions of Romania.<br />
Carphatians Mountains<br />
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Warmest month: July<br />
Coldest month: January<br />
Weather Forecast:<br />
T: +40 21 230 3116<br />
F: +40 21 230 3143<br />
W: http://www.inmh.ro<br />
Average temperatures<br />
in Celsius<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
Bucharest -3 0 4 11 16 20 24 25 18 12 5 1<br />
Black Sea Coast 0 1 4 13 19 23 26 26 21 16 10 5<br />
Central Romania 1 1 5 11 16 19 23 25 18 13 7 2<br />
Western Romania -2 1 5 11 16 19 22 22 18 12 6 1<br />
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Jacquou le croquant<br />
© Cos Aelenei / MediaPro Studios / Pathé
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how to shoot<br />
We advise you to contact experts from The<br />
National Film Centre (CNC), Romanian Film<br />
Promotion, or from one of the many Romanian<br />
production companies (you’ll find a list at the<br />
end of the book). They can help you with advice,<br />
contacts and production services such as locations,<br />
qualified personnel, casting, equipment<br />
rental, and assistance with filming permits.<br />
7 seconds<br />
© Castel Film<br />
© Castel Film<br />
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Romanian Film Promotion<br />
60 Plantelor Street, 1st floor, app. 3<br />
023976, sector 2 Bucharest<br />
T: + 40 31 10 50 187/ 31 10 50 18<br />
F: + 40 31 10 50 186<br />
E: info@romfilmpromotion.ro<br />
W: http://www.romfilmpromotion.ro<br />
Services offered<br />
• guidance and information<br />
• local resource listings<br />
• information on legal matters<br />
• local contact person with facilities, production<br />
services, regional governments, business and<br />
other entities<br />
• an extensive library of location photos<br />
• referrals to qualified production personnel, services<br />
and accommodations<br />
• preferred rates wherever possible<br />
• weather information<br />
• contacts for filming on private land<br />
• assistance with state and regional permits<br />
California Dreamin’ (endless),<br />
director Cristian Nemescu<br />
© Media Pro Pictures<br />
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How to Come to Romania<br />
Romania is easily accessible by plane, train and<br />
boat. There are plenty of scheduled flights to<br />
Romania from almost anywhere in the world, including<br />
direct flights from several European cities.<br />
Most flights arrive at Bucharest’s Henri Coanda<br />
International Airport (OTP), about one-half hour’s<br />
drive north of Bucharest. Other cities in Romania<br />
including Timisoara, Cluj, Sibiu, Oradea, Arad and<br />
Bacau are connected with destinations in Austria,<br />
Germany, Italy and Hungary by flights with Austrian<br />
Airlines, Lufthansa, Malev, Alitalia and Tarom.<br />
Also, in the last 3–4 years, many important low<br />
cost airlines have opened their offices in Romania.<br />
You can book a flight online via Tarom at http://<br />
www.tarom.ro.<br />
Traveling by train from Europe to Romania takes<br />
between 6 hours (Budapest to Timisoara) to about<br />
46 hours (London to Bucharest). Most train tickets<br />
allow several stopovers en route, so train travel<br />
can be an affordable and relaxing way to come<br />
to Romania. The Romanian National Railways<br />
(SNCFR) operates service from Bucharest to many<br />
European cities. First and second-class sleepers<br />
are available for journeys longer than 10 hours and<br />
for overnight trains. Information on train schedules<br />
and fares can be found at http://www.cfr.ro.<br />
Several river cruise companies based in Germany<br />
and Austria offer cruises on the Danube<br />
River, through to the Danube Delta, and along the<br />
Black Sea Coast.<br />
Visas<br />
Since the 1st of January 2007, Romania is a full<br />
member of the European Union. The citizens of<br />
EU and NATO member states do not need an<br />
entry visa to visit Romania. A valid passport or<br />
ID card is required. Citizens from other countries<br />
should check the visa regulations that apply to<br />
them with the nearest Romanian diplomatic office.<br />
There is no arrival or departure tax. For more visa<br />
information and a list of Romanian diplomatic offices<br />
abroad please contact the Romanian Ministry<br />
of Foreign Affairs.<br />
Ministry of Foreign Affairs<br />
Aleea Alexandru 31<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
T: +40 21 319 2108<br />
F: +40 21 319 2125<br />
W: http://www.mae.ro<br />
Customs Regulations<br />
Romania’s customs authorities may enforce strict<br />
regulations concerning temporary imports into or<br />
exports out of Romania of items such as firearms,<br />
antiquities and medications. Romanian law allows<br />
foreigners to bring up to US$10,000 in cash<br />
into the country, and no amount in excess of that<br />
declared upon entry may be taken out of Romania<br />
upon departure. Sums larger than this must be<br />
transferred through banks. No more than 100<br />
Romanian lei (RON) may be brought into or taken<br />
out of the country.<br />
Items prohibited from import include ammunition,<br />
explosives, narcotics, pornographic materials,<br />
uncanned meat, and animal and dairy products.<br />
ATA Carnet<br />
Romanian customs authorities encourage the use<br />
of an ATA (Admission Temporaire/ Temporary<br />
Admission) carnet for the temporary admission<br />
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of professional equipment, commercial samples,<br />
and/or goods for exhibitions and fair purposes.<br />
Permits and Authorizations<br />
To film in private locations it is necessary to<br />
contact the owner and ask for all the needed<br />
approvals. For shooting in public locations it is<br />
necessary to obtain permission from the local city<br />
district or county authorities. If you want to film on<br />
the streets or in places requiring temporary traffic<br />
control, it is necessary to inform the local district<br />
police and ask for their help.<br />
Accommodation<br />
Bucharest, Romania’s capitol, has international<br />
standard hotels such as Marriott, Hilton, Sofitel,<br />
Crowne Plaza, Ibis, NH Hotels, Best Western<br />
and Howard Johnson’s. In other major cities and<br />
resorts, there are many hotels updated to international<br />
standards. Most hotels are simple, but also<br />
very inexpensive. Quality and rates are in line with<br />
those across Europe; cheaper but comfortable hotels,<br />
private guesthouses, hostels and campsites<br />
are also available.<br />
Hotels outside Bucharest range from US$20<br />
to US$90 per night for a double room, with full<br />
breakfast and taxes included. A three-course dinner<br />
for two, with wine and tip starts at US$12, and<br />
can go up to US$100 or more in some of the more<br />
upscale restaurants in Bucharest.<br />
Car Rental<br />
One of the best ways to travel around Romania<br />
is by car. Most major international auto rental<br />
companies and several local companies offer cars<br />
in the major cities and airports. Renters must be<br />
over 21, and have a valid driver’s license and an<br />
internationally valid credit card. Romania’s major<br />
roads are safe and well maintained.<br />
Car Rental Companies<br />
Aaa Autorent – Hertz Licensee<br />
Bulevardul Naţiunile Unite, Nr. 3, Bloc 109, Parter,<br />
Sector 5, Bucharest<br />
T: +40-21-335.75.28/29/30<br />
E: reservations@hertz.com.ro<br />
W: http://www.hertz.com.ro<br />
Avis – Avis Licensee<br />
Strada Mihail Moxa 1<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
T: +40 21 210 4344/45<br />
F: +40 21 210 6912<br />
E: reservations@avis.ro<br />
W: http://www.avis.ro<br />
Europcar<br />
Grigore Mora 17,<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
Location code: BUHC01<br />
Tel: +40 (21) 3208554<br />
Fax: +40 (21) 3200197<br />
E: europcar@dataserv.ro<br />
W: http://www.europcar.com.ro<br />
Communications<br />
International direct dialing service is available<br />
throughout Romania. Most public phones require<br />
the use of a calling or phone card. It is very easy to<br />
rent or buy a cellular telephone in Romania.
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Romania has several internet access providers<br />
offering advanced services such as internet messaging<br />
via mobile telephone, internet paging, international<br />
roaming and more. A number of internet<br />
retail outlets and cyber-cafés in almost every town<br />
offer convenient internet access. An increasing<br />
number of hotels offer wireless connections for<br />
guests to access the internet and retrieve e-mail in<br />
the comfort of their rooms. Free wireless connections<br />
are also available, for free, in many café bars<br />
and restaurants.<br />
E: ro.contacts@tnt.com<br />
W: http://www.tnt<strong>romania</strong>.ro<br />
UPS – United Parcel Service<br />
Calea 13 Septembrie 81-83<br />
Sector 5, Bucharest<br />
T: +40 21 410 0604<br />
F: +40 21 410 9910<br />
E: ro.customerservice@europe.ups.com<br />
W: http://www.ups.com<br />
Courier Services<br />
Dhl<br />
Strada Emanoil Porumbaru 85-87<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
T: +40 21 222 1771<br />
F: +40 21 222 1469<br />
E: dhl@dhl.ro<br />
W: http://www.dhl.ro<br />
Federal Express – International Romexpress<br />
Service Ltd.<br />
Strada Mihai Eminescu 47<br />
Sector 2, Bucharest<br />
T: +40 21 201 4822<br />
F: +40 21 201 4826<br />
E: office@irs.ro<br />
W: http://www.fedex.com/ro<br />
Tnt Worldwide Express<br />
Calea Victoriei 155<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
T: +40 21 303 4567<br />
F: +40 21 303 4580<br />
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<strong>romania</strong>n film market<br />
After 1989, the local film production diminished<br />
abruptly, though some Romanian films were being<br />
honoured in important film festivals (TERMINUS<br />
PARADIS by Lucian Pintilie, Special Jury Award in<br />
Venice, 1998; CIGARETTES AND COFFEE by Cristi<br />
Puiu, Golden Bear for best short film in Berlin,<br />
2004; TRAFFIC by Cătălin Mitulescu, Golden Palm<br />
for best short film in Cannes, 2004; THE DEATH<br />
OF MR. LAZARESCU by Cristi Puiu, Un Certain<br />
Regard Prize in Cannes, 2005).<br />
During this period, the Romanian film industry<br />
could not compete at the same level as those in<br />
Poland, The Czech Republic and Hungary, but<br />
during recent years, it has realized a spectacular<br />
rebirth.<br />
Boogie<br />
(2008, director<br />
Radu Muntean)<br />
© Multimedia Est<br />
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days<br />
(2007, director Cristian Mungiu)<br />
© Mobra Film<br />
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Between 2003 and 2007, The National Film Centre<br />
(CNC) supported more than 60 feature-length<br />
films, many of them made by first time directors,<br />
and several short films. Four Months, Three Weeks<br />
And Two Days by Cristian Mungiu won the Palme<br />
d’Or in the official competition of the 2007 Cannes<br />
Film Festival; California Dreamin (endless), by the<br />
late Cristian Nemescu, won the Un Certain Regard<br />
Prize the same year. Going back in time, MARIA,<br />
by newcomer Călin Netzer, was awarded several<br />
prizes at Locarno, in 2003 (Special Prize of the<br />
Jury, Bronze Leopard and Youth Jury Award) while<br />
LOVE SICK, by newcomer Tudor Giurgiu was<br />
selected in 2006 in the Panorama section at the<br />
Berlin Film Festival;<br />
Every year the CNC organizes funding sessions<br />
for film projects by granting producers with reimbursable<br />
credits in 7 years from the National Fund<br />
for Cinema. You can find further information on<br />
www.cncinema.ro.<br />
Romania is part of the European film structure,<br />
like Eurimages, Europa Cinemas or SEE Cinema<br />
Network.<br />
International Cooperation<br />
Romania has ratified the European Convention<br />
for co-productions that allows European coproductions.<br />
This convention settles the relationship<br />
between the states’ parts in multilateral<br />
co-productions fields that have their origin on the<br />
parts territory.<br />
The Rest is Silence<br />
(2007, director Nae Caranfil)<br />
© Domino Film<br />
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Cinema Exhibition<br />
Cinema exhibition in 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />
Cinema theatres 191 155 85 73 72<br />
Screens 213 183 120 108 117<br />
Seats 86,889 70,496 50,220 44,643 43057<br />
Multiscreens / Multiplex 8 9 10 9 11<br />
Eurimages cinemas 5 5 6 7 14<br />
Total screenings 156,175 124,525 104,934 95,929 98,908<br />
Attendance 4,527,054 4,002,349 2,829,563 2,776,516 2,913,033<br />
Attendance/inhabitant 0,21 0,19 0,13 0,13 0,14<br />
Spectators/screening 29 32 27 29 29<br />
Revenue (RON) 22,451,582.7 24,872,000.1 24,453,424 28,279,665 34,182,296<br />
Average ticket (RON) 4,96 6,21 8,6 10,19 11,73<br />
Cold Waves<br />
(2007, director Alexandru Solomon)<br />
© Hi Film<br />
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4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days<br />
(2007, director Cristian Mungiu)<br />
© Mobra Films
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Production Companies<br />
Company Address Contact Credits<br />
Abis Studio<br />
Action Television<br />
Production<br />
Strada Emanoil Porumbaru 25A<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.abisstudio.ro<br />
Str Pescarilor 30, BL BM11<br />
Sc F, Ap 66, Constanta<br />
cod 900538<br />
www.actiontv.ro<br />
Ager Film Strada Matei Basarab 38<br />
Sector 3, Bucharest<br />
http://www.agerfilm.ro<br />
Gabi Antal<br />
T: +40 21 222 6875<br />
F: +40-21 223 4493<br />
E: gabi@abisstudio.ro<br />
Florin Orezeanu<br />
M: 0722151096<br />
F: 0341800541,<br />
E: florinvictor@actiontv.ro<br />
Nicolae Margineanu<br />
T: +40 21 322 4448<br />
F: +40 21 313 7094<br />
E: office@agerfilm.ro<br />
commercial production (Romtelecom, Coca Cola,<br />
Kandia Orange, Vodafone, Wrigley) post production<br />
facilities<br />
essays (“Inspiring Paganini”, 2007,”Sometimes<br />
Paganini”, 2006)<br />
documentaries (“Gradina cu ingeri a Silviei Radu”,<br />
2006), TV Series<br />
(“Licee in concurs”, 2007), d: Florin Orezeanu,<br />
Alina Cosmoiu<br />
features (“Bless You, Prison,” 2002, d. Nicolae<br />
Margineanu) and short films<br />
Alchemy<br />
Tabletop Studios<br />
Strada Temisana 5<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
Dragos Vilcu<br />
T: +40 21 312 4826<br />
F: +40 21 312 4849<br />
E: production@mme.ro<br />
tabletop commercial production and special effects<br />
model making<br />
Artis Film Romania Strada Romulus 59<br />
Sector 3, Bucharest<br />
http://www.artisfilm.ro<br />
Atlantis Film Strada Balota 6<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.atlantisfilm.ro<br />
Carter Films Strada Petofi Sandor 13<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.carter.ro<br />
Castel Film<br />
Strada Emanoil Porumbaru 25A<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://castelfilm.ro<br />
Adrian Popovici<br />
T: +40 21 322 3648<br />
F: +40 21 322 3665<br />
E: artisfilm<strong>romania</strong>@adslexpress.ro<br />
Ion Marinescu<br />
T: +40 21 667 1815<br />
M: +40 74 454 2225<br />
E: studio@atlantisfilm.ro<br />
Razvan Sabie<br />
T: +40 21 222 9468<br />
F: +40 21 222 9469<br />
E: office@carter.ro<br />
Vlad Paunescu<br />
T :+4- 21 222 5565<br />
F :+40 21 222 5559<br />
E: vlad.paunescu@castelfilm.ro<br />
feature films (“Azucena,” 2005, d. Mircea Muresan;<br />
“Maria,” 2003, d. Calin Netzer; “Dracula the<br />
Impaler,” 2002, d. Adrian Popovici)<br />
feature films (“La voie de Laura,” 2005, d. Gerard<br />
Cuq; “ Elodie Bradford,” 2004, d. Lionel Bailliu;<br />
“Une place parmi les vivantes,” 2003, d. Raul Ruiz)<br />
and documentaries (“Des animaux sous influence,”<br />
2005, d. Jean-Baptiste Erreca)<br />
feature films (“Dot Man”, 2007, d: Bruno Coppola/<br />
“Chosyu Five”, 2006, d: Sho Igarashi), short films,<br />
documentaries (“The battle of Waterloo”, 2005, d:<br />
Gerald Massimei), commercials (with Y&R , Saatchi<br />
& Saatchi, TBWA/Chiat/Day and BBDO )<br />
feature films ( “Mirrors”, 2007, d : Alexandre Aja,<br />
“Adam Resurrected”, 2007, d: Paul Schrader, “The<br />
Last Enemy”, 2007, d: Iain B MacDonald, “Les rois<br />
maudits,” 2005, d. Josée Dayan; “Cold Mountain,”<br />
2004, d. Anthony Minghella) and production<br />
services<br />
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Chainsaw<br />
Europe<br />
Strada Traian 184-186<br />
Sector 2, Bucharest<br />
http://www.chainsaweurope.com<br />
Diana Negoitescu<br />
T: +40 21 323 4018<br />
F: +40 21 323 4033<br />
E: diana.negoitescu@chainsaweurope.com<br />
post production and editing facilities (full<br />
postproduction “Restul e tacere”, 2007, d.Nae<br />
Caranfil)<br />
Domino Film 59 Dr. Felix Street, 011039<br />
Bucharest 1<br />
http://www.dominofilm.ro<br />
Editura Video Piata Presei Libere 1, cam 438<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
www.edvideo.ro<br />
Europolis Film Tudor Arghezi 14,<br />
Bucharest<br />
Tel: +40 021-326 5002<br />
Fax: +40 021-324 6480<br />
Filmex Strada Ion Campineanu 20A,<br />
ap 16<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
Cristian Comeaga<br />
T: +40 21 3176436<br />
F: +40 21 3129609<br />
E: office@dominofilm.ro<br />
Laurentiu Damian<br />
T: +40 21 317 9037<br />
F: +40 21 317 9037<br />
E: edvideo@b.astral.ro<br />
Thomas Ciulei<br />
+40 021-326 5002<br />
Constantin Popescu<br />
T: +40 21 313 8042<br />
F: +40 21 312 1388<br />
E: filmex@easynet.ro<br />
features ( “The Rest is Silence”, 2007, d: Nae<br />
Caranfil, “Filantropica”, 2003 d: Nae Caranfil; “A la<br />
p’tite semaine”, 2002 d: Sam Karman), television<br />
( “Mafalda di Savoia”, 2005, d: Maurizio Zaccaro)<br />
and commercials (Coca Cola, Sony, Knorr)<br />
documentary film production (“Constantin<br />
Brancusi,” 2004, d. Laurentiu Damian; “To be or<br />
not to be”, 2007, d: Anca Damian) and distribution<br />
documentary films (“Asta e”, 2001, d. Thomas<br />
Ciulei, “Podul de Flori”, 2007, d. Thomas Ciulei)<br />
feature films (“Last Stop: Paradise -Great Jury<br />
Prize in Venise 2001, “The Oak”, “Unforgettable<br />
Summer”, “Niki and Flo” - all directed by Lucian<br />
Pintilie)<br />
Fundatia Arte<br />
Vizuale<br />
Strada Sfintii Voievozi 37, ap 1<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.fav.ro<br />
Vivi Dragan Vasile<br />
T: +40 21 311 1367<br />
F: +40 21 311 1367<br />
E: fav@dnt.ro<br />
feature films (“Boborul” 2004, d. Radu Igazsag),<br />
documentaries and multi-media exhibitions<br />
Generic Audiovizual Str.St. Mihaileanu 14<br />
Sector 2 Bucharest<br />
Tel: +40 766-555 550<br />
Lucian Georgescu<br />
+40 766-555 550<br />
feature films (“The Phantom Movie”, 2008, d.<br />
Robert Ralston)<br />
Hi Film<br />
23 Constantin Bosianu Street<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.hifilm.ro<br />
Ada Solomon<br />
T: +40 21 252 4866<br />
M: +40 72 320 0640<br />
E: office@hifilm.ro<br />
feature films (“Black Sea”, 2006 d: Andrew Reulant,<br />
“Marilena from P7”, 2006, d: Cristian Nemescu,<br />
“The Tube with a Hat”, 2006, d: Radu Jude)<br />
documentaries (“Cold Waves”, 2007, d: Alexandru<br />
Solomon, “Low Cost”, 2006, d: Stepahne Lucon &<br />
Nora Agapi), comercials production<br />
Kentauros Studios<br />
& Production<br />
500 Stefanesti Road<br />
077175 Stefanestii de Jos, Ilfov<br />
Alexandru Dumitrescu<br />
T: +40 21 529 1600<br />
T: +40 21 529 1601<br />
E: alexandru@kentauros.ro<br />
feature films “Van Wilder 2: Rise of Taj,” 2006, d.<br />
Mort Nathan; “Caved In,” 2005, d. Richard Pepin)<br />
and commercials<br />
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Libra Film<br />
Production<br />
Strada Popa Soare 52, ap 4<br />
Sector 2, Bucharest<br />
http://www.librafilm.net<br />
Mandragora Str Docentilor, nr 12 A, etaj 1, ap 3<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.mandragora.ro<br />
Oana Giurgiu<br />
T: +40 21 326 0268<br />
F: +40 21 326 6480<br />
E: office@librafilm.net<br />
Anca Puiu<br />
T: +40 72 236 4132, +40 21 222 05 58<br />
F: +40 21 222 05 57<br />
E: anca@mandragora.ro<br />
feature films (“Love Sick, 2006, d. Tudor Giurgiu)<br />
documentaries (“Delta,” 2006, d. Kornel<br />
Mundruczo; “The Great Communist Bank Robbery,”<br />
2004, d. Alexandru Solomon), in production<br />
(“Cross Dates”, d. Anca Damian, “Conversation<br />
with Serafim”, d. Silviu Purcarete) commercials and<br />
music videos<br />
features (“The Death of Mr. Lazarescu,” 2005, d.<br />
Cristi Puiu) and short films (“Six Stories from the<br />
Outskirts of Bucharest,” 2004, d. Cristi Puiu)<br />
Mdv Film Strada Dem. I Dobrescu nr. 4 - 6<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
Mihai Orasanu<br />
T: +40 21 312 4086<br />
F :+40 21 312 4086<br />
E:mdv@tpr.ro<br />
feature films (“Ingerul Necesar”, 2007, d. Gheorghe<br />
Preda, “Ticalosii”, 2007, d. Serban Marinescu,<br />
“Magnatul”, 2004, d. Serban Marinescu),<br />
short films (“Visul lui Liviu”, 2004, d. Corneliu<br />
Porumboiu), post production facilities<br />
Mediapro Studios<br />
Metropolis Group<br />
1 Studioului Street,<br />
07000 Buftea, Ilfov<br />
http://www.mediapro.ro<br />
Str. Constantin Stere nr.12<br />
Sector1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.basme-romanesti.ro<br />
Mobra Films Strada Intrarea Serdarului 5<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.mobrafilms.ro<br />
Moonlighting<br />
Films Romania<br />
Strada Temisana 5<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.moonlighting.ro<br />
Andrei Boncea<br />
T: +40 31 825 1801<br />
F: +40 31 825 1839<br />
E: aboncea@mediasat.ro<br />
Bogdana Ticulescu<br />
T: +40 21 224 2903<br />
F: +40 21 222 9046<br />
E: metropolisfilm@yahoo.com<br />
Cristian Mungiu<br />
T: +40 21 666 4827<br />
F: +40 21 666 4827<br />
E: info@mobrafilms.ro<br />
Christopher Landry<br />
T: +40 21 312 4826<br />
F: +40 21 312 4849<br />
E: chris@moonlighting.ro<br />
feature films (“Fire and Ice”, 2008, d. Pitof;<br />
“Weekend cu mama/ Weekend with My Mother”,<br />
2008, d. Stere Gulea; “Supravietuitorul/ The<br />
Survivor”, 2008, d. Sergiu Nicolaescu; “California<br />
dreamin’ (endless)”, winner of “Un certain regard”<br />
prize in Cannes Film Festival, 2007, d. Cristian<br />
Nemescu; “Blood and Chocolate”, 2006, d. Katja<br />
von Garnier; “Femeia visurilor/ Woman of My<br />
Dreams”, 2005, d. Dan Pita; “Second Hand”, 2005,<br />
d. Dan Pita; “Sweeney Todd,” 2005, d. Dave Moore;<br />
“Joyeux Noël,” 2005, d. Christian Carion;<br />
animation films (“Ileana Cosanzeana,Zana Apelor”,<br />
2006, d. Radu<br />
Penescu, “Greuceanu”, 2006, d. Radu Penescu,<br />
“Harap Alb”, 2005, d.<br />
Penescu, “Fata babei si fata mosului”, 2004, d.<br />
Radu Penescu)<br />
features (“Offset,” 2005, d. Didi Danquart; “Crash<br />
Test Dummies,” 2004, d. Joerg Kalt; “Bucharest-<br />
Berlin,” 2003, d. Anca Miruna Lazarescu), short<br />
films (“Lost and Found,” 2005, d. Cristian Mungiu),<br />
documentaries and commercials<br />
international commercial service production<br />
(Carlsberg, Guinness, Toyota, SAS, Dove, Reno-<br />
Depot)<br />
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Multi Media Est Strada Intrarea Temisana 5<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.mme.ro<br />
Dragos Vilcu<br />
T: +40 21 312 4826<br />
F: +40 21 312 4849<br />
E: production@mme.ro<br />
features (“Hartia va fi albastra” d. Radu Munteanu)<br />
commercials (Connex, Ferrero, Coca Cola, Orange)<br />
Paradox Film Str. Icoanei 53,<br />
Sector 2 Bucharest<br />
Tel: +40 21-211 8656<br />
Fax: +40 21-211 8656<br />
office@paradoxfilm.ro<br />
http://www.paradoxfilm.ro<br />
Marius Theodor Barna<br />
paradox_film@yahoo.com<br />
+40 722-636 601<br />
feature films (“Happy End”, 2006, d. Radu<br />
Potcoava, “Dincolo de America”, 2008, d. Marius<br />
Theodor Barna)<br />
Parafilm<br />
Str. Aviator Radu Beller, Nr.31<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.parafilm.ro<br />
Florin Paraschiv<br />
T: +4 021 2306151<br />
F: +4 021 2339179<br />
E: office@parafilm.ro<br />
feature films and docu-dramas (“Goethe”, “Luther”,<br />
Freud”, 2005, d. Guenther Klein, “One night love”<br />
d. Florin Kevorkian, 2004 “Michelangelo superstar”<br />
d. Wolfgang Ebert & Martin Papirowski<br />
Parc Film<br />
Strada Ghiocei 8A<br />
Sector 2, Bucharest<br />
http://www.parcfilm.ro<br />
Tudor Hristescu<br />
T: +40 21 321 3251<br />
M: +40 722 549 346<br />
E: tudor@parcfilm.ro<br />
commercials and music videos<br />
Periscop Pictures/<br />
42 Km Film<br />
Strada Costache Marinescu nr. 15<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.42kmfilm.ro<br />
Corneliu Porumboiu<br />
T: +40 311 006 837<br />
M: +40 740 011 166.<br />
E: office@42kmfilm.ro<br />
features (“A fost sau n-a fost?”, 2006 d. Corneliu<br />
Porumboiu<br />
Rollin’ Film Strada Intrarea Geneva 5<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.rollin.ro<br />
Radu Aldea, Tudor Reu<br />
T: +40 21 317 4550<br />
E: office@rollin.ro<br />
commercial productions<br />
Saga Film Str. Dimitrie Racovita nr. 8<br />
sector 2, Bucharest<br />
www.sagafilm.ro<br />
Alex Teodorescu<br />
T: +40 21 317 33 60 / 61 / 62 / 63<br />
F: +40 21 317 33 64<br />
alexteodorescu@sagafilm.ro<br />
features (“432”, 2007, d: Cristian Mungiu),<br />
commercials (Orange, P&G, Unilever, Avon, Nestle,<br />
Monoprix, Interbrew, Chio, etc.<br />
Silver Bullet Str.Constantin Aricescu 67,<br />
Sector 1 Bucharest<br />
Tel: +40 21-230 8409<br />
Mobil: +40 722-245 005<br />
Fax: +40 21-230 8409<br />
viorel@silverbulletfilm.ro<br />
http://www.silverbulletfilm.ro<br />
Viorel Sergovici<br />
viorel@silverbulletfilm.ro<br />
+40 722-245 005<br />
commercial production (Mr Proper, Borsec) feature<br />
films (Straight into Darkness, Taboo)<br />
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Strada Film Strada Joseph Lister 31<br />
Sector 5, Bucharest<br />
http://www.stradafilm.ro<br />
Tandem Film<br />
Temple Film<br />
8, Domnita Ancuta<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.tandemfilm.ro<br />
Strada Zossima 80A<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
http://www.templefilm.ro<br />
Total Tv Str.Torentului 2-4<br />
Sector 2, Bucharest<br />
Daniel Mitulescu<br />
T: +40 21 410 1739<br />
F: +40 21 410 1739<br />
E: contact@stradafilm.ro<br />
Doman Marius - Giuliano<br />
T: +4021.317.22.01<br />
F: +4021.317.22.02<br />
E: giuliano@tandemfilm.ro<br />
Daniel Badea<br />
T: +40 21 224 3250<br />
F: +40 21 324 3283<br />
E: office@templefilm.ro<br />
Radu Gabrea<br />
M:+40 740 255 822<br />
E: radu_gabrea@yahoo.com<br />
features (“A Heart Shaped Balloon”, 2008, d:<br />
Catalin Mitulescu, RYNA, 2006, d: Ruxandra<br />
Zenide, “The Way I Spent The End Of The World”,<br />
2006, d: Catalin Mitulescu), shorts (Traffic, 2005, d:<br />
Catalin Mitulescu), documentary (“Mihail Sebastian<br />
– The Diary 1935–1944”)<br />
feature film and commercial (Nestle, Pfizer,<br />
Playstation, Cosmote, Lowenbrau, Western Union,<br />
Coca Cola), service production<br />
feature films (“Dupa ea,” 2006, d. Cristina Ionescu;<br />
“Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea,” 2004, d.<br />
Cristi Puiu; “Occident,” 2002, d. Cristian Mungiu)<br />
feature films (“The Beheaded Rooster”,2007, d.<br />
Radu Gabrea, “Noro,” 2002, d. Radu Gabrea) and<br />
documentaries (“Rumenye!Rumenye! “, 2006,<br />
d.Radu Gabrea, “Goldfaden’s Legacy”, 2003,<br />
d.Radu Gabrea)<br />
Kodak Cinelabs Romania Boulevard Bucurestii Noi 170,<br />
Bucharest<br />
Tel: +40 21-6670549<br />
Fax: +40 21-6686414<br />
http://www.kodakcinelabs.ro<br />
Cornelia Popa<br />
cinelabs@kodakcinelabs.ro<br />
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Equipment Rental<br />
Company Address Contact person Phone/Fax Number Email<br />
35 MM Str. Ion Minulescu 122 Sect 3 Florin Tolas tel/fax: (+4021)321 35 02<br />
florintolas@gmail.com<br />
Bucharest<br />
mobile +40 744 661781<br />
Atlantis Film Str. Vasile Gherghel 90,<br />
Bucharest sect. 1<br />
Axel Film Str. Joseph Lister 31<br />
http://www.axelfilm.ro<br />
Sector 5, Bucharest<br />
Ion Marinescu<br />
tel / fax: (+4021)667 18 15 mobile:<br />
(+40744)542 225<br />
Alexandru Marghitan fax: +40 21 410 1739<br />
mobile+40 7218 28 877<br />
studio@atlantisfilm.ro<br />
axel.film@gmail.com<br />
Castel Film<br />
str.Emanoil Porumbaru<br />
nr.25A Bucharest sect.1<br />
Vlad Paunescu tel:(+4021)231.55.31 / fax: 231.55.33 vlad.paunescu@castelfilm.ro<br />
General Movie Services Strada Fagului, nr. 53 A,<br />
Sector 1, Bucuresti.<br />
Leonardo Fanone mobile +40741 396 738; fax: (+4021)<br />
340 51 28<br />
leonardofanone@yahoo.com<br />
Mediapro Studios 1 Studioului Street, 07000<br />
Buftea, Ilfov<br />
www.mediaprostudios.com<br />
Andrei Boncea tel: (+4031)825 18 01<br />
fax: (+4031)825 18 39<br />
office@mediaprostudios.ro<br />
Movie Equipmenet Piata Montreal Nr 10 sect 1<br />
Bucharest<br />
Stage & Studio Bd. Dimitrie Pompei 9-9A<br />
Sect 2 Bucharest<br />
Bob Lobb tel: (+40744)370 277 bob.lobb@wtcb.ro<br />
Richard Fritz tel: (+4031)401 18 41 office@stagestudio.ro<br />
Videolink Str. Viesparilor Nr. 19, Sect 2,<br />
Bucharest<br />
Ciprian Alexandrescu tel: (+4021) 211 90 64<br />
fax: (+4021) 210 91 62<br />
office@videolink.ro<br />
Paralight<br />
Sos. Stefanesti, Nr.57<br />
Stefanestii de Jos<br />
Diana Apostol Tel: +40 21-529 1650<br />
Mobil: +40 727-722 743<br />
Fax: +40 21-529 1651<br />
office@panalight.ro<br />
Filmex Str. Ion Campineanu, Nr.20 ,<br />
Ap 16 , Sector 1<br />
Bucuresti<br />
Constantin Popescu (+4021) 316 8085 filmex@easynet.ro<br />
Stop Film<br />
Str. Constantin Caracaş, Nr.<br />
59 , Et. 1 , Ap. 2 , Sector 1<br />
Bucuresti<br />
Liui Andrei Pojoni Tel: +40 722-291 953<br />
Fax: +40 21-310 1309<br />
office@stopfilm.ro<br />
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Stages<br />
Company Stages (Sqm) Address Contact<br />
Person<br />
Atlantis Film Stage: 2000 sqm Bucuresti<br />
(near Kodak Lab)<br />
Castel Film<br />
Studios<br />
Stage1: 540 sqm; Stage2: 540 sqm; Stage3: 540<br />
sqm; Stage4: 1260 sqm; Stage5: 3354sqm ;<br />
Stage7: 2520 sqm; Stage8: 836sqm<br />
25 A Emanoil<br />
Porumbaru St.,<br />
sector 1, Bucharest<br />
Romania<br />
Marius<br />
Bratu<br />
Vlad<br />
Paunescu<br />
Phone/Fax Number<br />
tel / fax:<br />
(+4021)667 18 15<br />
mobile:<br />
(+40744)542 225<br />
Tel: (+40-21) 222 55 66;<br />
Fax: (+40-21) 222 55 59<br />
Email<br />
studio@atlantis.ro<br />
vlad.paunescu@castelfilm.ro<br />
Kentauros<br />
Sounstage1: 1,100 sqm; Soundstage2: 370 sqm;<br />
Soundstages3 & 4: 400 sqmx2; Soundstage5:1,100<br />
sqm; Workshops: 2,500 sqm;<br />
500 Stefanesti<br />
Road, Ilfov<br />
District, Stefanestii<br />
de Jos, 077175<br />
Alexandru<br />
Dumitrescu<br />
tel: (+4021)529 16 00;<br />
fax: (+4021)529 16 01<br />
studios@kentauros.ro<br />
Mediapro<br />
Studios<br />
Stage 1 – 788,10 sqm; Stage 2 – 407,00 sqm;<br />
Stage 3 – 406,20 sqm; Stage 4 – 788,70 sqm<br />
Stage 5 – 553,80 sqm; Stage 6 – 402,90 sqm<br />
Stage 7 – 891,80 sqm; Stage 8 – 4.175,00 sqm<br />
Stage 9 – 1.812,10 sqm; Stage 10 – 1.470,29 sqm<br />
Stage 11 – 187,10 sqm; Stage 12 – 1.500,00 sqm<br />
Stage 12B – 1.560,00 sqm; Stage 14 – 1.600,00 sqm<br />
Stage 14 B – 960,00 sqm; Stage 15 – 768,00 sqm<br />
Stage 16 – 1.164,00 sqm; Stage 17 – 800,00 sqm<br />
1 Studioului Street,<br />
07000 Buftea,<br />
Ilfov<br />
Andrei<br />
Boncea<br />
tel: (+4031)825 18 01<br />
fax: (+4031)825 18 39<br />
office@mediaprostudios.ro<br />
www.mediaprostudios.com<br />
Lake: 780.000 sqm<br />
Park: 28.400 sqm<br />
Parking Place: 3.846 sqm.<br />
Workshops Area: 57.044 sqm<br />
Stray Dog<br />
Films / Swipe<br />
Studios<br />
Stage1: 800 sqm; Stage2: 2,600 sqm<br />
Bd. Dimitrie<br />
Pompei 9-9A Sect<br />
2 Bucharest<br />
Andrew<br />
Stear<br />
tel: (+40722)200 429<br />
fax: (+4021)212 01 80<br />
andrew.stear@straydogfilms.ro<br />
Total Impact Stage1: 10x15 sqm Str. Eroul Iancu<br />
Nicolae 69-71,<br />
Pipera Village,<br />
Ilfov District<br />
Dan-<br />
Constantin<br />
Smirnov<br />
tel: (+4021)315 76 08;<br />
fax: (+4021)313 46 10<br />
totalimpact@fx.ro<br />
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film festivals<br />
ALTER-NATIVE – TIRGU MURES<br />
International Short Film Festival<br />
Alter-Native is a part of the Romanian-Hungarian<br />
Madisz Arts Festival held annually. The film festival<br />
includes award categories in animation, fiction,<br />
documentary, experimental, video and student<br />
films. Date: November 5 - 9, 2008; deadline:<br />
September 12.<br />
Contact: Levente Sipos (Festival Director)<br />
Str.Gheorghe Doja Nr. 9/81<br />
540015 Târgu-Mures<br />
T: (+40-26) 526-7547<br />
F: (+40-26) 526-8573<br />
E: festival@rdslink.ro<br />
W: http://www.madisz.ro<br />
DaKINO FILM FESTIVAL - BUCHAREST<br />
International Short Film Festival<br />
DaKINO is an annual festival held each November<br />
for dramatic, documentary and animation short<br />
films. Date: November 2008; deadline: not announced<br />
Contact: Dan Chisu (President)<br />
Bulevardul Nicolae Balcescu, nr. 2,<br />
Teatrul National Bucuresti,<br />
010051, Sector 1,<br />
Bucuresti, Romania<br />
T: + 40 21 312 4019<br />
F: + 40 21 312 4020<br />
E: office@dakino-filmfestival.ro<br />
W: www.dakino-filmfestival.ro<br />
ASTRA FILM FEST – SIBIU<br />
International Festival of Documentary Film Visual<br />
Anthropology<br />
Astra Film Fest is a bi-annual event that brings<br />
in focus anthropological films, Balkan documentaries,<br />
music and photography. The Festival has<br />
three competitive sections: International, Romanian<br />
and Student Film. Date: October 26 – November<br />
1, 2008; deadline: not announced.<br />
Contact: Dumitru Budrala (Festival Director)<br />
12 Piata Huet, 550182, Sibiu<br />
Tel: (+40-26) 921-0134<br />
Fax: (+40-26) 921-3442<br />
E-mail: aff@astrafilm.ro<br />
Internet: http://www.astrafilm.ro<br />
transilvania international film festival<br />
(TIFF) – Cluj & SIBIU<br />
International Film Festival<br />
The only international feature film festival in<br />
Romania with a competitive strand for first and<br />
second features. Date: May 30 - June 8, 2008;<br />
deadline: March 20.<br />
Contact: Mihai Chirilov (Festival Director)<br />
52 Strada Popa Soare, ap. 4<br />
District 2, Bucharest<br />
T: (+40-21) 326-0268<br />
F: (+40-21) 326-6480<br />
E: info@tiff.ro<br />
W: http://www.tiff.ro<br />
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ANONIMUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – SF.<br />
GHEORGHE, TULCEA DISTRICT (DANUBE DELTA)<br />
The Anonimul International Independent Film<br />
Festival has a competitive character with three sections<br />
– feature, fiction and animation short films.<br />
Date: August 11-17, 2008. Deadline: June 2008<br />
Contact: Miruna Berescu (festival director)<br />
Bd. Primaverii 12<br />
sector 1, 011974<br />
Bucharest, Romania<br />
T: +40 21 230 1693<br />
F: +40 21 230 1298<br />
E: festival@anonimul.ro<br />
W: www.festival-anonimul.ro<br />
NexT INTERNATIONAL SHORT AND MEDIUM<br />
LENGTH FILM FESTIVAL – BUCHAREST<br />
Created in memory of director Cristian Nemescu<br />
and sound-designer Andrei Toncu, NexT intends<br />
to be a meeting point and a forum for young<br />
filmmakers from all around the world. Short and<br />
medium-length fiction. Date: March 30–April 5<br />
2009. Deadline: December 1 2008<br />
Contact: Ada Solomon (festival director)<br />
23 Constantin Bosianu Street<br />
Sector 1, Bucharest<br />
T: + 40 723 200 640<br />
F: + 40 21 252 48 66<br />
E: contact@nextproject.ro<br />
W: www.nextproject.ro<br />
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ANIM’EST – BUCHAREST<br />
The first animation film festival in Romania and<br />
one of the few in Central & Eastern Europe.<br />
Several competition sections. Festival dates: October<br />
3-12 2008. Deadline July the 20th.<br />
Contact: Mihai Mitrica<br />
Asociatia Est & Est<br />
Strada Drumul Taberei 92<br />
Sector 6, Bucharest 061406<br />
T: +40 0722 595 638<br />
E: contact@animest.ro, contact@estenest.ro<br />
W: www.animest.ro, www.estenest.ro<br />
BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (B-EST<br />
IFF) – BUCHAREST<br />
Annual festival dedicated to Bucharest cinematographic<br />
art, which consists in a competition for<br />
feature films, short films and documentaries.<br />
Festival time: April 2009. Deadline: February 2009.<br />
INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL FILM<br />
FESTIVAL – MAMAIA (Constanta)<br />
Annual festival centered around the independent<br />
international production. Competitive and noncompetitive<br />
section for features, shorts, documentaries<br />
and student films. Festival time: July 9-15.<br />
Deadline: June 20.<br />
Contact: Violeta Nitulescu (coordinator)<br />
(UPFAR-ARGOA)<br />
Str. Dem I. Dobrescu, nr. 4 -6,<br />
sector 1, Bucharest, 010026<br />
T/F: +40 21 3310 0904<br />
M: +40 788 966 811<br />
E: office@ipiff.ro<br />
W: www.ipiff.ro<br />
Contact: Dana Dimitriu<br />
Charta Foundation<br />
Str. Rabat Nr.13A, sectorul 1<br />
Cod postal: 011385<br />
Bucuresti, Romania<br />
(CUI F.C.15640920)<br />
T: +40(0)212308982<br />
F +40(0)212312858<br />
E: office@b-estfilmfest.com<br />
W: http://www.b-estfilmfest.com<br />
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OTHER CONTACTS<br />
Ministry of Culture and Religions Affairs<br />
30 Strada Kiseleff<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+40-21) 224-0067<br />
Fax: (+40-21) 223-4951<br />
Internet: http://www.ministerulculturii.ro<br />
The National Film Centre (CNC)<br />
4-6 Strada Demetriu I. Dobrescu<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+40-21) 310-4301<br />
Fax: (+40-21) 310-4300<br />
E-mail: cnc@cncinema.ro<br />
Filmmakers’ Union (UCIN)<br />
28-30 Strada Mendeleev<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+40-21) 212-7964<br />
Fax: (+40-21) 311-1246<br />
E-mail: czucin@mc.ro<br />
Academy of Theater and Film of Bucharest<br />
75-77 Strada Matei Voievod<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+40-21) 252-8193<br />
Fax: (+40-21) 252-5881<br />
E-mail: ri@unatc.ro<br />
Web: www.unatc.ro<br />
Film and Audiovisual Producers Union<br />
(UPFAR)<br />
4-6 Strada Demetriu I. Dobrescu, ap. 44<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+40-21) 310-0904<br />
Fax: (+40-21) 310-0904<br />
E-mail: upfar@itcnet.ro<br />
Mud Vulcanoes<br />
© Florin Andreescu / Silver Bullet Film<br />
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general information about <strong>romania</strong><br />
Danube Delta<br />
Official name: Romania<br />
Location: Southeastern Central Europe<br />
Neighbors: Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine,<br />
Moldova and the Black Sea<br />
Time Zone: GMT + 2<br />
Area: 238,391 sqkm<br />
Climate: temperate continental<br />
Official Language: Romanian<br />
German and Hungarian are spoken in some counties<br />
Form of Government: Republic with a multi-party<br />
parliamentary system; bicameral Parliament<br />
Flag of Romania:<br />
Population:<br />
21,700,000 (2002)<br />
22,500,000 (2005)<br />
Ethnic Groups:<br />
Romanian 89%, Hungarian 7.5%, Gipsy 1.9%, German,<br />
Other 1.6%<br />
Religions:<br />
Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%,<br />
Reformed 5%, other 4.5%<br />
Capital:<br />
Bucharest (București) a municipality divided into<br />
six administrative sectors with a population of 2<br />
million inhabitants<br />
Ports: Constanta, Mangalia and Sulina on the<br />
Black Sea; Tulcea Galati, Braila, Giurgiu and<br />
Drobeta Turnu Severin on the Danube River.<br />
International Airports: Bucharest Otopeni,<br />
Bucharest Baneasa, Cluj, Constanta, Arad, Sibiu,<br />
Timisoara, Targu Mures<br />
Roads: 14,683 national roads (including highways<br />
and roads); 58,477 country and communal roads<br />
Free Trade Zones: Sulina, Constanta, Galati, Braila,<br />
Giurgiu (on the Black Sea or Danube River)<br />
International Membership:<br />
– European Union (EU)<br />
– United Nations (UN)<br />
– International Monetary Fund (IMF)<br />
– International Bank for Reconstruction and Development<br />
- (IBRD/World Bank)<br />
– International Finance Corporation (IFC)<br />
– Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency<br />
(MIGA)<br />
– European Bank for Reconstruction and Development<br />
EBRD)<br />
– Bank for International Settlements (BIS)<br />
– World Trade Organization (WTO) - former GATT<br />
– Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)<br />
– European Union (UE) - associate member<br />
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Public Holidays<br />
New Year’s Day Jan 01<br />
Orthodox Easter<br />
Labor Day May 01<br />
National Day of Romania Dec 01<br />
Christmas Holiday Dec 25-27<br />
The electricity supply is 220V, 50 Hz. Two-pin<br />
round continental-type plugs are generally used.<br />
The video and television system in Romania is<br />
PAL (DVD Region 2).<br />
The unit of weights and measures in Romania is<br />
Metric.<br />
Currency and Taxation<br />
Romania’s currency is the Leu (plural “Lei”).<br />
Notes are currently issued in the following<br />
amounts: 1; 5; 10; 50; 100; 200 and 500 lei (RON).<br />
Foreign currency may be exchanged at banks or<br />
authorized exchange offices. International airports<br />
and larger hotels also offer currency exchange<br />
services. For current exchange rates, please visit<br />
http://www.curs-valutar.ro.<br />
The Gross Domestic Product of Romania in 2003<br />
was 328 trillion Romanian lei.<br />
Unique Tax: 16%; Value Added Tax (VAT) is currently<br />
19%.<br />
Major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard<br />
(EuroCard) and American Express are accepted in<br />
most large hotels, car rental companies and stores<br />
in the main cities.<br />
Telecommunications<br />
Romanian telecommunications includes nationwide<br />
land-line and cellular phone coverage, internet<br />
modem access nation-wide, and high speed<br />
cable internet in Bucharest and most major cities.<br />
Domestic telephone service is good, with an automatic<br />
(direct dial) network in 90% of the country.<br />
International service is good, with one earth-tosatellite<br />
telecommunication system in operation.<br />
Mobile Communications<br />
In addition to the analog mobile phone network,<br />
four digital mobile phone networks (GSM) were<br />
licensed at the end of 1996 and are now in operation<br />
in Romania: Vodafone, Orange, Zapp and<br />
Cosmote. To place a call from a standard phone<br />
to a GSM network subscriber, you must dial:<br />
Vodafone: 072 + seven digit number<br />
Orange: 074 + seven digit number<br />
Zapp: 078 + seven digit number<br />
Cosmote: 076 + seven digit number<br />
Emergency Phone Numbers<br />
Emergency Medical & Ambulance, Police, Hospital,<br />
Fire 112<br />
Telephone Customer Service 931<br />
Telephone Repairs 921 or 922<br />
Entertainment Information 951<br />
Time (correct time) 958<br />
“Yellow Pages” 9333<br />
Electrical Repairs 9291<br />
Veterinary Emergency 9331<br />
TAROM Information 9361<br />
Baneasa Airport 9371<br />
Info EASY-NET (ISP) 9381<br />
Traffic Information 9391<br />
Railway Information 9521<br />
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Mass Media<br />
Newspapers are published in Romanian, Hungarian,<br />
German, English and French. Various western<br />
magazines and newspapers can be found in<br />
hotels, newsstands, petrol stations and supermarkets.<br />
News Agencies<br />
Media Fax<br />
3B Str. Tudor Arghezi, Sect. 2, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4031)825 61 00<br />
Fax: (+4031)825 61 40<br />
Internet: http://www.mediafax.ro<br />
Rompres<br />
1 Piata Presei Libere<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)207 61 10<br />
Fax: (+4021)317 07 07<br />
Internet: http://www.rompres.ro<br />
Official Information<br />
Ministry of Foreign Affairs<br />
31 Aleea Alexandru<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)319 21 08<br />
Fax: (+4021)319 68 82<br />
E-mail: mae@mae.ro<br />
Communication Directorate<br />
31 Aleea Alexandru<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)319 21 93<br />
Fax: (+4021)319 21 95<br />
E-mail: dcom@mae.ro<br />
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embassies in <strong>romania</strong><br />
Argentina – Consulate<br />
Union International Center,<br />
11 Ion Câmpineanu Street<br />
Tel: (+4021)312 26 26; (+4021)312 30 44 ;<br />
(+4021)312.17.39<br />
Fax: (+4021)312 01 16<br />
E-mail: eruma@mrecic.gov.ar<br />
Hours: 9.00-14.00<br />
Australia – General Consulate<br />
74 Unirii Boulevard<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)320 98 02<br />
Fax: (+4021)320 98 23<br />
Hours: M-Th 9:00-13:00, 13:30-17:30; F 9:00-14:00<br />
Austria – Consulate<br />
7 Dumbrava Roşie<br />
District 2, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021) 201.56.12; (+4021) 201.56.15; (+4021)<br />
201.56.18<br />
Fax: (+4021) 210.08.85<br />
E-mail: bukarest-ob@bmeia.gv.at<br />
Hours M-F: 9.00-11.00<br />
Belgium<br />
58 Dacia Boulevard<br />
District 2, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)210 29 69<br />
Fax: (+4021)210 29 68<br />
Hours: M-Th 9:00-13:00, 14:30-17:00; F 8:30-15:00<br />
Canada<br />
36 N. Iorga Street<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)307 50 00<br />
Fax: (+4021)307 50 15<br />
Website: http:// www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/bucharest<br />
Hours: M-Th 9:00-17:00; F 8:30-14:00<br />
China<br />
2 Soseaua Nordului<br />
District 2, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)232 88 58<br />
Fax: (+4021)233 06 84<br />
Hours: T and Th 8:30-12:00<br />
Danemark – Consulate<br />
3 Dr.Burghelea Street<br />
Tel: (+4021) 300.08.00<br />
Fax: (+4021) 312.03.58<br />
E-mail: buhamb@um.dk<br />
Website: www.ambbukarest.um.dk<br />
Finland – Consulate<br />
2 bis Atena Street<br />
Tel: (+4021) 230.75.45, (+4021) 230.50.10, (+4021)<br />
230.75.26<br />
Fax: (+4021) 230.75.05<br />
E-mail: sanomat.buk@formin.fi<br />
Sit Web: http://www.finlandia.ro<br />
Hours: M-F 8.00-16.15<br />
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France<br />
13-15 Biserica Amzei Street<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)303 10 00<br />
Fax: (+4021)303 10 90<br />
Website: http://www.ambafrance.ro.org<br />
Hours: M-F 8:30-13:00; 14:30-17:30<br />
Germany<br />
6-8 Gheorghe Demetriade Street<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)202 98 30<br />
Fax: (+4021)230 58 46<br />
Hours: M toTh 8:00-13:00, 13:30-17:00; F<br />
8:00-14:00<br />
Greece – Consulate<br />
1-3 Pache Protopopescu Boulevard<br />
District 2 Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021) 209.41.70-4<br />
Fax 209.41.75<br />
E-mail: grembassy@grembassy.ro<br />
Hours: M-F 9.00-16.00<br />
India<br />
11 Uruguay Street<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021)222 54 51<br />
Fax: (+4021)222 26 81<br />
Hours: M-F 9:00 - 17:30<br />
Italy<br />
9 Henri Coandă Street<br />
District 1 Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021) 305.21.00, (+4021) 212.87.37<br />
Fax: (+4021) 312.04.22; 312.42.69<br />
E-mail: ambasciata.bucarest@esteri.it<br />
E-mail: segramb.bucarest@esteri.it<br />
Website: http://www.ambitalia.ro<br />
Israel<br />
Dimitrie Cantemir Boulevard<br />
District 4, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021) 318.94.16; (+4021) 318.94.17<br />
Fax: (+4021) 318.94.02<br />
Hours M-Th: 9.00-17.00; F: 9.00-15.00<br />
Japan<br />
4-8 Nicolae Titulescu Street<br />
District 1, Bucharest<br />
Tel: (+4021) 319.18.90/ 319.18.91<br />
Fax: (+4021) 319.18.95/ 319.18.96<br />
Website: http://www.ro.emb-japan.go.jp/<br />
E-mail: embjpn@b.astral.ro<br />
Hours M-F: 9.00-13.00; 14.30-17.00<br />
Netherland<br />
20 Aleea Alexandru<br />
Tel: (+4021) 208.60.30<br />
Fax: (+4021) 230.76.20<br />
E-mail: bkr@minbuza.nl<br />
Website: http://www.olanda.ro<br />
Hours M-Th: 8.30-13.00, 13.30-17.30;<br />
F: 8.30-13.00, 13.30-15.00<br />
Poland<br />
23 Aleea Alexandru nr. 23<br />
Tel: (+4021) 3082200;<br />
Fax: (+4021) 230.78.32<br />
E-mail: ambasada@bukareszt.ro<br />
Hours M-F: 8.00-16.00<br />
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Portugal<br />
55 Paris Street,<br />
District 1 Bucureşti<br />
Tel: (+4021) 230.41.36<br />
Fax: (+4021) 230.41.17<br />
E-mail: emporrom@fx.ro<br />
Website: www.embportugal.ro<br />
Hours M-F: 9.00-13.00; 15.00-18.00<br />
Turkey<br />
72 Calea Dorobanţilor 7<br />
Tel: (+4021) 206 37 00/04<br />
Fax: (+4021) 206 37 37<br />
E-mail: Bukres.be@mfa.gov.tr<br />
Hours M–F: 9.00-12.30; 14.00-18.00<br />
Russia<br />
6 Pavel Kiseleff Street<br />
Tel: (+4021) 222.31.70; (+4021) 222.34.59<br />
Fax: (+4021)) 222.94.50<br />
E-mail: rab@mb.roknet.ro<br />
Website: http://www.<strong>romania</strong>.mid.ru<br />
Spain<br />
1 Tirana Street<br />
Tel: (+4021) 233.91.90<br />
Fax: (+4021) 230.76.26<br />
Website: www.spania.xnet.ro<br />
Hours M-Th: 8.30-14.00; 15.00-17.00<br />
F: 8.30-14.00<br />
United States of America<br />
7–9 Tudor Arghezi Street<br />
Tel: (+4021) 200 33 00<br />
Fax: (+4021) 200 34 42<br />
Website: http://www.usembassy.ro/<br />
Hours M–F: 8.00-17.00<br />
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In postproduction<br />
Crossing Dates, by Anca Damian<br />
feature film, 35 mm, 90 min<br />
Three people – a radio DJ, a woman in her 40’s and a Norwegian<br />
businessman - that intersect their lives; three stories about life and another<br />
way of understanding encounters and the human destiny.<br />
In postproduction<br />
Katalin Varga by Peter Strickland<br />
feature film, 35 mm, 90 min<br />
An avenging angel by the name of Katalin Varga scales the Carpathian<br />
Mountains by horse and is in possession of the one thing that can redefine<br />
her husband’s notion of redemption.<br />
In development<br />
Somewhere in Palilula,<br />
by Silviu Purcărete<br />
feature film, 35 mm, 120 min<br />
A fascinating dark comedy about a hallucinating time and place in Romania.<br />
Story is concentrated on the bitter-sweet life under communism time in the<br />
little mountain city of Palilula.<br />
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Published by Romanian Film Promotion<br />
Supported by:<br />
The National Cinema Centre<br />
Romanian Cultural Institute in Paris<br />
Project Manager: Mihai Gligor<br />
Editor: Codruța Crețulescu<br />
Graphic Design: Raymond Bobar<br />
Romanian landscape photos by: Sorin Toma<br />
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