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8 OF MARCH * 8 MARTIE

„8th of March” is set to offer an image of „International Women’s Day”, that is celebrated every March in Romania and in the former socialist countries. During the celebration, all women receive special attention this day and the children are happy to show them how much they love and respect them.

2012, 73 min Contacts: Libra Film Release Date: 2012 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Production Company: Libra Film, supported by Bucharest, Romania the MEDIA Programme of the European Union Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 [email protected] Directed by: Alexandru Belc Screenplay: Alexandru Belc & Tudor Giurgiu Cinematography: Alexandru Belc Editing: Ioachim Stroe Producer: Tudor Giurgiu

(*Documentary) 4 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX ADALBERT’S DREAM VISUL LUI ADALBERT

“Adalbert’s Dream” is a black comedy based on a real story that happened in a Romanian communist factory in the 80s. A work accident is reenacted, but it all turns into a new accident: the worker playing the role of the victim ends up with his hand cut off as well.

2011, 101 min Contacts: Green Film National Release Date: May 4, 2012 11 Plantelor St, Apt 1 District 2 Bucharest Production Company: Green Film and 4 Proof Tel:+ 400317123305 Film, with the support of the Romanian CNC, Fax:+400317123304 [email protected] the Romanian Lottery and UniCredit Țiriac Bank

Directed by: Gabriel Achim Screenplay: Gabriel Achim, Cosmin Manolache Cinematography: George Chiper-Lillemark Editing: Cristian Nicolescu, Ștefan Tatu Producers: Gabriel Achim, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan Cast: Gabriel Spahiu, Doru Ana, Ozana Oancea, Anca Androne, Alina Berzunţeanu, Paul Ipate, Mimi Brănescu Awards: Tallinn “Black Nights” IFF – Special Jury Award

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AGLAJA * DE CE FIERBE COPILUL ÎN MĂMĂLIGĂ

A family of circus artists escapes from the Ceausescu dictatorship to the West in the early 1980s. Once here, if they want to stay in the ring, they have to come up with something exotic. The mother devises a special act: she hangs by her hair in the circus dome. Her daughter Aglaja gets terribly worried that her mother will fall to her death, and this fear becomes an everyday burden. Yet one day, she herself becomes “The Woman with Hair of Steel”.

2012, 116 min Contacts: Hai Hui Entertainment National Release Date: December 7, 2012 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Production Company: Inforg Studio, Opus Bucharest, Romania Film, Hai-Hui Entertainment, with the Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 support of Eurimages, the Hungarian Motion [email protected] Picture Public Foundation, the Foundation of Hungarian Historic Film, the National Cultural Foundation Hungary, the Polish Film Institute & the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Krisztina Deák Screenplay: Krisztina Deák, Lajos Parti Nagy based on the novel by Aglaja Veteranyi Cinematography: Tibor Máthé Music: Zbigniew Preisner Producers: András Muhi, Ewa Puszczynszka, Sandor Söth, Tudor Giurgiu, Susanne Wach, Oana Giurgiu Cast: Babett Jávor, Bogdan Zsolt, Eszter Ónodi, Erika Maroszan Awards: Antalya Golden Orange IFF – Grand Prix & Critics’ Association Award (*Minority Coproduction) 6 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX AGON * AGON

A powerful drama about cultural conflict and the strength of familial bonds, Agon explores the relationship between Albanian brothers who must deal with prejudice and bigotry in a new country. Saimir is well-established and thriving with a stable job and a fiancée in Greece, while Vini, newly emigrated, is involved with dangerous criminals. Family is incredibly important to both brothers, but their differences open a rift between them that they must Contacts: Elefant Film confront. 123 Calea Mosilor 2nd district Bucharest, Romania 2012, 110 min Mobile: 0040746242635 [email protected] Release Date: 2012 Production Company: Erafilm, Elefant Film & Inkas Film Productions

Directed by: Robert Budina Screenplay: Robert Budina Cinematography: Marius Panduru Editing: Eugen Kelemen Music: Aldo Shllauku Producers: Sabrina Kodra, Lillette-Katherine Botassi & Dan Burlac Cast: Guljem Kotori, Antonis Kafetzopulos, Eglantina Cenomeri, Isabella Kogevina

(*Minority Coproduction) 7 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index ALL GOD’S CHILDREN TOȚI COPIII DOMNULUI

Pavalas, a young boy of 9, is sitting on the grass in a park and writing in a notebook. He is at times sad and pensive, though his childish curiosity and carefree nature mean he flips easily from one emotional state to another such that at times his eyes become cheerful and inquisitive...

2012, 105 min Contacts: Artis Film National Release Date: October 19, 2012 61 Romulus Street 3rd district Production Company: Artis Film, Moldova Bucharest, Romania Film & Diametral Film, with the support of the Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 Romanian CNC, TVR & Transeuro Film [email protected] Directed by: Adrian Popovici Screenplay: Valeriu Turcan, Pascal Ilie Virgil, Adrian Popovici & Cornelia Paloș Cinematography: Veaceslav Cebotari Producers: Cornelia Paloș, Adrian Popovici & Veaceslav Cebotari Cast: Rodica Ontsa, Ina Surdu, Emeargean Cazac, Aliona Turcan, Paolo Seganti, Vas Blackwood, Michael Ironside

8 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX BEYOND THE HILLS DUPĂ DEALURI

Alina returns to Romania from Germany, hoping to bring Voichita – the only person in the world she loves and was loved by – back to her. But Voichita has found God – and God is the hardest lover of all to be jealous of.

2012, 150 min Contacts: 5 Intrarea Serdarului, 5 National Release Date: October 26, 2012 Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 666 4827 Production Company: Mobra Film, Les Films Fax: +40 21 666 4827 du Fleuve, Wild Bunch, Mandragora Movies, [email protected] with the support of Eurimages, Canal Plus, France 3 Cinema and the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Cristian Mungiu Screenplay: Cristian Mungiu Cinematography: Oleg Mutu Editing: Mircea Olteanu Producer: Cristian Mungiu Cast: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuţă, Dana Tapalagă, Cătălina Harabagiu, Doru Ana, Luminiţa Gheorghiu, Alina Berzunţeanu, Teodor Corban, Tania Popa, Ion Sapdaru Awards: Cannes FF 2012 – Best Screenplay Award, Best Actress Award (ex-aequo Cristina Flutur & Cosmina Stratan); Mar del Plata IFF 2012 – Astor de Oro Award; Gijon IFF 2012 – Special Jury Prize; Haifa IFF 2012: Filmmakers of Tomorrow – FEDEORA Award

9 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index CHASING RAINBOWS ȘI CAII SUNT VERZI PE PEREȚI

In a country where stories of striking it rich are everywhere, everyone thinks such a thing is easily achievable. The storyline follows two destinies: one is of a young couple, Marius and Cosmina. Marius wrote a false name on a cigarettes raffle ticket, he wins the lottery. The other story follows two adults who, because of their lack of computer knowledge, get fooled by a false online lottery. When the stories finally meet, it could be too late for a happy ending. Contacts: Film Location Guide 5 Constantin Blaremberg Street 2012, 107 min Mobile: +40725.680.681 National Release Date: November 2, 2012 giuliano.doman@ familyfilm.ro Production Company: Family Film & DaKino Production

Directed by: Dan Chișu Screenplay: Dan Chișu Cinematography: Ovidiu Gyarmath Editing: Andrei Iancu Music: Paul Ilea Producers: Giuliano Doman & Dan Chișu Cast: Adrian Titieni, Tudor Smoleanu, Ionuț Vișan, Anca Florescu, Dragoș Bucur, Coca Bloos, Oxana Moravec

10 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX DIAZ – DON’T CLEAN UP THIS BLOOD * DIAZ

The film describes the actual events that took place in Genoa, during the G8 Summit when the anti- globalization demonstrators were brutally beaten up by the Italian police. The film’s title refers to a sentence written on the wall of the Diaz School - where the protestors were staying, most of them were students and foreign journalists, a school that was invaded by 300 armed forces.

2012, 127 min Contacts: Mandragora Movies National Release Date: December 7, 2012 8 Cehov A.P Street, 1st district Production Company: Fandango, Bucharest, Romania Mandragora Movies, Le Pacte, with the Tel: +4031 620 3503 Fax: +4021 3151 000 support of the Romanian CNC Mobile: +4072 811 3596 [email protected] Directed by: Daniele Vicari Screenplay: Daniele Vicari, Laura Paolucci Cinematography: Gherardo Gossi Editing: Benny Atria Producers: Domenico Procacci, Bobby Păunescu, Jean Labadie Cast: Jennifer Ulrich, Claudio Santamaria, Elio Germano, Monica Bârlădeanu, Cosmin Seleși Awards: Berlinale 2012: Panorama – Audience Award

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ENFORCED UTOPIA * UTOPIA IMPUSĂ

A documentary about 7 words which define the Romanian communist life. The red tide, the party membership card, ideology, fear of security, sex and birth control pills, the queue and the new man.

2012, 115 min Contacts: Paradox Film Release Date: 2012 53 Icoanei Street Bucharest Production Company: Paradox Film Tel: +40 212 11 8656 Mobile: +40 724 63 6601 [email protected] Directed by: Marius Th. Barna Screenplay: Lucian Dan Teodorovici Cinematography: Robert Cilinca Editing: Mădălin Cristescu Producers: Alexandru Iclozan, Marius Th. Barna

(*Documentary) 12 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY TOATĂ LUMEA DIN FAMILIA NOASTRĂ

Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius a deep frustration. On the day Marius arrives to take his daughter on their annual holiday, he is told that she is ill but he doesn’t believe it and insists to take her with him. The situation soon gets out of control....

2012, 100 min Contacts: Hi Film Productions National Release Date: April 6, 2012 7 Sf. Stefan Street Bucharest 023996 Production Company: Hi Film Productions, Tel.: +4021 252 48 67 Circe Films and Abis Studio, with the support Mobile: +40723 200 640 [email protected] of the Romanian CNC, Eurimages, Dutch Film Fund, TVR, Teleclub and HBO Romania

Directed by: Radu Jude Screenplay: Corina Sabău & Radu Jude Cinematography: Andrei Butică Editing: Cătălin F. Cristuțiu Producers: Ada Solomon, Stienette Bosklopper, Gabi Antal Cast: Șerban Pavlu, Sofia Nicolaescu, Mihaela Sîrbu, Gabriel Spahiu, Tamara Buciuceanu–Botez, Stela Popescu, Alexandru Arșinel Awards: Bucharest IFF 2012 – Best Director, Audience Award; Transilvania IFF 2012: Romanian Days – Best Film; Sarajevo IFF 2012 – Heart of Sarajevo Trophy; Anonimul IFF 2012 – Best Film Namur IFF 2012 – Bayard d’Or, Best Actor Award; Zagreb IFF 2012 – Grand Prix

13 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index THE GAME JOCUL

A love story between two young people in search of their true identity.

2012, 90 min Contacts: Columna Film National Release Date: December 21, 2012 6-8 Aleea Sinaia Targoviste Production Company: Columna Film Mobile: +40 756 554 161 Directed by: Olimpia S. Mustață Screenplay: Olimpia S. Mustață Cinematography: Florin Toader, Florin Câmpean Editing: Valentin Dilță, Mihai Cândea, Vlad Orășanu, Dragoș Țeglaș Producer: Ioan Lucian Bentu Cast: Dragoș Onisei, Cristina Jacob, Eusebiu Ștefănescu, Ioan Cărmăzan, Ilinca Vandici

14 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX HELLENIC LOVE IUBIRE ELENĂ

A romantic love story, with obvious ancient air, is ingeniously unfolding in a surprising and gripping artistic parallel with “updated history” of the noble feeling of love springing up between the Athenian Philippos, art critic, historian and merchant of paintings and Beatrice of Nafplion, owner of the last existing painting signed by Eleni Altamoura.

2010, 115 min Contacts: Casaro Film National Release Date: May 18, 2012 53 Icoanei Street Bucharest Production Company: Casaro Film, Metavision Tel: +40 212 11 8656 Grecia, Nerv Film, with the support of the Mobile: +40 724 63 6601 Romanian CNC

Directed by: Geo Saizescu Screenplay: Geo Saizescu, Kostas Asimakopoulos Cinematography: Marian Stanciu Producer: Alexandru Iclozan Cast: Maia Morgenstern, Georgiana Saizescu, Eusebiu Ștefănescu, Ileana Stana Ionescu, Mircea Rusu

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HERE… I MEAN THERE * AICI... ADICĂ ACOLO

Ani and Sanda are two girls from Maramuresh who grew up with their grandparents. Their parents are working in Spain like so many other Romanians. When they left their common project looked promising: with the money earned in Spain they shall build a house in which the whole family will be happy. After more than 10 years, things haven’t turned out as planned and the big house is far from being finished.

2012, 73 min Contacts: Hi Film Productions Release Date: 2012 7 Sf. Stefan Street Bucharest 023996 Production Company: Hi Film Productions, Tel.: +4021 252 48 67 with the support of the Romanian CNC Mobile: +40723 200 640 [email protected] Directed by: Laura Căpățână-Juller Screenplay: Laura Căpățână-Juller Cinematography: Ancuța Iordăchescu & Laura Căpățâna-Juller Editing: Dana Bunescu Producer: Alexandru Solomon

(*Documentary) 16 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX HO HO HO 2: A FAMILY LOTTERY HO HO HO 2: O LOTERIE DE FAMILIE

A Christmas comedy about Ema, a little girl who had enough of her life in the orphanage. One day, while playing in the courtyard, Ema finds a winning lottery ticket. Just when she was about to believe that dreams can come true, she finds out that the money can be cashed in only by an adult and that she has only one week to find one, or the prize is lost...

2012, 95 min Contacts: Media Pro Pictures National Release Date: November 23, 2012 1 Studioului Street, Buftea,Ilfov Production Company: Media Pro Pictures, Romania with the support of The Media Partnership Tel: +40 31 825 1840 Fax: +40 31 8251196 SRL, Media Link Communication, Media [email protected] Direction, United Media, Initiative Media, Mediacom Romania, BV McCann Erickson & Brand Connection

Directed by: Jesus del Cerro Screenplay: Collin Jay Blair Cinematography: Viorel Sergovici Editing: Ovidiu Văcaru Music: Juan Carlos Cuellio Producer: Alma Sîrbu Cast: Andreea Marin Bănică, Dragoș Bucur, Patricia Poslușnic, Gheorghe Visu, Dana Rogoz

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ITAKER * ITAKER

Itaker is the story of a voyage from Italy to Germany, in the years before the economic boom. A special voyage, because it is a nine year old boy named Pietro who undertakes it, in order to find his emigrant father. He is accompanied by Benito, a penniless Italian...

2012, 120 min Contacts: Mandragora Movies Release Date: 2012 8 Cehov A.P Street, 1st district Production Company: Mandragora Movies Bucharest, Romania and Goldenart Production, with the support Tel: +4031 620 3503 Fax: +4021 3151 000 of the Romanian CNC Mobile: +4072 811 3596 [email protected] Directed by: Toni Trupia Screenplay: Toni Trupia, Leonardo Marini, Michele Placido Cinematography: Arnaldo Catinari Editing: Ioachim Stroe Producers: Bobby Păunescu, Federica Vincenti Cast: Francesco Scianna, Monica Bârlădeanu, Michele Placido, Tiziano Tallarico

(*Minority Coproduction) 18 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX THE LAST CORRUPTED MAN ULTIMUL CORUPT DIN ROMÂNIA

The Last Corrupted Man is a sequel to Poker, one of the most viewed Romanian films in 2010. The story once again brings together corrupt senators, local highbinders, cosmetic surgeons, blond bombshells from Moldavia and secret service agents.

2011, 97 min Contacts: MediaPro Pictures National Release Date: February 17, 2012 1 Studioului Street, Buftea, Ilfov, Romania Production Company: MediaPro Pictures, with Tel: +40 31 825 1840 the support of the Romanian CNC, The Media Fax: +40 31 8251196 [email protected] Partnership SRL & Media Link Communication

Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu Screenplay: Adrian Lustig Cinematography: Viorel Sergovici Editing: Nita Chivulescu Original Music: Petru Mărgineanu Producer: Andrei Boncea Cast: Horațiu Mălăele, Vladimir Găitan, Valentin Teodosiu, Cătălina Grama, Mircea Diaconu, Vasile Muraru

19 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index LOST IN TRANSITION ...MAMA EI DE TRANZIȚIE?!

A bitter comedy about the endless transition from socialism to capitalism in nowadays Romania.

2011, 100 min Contacts: Paradox Film National Release Date: February 24, 2012 53 Icoanei Street Bucharest Production Company: Paradox Film, with the Tel: +40 212 11 8656 support of the Romanian CNC Mobile: +40 724 63 6601 [email protected] Directed by: Cristina Nichituș Screenplay: Bogdan Ficeac Cinematography: Marian Stanciu Editing: MDV Film Music: Cristian Aurelian Lolea Producers: Alexandru Iclozan, Marius Th Barna Cast: Cecilia Bârbora, Valentin Teodosiu, Vasile Muraru, Nae Lăzărescu, Mihai Bisericanu, Laura Vasiliu, Gabriel Spahiu

20 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX A MONTH IN THAILAND O LUNĂ ÎN THAILANDA

Radu and Adina, a young couple of graduates, have just made love and are now ready for New Year’s Eve. She is profoundly in love with him and cannot wait to move to his place; instead, he has a few reservations on their relationship. While going shopping in a superstore, he bumps into (or thinks to bump into) his ex girlfriend Nadia, and his intolerance becomes palpable.

2012, 90 minutes Contacts: Hi Film Productions National Release Date: November 16, 2012 7 Sf. Stefan Street Bucharest 023996 Production Company: Hi Film Productions, Tel.: +4021 252 48 67 with the support of the Romanian CNC and Mobile: +40723 200 640 [email protected] HBO Romania

Directed by: Paul Negoescu Screenplay: Paul Negoescu & Vlad Trandafir Cinematography: Andrei Butică Editing: Alex Radu Music: Codrin Lazăr Producer: Ada Solomon Cast: Andrei Mateiu, Ioana Anastasia Anton, Sânziana Nicola, Tudor Aaron Istodor, Raluca Aprodu, Victoria Răileanu, Ionuț Grama, Sabina Posea

21 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index OF SNAILS AND MEN DESPRE OAMENI ȘI MELCI

The state-owned car factory is about to be privatized. The buyer is a French company planning to turn it into a snail cannery. Only 300 of the 3000 workers will keep their jobs. George, the union leader, sees an advertisement on TV for a sperm bank in Bucharest paying 50 dollars for each donation. This gives him an idea: if 1000 of the young workers sold their sperm for a week, they could raise enough money to buy the plant and everyone would have a job...

Contacts: Libra Film 2012, 93 min 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district National Release Date: September 14, 2012 Bucharest, Romania Production Company: Libra Film AND Agat Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 Films, with the support of the Romanian [email protected] CNC, the Media Programme of the European Union, Mediaedgecia Romania, TVR & HBO Romania

Directed by: Tudor Giurgiu Screenplay: Ionuț Teianu Cinematography: Vivi Drăgan Vasile Editing: Nita Chivulescu Music: Vlaicu Golcea Producers: Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu, Patrick Sobelman Cast: Andi Vasluianu, Monica Bârlădeanu, Dorel Vișan, Jean François Stevenin, Robinson Stevenin, Valeria Seciu, Ovidiu Crişan, Ion Grosu, Clara Vodă & Alina Berzunţeanu Awards: Warsaw FF 2012 – Special Jury Prize: Valladolid IFF 2012: Meeting Point – Best Film

22 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX THE PHANTOM FATHER TATĂL FANTOMĂ

Robert Traum comes to Romania to research the origins of his father and uncle, the famous Traum brothers: Rudolf, a famous novelist, and Samuel - once a notorious gangster in Chicago. Here, he meets Tanya, a Government archivist, and then Sami, the last surviving family friend, a cinema projectionist chased out of his old movie theatre by a greedy local politician. While Robert helps Sami win his theatre, Sami gives Robert his identity back.

Contacts: GAV Romania 2011, 93 min 48 Plantelor Street, District 2 National Release Date: March 2, 2012 Bucharest, Romania. Production Company: GAV (Generic Audiovizual) Tel: +40 21 317 12 56 Fax: +40 21 317 12 86 with the support of the Romanian CNC, the [email protected] MEDIA Programme and HBO Romania

Directed by: Lucian Georgescu Screenplay: Lucian Georgescu Cinematography: Liviu Mărghidan Editing: Ioachim Stroe Music: Johannes Malfatti Producers: Lucian Georgescu, Joachim von Vietinghoff Cast: Marcel Iureş, Barry Gifford, Mihaela Sîrbu, Valer Dellakeza, Mihai Constantin, Mimi Brănescu, Mirela Oprișor, Nicodim Ungureanu, Vitalie Bantaş, Şerban Pavlu, Emilia Dobrin

23 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index RETRACE * ÎNTOARCEREA

Katherine, who survived the Holocaust, visits her once left fatherland for the first time. Not only the happy and the frightful memories of her once forgotten past come to life, but she also has to face the depressing reality of Ceausescu’s communist dictatorship and the romance developing between her husband and her sister...

2011, 98 min Contacts: Artis Film National Release Date: September 28, 2012 61 Romulus Street 3rd district Production Company: Artis Film, Dánielfilm Bucharest, Romania Studio, with the support of Film i Väst, Illusion Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 Film & Television and the Romanian CNC [email protected] Directed by: Judit Elek Screenplay: Judit Elek, László Berger Cinematography: László Berger Music: László Melis Producers: Cornelia Paloș, Judit Elek Cast: Kathleen Gati, Philip Zandén, Hilda Péter, Sarah Clark, Lóránt Váta, Norbert Tankó, Klara Tompa, Andor Lukáts

(*Minority Coproduction) 24 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX SOMEBODY STOLE THE BRIDE S-A FURAT MIREASA

The ancient custom of stealing the bride becomes a real kidnapping at a mobsters’ wedding when Nina, a wealth-aspiring woman decides to ask for a huge ransom. Surprisingly enough the bride refuses to return to her disgusting husband and provokes a series of events very serious for her family, but hilarious for the movie.

2012, 89 min Contacts: MediaPro Pictures National Release Date: May 11, 2012 1 Studioului Street Buftea, Ilfov, Romania Production Company: MediaPro Pictures, Tel: +40 31 825 1840 with the support of Optimedia, Media Link Fax: +40 31 8251196 [email protected] Communication, BV McCann Erickson & Mediacom Romania

Directed by: Jesus del Cerro Screenplay: Toni Grecu, Adrian Onciu Cinematography: Viorel Sergovici Editing: Ovidiu Văcaru Music: Juan Carlos Cuellio Producer: Alma Sîrbu Cast: Cătălina Grama, Constantin Diță, Adina Galupa, Sergiu Costache

25 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS index SOMEWHERE IN PALILULA UNDEVA LA PALILULA

In the 60’s Romania, Serafim, a fresh graduate of medical school, is brought by a gloomy whim of destiny to the ghost town of Palilula. A quarantine area, a sanatorium, improbable hospital, a gynecological clinic in a settlement where no child is born. A community of Italians who forgot their language, but not the nostalgia of their canzonets...

2011, 145 min Contacts: Libra Film National Release Date: April 20, 2012 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Production Company: Libra Film, GAV, Family Bucharest, Romania Film, Abis Studio, C Story Productions, with Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/ 0268 the support of the Romanian CNC [email protected] Directed by: Silviu Purcărete Screenplay: Silviu Purcărete Cinematography: Adrian Silișteanu Editing: Cătălin F. Cristuțiu Producers: Tudor Giurgiu, Lucian Pintilie, Giuliano Doman, Lucian Georgescu, Gabi Antal, Cristinel Șirli Cast: Dimény Áron, George Mihăiță, Constantin Chiriac, Răzvan Vasilescu, Sorin Leoveanu, Ofelia Popii, Horațiu Mălăele, Marius Manole

26 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX THREE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS TREI ZILE PÂNĂ LA CRĂCIUN

A docudrama which focuses on the last days in the lives of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu. The film uses the testimony of documents and people directly involved in the events, as well as the dramatization of real events, to turn our attention to previously unknown facets of our history. In memorable performance, actors Constantin Cojocaru and Victoria Cociaş bring to life the two figures that still dominate Romania’s recent past.

2012, 90 min Contacts: Total TV National Release Date: December 14, 2012 155 Calea Victoriei, Bl. D1 Sc.2, Et. 6, Ap. 58 Production Company: Total TV, Zenith Media, Bucharest, Romania Atlantis Film and UJ Budapest Filmstudio, with Phone: + 4021 250 7005 Fax: + 4021 250 7006 the support of the Romanian CNC and TVR [email protected] Directed by: Radu Gabrea Screenplay: Grigore Cartianu Cinematography: Alexandru Macarie, George Dăscălescu, Diana Vidraşcu Editing: Melania Oproiu Producer: Victoria Cociaş Cast: Victoria Cociaş, Constantin Cojocaru, Costel Caşcaval, Ion Grosu, Daniel Popa Awards: Transilvania IFF 2012: Romanian Days – Special Mention

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TURN OFF THE LIGHTS * STINGE LUMINA

Four 19 year old boys just stepped out of prison. Now they get to live their lives, but nothing seems to make sense, besides the rules they learned in jail. Mititelu fools every girl with the skills of an actor, Dragomir is always on the run, Papan gets caught every time and Giani has a mafia family. They only find hope in the wishes they make.

2012, 52 min Contacts: Strada Film Release Date: 2012 41 Dr. Staicovici Street, 5th district Production Company: Strada Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC, Zenith Media & Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 80 99 Tel: +40 21 411 80 99 Romaqua [email protected] Directed by: Ivana Mladenovic Screenplay: Bianca Oana & Ivana Mladenovic Cinematography: Luchian Ciobanu & Claudiu Ciprian Popa Editing: Ana Ilieșiu Music: Andrei Dinescu Producers: Cătălin Mitulescu & Daniel Mitulescu Awards: Sarajevo IFF 2012 – Heart of Sarajevo – Best Documentary

(*Documentary) 28 20 12 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX VICEVERSA MINTE-MĂ FRUMOS

Toni and Dani try to make a decent living working for an Internet service provider. To make ends meet, the guys also deal with fraudulent acquisitions of luxury items on the Internet which they sell afterwards for a lot of money and Dani is also a part-time gigolo. When Toni persuades his handsome friend to go on a date with Oana, the woman met on Facebook, Dani doesn’t have the slightest idea he is going to meet the woman of his dreams...

Contacts: MediaPro Pictures 2012, 90 min 1 Studioului Street Buftea, Ilfov, Romania National Release Date: October 19, 2012 Tel: +40 31 825 1840 Production Company: MediaPro Pictures, Fax: +40 31 8251196 [email protected] with the support of Mediacom Romania

Directed by: Iura Luncașu Screenplay: Adrian Lustig Cinematography: Manu Kadoush Editing: Mihai Mitici Producer: Ducu Ion Cast: Andi Vasluianu, Diana Dumitrescu, Antoaneta Zaharia, Marius Damian

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2013 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index 2+2 2+2

Miranda is a fictional Eastern European country under the reign of a dictator. Two friends, Oscar, a renowned actor and Tony, a film director, have had enough and want to flee the country. Caught and threatened with the death sentence, they are forced to make a promotional film about Mirandaworld, an adventure park in which bored westerners can experience the terror of Miranda’s Secret Police.

Contacts: Europolis Film 2013, 90 min Tudor Arghezi nr.14 020945, Bucharest National Release Date: 2013 Romania Production Company: Europolis Film and Tel: +4021 316 8079 Mobile: +40744 644 147 Ciulei Films with the support of the Romanian [email protected] CNC & Bundeskultusministerium Germania.

Directed by: Thomas Ciulei Screenplay: Thomas Ciulei, Akos Gerstner & Marius Weber Cinematography: Adrian Silișteanu Producer: Thomas Ciulei Cast: Cornel Scripcaru, Marius Manole, Mihai Calotă, Gabriel Spahiu, Răzvan Vasilescu, Sabrina Iașchevici

32 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX AMERICA, HERE WE COME AMERICA, VENIM

A group of provincial actors is invited by the New York-based Romanian Cultural Centre to perform Carnival Stories, an all-time Romanian classic, for the local Diaspora. The actors’ enthusiasm and their total lack of American experience cause many troubles and adventures.

2013, 90 min Contacts: Libra Film National Release Date: 2013 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Production Company: Libra Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC Tel: +40 213 26 6480 [email protected] Directed by: Răzvan Săvescu Screenplay: Răzvan Săvescu & Oana Ioachim Producer: Tudor Giurgiu Cast: Florin Piersic, Gheorghe Ifrim, Marius Florea Vizante, Oana Ioachim, Radu Gabriel

33 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index AT HOME ACASĂ LA TATA

A young man returns from Bucharest to his home village, somewhere in Dobrogea, for the first time in many years, as he goes through some personal issues. Here he meets again his widowed father, living with his concubine, and also his friends from his childhood and adolescence: his best friend, who remained in the village, now married with kids, and his ex-girlfriend, Paula. Divorced after an unhappy marriage, she is now working at the local minimarket, apparently still single... Contacts: Film Location Guide 5 Constantin Blaremberg Street 2012, 90 min Mobile: +40725.680.681 National Release Date: 2013 giuliano.doman@ familyfilm.ro Production Company: Film Location Guide, with the support of the Romanian CNC AND HBO ROMANIA

Directed by: Andrei Cohn Screenplay: Mimi Brănescu Cinematography: Andrei Butică Editing: Andrei Iancu Producer: Giuliano Doman Cast: Alexandru Papadopol, Andi Vasluianu, Ioana Flora, Mirela Oprișor, Florin Zamfirescu, Natașa Raab, Sorin Cociș

34 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX BRANCUSI BRÂNCUȘI

Brancusi is as hot-blooded at 53 as any man half his age. At a party, the sculptor suffers an attack of jealousy so violent that he shoots in the groin the avant-garde art critic Marinetti. On the rooftops of Paris, Brancusi also shoots a policeman with artistic inclinations who tried to avoid a tragic event in the history of art: killing the famous sculptor.

2013, 110 min Contacts: Artis Film National Release Date: 2013 61 Romulus Street 3rd district Production Company: Artis Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC, TVR & Artis Film Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 Produktion GmbH [email protected] Directed by: Adrian Popovici Screenplay: Pascal Ilie Virgil, Ioan Cărmăzan, Radu Petrescu-Aneste Cinematography: Cristian Gugu Editing: Marian Ene Music: Adrian Popovici & Vladi Cnejevici Producers: Cornelia Paloș & Adrian Popovici Cast: Ioan Andrei Ionescu, Iulia Verdeș, Claudiu Bleonț, Gabriel Vodnar, Alexandru Potocean

35 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index CARMEN CARMEN

Mariana’s little girl, Carmen, who can no longer smile, is found to be very ill. One doctor alone, Sitaru, believes he can perform a miracle and save Carmen’s life. Struggling for her daughter, abandoned by almost everybody she trusted, Mariana discovers she is pregnant. After Dr. Sitaru operates on the little girl, in a risky manner, Carmen begins to feel increasingly worse. Without any hope, Mariana leaves the hospital and rushes to take Carmen home: while one life ends, another one begins to flicker. Contacts: Filmex Film 9 Pitar Mos Street Ap. 16, 1st district 2012, 88 min Bucharest, Romania National Release Date: 2013 Tel: +40 21 316 8085 Mobile: +4074 435 0807 Production Company: Filmex Film and The [email protected] Cinematographic Studio of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, with the support of the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Doru Nițescu Screenplay: Tudor Voican, Doru Nițescu, based on an idea by Cătălin Cocriș Cinematography: Silviu Stavilă Editing: Dana Bunescu Music: Cristian Lolea Producer: Constantin Popescu Cast: Rodica Lazăr, Adrian Titieni, Maia Morgenstern, Mimi Brănescu, Iulia Lupașcu, Doru Ana

36 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX THE CHARADE ȘARADA

In 1986, the architect Andrei calls the Police to notify that his wife Sonia is missing. All efforts to find her seem to be useless and Andrei rebuilds his life with another woman. 16 years later, his life is turned upside down in a brief moment when he thinks he sees his ex-wife. He calls Bujor, the officer that investigated the disappearance of his wife, and finds out that Sonia had been, in fact, recruited by the communist intelligence Șerban Marinescu service, Securitate, and sent west. Distrustful, Andrei intends to go to the press to help him. The night before the press conference, he is attacked and killed.

2013, 100 min Contacts: Film Location Guide National Release Date: 2013 5 Constantin Blaremberg Street Production Company: Film Location Guide Mobile: 0040725.680.681 with the support of the Romanian CNC giuliano.doman@ familyfilm.ro Directed by: Șerban Marinescu Screenplay: Radu F. Alexandru Cinematography: Silviu Stavilă Editing: Andrei Iancu Producer: Giuliano Doman Cast: Marian Râlea, Adrian Titieni, Mircea Diaconu, Florin Zamfirescu, Deborah Feldman, Mirela Oprișor

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THE CHERNOSAURUS * CERNOZAURII

In Chernovadia, near a power plant deserted for 20 years because of a nuclear explosion, the radiations gave birth to a new life form. The chernosaurs, as physician Pakalov calls them, are cancerous protuberances mixed with objects – funny creatures exhibiting strange behaviors reminding us of human civilization.

2013, 70 min Contacts: Artis Film National Release Date: 2013 61 Romulus Street, 3rd district Production Company: Artis Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC, What the Flux Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 Media Inc, Scenery Hill Entertainment & TVR [email protected] Directed by: Radu Dinulescu Screenplay: Radu Dinulescu, Larry Jarrell, Adam Goldman Animators: Larry Jarrell & Cyndi Foster, Daniel Ivey Editing: Cyndi Foster, Jeremy Hobbs, John Frederick, Kristine Popovici Music: Vladi Cnejevici & Adrian Popovici Producers: Cornelia Paloș & Adrian Popovici

(*Animation) 38 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX THE CHILD’S POSE POZIȚIA COPILULUI

Child’s Pose presents in a thrilling, emotional, yet humorous way, the relationship between a ruling mother and her grown-up child. It is a touching film on traumatizing children while suffocating them with love and on the marks that parents leave on their children’s personalities. The movie is also a depiction of the Romanian contemporary high-class, speaking about low-level corruption and trading of influence in the midst of the core social institutions and their extensions over the whole socio-economic system Contacts: Parada Film in Romania nowadays. 7 Sf. Stefan Street Bucharest 023996 Tel.: +4021 252 48 67 2013, 112 min Mobile: +40723 200 640 [email protected] National Release Date: 2013 Production Company: Parada Film & Hai Hui Entertainment with the support of the Romanian CNC, Teleclub, Odyssey Communication, Etno Folclor Media, Real Top Media TV and HBO Romania

Directed by: Călin Peter Netzer Screenplay: Răzvan Rădulescu & Călin Peter Netzer Cinematography: Andrei Butică Editing: Dana Bunescu Producers: Călin Peter Netzer & Ada Solomon Cast: Luminița Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Florin Zamfirescu, Vlad Ivanov

39 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index THE CHOSEN ONE CEL ALES

A complex story told as an interior monologue by the protagonist, Mr. X, who is constantly hassled by his nemesis, Mr. Escu. The two of them will witness murders, blackmails, injustice and revenge, all set against the 1989 Revolution...

2012, 110 min Contacts: Domino Film National Release Date: 2013 59 Dr Felix Street 011039, 1st district Production Company: Domino Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC, Optimum Media Tel: +40213176436 [email protected] Direction Plan & Buy SRL, Brand Connection SA, Zenith Media and SC The Media Partnership

Directed by: Cristian Comeagă Screenplay: Cristian Comeagă Cinematography: Gabriel Kosuth Editing: Mihai Codleanu Producer: Cristian Comeagă Cast: Bogdan Stanoevici, Nicodim Ungureanu, Olimpia Melinte, Laura Cosoi

40 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX CLOSER TO THE MOON MAI APROAPE DE LUNĂ

Bucharest 1959. A spectacular bank heist has the country in an uproar. Four men and a woman are arrested, tried, convicted and while waiting for their execution, they are forced to star in a propaganda film about the crime. All five were heroes of the resistance during the WWII and highly placed members of Romanian society. They knew they would be caught and executed. Why did they do it?

2013, 100 min Contacts: Mandragora Movies National Release Date: 2013 8 Cehov A.P Street, 1st district Production Company: Mandragora Movies, Bucharest, Romania Ithaca LLC, Rainieri Group, Denis Friedman Tel: +4031 620 3503 Fax: +4021 3151 000 Productions and Agresywna Banda, with the Mobile: +4072 811 3596 support of the Romanian CNC & HBO Romania gilda@mandragoramovies. com Directed by: Nae Caranfil Screenplay: Nae Caranfil Cinematography: Marius Panduru Editing: Roberto Silvi Producers: Bobby Păunescu, Michael Fitzgerald, Renata Rainieri, Denis Friedman & Alessandro Leone Cast: Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Christian McKay, Joe Armstrong, Anton Lesser, Monica Bârlădeanu

41 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index DEJA VU O ZI DIN VIAȚA MEA

The story is about a 50 year old married man who brings his mistress to sleep over at his house for the first time after the separation from his wife. In the morning after, the tension grows between them. We understand that they have had an affair for almost three years. The film reveals Michael’s drama, during an hour and a half, from the moment that the two lovers decide to go and confront the wife who’s living in the summer house. Dan Chișu

2013, 80 min Contacts: DaKINO Production National Release Date: 2013 30 Smardan Street. 3rd district Production Company: DaKINO Production, Bucarest, Romania Film Locations & Diud Film [email protected]

Directed by: Dan Chișu Screenplay: Dan Chișu Cinematography: Gheorghe Andrei & Dan Chișu Producer: Dan Chișu Cast: Ioana Flora, Mirela Oprișor, Tudor Smoleanu, Anca Alexandra, Dan Chișu

42 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX DOMESTIC DOMESTIC

Wonderfully surreal, painfully real, this is the story of children, adults and animals who live together trying to have a better life, but sometimes death comes unexpectedly. In the bittersweet comedy Domestic it is all about us, people who eat the animals that they love and the animals that love people unconditionally.

2012, 85 min Contacts: 4 Proof Film National Release Date: MARCH 23, 2013 6 Intrarea Iuliu Valaori ap 1, 3rd district Production Company: 4 Proof Film and Bucharest, Romania Unafilm Germany with the support of the Tel: +40 21 326 0056 Fax: +40 21 326 0056 Romanian CNC, Eurimages, TVR, MBB Germany [email protected] and HBO Romania

Directed by: Adrian Sitaru Screenplay: Adrian Sitaru Cinematography: Adrian Silișteanu Editing: Andrei Gorgan Music: Sebastian Zsemlye & Adrian Sitaru Producer: Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan Cast: Adrian Titieni, Clara Vodă, Ioana Flora, Gheorghe Ifrim, Sergiu Costache

43 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index EASTERN BUSINESS AFACEREA EST

A petty business with 50 000 horseshoes is the only thing that separates Mara and Petro from living their dream of becoming “managers”. In a country where becoming a small business owner seems to be the ultimate goal, they believe that the odds are most certainly in their favour.

Igor Cobileanski

2013, 90 min Contacts: Alien Film National Release Date: November 2013 27B Theodor Aman 1st district Production Company: Alien Film & JelFilm, Bucharest, Romania with the support of the Romanian CNC Mobile: +40 744 659 714 [email protected] Directed by: Igor Cobileanski Screenplay: Igor Cobileanski Cinematography: Veaceslav Cebotari Editing: Nina Altaparmakova Producer: Iuliana Tarnovețchi Cast: Igor Caras, Ion Grosu, Sergiu Voloc

44 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX THE ESCAPE EVADAREA

1984. A mathematician’s decision to publish a paper in a magazine edited by an American University without asking for permission from the communist authorities triggers a chain of events that will change the lives of his friends. After all, there is no such thing as decisions without consequences...

2013, 110 min, 35mm Contacts: Icon Production National Release Date: 2013 17 Ferdinand Blvd., Ap. 5 Bucharest, Romania Production Company: Icon Production with Tel: +40 371 343 318 the support of the Romanian CNC and The Mobile: +40 723 828 633 [email protected] Media Partnership

Directed by: Andrei Gruzsniczki Screenplay: Andrei Gruzsniczki Cinematography: Vivi Drăgan Vasile Editing: Dana Bunescu Producer: Velvet Moraru Cast: Sorin Leoveanu, Ofelia Popii, Florin Piersic Jr., Virgil Ogășanu, Tora Vasilescu, Marc Titieni, George Alexandru, Medeea Marinescu, Dorian Boguță, Mihai Călin, Șerban Pavlu, Alina Berzunțeanu, Lucian Ifrim, Paul Ipate

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THE EXPLORER * EXPLORATORUL

114 years after the legendary expedition in Antarctica of „Belgica”, the first international expedition to explore the South Pole and spend the polar night, caught in the ice, a team of Romanian film makers has set as goal to recreate the geographical, scientific and spiritual itinerary of one of Belgica’s scientists, the Romanian scholar Emil Racovitza, who has been the zoologist, the botanist and one of the photographers of that expedition...

Contacts: Fundatia Arte Vizuale 2013, 75 min 37 Sfintii Voievozi Street, 1st district National Release Date: 2013 Bucharest, Romania Production Company: Fundatia Arte Vizuale Tel/Fax: +4021 311 1367 [email protected] (FAV), Terra Incognita, with the support of the Romanian CNC, the Media Partnership & TVR

Directed by: Titus Muntean & Xantus Gabor Screenplay: Xantus Gabor Cinematography: Xantus Aron Editing: Dana Bunescu Producer: Vivi Drăgan Vasile

(*Documentary) 46 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX A FAREWELL TO FOOLS CONDAMNAT LA VIAŢĂ

WWII. A German soldier is found dead by an 11 year old boy. Having no clue on who might have done it and threatened with execution by the German officers, the leaders of the community attempt to convince Ipu, the “village idiot”, to take the blame on him, promising him an impressive funeral and various rewards...

2012, 85 min Contacts: Film Location Guide National Release Date: March 15, 2013 5 Constantin Blaremberg Street Production Company: Film Location Guide, Mobile: +40725.680.681 Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion Germany, Minds giuliano.doman@ familyfilm.ro Meet Belgium, with the support of the Romanian CNC, Eurimages, Arte ZDF, Mollywood, Flanders audiovisual fund, Belgian tax shelter, BV McCann Erickson, Media-Tique, Starcom Media Vest Group, Mediaedgecia Romania, Mindshare Media, The Media Partnership, United Media Services

Directed by: Bogdan Dreyer Screenplay: Anușavan Salamanian Cinematography: Richard van Oosterhout Editing: Philippe Ravoe Music: Joris van den Hauwe Producers: Giuliano Doman & Daniel Zuta Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Bogdan Iancu, Harvey Keitel, Laura Morante, Alexandru Bindea, Nicodim Ungureanu

47 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index FLYING LESSONS LA LIMITA DE JOS A CERULUI

Viorel delivers drugs to several clients with his best friend, Goose, whose dream is to fly with his self-made hang glider that never seems to work properly. Viorel falls in love with Maria, one of his clients and Tomcat’s girlfriend, a drug dealer who’s in police custody. Viorel decides to save Maria, but his decision costs him his best friend’s death. All that’s left for Viorel is a broken hang glider and an unshared love.

2012, 100 min Contacts: Saga Film National Release Date: 2013 8 Dimitrie Racotiva Street District 2, Bucharest, Production Company: Saga Film with the Romania support of the Romanian CNC, Starcom Media Tel: +40 21 317 33 Fax: +40 21 317 33 64 Vest Group, Mediaedgecia Romania, Zenith [email protected] Media, Initiative Media, Optimedia, Mindshare Media, The Media Partnership, Romaqua Group, Spoon Media & Media Direction

Directed by: Igor Cobileanschi Screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu Cinematography: Oleg Mutu Producer: Alexandru Teodorescu Cast: Igor Babiac, Ela Ionescu, Sergiu Voloc, Igor Caras

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FROM ROMANIA TO ZION * DIN ROMÂNIA SPRE SION

Following 130 years of the emigration of Romanian Jews towards the Holy Land, both history of East Europe and Israel will be revealed, in a light, colourful film depicting history in human stories and collages, as a tribute to Tristan Tzara – born in the same town from where first Jews immigrated to Palestine in 1882.

2013, 90 min Contacts: Libra Film National Release Date: 2013 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Production Company: Libra Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC and the MEDIA Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 [email protected] Programme of the European Union

Directed by: Oana Giurgiu Screenplay: Oana Giurgiu Cinematography: Mihai Tănase Producer: Tudor Giurgiu

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GONE WILD * GONE WILD

In the labyrinth of water that makes up Romania’s Danube Delta lies Europe’s largest wetland, a lost paradise and home to a vast diversity of plants and animals. The most recent arrivals are the horses, that over 20 years ago were released to roam free. Their struggle and difficulties are followed through the eyes of Ivan, a village boy, who has developed a powerful bond with the animals. Ironically, as the horses roam wider in search of food and shelter they are beginning to damage the local protected Contacts: Arta Foundation forests. A controversy has erupted Mobile: +40 740 075 387 george.bucur@ between environmentalists and local recproduction.ro authorities who now want the horses to be exterminated.

2012, 84 min National Release Date: 2013 Production Company: Arta Foundation, EMS Films & Digital Cube

Directed by: Dan Curean Screenplay: Dan Curean Cinematography: Dan Curean Editing: Eugen Kelemen Producers: George Bucur, Ton Okkerse

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GRAPES OF HOPE * STRUGURII SPERANȚEI

A French teacher of Turkish origin is sent to a remote small Crimean Tatars village in the middle of Turkey lost in the tough nature. The lands of the villagers are in danger: They will be seized by a wholesaler from whom they borrowed to finance an irrigation project which didn’t come to fruition. To confront this threat, the teacher joins the old mayor of the village, who wants to realize his crazy project of implanting a vineyard on Bay Okan these arid lands…

2012, 126 min Contacts: Artis Film National Release Date: 2013 61 Romulus Street 3rd district Production Company: Artis Film, Manny Films, Bucharest, Romania Bayan Films, Rönesans Films with the support Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 of the Romanian CNC [email protected] Directed by: Bay Okan Screenplay: Bay Okan & Fakir Baykurt Cinematography: Vedat Özdemir Editing: Severine Prehembaud, Muammer Koçak, Eytan İpeker Producers: Gözde Otabatmaz, Cornelia Paloș Cast: Ahmet Mekin, Yetkin Dikinciler, Altan Erkekli, Norina Nobashari, Elisabeth Niederer, Aziz Emre Yavuz

(*Minority coproduction) 51 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index HAPPY FUNERAL! FUNERALII FERICITE!

Lionel Frunză is an exemplary citizen who never does anything wrong but whose world will be turned upside down by an old Gypsy woman who tells him the exact time of his death, which is much sooner than he had expected.

Horațiu Mălăele

2013, 90 min Contacts: Fundatia „Teatru National Release Date: 2013 Contemporan” 9 Iuliu Tetrat Street Production Company: Fundatia „Teatru 1st district, 011911, Contemporan”, with the support of the Bucharest Tel: +40 21 230 0452 Romanian CNC fundatia@ teatrucontemporan.ro Directed by: Horațiu Mălăele Screenplay: Adrian Lustig Cinematography: Viorel Sergovici Producer: Adrian Lustig Cast: Horațiu Mălăele, Igor Caras, Mihai Gruia Sandu, Dorina Lazăr, Crina Semciuc, Serghei Mizil

52 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX I’M AN OLD COMMUNIST HAG SUNT O BABĂ COMUNISTĂ

Emilia’s quiet, provincial life is turned upside down when her daughter returns from Canada at a moment’s notice, bringing her fiancé with her. But the happy reunion quickly turns into a very complicated – and very Romanian – situation, proof that the generation gap doesn’t take borders into account.

2012, 110 min Contacts: MediaPro Pictures National Release Date: 2013 1st Studioului Street Buftea, Ilfov, Romania, Production Company: MediaPro Pictures, 070000 with the support of the Romanian CNC Tel: +4 031 8251840 [email protected] Directed by: Stere Gulea Screenplay: Lucian Dan Teodorovici, Stere Gulea Editing: Alexandra Gulea Cinematography: Vivi Drăgan Vasile Producer: Andrei Boncea Cast: Luminița Gheorghiu, Marian Râlea, Ana Ularu, Collin Blair

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IN THE NAME OF THE MAYOR * ÎN NUMELE PRIMARULUI

In the Name of the Mayor follows petitioners as they carefully prepare speeches like stand-up monologues, creating a meditation on power.

2012, 60 min Contacts: Elefant Film National Release Date: September 2013 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Production Company: Entre2prises & Elefant Bucharest, Romania Film Mobile: 0040746242635 [email protected] Directed by: Anca Hirte Screenplay: Anca Hirte Cinematography: Anca Hirte Producers: Damien Froidevaux, Dan Burlac

(*Documentary) 54 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX IT TAKES TWO TO FENCE PLANȘA

Alex, an ex-fencing champion is given the chance of reentering the fencing world as a coach. At the same time Anda is signing up at his fencing club. Alex is given the task of training her and from their professional relationship emerges a strong bond. Mircea, Anda’s lover, who also fences at the same club, witnesses the growing relationship between the two of them and becomes jealous. Anda has to choose between fencing Gheorghe Andrei and Mircea.

2013, 80 min Contacts: DaKINO Production National Release Date: 2013 30 Smardan Street. 3rd district Production Company: DaKINO Production, Bucarest, Romania Diud Film & Film Locations [email protected]

Directed by: Gheorghe Andrei Screenplay: Bogdan Ivașcu & Gheorghe Andrei Cinematography: Aleca Carastoian Editing: Gheorghe Andrei Producers: Dan Chișu, Gheorghe Andrei Cast: Olimpia Melinte, Silvian Vâlcu, Marian Adochiței, Gheorghe Horia

55 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index THE JAPANESE DOG CÂINELE JAPONEZ

An old man, widowed by the recent floods, and his son, who has been living in Japan, see each other again for the first time in twenty years. Both their expectations run high, but they are far from surpassing reality.

2013, 90 min Contacts: Libra Film National Release Date: Autumn 2013 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Production Company: Libra Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Romanian CNC, the MEDIA Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 Programme of the European Union and HBO Tel: +40 213 26 6480 Romania bogdan.craciun@ librafilm.net Directed by: Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Screenplay: Ioan Antoci, Gabriel Gheorghe, Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Cinematography: Andrei Butică Editing: Bogdan Apetri Producer: Tudor Giurgiu Cast: Victor Rebengiuc, Șerban Pavlu, Constantin Drăgănescu, Alexandrina Halic, Ioana Abur, Kana Hashimoto, Laurențiu Lazăr

56 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX KILLING TIME KILLING TIME

Two hit men wait for their next target in an empty apartment. The hours go by. Killing time can be a deadly affair.

2012, 100 min Contacts: Kinosseur National Release Date: March 1, 2013 7-9 Vasile Conta Street, 2nd district Production Company: Kinosseur & Elefant Bucharest, Romania Films, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ZENITH MEDIA AND Tel: +4021 314 80 25 Mobile: +40740 968 529 HBO ROMANIA [email protected] Directed by: Florin Piersic Jr. Screenplay: Florin Piersic Jr. Cinematography: Cristian Stan Editing: Florin Piersic Jr. Producers: Florin Piersic Jr, Dan Burlac, Andrei Crețulescu Cast: Cristian Ioan Gutău, Florin Piersic Jr., Olimpia Melinte, Daniel Popa, Florin Zamfirescu

57 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index MATEI CHILD MINER MATEI CHILD MINER

Matei lives with his grandfather in a coal-mining region of Romania. His parents left to work in Italy. After an incident, Matei is unfairly kicked out of school. He flees but then he returns home. Shortly after, his grandfather dies and Matei is placed in a children’s’ home...

2013, 100 min Contacts: Europolis Film National Release Date: 2013 Tudor Arghezi nr.14 020945, Bucharest, Production Company: Europolis Film, Ciulei Romania Films, Schneider Lüthje Hörl, La Vie Est Belle Tel: +4021 316 8079 Mobile: +40744 644 147 Film Associes, HFF Munchen, with the support [email protected] of Eurimages, Media Development, the Romanian CNC, FFF – Film Fund Bavaria, TVR, Fondation GAN & Bavarian TV

Directed by: Alexandra Gulea Screenplay: Alexandra Gulea Cinematography: Reinhold Vorschneider Editing: Peter Przygodda, Alexandra Gulea, Bruno Tracq Music: Stephane Karo Producer: Thomas Ciulei Cast: Alexandru Czului, Remus Mărginean

58 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX MISS CHRISTINA DOMNIȘOARA CHRISTINA

Could it be true that God punishes children, up to the third and fourth generations, for the sins of their forbearers? In the Baragan Plane, in the South of Romania, a horrendous tragedy that happened at the beginning of the 20th century to a young woman haunts the lives of her three female descendants and all those who surround them.

2012, 110 min Contacts: Abis Studio National Release Date: 2013 85-87 Emanoil Porumbaru Street Production Company: Abis Studio with the Bucharest, Romania support of Bv McCann Erickson, Odyssey Tel: +4021 222 6945 Fax: +4021 223 4493 Communication, Mediaedgecia, Optimum Media [email protected] Direction Plan, Initiative Media, Mindshare and the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Alex Maftei Screenplay: Raluca Durbacă, Adrian Istrătescu Lener Cinematography: Radu Aldea Editing: Teodora Penciu Producer: Gabi Antal Cast: Tudor Aaron Istodor, Maia Morgenstern, Anastasia Dumitrescu, Ioana Anastasia Anton, Ovidiu Ghiniță, Ioana Sandu, Ioan Andrei Ionescu

59 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index MISTER COURTYARD DOMNUL DE LA CURTE

Mister Boerescu, undertakes a new estate project in an old neighborhood of a provincial town with medieval tradition in Transylvania. The 50-year-old successful businessman, who comes from the capital city, acts as usual without any scruple, not even hesitating to expel the last elderly and poor inhabitants of the neighborhood, who stubbornly oppose. An unusual obstacle seems to oppose the completion of his project: an old sixteenth-century crypt where several bodies from Contacts: Ro de Film those times rest in peace... 1 Bis G-ral Dimitrie Salmen Street 1st floor, ap 2, 2nd district 2012, 110 min Bucharest, Romania Tel.: +4021.211.86.56 National Release Date: 2013 Mobile: +40723.693.215 Production Company: Ro de Film, Milonga, [email protected] ESAV, Paradox Film, Eurimages, TVR and Région Midi-Pyrénées, with the support of the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Corneliu Gheorghiță Screenplay: Jean Samoullian, Corneliu Gheorghiță Cinematography: Sorin Drăgoi Editing: Nathalie Mougenot Music: Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana-Maria Avram Producer: Alexandru Iclozan Cast: Serge Riaboukine, Gabriel Spahiu, Sanda Toma, Tache Ionescu

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NIASCHARIAN (LET US REVIVE) * NIASCHARIAN

Niascharian is the first Romanian documentary that based on solid evidence and on the scientific argumentation of many international researchers connects almost 8000 years of Romanian people history, a period that does not exist in the old-history school books.

2011, 75 min Contacts: Ro de Film National Release Date: 2013 1 Bis G-ral Dimitrie Salmen Street Production Company: Ro de Film, with the 1st floor, ap. 2, 2nd district support of the Romanian CNC Bucharest, Romania Tel.: +4021.211.86.56 Mobile: +40723.693.215 Directed by: Leonardo Tonitza [email protected] Screenplay: Leonardo Tonitza Cinematography:Sorin Gociu Editing: Mădălin Cristescu Music: Vlad Stoicescu Producer: Alexandru Iclozan

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NIGHT FALLS IN INDIA * NOAPTEA VINE ÎN INDIA

Ricardo (60) decides to elope to India, like he used to do when he was traveling towards East and crossing Europe, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan with the hippies in his van. The situation is different now: Ricardo has been in a wheel chair for 10 years and he wishes to die on the shores of the Gange River and be reunited with Gadhali, the love of his life. Dana (45), his Romanian housekeeper, will join Ricardo on this trip. They both have high hopes for this trip they will depart on. Contacts: Strada Film 41 Dr. Staicovici Street, 5th district 2012, 90 min Bucharest, Romania National Release Date: 2013 Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 80 99 Tel: +40 21 411 80 99 Production Company: Strada Film, Jaleo [email protected] Films, Atmo Media Network, with the support of the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Chema Rodriguez Screenplay: Chema Rodriguez Cinematography: Diego Dussel Editing: Therese Elfstrom Producers: Cătălin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu, Alvaro Alonso, Erik Gandini Cast: Juan Diego, Clara Vodă

(*Minority Coproduction) 62 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX A NINE MINUTE INTERVAL UN INTERVAL DE NOUĂ MINUTE

The film tells the story of a shooting day for the latest film of Paul, a young director. As he is involved in a secret love story with Alina, the actress playing one of the characters, he delays the shooting day pretending he is ill...

Corneliu Porumboiu

2012, 100 min Contacts: 42 Km Film National Release Date: 2013 15 Costache Marinescu Street Production Company: 42 Km Film & Les Films du 1st district Bucharest Worso, with the support of the Romanian CNC Romania Mobile: 0741047116 [email protected] Directed by: Corneliu Porumboiu Screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu Cinematography: Tudor Mircea Editing: Dana Bunescu Producer: Marcela Ursu Cast: Bogdan Dumitrache, Diana Avrămuț, Mihaela Sârbu, Alexandru Papadopol

63 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index OMEGA ROSE OMEGA ROSE

Three years after an apocalyptic event wiped out 99.99% of Earth’s population, a young man crosses his country by bicycle to find out “what the hell happened”. His journey is marked by encounters with a few isolated survivors hiding in fear... and a girl.

2013, 95 min Contacts: Keep Movieng National Release Date: 2013 7 Barbu Lautaru Street Constanta, Romania Production Company: Keep Movieng, Blue Tel: +40 721 145 904 Heron Productions, Filmmaking Romania, [email protected] Artificial Horizon

Directed by: George Dorobanţu Screenplay: George Dorobanţu, Alexandra M. Păun Cinematography: Sorin Gociu Editing: George Dorobanţu Music: Lex Dumitru Producers: Ștefania Magidson, Florin Piersic Jr, Tedy Necula Cast: Mircea Silaghi, Florin Piersic Jr, Cosmin Natanticu, Ion Besoiu, Rodica Negrea, Bogdan Iancu, Flaviu Crișan, Ioan Gyuri Pascu, Aylin Cadâr, Marius Chivu, Radu Bânzaru, Monica Davidescu, Carmin Ionescu

64 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX PORTRAITS IN THE FOREST PORTRETE ÎN PĂDURE

We wonder sometimes why we are not impressed by more serious offenses, more meaningful, if you want taking the “necessity” and thrill of the sound of minor issues, obscure, belonging rather to a literary conceit than real life. That’s the theme of this story. Based on it, we’ll know better how to see others or those around us...

2011, 100 min Contacts: Casaro Film National Release Date: 2013 1 Bis G-ral Dimitrie Salmen Street Production Company: Casaro Film, with the 1st floor, ap. 2, 2nd district support of the Romanian CNC Bucharest, Romania Tel.: +4021.211.86.56 Mobile: +40723.693.215 Directed by: Dinu Tănase [email protected] Screenplay: Dinu Tănase Cinematography: Pătru Păunescu Editing: Dan Nanoveanu Music: Vlad Stoicescu Producer: Alexandru Iclozan Cast: Dan Condurache, Ofelia Popii, Camelia Zorlescu, Avram Iclozan

65 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index PUZZLE FOR A BLIND MAN PUZZLE PENTRU UN ORB

What are the odds of two people, complete strangers, meeting in a city of three million inhabitants: one in a billion? Perhaps one in ten billion? Any accidental encounter has the same complexity of the Universe. An amazing web of coincidences has to happen for two people to be in the same place, at the same time, and to actually meet. Puzzle for a Blind Man follows the magic of the Universe in creating such an encounter!

2012, 90 min Contacts: Castel Film National Release Date: 2013 25 Emanoil Porumbaru Street, 1st district Production Company: Castel Film and Double 4 Bucharest, Romania Studios with the support of the Romanian CNC Tel: +40 21 222 5565 Fax: +40 21 222 5559 [email protected] Directed by: Andrei Zincă Screenplay: Andrei Zincă & Adrian Lustig, inspired by the play “Blind Date” by Mario Diament Cinematography: Dan Alexandru Producer: Vlad Păunescu Cast: Adrian Titieni, Tunde Skovran, Dan Nuțu, Cătălina Mustață, Ioana Pavelescu, Rodica Mandache, Deborah Feldman, Alin Panc, Vladimir Găitan

66 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX ROCKER ROCKER

Victor, a rocker in his late forties, is ready to do anything for his drug- addicted son. He is helping the son and his anonymous rock band prepare an upcoming live concert in a bigger city. In the meantime Victor tries to rebuild his family. But his mixed up life slowly overcomes him...

2012, 91 min Contacts: Mandragora National Release Date: February 21, 2013 4 Gh. Bratianu Street 1st district Production Company: Mandragora, Slot Bucharest, Romania Machine, Departures Film GmbH, with the Tel: +40 21 222 05 58 Fax: +40 21 222 05 57 support of the Romanian CNC and HBO Mobile: +40722364132 Romania [email protected]

Directed by: Marian Crișan Screenplay: Marian Crișan Cinematography: Tudor Mircea Editing: Tudor Pojoni Producer: Anca Puiu Cast: Dorin Andone, Alin State, Silvia Torok, Răzvan Popa, Alexandru Aron, Ofelia Popii, Paul Popovici, Ionuț Nicolae, Richard Balint

67 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index ROXANNE ROXANNE

Twenty years after the Romanian Revolution, Tavi Ionescu, a nice but quite immature guy for his late 30’s, finds out from his Securitate file that he could be the father of a son he didn’t know about. Starting his own investigation, Tavi is caught by a complicated past that now comes to reveal ugly hidden truths, messing up his life and of the ones close to him. For the first time in his life, Tavi is forced to make really mature decisions. Valentin Hotea 2013, 100 min National Release Date: 2013 Contacts: Hi Film Productions Production Company: Hi Film Productions 7 Sf. Stefan Street Bucharest 023996 & Abis Studio, with the support of the Tel.: +4021 252 48 67 Romanian CNC, City Cinema, PHD Media,TVR Mobile: +40723 200 640 [email protected] and HBO Romania

Directed by: Valentin Hotea Screenplay: Ileana Muntean & Valentin Hotea Cinematography: Alexandru Sterian Editing: Eugen Kelemen Producer: Ada Solomon Cast: Șerban Pavlu, Diana Dumbravă, Valeria Seciu, Mihai Călin

68 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX RUSTY STEEL OȚEL RUGINIT

Two American brothers travel to Romania after one inherits a rusty old fishing boat from his recently deceased uncle. But once there, the guys find themselves plunged into deadly intrigue, as they frantically race to find a sunken fortune in Nazi gold.

2012, 94 min Contacts: Vision PM National Release Date: 2013 27 Emil Racovita Street Bucharest Production Company: Vision PM, with the Mobile: +4073 061 5114 support of the Romanian CNC

Directed by: Ion Ionescu Screenplay: Ion Ionescu Producers: Ion Ionescu & Oana Raluca Badea Cast: Dean Stockwell, Peter Campbell, Johann Urb, Irina Bucescu

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TOTONEL * TOTONEL

Totonel is a nine-year-old illiterate Roma boy, living in the ghetto of Bucharest, in a small room with his two older sisters and three drug-addicted uncles. When he was five, his mother was arrested for dealing drugs. He had little hope of growing up to be different from his immediate peers, until half a year ago when he started going to an alternative educational club in the neighborhood school... Alexander Nanau

2013, 90 min Contacts: Strada Film National Release Date: 2013 41 Dr. Staicovici Street 5th district Production Company: Strada Film, with the Bucharest, Romania support of the Policy Center for Roma and Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 80 99 Tel: +40 21 411 80 99 Minorities [email protected] Directed by: Alexander Nanau Screenplay: Alexander Nanau Cinematography: Alexander Nanau Editing: Mircea Olteanu Producers: Marcian Lazăr & Alexander Nanau

(*Documentary) 70 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX A VERY UNSETTLED SUMMER O VARĂ FOARTE INSTABILĂ

An unsettled summer becomes the background of an erotic twist that tracks four characters into a game in which they are writing the script of the movie we see... A man becomes lured into a fictional game his ex- girlfriend has initiated. Sexually ensnared by her, and now realizing the fragility of the border between the real and the imagined, he begins to unravel. He convinces himself that if he can only write an ending to his life story, he can regain control of his life. But playing with fiction is not Contacts: Aparte Film an innocent game… 165 Calea Calarasi Bucharest,Romania Tel: +40213204128 2013, 96 min Mobile: +40744204437 [email protected] National Release Date: 2013 Production Company: APARTE FILM, FILM I VAST, FILMGATE, FACTION NORTH AND MAUR FILM, WITH THE SUPPORT OF HBO ROMANIA

Directed by: Anca Damian Screenplay: Philip O Ceallaigh, Anca Damian Cinematography: Liviu Marghidan Editing: Ion Ioachim Stroe Music: Nathan Larson Producers: Anca Damian, Grant Keir Cast: Jamie Sives, Ana Ularu, Kim Bodnia, Diana Cavalioti

71 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS index WOLF LUPU

A teenager starts a journey in the world of the dead, murder and love within the block of flats where he lives.

2012, 90 min Contacts: Strada Film National Release Date: 2013 41 Dr. Staicovici Street 5th district Production Company: Strada Film and Bucharest, Romania Neue Road Movies, with the support of the Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 80 99 Tel: +40 21 411 80 99 Romanian CNC [email protected] Directed by: Bogdan Mustață Screenplay: Bogdan Mustață Cinematography: Barbu Bălășoiu Producer: Marcian Lazăr Cast: Mihai Vasilescu, Costel Caşcaval, Ada Condeescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Carmen Ungureanu, Camelia Zorlescu, Alexandru Potocean, Dimitrie Bogomaz

72 20 13 ROMANIAN FILMS INDEX YOUTUBE BAZAAR YOUTUBE BAZAAR

The film is submerging in the world of YouTube and internet amateur made- films posting through the eyes of Bahoi, one of Romania’s most viewed filmmakers.

2012, 60 min Contacts: DaKINO Production National Release Date: 2013 30 Smardan Street. 3rd district Production Company: DaKINO Production Bucharest, Romania [email protected] Directed by: Dan Chișu Screenplay: Dan Chișu Cinematography: Gheorghe Andrei Producer: Dan Chișu

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0/1 7 OF HEARTS 0/1 7 DE INIMĂ ROȘIE

Production Company: Keep Movieng Production Company: Saga Film & Fulldawa Films Directed by: Sorin Marin Directed by: George Dorobanțu Screenplay: Sorin Marin Screenplay: George Dorobanțu Contacts: Saga Film Contacts: Keep Movieng 8 Dimitrie Racovita Street 7 Barbu Lautaru Street District 2, Bucharest, Romania Constanta, Romania Tel: +40 21 317 33 60 Mobile: +40 742 551 380 Fax: +40 21 317 33 64 [email protected] [email protected]

4 BLOWS I96I 4 LOVITURI I96I

Production Company: Mandragora, Production Company: Elefant Film Chromosom Filmproduktion Directed by: TBC Directed by: Peter Kerek Screenplay: Marius Copel, Screenplay: Peter Kerek Moscu Copel Contacts: Mandragora Contacts: Elefant Film 4 Gh. Bratianu Street, 1st district 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 222 05 58 Mobile: 0040746242635 Fax: +40 21 222 05 57 [email protected] Mobile: +40722364132 [email protected]

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ABOUT COSMETICS AND ANAPURNA* HAPPINESS ANAPURNA DESPRE COSMETICE ȘI FERICIRE Production Company: Subcultura Production Company: Elefant Films Directed by: Florin Iepan Directed by: Ruxandra Zenide Screenplay: Florin Iepan Screenplay: Ruxandra Zenide Contacts: Subcultura Contacts: Elefant Films 4 Invatatorului Street 3, rue Voltaire - 1221 Bl. 69, Ap. 4 Geneve, Switzerland Timisoara, Romania Tel: 0041 22 301 6500 Tel: +4025 622 6359 Fax: 0041 22 301 6501 [email protected] *documentary

ANA ANGELICA ANA ANGELICA

Production Company: Paradox Film Production Company: Filmex Film Directed by: Alexa Visarion Directed by: Cărmăzan Deian Screenplay: Alexa Visarion Screenplay: Constantin Popescu Contacts: Paradox Film Contacts: Filmex Film 1 Bis G-ral Dimitrie Salmen Street 20 Ion Campineanu Street 1st floor, ap 2, 2nd district Ap. 16, 1st district Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania Tel.: +4021.211.86.56 Tel: +40 21 316 8085 Mobile: +40723.693.215 [email protected] [email protected]

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THE BEATLES BOX BEATLES BOX

Production Company: Mandragora Production Company: Fantascope Movies Directed by: Florin Șerban Directed by: Andrei Ujică Screenplay: Florin Șerban Screenplay: Andrei Ujică Contacts: 60 Badea Cartan Street, Contacts: Mandragora Movies Bucharest, Romania 8 Cehov A.P Street, 1st district Tel.: +40212100985 Bucharest, Romania Mobile: +40740301855 Tel: +4031 620 3503 [email protected] Fax: +4021 3151 000 Mobile: +4072 811 3596 [email protected] BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS

THE BLUE KNIGHT Production Company: Libra Film CAVALERUL ALBASTRU Directed by: Iulia Rugină Screenplay: Ana Agopian, Oana Production Company: Media Pro Răsuceanu, Iulia Rugină Pictures Contacts: Libra Film Directed by: Horațiu Mălăele 52 Popa Soare Street Screenplay: Denis Dinulescu et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Contacts: Media Pro Pictures Bucharest, Romania 1 Studioului Street, Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 Buftea,Ilfov [email protected] Romania Tel: +40 31 825 1840 Fax: +40 31 8251196 [email protected]

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BY PASS CHIRA CHIRALINA BY PASS CHIRA CHIRALINA

Production Company: Abis Studio Production Company: Castel Film Directed by: Nap Toader Directed by: Dan Pița Screenplay: Alin Ludu Dumbravă, Screenplay: Dan Pița & Dan Sorin Stăiculescu Ioan Grigorescu Contacts: Abis Studio Contacts: Castel Film 85-87 Emanoil Porumbaru Street 25 Emanoil Porumbaru Street, Bucharest, Romania 1st district Tel: +4021 222 6945 Bucharest, Romania Fax: +4021 223 4493 Tel: +40 21 222 5565 [email protected] Fax: +40 21 222 5559 [email protected]

CHILDREN’S CRUSADE CRUCIADA COPIILOR CHUCK NORRIS VS COMMUNISM* CHUCK NORRIS VS COMUNISM Production Company: Filmex Film Directed by: Constantin Popescu Production Company: 4 Proof Film & Screenplay: Constantin Dicu Vernon Films Contacts: Filmex Film Directed by: Ilinca Călugăreanu 20 Ion Campineanu Street Screenplay: Ilinca Călugăreanu Ap. 16, 1st district Contacts: 4 Proof Film Bucharest, Romania 6 Intrarea Iuliu Valaori ap 1, Tel: +40 21 316 8085 3rd district [email protected] Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 326 0056 Fax: +40 21 326 0056 [email protected]

*documentary

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CIRCUIT* THE DEVIL’S FORTUNE* CIRCUIT AVEREA DIAVOLULUI Production Company: Total TV Production Company: 4 Proof Film & Directed by: Radu Gabrea Wildart Film Screenplay: Radu Gabrea Directed by: Michaela Kirst & Monica Contacts: Total TV Lazurean-Gorgan 155 Calea Victoriei, Bl. D1 Written by: Michaela Kirst, Monica Sc.2, Et. 6, Ap. 58 Lazurean-Gorgan & Ebba Sinzinger Bucharest, Romania Contacts: 4 Proof Film Tel: + 4021 250 7005 6 Intrarea Iuliu Valaori ap 1, 3rd district Fax: + 4021 250 7006 Bucharest, Romania [email protected] Tel: +40 21 326 0056 Fax: +40 21 326 0056 *documentary [email protected]

*documentary DOUBLE DUBLU

CRISTIAN Production Company: Abis Studio CRISTIAN Directed by: Catrinel Dănăiață Screenplay: Catrinel Dănăiață Production Company: Libra Film Contacts: Abis Studio Directed by: Tudor Giurgiu 85-87 Emanoil Porumbaru Street Screenplay: Tudor Giurgiu & Bucharest, Romania Loredana Novak Tel: +4021 222 6945 Contacts: Libra Film [email protected] 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district Bucharest, Romania Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 [email protected]

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EDEN HOTEL EL RUMANO HOTELUL EDEN EL RUMANO

Production Company: Aparte Film Production Company: Strada Film Directed by: Anca Damian Directed by: Cătălin Mitulescu Screenplay: Anca Damian, Screenplay: Cătălin Mitulescu Bogdan Mustață Contacts: Strada Film Contacts: Aparte Film 41 Dr. Staicovici Street, 5th district 165 Calea Calarasi Bucharest, Romania Bucharest,Romania Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 80 99 Tel: +40213204128 Tel: +40 21 411 80 99 Mobile: +40744204437 [email protected] [email protected]

FIRUZA ELISABETA RIZEA FIRUZA ELISABETA RIZEA Production Company: Elefant Film, Production Company: Filmex Film Kabuli Film Directed by: Mihai Constantinescu Directed by: TBC Screenplay: Constantin Popescu Screenplay: Andreea Vălean Contacts: Filmex Film Contacts: Elefant Film 20 Ion Campineanu Street 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Ap. 16, 1st district Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania Mobile: 0040746242635 Tel: +40 21 316 8085 [email protected] [email protected]

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FRENCH TEACHER ILEANA PROFESOARA DE FRANCEZĂ ILEANA

Production Company: Strada Film Production Company: Strada Film Directed by: Radu Dragomir Directed by: Eva Pervolovici Screenplay: Radu Dragomir Screenplay: Monica Stan & Eva Contacts: Strada Film Pervolovici 41 Dr. Staicovici Street, 5th district Contacts: Strada Film Bucharest, Romania 41 Dr. Staicovici Street, 5th district Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 80 99 Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 411 80 99 Tel/Fax: +40 21 411 8099 [email protected] Tel: +40 21 411 8099 [email protected]

GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS JEUX SANS FRONTIERES LINDENFELD* LINDENFELD Production Company: Kinosseur Directed by: TBC Production Company: Orion Film Screenplay: Andrei Crețulescu Directed by: Radu Gabrea Contacts: Kinosseur Screenplay: Florin Lăzărescu, 7-9 Vasile Conta Street Lucian-Dan Teodorovici Bucharest, Romania Contacts: Orion Film Tel: +4021 314 8025 155 Calea Victoriei, Bl. D1, Sc.2, Et. 6, Mobile: +40740 968 529 Ap. 58, Bucharest, Romania [email protected] Tel: + 4021 250 7005 Fax: + 4021 250 7006 [email protected]

*documentary

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THE LITTLE SPARTAN THE MANSION MICUL SPARTAN LA CONAC

Production Company: Temple Film, Production Company: Mandragora Yakasha Film Directed by: Cristi Puiu Directed by: Dragoş Iuga Screenplay: Cristi Puiu Screenplay: Dragoș Iuga Contacts: Mandragora Contacts: Temple Film 4 Gh. Bratianu Street, 1st district 2 Gabroveni Street, 1st district Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 222 05 58 Tel/Fax: +40 21 313 3362 Fax: +40 21 222 05 57 Mobile: +40722364132 [email protected]

MAGNA CUM FRAUDAE MAGNA CUM FRAUDAE MARY, OUR QUEEN Production Company: Alien Film MARIA, REGINA NOASTRĂ Directed by: TBC Screenplay: Alain Gavriluțiu Production Company: Artis Film Contacts: Alien Film Directed by: Adrian Popovici 27B Theodor Aman 27 Screenplay: Cornelia Paloș 1st district Contacts: Artis Film Bucharest, Romania 61 Romulus Street, 3rd district Mobile: +40 744 659 714 Bucharest, Romania [email protected] Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 [email protected]

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THE MATCHMAKER* QUEEN OF LIVE PEȚITORUL REGINA DIRECTULUI

Production Company: Subcultura Production Company: Castel Film Directed by: Nebojsa Slijepcevic Directed by: Vlad Plăunescu Screenplay: Nebojsa Slijepcevic Screenplay: Adrian Lustig Contacts: Subcultura Contacts: Castel Film 4 Invatatorului Street 25 Emanoil Porumbaru Street, 1st Bl.69, Ap.4 district Timisoara, Romania Bucharest, Romania Tel: +4025 622 6359 Tel: +40 21 222 5565 Fax: +40 21 222 5559 *documentary [email protected]

ODESSA* SARMISEGETUSA REGIA* ODESSA SITUL ARHEOLOGIC SARMIZEGETUSA REGIA Production Company: Subcultura Directed by: Florin Iepan Production Company: Abis Studio Screenplay: Florin Iepan Directed by: Catrinel Dănăiață Contacts: Subcultura Screenplay: Raluca Durbacă, 4 Invatatorului Street Catrinel Dănăiață Bl.69, Ap.4 Contacts: Abis Studio Timisoara, Romania 85-87 Emanoil Porumbaru Street Tel: +4025 622 6359 Bucharest, Romania Tel: +4021 222 6945 *documentary [email protected]

*documentary

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THE SECOND CHANCE SEVENTEEN SECONDS A DOUA ȘANSĂ 17 SECUNDE

Production Company: Ro De Film Production Company: Icon Directed by: Geo Saizescu Production & Kinosseur Screenplay: Diana Grigoriu Directed by: Andrei Crețulescu Contacts: Ro De Film Screenplay: Andrei Crețulescu 53 Icoanei Street Contacts: Icon Production Bucharest, Romania 17 Ferdinand Blvd., Ap. 5 Tel: +40 212 11 8656 Bucharest, Romania Mobile: +40 724 63 6601 Tel: +40 371 343 318 Mobile: +40 723 828 633 [email protected]

THE SELF AND THE OTHER* DESPRE SINE ȘI CELĂLALT THE SHOE-SHINE BOX Production Company: Saga Film CUTIA DE GHETE Directed by: Ionuț Pițurescu Screenplay: Ionuț Pițurescu Production Company: Gef Art Film Contacts: Saga Film Directed by: Mihai Ionescu 8 Dimitrie Racovita Street Screenplay: Alexandru Spătaru & District 2, Bucharest, Romania Mihai Ionescu Tel: +40 21 317 33 60 Contacts: Gef Art Film [email protected] 41 Camil Ressu Avenue, 3rd district Bucharest, Romania. *documentary [email protected]

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SO FAR, SO GOOD SULINA , TRAPED IN PARADIS DE AICI VĂ DESCURCAȚI SINGURI SULINA, CAPCANĂ ÎN PARADIS

Production Company: Kinosseur Production Company: Elefant Film Directed by: Constantin Popescu Directed by: Diana Muntean Screenplay: Paul Cioran Screenplay: Diana Muntean Contacts: Kinosseur Contacts: Elefant Film 7-9 Vasile Conta Street 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Bucharest Romania Bucharest, Romania Mobile: +40740 968 529 Mobile: 0040746242635 [email protected] [email protected]

THE STRESSFUL ADVENTURES OF TETRO BOXHEAD AND ROUNDHEAD TETRO AVENTURILE LUI CAP PATRAT ȘI CAP ROTUND Production Company: Elefant Film Directed by: Constantin Popescu Production Company: Artis Film, Screenplay: Radu Potcoavă BHRH LLC, Scenery Hill Contacts: Elefant Film Directed by: Elliott Cowan 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Screenplay: Elliott Cowan Bucharest, Romania Contacts: Artis Film Mobile: 0040746242635 61 Romulus Street, 3rd district [email protected] Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 322 36 48 Fax: +40 21 322 36 56 [email protected]

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TO PARIS WITH THE IDENTITY TRACTOPOLIS* CARD TRACTOPOLIS DOAR CU BULETINUL LA PARIS Production Company: Elefant Film, Production Company: Casaro Film Online Video Directed by: Horațiu Mălăele Directed by: Șerban Georgescu Screenplay: Denis Dinulescu Screenplay: Șerban Georgescu, Contacts: Casaro Film Ana Boariu 53 Icoanei Street Contacts: Elefant Film Bucharest, Romania 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Tel: +40 212 11 8656 Bucharest, Romania Mobile: 0040746242635 [email protected]

TOUCH ME NOT *documentary NU MĂ ATINGE-MĂ

Production Company: 4 Proof Film & Manekino Film UNKNOWN HEROES* Directed by: Adina Pintilie EROI NECUNOSCUȚI Screenplay: Adina Pintilie Contacts: 4 Proof Film Production Company: Total TV 6 Intrarea Iuliu Valaori ap 1 Directed by: Radu Gabrea 3rd district, Bucharest, Romania Screenplay: Radu Gabrea Tel: +40 21 326 0056 Contacts: Total TV [email protected] 155 Calea Victoriei, Bl. D1 Sc.2, Et. 6, Ap. 58 Bucharest, Romania Tel: + 4021 250 7005 Fax: + 4021 250 7006 [email protected]

*documentary

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THE WAY OF THE BIRDS THE WORLD IS MINE CALEA PĂSĂRILOR LUMEA E A MEA

Directed by: Geanina Grigoraș Production Company: Libra Film & Screenplay: Geanina Grigoraș DeFilm Contacts: Călinescu Film Studio Directed by: Nicolae Constantin 18 Calusei Street Tănase Fax: +40 314 364 522 Screenplay: Nicolae Constantin Mobile: +40 745 186 338 Tănase & Raluca Mănescu Contacts: Libra Film 52 Popa Soare Street et 2, ap 4, 2nd district THE WOMAN IN BLACK TIE Bucharest, Romania FEMEIA CU CRAVATĂ NEAGRĂ Tel/Fax: +40 213 26 6480/0268 Tel: +40 213 26 6480 Production Company: Ro De Film [email protected] Directed by: Șerban Marinescu Screenplay: Denis Dinulescu Contacts: Ro De Film 10 Mihai Eminescu Street THE ZONE R6, 1st Floor ZONA Buftea, Romania Tel: +40 21-225 6429 Production Company: Elefant Film Directed by: TBC Screenplay: Marius Copel Contacts: Elefant Film 123 Calea Mosilor, 2nd district Bucharest, Romania Mobile: 0040746242635 [email protected]

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0/1 | 76 DIAZ – DON’T CLEAN UP THIS BLOOD | 11 2+2 | 32 DOMESTIC | 43 4 BLOWS | 76 DOUBLE | 80 7 OF HEARTS | 76 E 8 OF MARCH | 4 EASTERN BUSINESS | 44 I96I | 76 EDEN HOTEL | 81 a ELISABETA RIZEA | 81 ABOUT COSMETICS AND HAPPINESS | 77 EL RUMANO | 81 ADALBERT’S DREAM | 5 ENFORCED UTOPIA | 12 AGLAJA | 6 THE ESCAPE | 45 AGON | 7 EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY | 13 ALL GOD’S CHILDREN | 8 THE EXPLORER | 46 AMERICA, HERE WE COME | 33 F ANA | 77 A FAREWELL TO FOOLS | 47 ANAPURNA | 77 FIRUZA | 81 ANGELICA | 77 FLYING LESSONS | 48 AT HOME | 34 FRENCH TEACHER | 82 B FROM ROMANIA TO ZION | 49 THE BEATLES | 78 G BEYOND THE HILLS | 9 THE GAME | 14 THE BLUE KNIGHT | 78 GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS | 82 BOX | 78 GONE WILD | 50 BRANCUSI | 35 GRAPES OF HOPE | 51 BREAKING NEWS | 78 H BY PASS | 79 HAPPY FUNERAL! | 52 C HELLENIC LOVE | 15 CARMEN | 36 HERE… I MEAN THERE | 16 THE CHARADE | 37 HO HO HO 2: A FAMILY LOTTERY | 17 CHASING RAINBOWS | 10 I THE CHERNOSAURUS | 38 ILEANA | 82 CHILDREN’S CRUSADE | 79 I’M AN OLD COMMUNIST HAG | 53 THE CHILD’S POSE | 39 IN THE NAME OF THE MAYOR | 54 CHIRA CHIRALINA | 79 ITAKER | 18 THE CHOSEN ONE | 40 IT TAKES TWO TO FENCE | 55 CHUCK NORRIS VS COMMUNISM* | 79 J CIRCUIT | 80 THE JAPANESE DOG | 56 CLOSER TO THE MOON | 41 K CRISTIAN | 80 KILLING TIME | 57 D L DEJA VU | 42 THE LAST CORRUPTED MAN | 19 THE DEVIL’S FORTUNE | 80 LINDENFELD | 82

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THE LITTLE SPARTAN | 83 AND ROUNDHEAD | 86 LOST IN TRANSITION | 20 T M TETRO | 86 MAGNA CUM FRAUDAE | 83 THREE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS | 27 THE MANSION | 83 TO PARIS WITH THE IDENTITY CARD | 87 MARY, OUR QUEEN | 83 TOTONEL | 70 THE MATCHMAKER | 84 TOUCH ME NOT | 87 MATEI CHILD MINER | 58 TRACTOPOLIS | 87 MISS CHRISTINA | 59 TURN OFF THE LIGHTS | 28 MISTER COURTYARD | 60 U A MONTH IN THAILAND | 21 UNKNOWN HEROES | 87 N V NIASCHARIAN (LET US REVIVE) | 61 A VERY UNSETTLED SUMMER | 71 NIGHT FALLS IN INDIA | 62 VICEVERSA | 29 A NINE MINUTE INTERVAL | 63 W O THE WAY OF THE BIRDS | 88 ODESSA | 84 WOLF | 72 OF SNAILS AND MEN | 22 THE WOMAN IN BLACK TIE | 88 OMEGA ROSE | 64 THE WORLD IS MINE | 88 P Y THE PHANTOM FATHER | 23 YOUTUBE BAZAAR | 73 PORTRAITS IN THE FOREST | 65 Z PUZZLE FOR A BLIND MAN | 66 THE ZONE | 88 Q QUEEN OF LIVE | 84 R RETRACE | 24 ROCKER | 67 ROXANNE | 68 RUSTY STEEL | 69 S SARMISEGETUSA REGIA | 84 THE SECOND CHANCE | 85 THE SELF AND THE OTHER | 85 SEVENTEEN SECONDS | 85 THE SHOE-SHINE BOX | 85 SO FAR, SO GOOD | 86 SOMEBODY STOLE THE BRIDE | 25 SOMEWHERE IN PALILULA | 26 SULINA , TRAPED IN PARADIS | 86 THE STRESSFUL ADVENTURES OF BOXHEAD

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Supported by: Romanian Film Promotion 52 Popa Soare Street, et 2, ap 4 Sector 2, Bucharest, Romania T/F: +40 21 326 64 80, 326 02 68 [email protected] www.romfilmpromotion.ro

Romanian Film Promotion project officer Raluca Papanicoglu EDITOR Codruța Crețulescu DESIGN Carmen Gociu 12 13