{"id":12885,"date":"2026-11-10T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12885"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:01:30","slug":"romania-designated-first-ever-country-of-focus-at-american-film-market-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12885","title":{"rendered":"Romania designated first-ever Country of Focus at American Film Market in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The organizers of the American Film Market have designated Romania as the first-ever guest country of honor in the event\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Director Cristian Mungiu, winner of the Palme d\u2019Or, whose latest film, \u201cFjord,\u201d is Romania\u2019s official submission in the \u201cBest International Feature Film\u201d category at the Academy Awards<\/a>, will lead a Romanian delegation to the American Film Market in Los Angeles from November 10 to 15.<\/p>\n

The program of the event includes screenings of the Romanian films \u201cComatogen,\u201d directed by Igor Cobileanski, \u201cGone Guy,\u201d directed by Andrei D\u0103sc\u0103lescu, \u201cGrounded,\u201d directed by Ligia Ciornei, and \u201cThe Circle,\u201d directed by Valeriu Andriu\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, a Romanian film has received an award at every major festival,\u201d Mungiu said in a statement. \u201cI believe Romanian films have real potential in international markets \u2013 not only at festivals, but also among a wider audience,\u201d he added, cited by News.ro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the central events of Romania\u2019s participation will be the panel \u201cBeyond the New Wave: Romania as Your Next Production Partner,\u201d scheduled for November 14. Director Cristian Mungiu, Valentin Savu, manager of the Film and Cultural Investments Office, together with producers Alma Bacula, Iuliana Tarnovetchi, Gabriel Popescu, and Ionu\u0163 Ionescu, will discuss filming opportunities in Romania, collaborations with local producers, and access to the Cash Rebate scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is the Romanian cash rebate system working again, but we have also initiated discussions with the Romanian authorities regarding the provision of advance cash flow financing for this rebate scheme, and we hope to see concrete results as early as 2027,” Mungiu continued.<\/p>\n

The designation of Romania as Country of Focus offers a new opportunity to promote Romanian cinema and the country\u2019s potential as a partner for international productions, the Film and Cultural Investments Office announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cRomania has been part of the AFM community for many years, and we are proud to recognize its contributions to world cinema by designating it as our first \u2018Country of Focus\u2019,\u201d said Jackie Brenneman, president of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), the organizer of AFM.<\/p>\n

AFM is the premier marketplace for the acquisition, development, financing, and distribution of independent film, television, and premium content for audiences worldwide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The organizers of the American Film Market have designated Romania as the first-ever guest country of honor in the event\u2019s history. Director Cristian Mungiu, winner of the Palme d\u2019Or, whose latest film, \u201cFjord,\u201d is Romania\u2019s official submission in the \u201cBest International Feature Film\u201d category at the Academy Awards, will lead a Romanian delegation to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12885\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}