A total of 122 Romanian productions – feature films, documentaries, and short films – released in 2024 will go through the judging phase for the 19th edition of the Gopo Awards, set to take place on April 29 in Bucharest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gopo Awards have two preselection juries: one for the feature film category and another for the documentary and short film categories. The first consists of 11 professionals from the film industry, as in previous years.<\/p>\n
This year’s jurors are film critics Dana Duma and Ion Indolean, journalist Anca Vancu, directors Marian Cri\u0219an and Constantin Popescu, actress Maria Popista\u0219u, film producer Anamaria Antoci, cinematographer Ana Dr\u0103ghici, film curator Bogdan Movileanu, cultural consultant Corina \u0218uteu, and screenwriter Florin L\u0103z\u0103rescu.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A total of 42 feature films are in the running for a nomination in the Best Film category. Among them are Anul Nou care n-a fost<\/em> (dir. Bogdan Mure\u0219anu), Trei kilometri p\u00e2n\u0103 la cap\u0103tul lumii<\/em> (dir. Emanuel P\u00e2rvu), Morome\u021bii 3<\/em> (dir. Stere Gulea), S\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na Mare<\/em> (dir. Andrei Cohn), Unde merg elefan\u021bii<\/em> (dir. Gabi Virgina \u0218arga, C\u0103t\u0103lin Rotaru), B\u0103ie\u021bii buni ajung \u00een Rai<\/em> (dir. Radu Potcoav\u0103), Familiar<\/em> (dir. C\u0103lin Peter Netzer), Tati part-time<\/em> (dir. Leti\u021bia Ro\u0219cule\u021b), Moartea \u00een vacan\u021b\u0103<\/em> (dir. Cristian Ili\u0219uan), and Candidatul Perfect<\/em> (dir. Alex Cote\u021b).\u00a0<\/p>\n The documentary and short film jury includes five industry professionals: film critics Cezar Gheorghe and Andreea Chiper, director \u0218erban Georgescu, film producer Velvet Moraru, and film selector Anca P\u0103unescu.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nasty<\/em> (dir. Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu), Opt ilustrate din lumea ideal\u0103<\/em> (dir. Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz), Alice ON & OFF<\/em> (dir. Isabela Tent), Amar<\/em> (dir. Diana Gavra), and Hai, Rom\u00e2nia<\/em> (dir. Claudiu Mitcu) are among the 22 productions competing in the documentary category.\u00a0<\/p>\n A total of 67 titles – fiction films, documentaries, and animated stories – have been submitted in the short film category.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nominations in all Gopo Award categories will be announced in March. After the nominations are revealed, more than 700 active professionals from all areas of the Romanian film industry will be invited to vote for the winners of the 2025 Gopo Awards trophies.<\/p>\n