{"id":9573,"date":"2026-04-01T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9573"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:00:40","slug":"gopo-2026-mihai-mincans-milk-teeth-gathers-most-nominations-at-romanian-film-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=9573","title":{"rendered":"Gopo 2026: Mihai Mincan\u2019s Milk Teeth gathers most nominations at Romanian film awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mihai Mincan\u2019s Milk Teeth <\/em>has gathered the most nominations at this year\u2019s Gopo Awards, which recognize the achievements of local cinema.<\/p>\n

The two juries reviewed 124 Romanian films (feature films, documentaries, and shorts) that were released last year in cinemas, at national and international festivals, and on streaming platforms.<\/p>\n

The winners will be announced on May 4th, at the event’s anniversary gala, which marks the 20th edition of the awards.<\/p>\n

Milk Teeth <\/em>is followed in number of nominations by Andrei Epure\u2019s Don’t Let Me Die<\/em>, with nine nominations, and Serge Ioan Celebidachi\u2019s The Yellow Tie<\/em>, with eight nominations. Igor Cobileanski\u2019s Comatogen<\/em> and Radu Jude\u2019s Kontinental ’25<\/em> gathered seven nominations each.<\/p>\n

Five films compete in the Best Film<\/strong> category, namely Comatogen<\/em> (directed by Igor Cobileanski), Milk Teeth (directed by Mihai Mincan), Kontinental ’25 (directed by Radu Jude), Don’t Let Me Die<\/em> (directed by Andrei Epure), and the documentary Dad<\/em> (directed by Lina Vdov\u00eei, Radu Ciorniciuc).<\/p>\n

Igor Cobileanski, Mihai Mincan, Radu Jude, Andrei Epure, and Tudor Giurgiu (for The Spruce Forest<\/em>) are nominated in the Best Director<\/strong> category.<\/p>\n

In the Best Actress<\/strong> category, the nominees are: Daniela Nane for the role of Alina Zlot in Comatogen<\/em>, Ilinca H\u0103rnu\u021b for the role of Lena in Ink Wash<\/em>, Eszter Tompa for the role of Orsolya in Kontinental ’25<\/em>, Cosmina Stratan for the role of Maria Laurint in Don’t Let Me Die<\/em>, and Coca Bloos for the role of Minodora in The Spruce Forest.<\/em><\/p>\n

The nominees for Best Actor<\/strong> are: Daniel Popa for the role of Gabriel V\u00e2n\u0103toru in Dismissed<\/em>, Andrei Aradits for the role of Pavel in Comatogen<\/em>, Ben Schnetzer for playing young Sergiu Celibidache in The Yellow Tie<\/em>, and Mircea Andreescu for the role of Gheorghe Holovati in The Spruce Forest.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the Best Documentary <\/strong>category, the jury will decide the winner from the following nominees: Simona Constantin\u2019s Caliu: Nothing Else, What Else Can I Do?<\/em>, M\u0103d\u0103lina Ro\u0219ca and Reem Karssli\u2019s Little Syria<\/em>, Lina Vdov\u00eei and Radu Ciorniciuc\u2019s Dad<\/em>, Andrei Ujic\u0103\u2019s TWST \/ Things We Said Today<\/em>, and Andra MacMasters\u2019s Bright Future<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The full list of nominations is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the coming period, more than 700 industry professionals will be invited to cast their ballots to decide the winning films. The voting is audited by PwC Romania.<\/p>\n

The Gopo Awards have two preselection juries, one for feature films and another for documentaries and shorts.<\/p>\n

The feature film jury was made up of film critics Irina Margareta Nistor, Alin Ludu Dumbrav\u0103, and Andrei \u0218endrea; directors Bogdan Mure\u0219anu and Andrei T\u0103nase; actress Elvira Deatcu; producer Oana Iancu; cinematographer Alexandru Sterian; film editor Eugen Kelemen; production designer Cristian Niculescu; and costume designer Dana Anghel. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The documentary and shorts jury included Laura Mu\u0219at, chief editor of Films in Frame; directors Isabela Tent and Paul Negoescu; film editor Tudor D. Popescu; and promoter C\u0103t\u0103lin Anchidin.<\/p>\n

(Photo: Sorin Florea, courtesy of Gopo Awards)<\/em><\/p>\n

simona@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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