The Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN) will grant its yearly awards later in April, 2017 to the Romanian films released in 2016.
The nominations at the 20 categories were made by the jury including film critics and historians:
Dana Duma,
Cristina Corciovescu,
Marilena Ilieşiu,
Magda Mihăilescu and
Mihai Fulger.
To the Grand Prize and the Trophy of the Filmmakers Union, the following features are competing:
Sieranevada (directed by
Cristi Puiu),
Ilegitim / Illegitimate (directed by
Adrian Sitaru) and
Două lozuri / Two Lottery Tickets (directed by
Paul Negoescu).
Câini / Dogs (directed by
Bogdan Mirică),
Inimi cicatrizate / Scarred Hearts (directed by
Radu Jude) and
Orizont / Horizon (directed by
Marian Crișan) were nominated for the Special Prize of the Jury.
Cristi Puiu (
Sieranevada), Adrian Sitaru (
Illegitimate) and Marian Crișan (
Horizon) are nominated for the Directing Award, Cristi Puiu having also a nomination to the Best Screenplay Award, alongside Bogdan Mirică (
Dogs) and Paul Negoescu (
Two Lottery Tickets).
The directors of photography nominated for the Cinematography Award are:
Barbu Bălășoiu (
Sieranevada),
Marius Panduru (
Scarred Hearts) and
Andrei Butică (
Dogs).
The competitors to the Costume Award are:
Dana Păpăruz (
Scarred Hearts),
Mălina Ionescu (
Two Lottery Tickets ) and Maria Pitea (
Afacerea Est / Eastern Affair), and for
Best Production Design, the nominees are
Cristian Niculescu (
Scarred Hearts),
Augustina Stanciu (
Dogs) and Cristina Barbu (
Sieranevada).
Medeea Marinescu (
03.ByPass),
Rodica Lazăr (
Horizon) and
Dana Dogaru (
Sieranevada) are the nominees to Best Actress. To Best Supporting Actress, the following are competing:
Ana Ciontea (
Sieranevada), Cătălina Moga (
Sieranevada) and Viorica Geantă Chelbea (
Miracolul din Tekir / The Miracle of Tekir).
“Geo Barton” Best Actor Award it to go to one of the actors:
Gheorghe Visu (
Dogs),
Mimi Brănescu (
Sieranevada) or Andras Hatházi (
Horizon).
Sorin Medeleni (
Sieranevada),
Vlad Ivanov (
Dogs) and Bogdan Zsolt (
Horizon) are nominated to Best Supporting Actor.
To the Best Editing Award, the nominees are Letiția Ștefănescu, Ciprian Cimpoi and Iulia Mureșan (
Sieranevada), Roxana Szel (
Dogs) and Mircea Olteanu, Theo
Lichtenberger (
Illegitimate).
To the Best Sound Track Award, the nominees are: Jean Paul Bernard, Filip Mureșan, Cristophe Vingtrinier (
Sieranevada), Sam Cohen,
Sebastian Zsemlye (
Dogs) and Ioan Filip, Dan Ștefan Rucăreanu (
Illegitimate), and to Best Original Score:
Cristian Lolea (
Horizon), Mircea Florian (
03.ByPass) and Flora Pop, Alin Zăbrăuțeanu (
Two Lottery Tickets).
The Best Fiction Short will be selected from
4:15 PM Sfârșitul lumii / 4:15 The End of the World (directed by Gabi Virginia Șarga, Cătălin Rotaru),
Proiecționistul / The Projectionist (directed by Norbert Fodor) and
Mă cheamă Costin / My Name Is Costin (directed by
Radu Potcoavă).
To the Best Feature and Short Length Documentary Award, the following are competing:
Varză, cartofi şi alţi demoni / Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons (directed by Șerban Georgescu),
Doar o răsuflare / A Mere Breath (directed by
Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan) and
Dan Perjovschi – The Journey (directed by Liviu Varlam).
The two titles nominated for Best Animation Film are
Skateboarding Is Not a Crime (directed by Cristian Radu), and
Mamă, tată, vreau să vă spun ceva / Mom, Dad, I 
Have To Tell You Something (directed by
Paul Mureșan).
Un film mai puțin vesel, mai mult trist, poetic și sfătos / A Film Less Joyful, More Sad, Poetic and Wise (directed by
Cornel Mihalache),
Adevăruri despre trecut – Familia Jagolea / Truths About the Past – Jagolea Family (directed by Raluca Rogojină) and
România din spatele frontului / Romania Behind the Lines (directed by Ruxandra Țuchel) are the Jury's nominations for Best Television Film.
To the Opera Prima “Alexandru Tatos” Debut Award, the following directors are competing: Bogdan Mirică (
Dogs) and Catrinel Dănăiață (
Dublu / Double).
The nominees to the Best Makeup Award are: Bianca Boeroiu (
Scarred Hearts), Gabriela Crețan (
Dogs) and Ana Radu, Gina Dan (
Two Lottery Tickets).
On the occasion of the Filmmakers Union Gala, other two Academic Awards will be granted: to film critic and historian
Eva Sîrbu, and to actor
Ilarion Ciobanu (in memoriam), as well as the UCIN Special Award to makeup artist
Mircea Vodă.
Details at:
UCIN
